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Inside... Great Bloody Mary Mix Off Recap....Pages 2-5

CBDC News, continued...........................Page 6

Fuchsia Update........................................Page 6

Fuchsia Watery Workout..........................Page 7

CBDC NEWSDr. Wesly Presents At Grand RoundsComprehensive Bleeding Disorder Center’s(CBDC) Medical Director, Dr. Osvaldo Wesly gave a presentation at the University ofIllinois College of Medicine (UICOMP)Grand Rounds on “The New Anticoagulants”.

Dr. Wesly spoke to a full room of Family Medicine providers and students about thehistory of anticoagulants, the current drugs available for prescription, and the pros andcons of each. He also offered patient case studies and took the time to answer learner questions at the conclusion. If you would like to watch and follow along with Dr. Wesly’s presentation it is available for viewing on our website at www.compbleed.com/UICOMPgrandrounds.

Dr. Wesly also presented “The Wallet” to Peoria area providers at the Internal Medicine Grand Rounds at the Jump Trading Center on the OSF Saint Francis campus.

CBDC Awareness Weeks

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At CBDC we feel that every patient with a bleeding or clotting disorder is important.

Hemophilia gets a lot of attention in ourworld (and it should), but there are amyriad of other bleeding/clotting disordersthat our patients deal with on a daily basisthat deserve recognition and greater understanding amongst the general population.

With that goal in mind, the staff at CBDChave set out to raise awareness for

“other” disorders by visiting with area providers and sharing information about each disorder. We are also using our website (compbleed.com) and social media outlets including Facebook,YouTube, and Twitter to spread the word.

“We’re going to dedicate a week a month for the rest of the year to different bleed-ing disorders,” said Ryan Hinnen, Marketing Coordinator at CBDC. “We wanted to turn attention to some of the other disorders each week including Hemophilia Carrier Awareness Week, ITP Week, DVT Week, von Willebrand Dis-ease Week and Hemochromatosis Week, justto name a few.”

Upcoming Awareness weeks include Hemo-chromatosis and Anemia Weeks in July and August.

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This year CBDC decided to take its fundraising efforts down a different path; one where we could also utilize the time and effort that would nor-mally go into putting on a golf outing or trivia night to raise awareness of different bleeding and clotting disorders and the work we do in Illinois.

a Bloody Mary on a nice spring day for a good cause?”

“We decided it would be a neat idea to try something different. Not only is this a contest among local establishments, but also a fundraiser to benefit the outreach education and programming that CBDC con-tinues to do year after year for our patients and the community,” said Ryan Hinnen, CBDC’s Marketing Coordinator. “Plus who doesn’t enjoy

A Great Day on the Riverfont8 central Illinois restaurants and barspoured hundreds of Bloody Marysfor the nearly 240 attendees at the Gateway Building in downtown Peoria.Guests also enjoyed food from

Cracked Pepper and live music from the band SideTracked.

Salt, The Publik House, Kelleher’s Irish Pub & Eatery, Crusens, One World Cafe,Jimmy’s Bar, Kouri’s Pub, and TNT’s competed for the votes of thosein attendance. In the end, TNT’s went home with awards for “BEST GARNISH” and “SPICIEST” and Salt won a tight battle with The Publik House to claim the honor of “BEST OVERALL” Bloody Mary.

Comprehensive Bleeding Disorders Center would like to thank all of the bars and restaurants for donating their time and skills. We would also like to thank our volunteers - Alex, Danny, Katie, and Rigo - for their support

throughout the day. And of course, a big

Pictured Above (L-R): Danny, Tom, Dina, CBDC Executive Director John, Stacey, Salt Bartender, Kathy, TNT’s Bartenders, Medical Director Dr. Wesly, Ryan, and Alex

CBDC THANK YOU to all those who purchased a ticket andspent the afternoon with us.

