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Preventing Venous Thromboembolism: A Healthcare Professional Guide to Intervention 25 VTE Guidelines. ANZ. Australia and New Zealand Working Party Guidelines: • Prevention of VTE NHMRC. National Health and Medical Research Council: • Clinical Practice Guidelines for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in patients admitted to Australian hospitals. ACCP. American College of Chest Physicians: • Prevention of venous thromboembolism. ICS. International Consensus Statement: • Prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism: Guidelines according to scientific evidence. NICE. National Institute of Clinical Excellence: • Venous thromboembolism – Reducing the risk (CG92) Arthroplasty Society of Australia: • VTE guidelines for hip and knee arthroplasty National VTE initiatives. WHO. World Health Organisation: • Surgical safety checklist for Australia and New Zealand. Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care: • National in patient medication chart (NIMC) with dedicated VTE prophylaxis prescribing box. • Patient information • HACs (Hospital Acquired Complications) NHMRC. National Health and Medical Research Council: • National inpatient medication chart with dedicated VTE prophylaxis section. • “Blood Clots Reducing Your Risk” patient information brochure. • Clinical Practice Guidlines for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism and guidlines summary for clinicians. Educational web sites. www.preventdvt.org/ www.thrombosisjournal.com/ www.kingsthrombosiscentre.org.uk https://clotconnect.wpcomstaging.com/ www.stoptheclot.org/ www.worldthrombosisday.org/ Further Information