DAWN AC Newsletters – 2016

December 2016

Work Smarter – DAWN Version 7.9.60
How to avoid duplicate patient records
Help & Troubleshooting Guides for your DAWN AC system
Expand your capabilities with DAWN
Off-label dosing of NOACs in atrial fibrillation is a concern
More frequent creatinine checks for some patients on oral anticoagulation?
New study investigates comprehensive anticoagulation strategy for high risk heart attack patients

November 2016

Flexible dosing with customised tablet options
Best Practice for your patient demographics interface
DAWN Messaging – Promoting effective healthcare team communication
Expand your capabilities with DAWN
How Do NOAC Drugs Fare Against Well-Managed Warfarin?
High Numbers of At-Risk Patients Stop Taking Anticoagulants
Which Anticoagulation Strategy for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and a New Stent?

October 2016

Work Smarter – DAWN Version 7.9.59
Important Support and Troubleshooting information for your DAWN AC system
Another successful year for the DAWN AC User Groups – UK and North America
Come and visit us at AC in Practice
Expand your capabilities with DAWN
New Guidelines Recommend NOACs to Prevent VTE
Bridging to Warfarin with Heparin in Atrial Fibrillation Isn’t Necessary, May Be Harmful
International normalized ratio self-testing and self-management: improving patient outcomes

September 2016

The importance of back ups for your DAWN system
Work Smarter – DAWN AC Version 7.9.58
New App for DAWN AC self-testers
Revolutionise your DVT clinic with the DAWN VTE Assessment and Diagnosis Module
DOAC or Warfarin?
DAWN DOAC/NOAC modules to enhance your anticoagulation service
Expand your capabilities with DAWN
Novel antidote effective in quickly reversing acute anticoagulant-related bleeding
Safe, Still Works: Post-ICH Oral Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation
Prescribing tool may help to reduce incidence of stroke

August 2016

Work smarter – DAWN Version 7.9.57
10th Annual North American DAWN AC User Group Meeting
24th Annual UK DAWN AC User Group Meeting
Resetting your DAWN password – help and guidance
New questionnaires to improve patient information recording and save time
Using DAWN with Internet Explorer version 9 and 10
Expand your capabilities with DAWN
European Society of Cardiology (ESC): Afib Guide Boosts Threshold for Treating Women
NICE recommends thousands to receive £2-a-day anti-clotting drug
Anticoagulation therapy decreases proximal DVT and PE, increases bleeding after calf DVT
Should Afib Patients with Sepsis Receive Anticoagulation?

July 2016

10th annual North American DAWN AC user group meeting
24th annual UK DAWN AC user group meeting
NOAC/DOAC module upgrades: serum creatinine units and new indications
Manual/Bridging and the Time in Range Indicator
Checking your DAWN outbound interface
Support and trouble-shooting for your DAWN AC system and interfaces
Expand your capabilities with DAWN
Twice as many British stroke patients received a correct diagnosis with Zenicor-ECG
CoaguChek® PT/ INR devices for use at the point of care and for patient self-testing remain a safe and effective option for patients on anticoagulation therapy
Warfarin improves neuropathy in monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance

June 2016

10th annual North American DAWN AC user group meeting
24th annual UK DAWN AC user group meeting
Work Smarter – DAWN Version 7.9.55
NEW – Patient self-testing with DAWN AC
Computer aided dosing and the DAWN AC algorithm
Support and trouble-shooting for your DAWN AC system and interfaces
Trial results underestimate anticoagulant bleeding risk
Just one stroke risk factor signals anticoagulation need in AF
ABC risk score better predicts bleeding in atrial fibrillation
One in three AF patients not receiving anticoagulants to manage stroke risk

May 2016

Support Desk Holiday Closures
Work Smarter – DAWN Version 7.9.51
Revolutionise your DVT clinic with the DAWN VTE Assessment and Diagnosis Module
Enhance your domiciliary and self-testing patient services with DAWN INR Capture
24th Annual UK DAWN AC User Group Meeting
10th Annual North American DAWN AC User Group Meeting
Report reveals huge variation in access to anti-stroke drugs
GP prescribing budgets under pressure as anticoagulation costs soar 60%
Blood thinners on ‘as needed’ basis is safe and effective for lowering stroke risk as compared to long-term use

April 2016

Support Desk Holiday Closures
Work Smarter – Version 7.9.49 & 7.9.50
24th Annual UK DAWN AC User Group Meeting
Oral anticoagulant prescriptions increase with higher stroke risk
The ABC-Bleeding Score is a Useful Tool for Patients on Anticoagulation Treatment
Calls for higher heparin-dosing caps in obese with acute coronary syndrome (ACS)

March 2016

Support desk holiday closures
Revolutionise the way your DVT clinic operates
Visit us at the British Society of Haematology meeting in April
24th Annual UK DAWN AC User Group Meeting
DAWN AC DOAC/NOAC Modules
Patient Demographics – Best Practice
Manual/Bridging and the Time in Range Indicator
New Roles for Anticoagulation Clinics in an Era of Non-Warfarin Options
Women at Risk of Missing Out on Oral Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation
New Oral Anticoagulation Reversal Resource for Healthcare Professionals Launches on epgonline.org

February 2016

Support desk holiday closures
9th North American DAWN AC User Group – Proceedings Document
Dose instructions – the importance of end of day checking
Deceased patients – investigating Hold Monitor messages
Differences in patient education level may compromise safety, efficacy of anticoagulants
American Heart Association: Poor real-world adherence to NOACs
Effect of anticoagulation on hospitalisation costs after intracranial hemorrhage in atrial fibrillation

January 2016

NOAC/DOAC Module Upgrades: Serum creatinine units and new indications
DAWN Messaging – Promoting effective healthcare team communication
Dosing – Additional results in the interfaces message tab
Listviews – important information about the ‘without’ filter
Implications of the BRIDGE Trial: Should we forgo perioperative anticoagulation?
Brain bleeds with NOACs often fatal
New guidelines for antithrombotic therapy in venous thromboembolism