OUR AMAZING SPONSORS

AND OUR DONORSAvanti’sBella Grove HomeBiehl’s Cleaners, IncBradley University AthleticsBuffalo Wild WingsChicago BearsChicago CubsChicago White Sox

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CBDC Launches Two New YouTube Series

Fuchsia Turns 1!!!On Wednesday, June 25th, Fuchsia celebrated its first year with the Birthday Bowl-ing Bash at the Fishbowl & Grill, located in the Bass Pro Shop in East Peoria, IL.

Fuchsia members enjoyed a buffet-style dinner, birthday cake, and an educationalpresentation by Dr. Wesly, CBDC’s Medical Director.

Door prizes were given to everyone and four lucky Fuchsia members received passes to Peoria’s River Plex. The party continued at the bowling alley, where many spares and strikes were thrown and a great time was had by all!

Over the past year, CBDC has hosted more than 13 Fuchsia events for girls and wom-en with bleeding disorders. Activities have included yoga, painting pottery, pinterest parties, fondue dinners, educational events, and a basketball game. To stay current on upcoming events, head over toour website www.compbleed.comor ‘like’ or ‘follow’ us on Facebook andTwitter. Fuchsia is the only group of its kind in Central Illinois and is open to all girls and women with bleeding disorders. If you or someone you know would like to get involved with Fuchsia,please contact the CBDC office at (309) 688-1345 or email fuchsia@compbleed.com.

Thanks to all the fabulous females that helped make our first year a success!

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In June, CBDC rolled out two new YouTube video series - “QuickTips” and “5 Facts”.

Fuchsia’s QuickTips features advice from CBDC & Fuchsia’s Stacey on healthy living while the “5 Facts” series features CBDC’s Tom giving five (often uncommon) facts about the different bleeding and clotting disorders we see. Check out our channel and become a sub-scriber: www.youtube.com/compbleed.

CBDC Scholarships AwardedCongratulations to CBDC Scholarship Award winners Evan P., Adam H., and Mat-thew B.

Each recipient received a scholarship for $1,500. We wish all three the best of luck in the upcoming 2014-15 school year. Applications for the annual scholarship are due each year in April and continue to be very competitive. This year we received applications from students in 15 different states.

Sign Gets Face LiftThe sign in front of CBDC’s Peoria office has been replaced to reflect our new logodesign.

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COMPREHENSIVEBLEEDINGDISORDERS CENTER

Enjoy a joint friendly work out with good company...take a refreshing and rejuvenating walk

in the lazy river at Splashdown in East Peoria, IL.

We will be meeting from 7-8am on the following Thursdays in July and August:

JULY 24th

JULY 31st

AUGUST 7th

This event is complimentary and sponsored byComprehensive Bleeding Disorders Center.

Please RSVP to fuchsia@compbleed.com orcall the office at (309)688-1345.

Splashdown is located at the EastSide Centre sports complex.1 EastSide Dr., East Peoria, IL 61611

Lazy River Walking hours are from 6:30-9:45am - feel free to come when you can and stay as long as you like.

Children under 14 must be supervised by a responsible adult. NO LIFEGUARD on duty.

Water shoes are recommended by the East Peoria Park District.

In the case of inclement weather, we WILL NOT be meeting.

FALL 2014

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Important Summer Dates/Events

July 21-25th - Hemochromatosis Week 24th - fuchsia Lazy River Walk 26th - Fiesta en el Rio 31st - fuchsia Lazy River Walk

August 2nd - Friendship House Health Fair 7th - fuchsia Lazy River Walk 11-15th - Anemia Week

September 1st - CBDC OFFICES & PHARMACY CLOSED - Labor Day 8-12th - ITP Week 18-20th - NHF National Conference Washington, DC

Happy Birthday to CBDC Staffers Maria, Kathy, & Ryan

Comprehensive Bleeding Disorders Center is giving our patients the opportunity to go

horseback riding.

Interested in taking part or volunteering?

Call Stacey @ (309)688-1345.

CBDC

Comprehensive Bleeding Disorders Center4727 N Sheridan RdPeoria, IL 61614