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Launches New Patient Education Resources on Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
The P.A.D. Coalition, an alliance of leading health organizations united to raise public awareness about lower extremity PAD, has put together an array of patient education resources which are available free for patients and health care professionals. The resources are available on the Coalition's Web site, www.padcoalition.org, and they include a series of nine handouts that can be downloaded in PDF format. The materials provide easy-to-understand, science-based information to help patients and their families better manage PAD. Several topics have been specifically adapted for the Canadian population by including metric conversions. Topics are as follows:
- LifeSaving Tips About PAD
- LifeSaving Tips About Smoking and PAD
- Lifesaving Tips About Walking and PAD
- LifeSaving Tips About High Blood Pressure
- LifeSaving Tips to Control Your Cholesterol
- LifeSaving Tips About Foot Care and PAD
- LifeSaving Tips to Prevent Blood Clots in Your Arteries
- LifeSaving Tips for Managing Diabetes and PAD
- LifeSaving Tips About Special Treatments for PAD
The P.A.D. Coalition has also partnered with the Medtronic Foundation's Patient Link program to adapt these informative hand-outs into Spanish. These new Spanish-language resources will debut in the spring of 2007.
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