In the News

New Brochure on Vascular Disease
VDF has just printed a new brochure for the public and for health-care providers, "Focus on Vascular Disease." It provides an overview of the types of vascular diseases that occur, including atherosclerosis, aneurysms, venous clots, varicose veins, lymphedema, birth defects, inflammatory disease and others. Contact us to get your free copy at 888-VDF-4INFO (888-833-4463) or email us at info@vdf.org.

Annual AARP Life@50+
Join us in Las Vegas for the annual AARP Life@50+ convention, October 22–24. We have a booth in the exhibit hall where we will offer information and answer questions. There will also be presentations focused on vascular disease and maintaining vascular health.

November is Diabetes Awareness Month
Visit the P.A.D. Coalition Web site (www.PADCoalition.org) or the VDF Web site (www.vdf.org) to learn how vascular diseases relate to diabetes.

Order Your Holiday Gifts at www.vdf.org/store
Order holiday gifts through the Web sites of VDF or the P.A.D. Coalition. You can order T-shirts, hats, ties, clocks, bags and stuffed animals with the VDF logo and many items are available with the P.A.D. Coalition or the Stay in Circulation logos. Order at: www.vdf.org/store/.

VDF Annual Appeal
Watch for our Annual Appeal mailing this fall. Please give generously. Your gifts help us continue our programs. If you or someone you know works for the federal government, ask them to contribute to the VDF through the Combined Federal Campaign. All they need to do is to provide our charity number: 11851.

Ask-the-Doc Live Chats
New online chats will be starting up again this fall and winter. To find out the times and dates, check our Web site often. It will be posted under the "Interactive Learning" button on the left side of our home page at www.vdf.org.

Vascular Disease Foundation Announces 2009 Awards
VDF presented its annual awards at the organization's sixth annual meeting in Washington, DC. The awards were presented by Anton Sidawy, MD, president, "to recognize individuals who have assisted the Foundation in accomplishing its mission and show our appreciation for the extraordinary efforts to support the Foundation's efforts to increase awareness of vascular diseases and enhance patient lives." The awards were given to Alan T. Hirsch, MD for Vision, to Mark A. Creager, MD for Leadership, to Elizabeth G. Nabel, MD for Inspiration and the award for Partnership to Cordis Corporation.