Parking and Public transportation available

Entrance is located off University Avenue east of the Cross Cancer Institute south of Kaye Edmonton Clinic South and southwest of the University of Alberta Hospital. Many bus routes through area. LRT Health Sciences station nearby.

Patients accepted are prioritized based on risk, with the following factors:

• age > 16 years
• prior bleeding or thrombotic complication on anticoagulant therapy
• significant comorbity impacting anticoagulant control
• interacting medications impacting anticoagulant control
• higher thrombotic risk encompasses:
• mechanical mitral valves
• mechancial aortic valves with AF, HF, HTN, CVA/TIA/TE
• valvular AF or NVAF with CHADS2 >/=3
• VTE (within 3 months), VTE with hypercoagulable states or recurrent VTE or atypical VTE

Patient or caregiver must have access to telephone and must demonstrate capacity to understand the condition and impllication of therapy.

ACC will NOT take the following:

• inpatients continuing on anticoagulants previously managed by family doctor that are not high risk (criteria above)

Referral from an authorized prescriber is required. Use Anticoagulation Clinic (ACC), Aberhart Centre, University of Alberta form via Connect Care.

Healthcare providers should consult the Alberta Referral Directory for service referral information.

An estimated wait time will be provided at the time of appointment booking.