VDF HealthCasts Continue

The Vascular Disease Foundation is proud to continue its audio HealthCasts that cover all aspects of vascular disease. Our guests are the leading scientific and clinical experts in their respective fields.

HealthCasts are hosted by Dr. David Meyerson and produced by Dr. Kerry Stewart. Dr. Meyerson is a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins and a scientific advisor to VDF. Dr. Stewart is a Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins and a member of VDF's Scientific Advisory Board.

Here are the latest HealthCasts episodes and topics:

Episode 24: Back to Basics: Ischemia Drs. Meyerson and Stewart discuss what you need to know about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of Ischemia.

Episode 25: Focus on Blood Clots Drs. Meyerson and Stewart discuss venous thromboembolism (VTE), a serious condition in which blood clots form in the deep veins, mainly in the legs.

New Educational Pamphlet!
VDF now has a new educational pamphlet, "Focus on Ischemia." You may also request a copy of VDF's "Focus on Blood Clots" educational pamphlet. You may download both online at www.vdf.org or contact us to receive your free copies at 888.VDF.4INFO (888.833.4463) or info@vdf.org.

New Spanish Resources Debut on www.padcoalition.org.
With a grant from the Medtronic's Patient Link Foundation, the P.A.D. Coalition recently adapted its "Lifesaving Tips" series of reproducible patient education tools into the Spanish language. Written at the sixth-grade reading level and complying with the federal government's "Plain Language" recommendations, these educational tools were developed by a multidisciplinary team of medical educators and are available on the P.A.D. Coalition's Web site. Medical practices and hospitals may access these patient resources at no charge for use in their patient-education efforts. Topics covered include "About PAD," "Smoking and P.A.D.," "Walking and P.A.D.," "Managing High Blood Pressure," "Control Your Cholesterol," "Foot Care and P.A.D.," "Diabetes and P.A.D.," "Prevent Blood Clots," and "Special Treatments for P.A.D." The Coalition will work to promote these new tools for use in community health clinics, hospitals, health plans, and medical practices in concert with our Coalition member, the National Hispanic Council on Aging.