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In this Issue
The P.A.D. Coalition thanks our corporate partners:
Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi Pharmaceuticals Partnership
Bronze Abbott Vascular
Contributing Partner AnGes, Inc.
The P.A.D. Coalition is coordinated by the Vascular Disease Foundation.
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eNews from the P.A.D. Coalition The P.A.D. Coalition eNewsletter provides you the latest updates on Coalition activities, resources and upcoming plans. We hope you find this information helpful. Please forward this e-newsletter to your organization's members and your colleagues to keep them informed of Coalition efforts. If you have any questions or comments, please contact info@PADcoalition.org. Countdown to September’s PAD Awareness Month 
September’s PAD Awareness Month is right around the corner, and we hope you join with us to increase PAD awareness. Looking for ideas on how you can support September’s campaign? From writing a letter to the editor to your local newspaper to planning a community activity, there are lots of things you can do to make noise about PAD. Click here for tips. The PAD Community Action Tool Kit -- your one stop resource! This tool kit provides the ideas, instructions, tools, and resources necessary to implement community campaign activities in your local markets. Click here to access the online tool kit. A hard copy of the tool kit – which includes the Stay in Circulation patient stories DVD, poster and fact sheets and a CD with reproducible patient handouts and our PAD professional slide library – is available from our online store. Click here to order. Stay in Circulation Materials Available: Traveling to a meeting or conference? Exhibiting at a local health fair? Have a space for patient education materials at your hospital, clinic or office? Stay in Circulation campaign materials are available for order at www.aboutpad.org. The materials are designed to be co-branded with your institution’s logo and can be ordered in bulk at PAD Coalition member preferred partner pricing. Click here for order information. Stay tuned for future Coalition e-newsletters with more tips and new resources for this September’s campaign. Call for Nominations: Stay in Circulation Community Service Award To recognize collaborative programs focused on increasing PAD awareness, the PAD Coalition is accepting nominations for its annual Stay in Circulation Community Service Award . Two awards will be presented this September: 1) a national award to recognize an organization whose activities reach multiple communities; and 2) a local award to recognize community groups, hospitals, professional chapters and other entities whose efforts are targeted to a local or regional area. To nominate an organization or for more information, click here. Deadline for nominations is July 31, 2009. Welcome to Our Newest Members! The PAD Coalition is proud to welcome our newest members:
A big thanks goes to our new corporate members -- ev3 Endovascular, Inc. and Hokanson -- for proving support for the Coalition's educational initiatives. New Partnership with WomenHeart Aims to Inform At-Risk Women about PAD The PAD Coalition and WomenHeart, the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, have developed a multifaceted partnership to inform women about PAD. WomenHeart is the nation’s only patient advocacy organization serving the 44 million American women living with or at risk of heart disease. Together, the two coalitions will: • Train WomenHeart’s nationwide network of heart disease survivors -- WomenHeart Champions -- to lead group discussions on PAD risk factors, symptoms and treatment at local community support groups and programs. Special thanks to the Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi Pharmaceuticals Partnership for sponsoring this new educational partnership. Indiana Heart Hospital Airs PAD Programs on Get Well Network 
The Indiana Heart Hospital is taking the Stay in Circulation patient stories and PAD treatment videos and bringing these resources to patients’ bedsides. The hospital partners with the Get Well Network , a leading provider of interactive patient care solutions. Over the last year, more than 6,300 patients at the Indiana Heart Hospital had access to a bedside television monitor that offered interactive educational programs on a variety of patient topics. Starting this summer, vascular patients will be able to view the Coalition’s video programs in their hospital rooms. The PAD Coalition thanks the Indiana Heart Hospital for incorporating our patient videos into their educational programming. 
Alan T. Hirsch, MD, Past Chair of the PAD Coalition, provided the keynote address at the Spirit of Women’s HeartCaring Conference in May. Spirit of Women’s hospital network is gearing up for September PAD activities and the Coalition appreciates their continued support of our mission! Save the Date: PAD Coalition 2009 Annual Meeting Please mark your calendars for the 2009 Annual Meeting of the PAD Coalition scheduled for Wednesday, September 16 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, VA. The meeting will be held from 1:30 – 5:30 pm and will be followed by a Vascular Disease Foundation Awards Dinner. We hope to have all member organizations represented at this event and hope to see you there! Online Web Chat for Patients to Focus on Diabetes and Vascular Disease 
The Vascular Disease Foundation will be conducting its next “Ask the Doctor Live Chat” on Tuesday, July 7 at 4pm EST. Peter Sheehan, MD (Coalition Treasurer), an endocrinologist in New York City, will answer general questions about diabetes and vascular disease. Click here for more information. |
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