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VTE Specialist Network

@vsnuk1.bsky.social
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UK health care professionals working in thrombosis & anticoagulation. We aim to reduce preventable VTE through support, education & collaboration.

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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The VTE Together Conference is taking place in Dublin this year on the 5th and 6th of October The programme has some world renowned speakers on it and it is shaping up to be an amazing event Find more details here: www.vtetogether-2026.com/programme
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PROGRAMME | VTE-Together-2026
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Anticoagulation Forum @anticoagforum.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
⏰️ One week to go — register now for our upcoming webinar. Join us next Wednesday for a discussion on DOACs in acute VTE, clinical questions behind the COBRRA trial, retrospective evidence, study design, key findings, & practical implications for frontline care. 👉 Register today: bit.ly/4uatUmo
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Such a great case study that shows how to improve patient care and safety - some great ideas to replicate for your service maybe? 🤗
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Thrombosis UK @thrombosisuk.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Have you had a DVT or PE? Help shape a new study on preventing blood clots after childbirth. 🕐 5-minute survey 👩 Women aged 18–55 📅 Closes 10 June 2026 🔗 app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/kings/rivv...
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Your 5 minute read/7 minute listen for today 🤗
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
A great resource to have a look through 🤗
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
This is a great peer support group for anyone who has had a blood clot either recently or a long time ago 🤗
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Please take part in this survey - it should only take a short time to complete 🤗
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
A 5 minute read every day for the next 3 months 😘 A great resource to access if you can 🤗
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Your 5 minute read for today 🤗
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
This will be a great webinar if if you can join it - 5pm UK time if we’ve Googled it correctly 🤞🏻🤗
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Your 5 minute read for today 🤗
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Your 5 minute read for today 🤗
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
This is tomorrow - there is still time to sign up if you want to 🤗
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
So important to read if you are a prescriber 🤗
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
This is a great session if you have some time to watch it 🤗
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Thrombosis UK @thrombosisuk.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Missed a session? You can still register & watch the National Thrombosis Week Online Conference on demand until 9 June 2026. 👉 tuk-edu.vfairs.com/ #NationalThrombosisWeek #OnDemandLearning #NTW26
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
This is a great Podcast - something to listen to while on your daily commute maybe 🤗
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Similar ICH rates were observed for patients treated with DOACs and LMWH. No major ICH were observed in patients receiving DOACs. Read in Blood VTH: t.co/CfHrgqudnRv @bloodjournals.hematology.org - thank you for this 🤗
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Intracranial hemorrhage in patients with primary brain cancer receiving anticoagulation
Key PointsSimilar ICH rates were observed for patients treated with DOACs and LMWH.No major ICH were observed in patients receiving DOACs.
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
@mmonrealriete.bsky.social has posted this: A new #RIETEregistry study: Development and external validation of the RIETE score to identify VTE patients with hidden cancer
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
So important to keep well hydrated during this hot weather - is your workplace helping you? This article will help show your employers what they can do to help working conditions 🤗
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
@isth.org have a webinar next week about how VTE prediction scores are evolving May 27th at 14:00 (as always providing that we have our timings right!) 🤗 Register by clicking on the link below
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Prediction Scores in Clinical Practice by Faculty / Presenters
ISTH Academy; Presenters F. May 27 2026; 4192620;
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
This maybe of use to some of our followers 🤗
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Always great to attend the ASM 🤗
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Your 5 minute read for today 🤗 In this recent @thrombosis-update.bsky.social article, the authors evaluated effectiveness and safety of edoxaban for #VTE management in South Korea and Taiwan. The article can be found by following this link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The ETNA-VTE-KOR-TWN study: Real-world outcomes of edoxaban use in patients with venous thromboembolism in South Korea and Taiwan
Long-term (>6 months), real-world evidence on the effectiveness and safety of edoxaban for venous thromboembolism (VTE) management including data from…
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
If you can spare 5 minutes for this survey, it will help us understand VTE prevention for the pregnant community in the future 🤗
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
5pm UK time (if Google is right 😬) And although it may be guidelines from across the ocean, they more often than not make their way to our distant shores - so it is likely to give you an idea for the future 🤗
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
These rapid recaps are always a great read 🤗
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
This will be 14:00 in the UK (if we have our world clock timings right 🤞)
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Although stroke related, this learning activity will give you some insight into the new factorXI/XIa inhibitors whihc you may find useful 😊
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Recent podcast from Clot Conversations highlighted by @thrombosiscan.bsky.social www.buzzsprout.com/1946680/epis...
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Surgical and Procedural Bleed Risk Stratification in Anticoagulated Patients: ISTH Guidance in Practice - CLOT Conversations
Perioperative anticoagulation management is a common and complex clinical challenge. In this episode of CLOT Conversations, Drs. James Douketis and Joseph Shaw discuss new ISTH guidance on surgical an...
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
This was a great week of webinars - why not take advantage of this while you can 🤗
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
a quote from @stoptheclot.bsky.social A woman's blood clot risk doesn't start and end in one place — it follows her through her entire life. #womenandbloodclots #WomensHealthMonth26 #stoptheclot #womenwelove
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
This is a great webinar to join - so much support to help you recover from a blood clot whether it's a recent one or happened in the past 😊
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Not VTE related but important for those of you who prescribe 😊
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Happy International Nurses Day to all nurses - thank you for what you do 😍
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Wishing all of our members, work colleagues and followers a happy new year 🥳
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
A bonus weekend 5 minute read for you 🤗
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
What do you advise women under your care? Following the PERIOD study, we find dabigatran makes a significant difference 🤔 a shame that only 6% of patients were using dabigatran in this study
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
A great 5 minute read for you today 🤗
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Please help Thrombosis UK to develop this tool if you can 25% of the maternal deaths due to pregnancy happened in the first trimester in the most recent MBRRACE report @thrombosisuk.bsky.social
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
This is free to access and although not thrombosis related with so many bleeding disorders undiagnosed this will definitely be of use 🤗
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
That will be a great 5 minute read 🤗
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Listening to the boss 🤗
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
A couple of us have snuck up to Hull for this meeting - looking forward to learning lots today 🤗
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
A 20 minute podcast for you 🤗
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
How often do you use the Yellow Card reporting system? It’s easy to use (not always quick though 😬) but it helps to collate data and can show issues with medication quickly 👍🏻
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
What are you doing for Medicines Safety Week? 🤔 With anticoagulation always in the top 10 for incidents, anything you can do to raise awareness of the correct dosing or management of anticoagulation will be a massive win 🙌🏻🎉
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Thrombosis Canada @thrombosiscan.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Up to 60% of orthopedic surgery patients develop VTE without prophylaxis, yet it’s preventable.The new Thrombosis Canada summary distills global guidelines to help teams make informed, patient-centered prophylaxis decisions. Read: thrombosiscanada.ca/ThromboProphy #VTE #OrthopedicSurgery #WTDay25
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VTE Specialist Network @vsnuk1.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
These as well 🤗
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