Are stepped wedge trials just not working out for your #ImpSci project? Prof JD Smith outlines ROIO trials and the ability to maintain rigor and power while allowing adaptation and tailoring of implementation strategies
Posts by Geoffrey Barnes, MD, MSc
How does #ImpSci fit within the LHS model? It’s step 3: Knowledge 2 Practice!
How do Implementation Science and Learning Health Science overlap and how to that differ? This great figure is from Drs Kilbourne and Piatt from @umich.edu Dept of Learning Health Sciences
On National Caregivers Day, support informed anticoagulation conversations. In collaboration with APhA, we developed Clinical Considerations: Anticoagulation Use in Older Adults to guide dosing, fall risk, & shared decision-making.
👉 Read more: bit.ly/45UogvO
📌 Test your knowledge: bit.ly/3JPzdpL
Dr Pam Morris reminds the @medscape.com #HeartofCardio attendees that bempedoic acid is a pro-drug that is only activated in the liver. So there is no active drug in muscle - that’s why it should not lead to any myalgia!
Check out this great CME season focused on Factor XI inhibitors. Lots of great science coming out over the next 3 months that every cardiovascular specialist will want to know!
Last month, I was honored to visit several hospitals across China to share cardiovascular knowledge with their physicians and trainees. I was humbled by their incredible research work and the immense clinical knowledge they shared with me. Looking forward to future visits! @accintouch.bsky.social
⏰ Have you listened to our latest ISTH Pulse podcast episode? If PE care is part of your clinical practice, this episode is must-listen.
🎧 Catch up on the episode and hear what these findings could mean for PE management moving forward: bit.ly/3YCUUgJ. This episode is supported by Penumbra.
So proud of our board members and AC Forum experts for their new article in JTH “Anticoagulation Stewardship from Menstruation to Menopause: A Toolkit for Clinical Management.” 👏
Read the article today: www.jthjournal.org/article/S153...
Balancing thrombosis and bleeding risk isn't simple. Get closer to the conversations that matter with our NEW expert roundtable, chaired by @gbarnesmd.bsky.social. Watch now for practical takeaways on the latest trial data in #thrombosis care #MedSky #CardioSky #HaemSky
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What awaits you at the #ISTH2026 Congress & why should you submit abstracts & participate?
In the latest @ISTH.org Pulse podcast W. Ageno 🇮🇹 @cihanaymd.bsky.social 🇦🇹 & host @gbarnesmd.bsky.social 🇺🇸 go behind the scenes of the congress preps.
🎧Listen & join the journey to Paris 🇫🇷: bit.ly/48PRg9a
Tune in to hear @gbarnesmd.bsky.social and @bbikdeli.bsky.social present their round-up of this year's major advances in VTE and AF management. Stay ahead in thrombosis care with insights on recent trial data and the shift towards treatment personalization #MedSky #CardioSky
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Accompanying this research is an 🔥 editorial by Drs. Thomas Cascino & @gbarnesmd.bsky.social that analyzes the article & advocates for a systematic evaluation of disparities to enhance care in HF.
🔗 bit.ly/3JvsFgi
There was so much to cover in 2025... we only were able to discuss the "tip of the iceberg." Still - so much great science that we explored togehter. Thanks @bbikdeli.bsky.social for joining me on the podcast!
I had the most wonderful conversation with @lesllake.bsky.social for the Think Thrombosis podcast from @medthority.bsky.social . Be sure to check it out!
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Can #AI keep up with #thrombosis specialists🤔?
In the latest @ISTH.org Pulse Podcast episode guest @nikola-vladic.bsky.social & host @gbarnesmd.bsky.social dive into the data, incl. how AI stacked up against experts in patient education & clinical decision-making
🎧http://bit.ly/3X9FMH4
I enjoyed talking all things anticoagulation and thrombosis with Dr Bikdeli for the @medthority.bsky.social Think Thrombosis podcast!
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💡 How do you bring AC Forum tools to life in your own clinic?
Join us on Thursday, November 13 at 12:00 pm ET for a new webinar, walking you through practical examples of how clinicians use AC Forum’s stewardship tools, patient cases, and training resources.
Register today: bit.ly/46SFcSA
#Obesity changes everything about #PulmonaryEmbolism from diagnosis to drug dosing 💊. This review exposes how body size complicates imaging, therapy, and survival. Guidelines must catch up.
🆕 in #JACC: https://bit.ly/4ibq8ox
#CardioSky
Connie Hess reminds #AHA25 attendees that patients with PAD are at risk for both MACE and MALE. But the specific risk factors and risk spectrum differ for those two adverse outcomes.
Why do clinicians “underdose” DOAC therapy? Sara Vasquez teaches us that there are 3 main drivers! How to address these? #AntithromboticStewardship
Akhi Sista nicely compares and contrasts the purpose of the 4 ongoing RCTs in acute PE interventions. #TheVEINS25
According to Aditya Sharma, Virchow’a Triad is “out” and the Quartet of Thrombosis is “in”! Now we need to figure out how to target the underlying inflammation that contributes to VTE risk and recurrence risk.
#TheVEINS25
🚨 Last chance! 🔗 bit.ly/4hBww7V
#PAsGoBeyond #PharmacistsMonth #ACCCVT
This #WorldStrokeDay, get the updates you need to know with our expert podcast series, Thrombosis in Conversation, hosted by @gbarnesmd.bsky.social. Stay ahead with highlights from #ESC2025, plus insights from Deborah Siegal on optimizing treatment duration #MedSky #CardioSky
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Factor XI levels and left atrial appendage thrombosis ⬇️
📌 Elevated Factor XI levels were linked to left atrial appendage thrombi of unknown origin, their recurrence, and higher risk of cerebrovascular events 🧠
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A beautiful fall morning!
Missed the 2025 Virtual Boot Camp? There’s still time to catch every session, insight, and CE credit opportunity — all on your own time!
Don't wait, the registration is only available through November 7, and full access until November 18
🔗 Register here or share it with a colleague: bit.ly/41eozi4