Iron deficiency anemia

Overview:

State of the art perioperative blood management: let's iron it out!

Presenter:

Dr. Ryan Lett, MD, FRCPC
Anesthesiologist and Physician Lead for the Patient Blood Management Program, Saskatchewan Health Authority

Learning objectives:

• Provide an overview of iron deficiency anemia and the impacts on the quality of life of surgical patients
• Understand the different treatment options for IDA including oral and IV iron
• Understand the pharmacoeconomic and treatment cost implications of IV iron
• Review the current implementation of a treatment algorithm for pre-operative anemia in elective surgery

How to join:

• RSVP required to colin.williams@pfizer.com or don.mcgrath@pfizer.com.

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