The Thrombosis Clinic provides specialist physician assessment for patients with confirmed venous thromboembolism (VTE).
This clinic is intended for medical evaluation and follow-up of venous thrombosis, not for routine anticoagulation management of arterial cardiovascular disease. If patient requires short-term pharmacist-led anticoagulation management while on warfarin and/or Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH), please refer to Anticoagulation Management.
Access
Eligibility
Any patient can be referred to this service if he/she meets the following criteria:
- Lives south of the Fraser River.
- Has confirmed VTE.
- Is willing to be an active participant in their care.
- Can be contacted by phone to facilitate follow up.
Note: Initiation of anticoagulation therapy, if indicated, should be done prior to referral.