Give Feedback & Gain a Certificate for CPD

This is a professional education video by the Public Health Agency and Consultant Haematologists at the Belfast Trust for GPs.  It provides background information and advice on the optimal management of patients who may present with symptoms suggestive of a thromboembolic event after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination. This is a professional resource and not intended for public use.

A series of Question and Answer Sessions are planned – if you have any questions please submit these to pha.immunisation@hscni.net.  Other professional resources can be found on the Public Health Agency website: Publications | HSC Public Health Agency (hscni.net)

Related GPNI Resources

GPNI – NI COVID-19 Vaccination Programme Information Hub

ISTH Diagnostic Flow Chart

COVID-19 vaccine (Astrazeneca) and thromboembolic events with concurrent low platelet counts – 20/4/21

HSS(MD) 28 2021 – COVID-19 VACCINE ASTRAZENECA AND THROMBOEMBOLIC EVENTS WITH CONCURRENT LOW PLATELET COUNTS

Guidance produced from the Expert Haematology Panel (EHP) focussed on syndrome of Thrombosis and Thrombocytopenia occurring after coronavirus Vaccination

BMJ – Practical Neurology – Cerebral venous thrombosis: a practical guide

PHE – COVID-19 vaccination and blood clotting Information about your vaccination

DoH & JCVI statement on use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine: 7 April 2021