VDF’s Annual Meeting: A Venue Honoring Those Who Support Vascular Disease Health

September 30, 2011

In separate press releases, the Vascular Disease Foundation (VDF) announced the recipients of awards for vascular health support as well as for research of venous disease and peripheral arterial disease. Award recipients were recognized at the VDF’s eighth annual meeting in Washington.

Vascular Health Support

The VDF awards for vascular health support honor citizens, health care providers, organizations, researchers and companies that have enhanced understanding and/or treatment of peripheral vascular disease.

The awards and recipients are detailed in the VDF’s September 23, 2011 press release, which can be read in full detail at: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/physicians-and-leaders-supporting-vascular-health-deservedly-recognized-2011-09-23

Venous Disease Research

The VDF’s Venous Disease Coalition (VDC) awards are for venous disease research studies published in 2010 in peer-reviewed medical literature and are made in three distinct categories: Basic Science, Clinical Outcomes and Quality Improvement and Implementation of Best Practices. The winning studies must provide important or novel insights for each category.

Read about this award and award recipients in the September 29, 2011 press release at: http://www.venousdiseasecoalition.org/media/pressroom/pr092911.php

Peripheral Arterial Disease Research

The VDF’s P.A.D. Coalition awards are for research studies published in 2010 in peer-reviewed medical literature and are made in three distinct categories: Epidemiology/Preventive Medicine, Vascular Medicine and Vascular Interventions. The winning studies must meet specific criteria, such as insight into lower extremity artherosclerosis and its progression, P.A.D. detection, impact on limb symptoms or quality of life, psychosocial effects, and more for each category.

Read more in this September 29, 2011 release at: http://www.newswise.com/articles/vascular-disease-foundation-announces-p-a-d-coalition-and-venous-disease-coalition-research-awards

Life Line Screening

Life Line Screening is a proud sponsor of the Vascular Disease Foundation and a proud supporter of your vascular disease health and wellness. We provide peripheral arterial disease screenings that are safe, non-invasive and easy. Watch a video that shows how it is done here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jgu8ddU_SY. Get screened!

Smoking Cessation, PAD, and a Tie to Hollywood Equals This Year’s VDF Meeting

July 29, 2011

The Vascular Disease Foundation (VDF) announced today through a press release that Thomas R. Frieden MD, MPH, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be the keynote speaker at its annual meeting, “Current Issues in Vascular Disease.” This meeting will take place September 14-15 in McLean, VA.

Dr. Frieden will speak on September 15 about smoking cessation and the public health issue of smoking. These are areas that will be right in line with the VDF’s commitment to reducing smoking and vascular disease.

Russell Crowe plays Dr. Jeffrey Wigand in The Insider

Also speaking about smoking cessation will be Dr. Jeffrey Wigand. Dr. Wigand is the former tobacco executive known for helping the U.S. government in its tobacco settlement case. His story was featured on 60 Minutes and was played out in the 1999 film The Insider.

In addition, Matt Logelin, author of Two Kisses for Maddy, will share his personal experience with Deep Vein Thrombosis / Pulmonary Embolism (DVT/PE) and cardiologist, Dr. Thom Rooke, will offer a presentation, “Everything I Know About Vascular Disease, I Learned from a Children’s Book.”

As the annual meeting’s title suggests, the latest topics in vascular disease will be discussed, such as peripheral arterial disease (P.A.D.), both acute and chronic venous disease, and how to make a difference for patients in one’s community.

Read the VDF press release here: http://www.vdf.org/pressroom/PR072811.php

Life Line Screening is a proud sponsor of the Vascular Disease Foundation and its efforts to raise peripheral arterial disease awareness.

Additional Resources

See 60 Minutes clips about Dr. Wigand’s story:

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4455582n

http://www.jeffreywigand.com/60minutes.php

Photo courtesy of cooperscooperday on Flickr.com

Peggy Fleming Shares Personal Story to Help in PAD Coalition Efforts

May 5, 2011

In a May 4, 2011 press release, the Vascular Disease Foundation (VDF) announced that U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Peggy Fleming will be featured in a DVD teaching tool promotion from the Vascular Disease Foundation’s PAD Coalition and their partners, the American College of Physicians. This educational tool kit will be made available after a $5 donation. This promotion highlights May Stroke Awareness Month.

In the DVD, “A Guide to PAD,” Peggy will share her own experiences with heart disease, having lost both her father and her sister to the illness. The DVD, with accompanying booklet, is aimed to educate patients on peripheral arterial disease (PAD), its risk factors, symptoms and treatments. It will also include beneficial lifestyle changes.

Peggy Flemming and Life Life Screening

Peggy Fleming has also been long-time supporter of Life Line Screening. See what she has to say about preventive screening services on our site: http://www.lifelinescreening.com/about-us/personal-stories/default.aspx or on the Life Line Screening YouTube channel.

Ms. Fleming should definitely be commended for sharing her personal heartfelt story for the purpose of helping others.

Get your copy of the VDF PAD Coalition’s “A Guide to PAD” here: http://www.vdf.org/estore/pad-practice-tools/a-guide-to-p-a-d-dvd/prod_21.html%20or%20call%20866.PAD.INFO

Life Line Screening, Larry King Cardiac Foundation Collaboration to Help Residents of Tennessee

January 31, 2011

According to a press release, the Larry King Cardiac Foundation (LKCF) will sponsor at-risk, low-cost cholesterol and diabetes blood screenings through collaboration with Life Line Screening. This will begin on February 1, 2011.

This is an exciting partnership for both the LKCF, whose mission is “save a heart a day,” and Life Line Screening, whose mission is “the power of prevention.” It is the hope of these organizations that the efforts will raise awareness of heart disease and diabetes, spread the word that these simple screenings can determine your risk for such diseases before they become a problem, and ultimately help save lives.

A statement by Colin Scully, CEO, Life Line Screening, quoted in the press release, sums up the feelings of both health advocate organizations: “The Larry King Cardiac Foundation has a mission of saving a heart a day. By helping bring these screenings to the residents of Tennessee, they are doing more than that. They are helping prevent heart problems from developing in the first place. We are very pleased to have such a valuable partner and to support the Foundation.”

Read the entire press release at: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/01/prweb5008134.htm

The first screening event will take place in Sweetwater, TN at the First United Methodist Church. There will be more than 200 screening events across the state in 2011. 

To find a screening in TN or any state, visit www.lifelinescreening.com.  To learn more about the Larry King Cardiac Foundation, visit www.lkcf.org.

SignatureMD Partners with Life Line Screening

January 28, 2011

SignatureMD is partnering with Life Line Screening to provide its physicians and their patients access to preventive health screenings. Through this collaboration, SignatureMD physicians will refer patients to Life Line Screening sites to undergo various tests including vascular screenings, Type-2 diabetes screenings, and osteoporosis screenings among others. With Life Line Screening, physicians will be better able recognize a patient’s risk for disease, and implement lifestyle changes and a complete medical plan. It is through this comprehensive evaluation and individualized attention that will allow SignatureMD physicians to help their patients lead healthier, fuller lives.

Read press release announcement in full detail.

SignatureMD is a privately held, consumer healthcare services company, founded in 2007 and headquartered in Santa Monica, California with physicians’ offices around the country. SignatureMD offers a patient-centered, wellness-focused, efficient health-care delivery system. SignatureMD’s network of doctors approach medicine by building a relationship with the patient and focusing on preventive care to ensure a longer, healthier life.