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Chapter OneVenous Disease Coalition

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• The Venous Disease Coalition (VDC) is a collaborative alliance of over 35 leading health professional organizations and patient advocacy groups committed to improving the survival rates and quality of life for individuals with, or at risk for, venous disease

• The VDC provides peer-reviewed educational materials for the general public and health care professionals

• www.vasculardisease.org/venousdiseasecoalition/

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VDC Goals1. To develop a national, participatory, diverse coalition

that is firmly committed to improving public health via venous disease awareness and education;

2. To create media awareness of venous thromboembolism as an urgent public health hazard;

3. To provide a public forum for VDC member organizations, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to make one another aware of their existing programs and future plans for venous disease education.

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VDC Member OrganizationsAmerican Academy of Physician AssistantsAmerican Academy of Nurse PractitionersAmerican College of CardiologyAmerican College of Chest PhysiciansAmerican College of PhlebologyAmerican Osteopathic AssociationAmerican Radiological Nurses Assoc.American Society of Health-System PharmacistsAmerican Society of HematologyAmerican Society for Clinical OncologyAmerican Thrombosis Hemostasis NetworkAmerican Venous ForumAnticoagulation ForumAPS Foundation of AmericaCanadian Chapter Society for Vascular NursingCanadian Society for Vascular SurgeryCanadian Cardiovascular Society

Case Management SocietyHemophilia & Thrombosis Research SocietyInstitute for Safe Medication PracticesNational Alliance of Thrombosis and ThrombophiliaNational Gerontological Nursing AssociationNorth American Thrombosis ForumPreventive Cardiovascular Nursing AssociationSociety for Cardiovascular Angiography and InterventionsSociety for Clinical Vascular SurgerySociety of Critical Care MedicineSociety of Interventional RadiologySociety for Vascular Medicine and BiologySociety for Vascular NursingSociety of Vascular UltrasoundSpirit of WomenThrombosis Interest Group of CanadaVascular Disease Foundation

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www.vasculardisease.org/venousdiseasecoalition/

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Venous Disease Coalitionwww.vasculardisease.org/venousdiseasecoalition/

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