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7th Annual Keeping In Circulation Event
 In late August, VDF conducted two free public ABI screenings in our home state of Colorado. These important events helped us to educate our local community about peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and offered the opportunity for residents to be tested free of charge to see if they were at risk.
PAD affects 8-10 million Americans and many don't know they have it, what it is, or what to do about it. The ankle brachial index (ABI) is the most common way to see if a person is at risk.
Our Denver event was held at the Cook Park Recreation Center. Drs. Michael Podolak, of Diversified Radiology of Colorado, and Kristine Hoffman, DPM of North Colorado Podiatric Surgical Residency, gave excellent presentations on PAD, diagnosis, treatments, and foot care. Over 50 people attended the event.
The next day, we went to the Colorado Springs Senior Center. Over 65 people came to hear a very informative presentation on PAD and the ABI exam by Dr. Laura Kissell of Colorado Springs Vascular. Thanks to Bobbi Williams, Kellie Krachowill, Julie Bolkovac, Dan Gautier, Maria Fishman, Ken Jarrell, and David Jones for their time and energy spent at these events.
Of course, these free public events would not be possible without the wonderful support of our sponsors! Special heartfelt thanks go to our major sponsors, the Ford Motor Company, Humana MarketPOINT, sanofi-aventis, and Summit Doppler. We would also like to acknowledge and thank the Colorado Springs Vascular, P.C., Colorado Springs Senior Center, Safeway, Colorado School of Healing Arts, and Porter Adventist Hospital.
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