Resources: P.A.D. Resources for Canadian Clinicians
P.A.D. Resources for Canadian Clinicians
Video Programs
On the Front Lines of P.A.D. Management: Screening and Testing for Peripheral Arterial Disease
Other Resources
Clinics that Perform the Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) (PDF)
A Physician's Guide to the Diagnosis and Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease (PDF)
P.A.D. Guidelines
2005 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Consensus Conference on P.A.D. (PDF)
Slide Kit: 2005 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Consensus Conference on P.A.D.
Public Awareness of P.A.D. in Canada
Two out of three Canadians are not aware of peripheral arterial disease, a common vascular disease that affects as many as 800,000 Canadians, according to a study published in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Click here to review the manuscript and access promotional materials including a Power Point presentation of the survey findings.
Reproducible Patient Education Tools
Click here to access the P.A.D. Coalition’s library of reproducible patient handouts. Canadian versions of Life Saving Tips about P.A.D. and Life Saving Tips to Control Your Cholesterol are available and include mmol/l conversions. French translations coming soon!
Canadian Medical Organizations concerned with PAD
- Canadian Cardiovascular Society www.ccs.ca
- Canadian Chapter Society for Vascular Nursing http://www.ccsvn.ca
- Canadian Interventional Radiology Association http://www.ciraweb.org
- Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery http://csvs.vascularweb.org
- Canadian Podiatric Medical Association http://podiatrycanada.org
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada www.heartandstroke.ca
- Thrombosis Interest Group of Canada http://www.tigc.org/default.htm
