The North American Thrombosis Forum’s (NATF) mission is to focus on unmet needs and issues related to thrombosis and cardiovascular disease such as deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, peripheral arterial occlusive disease, and stroke. NATF’s five areas of major focus are:

• Clinical research, focusing on diagnosis and therapy
• Basic translational research
• Prevention and Education
• Public Policy
• Advocacy

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Our vision is to improve patient care, outcomes, and public health by utilizing a multidisciplinary approach to advance thrombosis research and education. NATF programs encourage collaboration among translational researcher, clinical researchers, healthcare professionals, policy makers and patients.

Please review the NATF work plan for further detailed information about the background, goals, and strategies of the North American Thrombosis Forum.

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February 18, 2010: NATF and the IUA will be meeting to discuss further actions on
Patient Safety and FOB. The outcome of the meeting will be the ratification of a consensus
statement and policy! FOB white papers are forthcoming!

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Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot within a blood vessel causing a partial or total occlusion and preventing blood from flowing normally through the circulatory system