Tag: health equity

Delivering Equitable Access to Diabetes Foot Care Services #ActAgainstAmputation #DiabeticFoot

In the face of a rapidly growing global diabetes epidemic, equitable access to foot care services remains a critical issue. The editorial "Delivering Equitable Access to Diabetes Foot Care Services" in the European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery highlights the significant challenges and disparities in the management of diabetes-related foot disease (DFD) worldwide. The... Continue Reading →

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Health Equity in Limb Preservation (HELP) Lab led by @TzeWoeiTan #ActAgainstAmputation @USC @KeckMed_USC @USC_Vascular

Vascular Surgeon Tze Woei Tan has helped to develop some of the most notable work over the past several years in identifying opportunities for health equity in diabetic foot care and limb preservation. It is only fitting that he should name his lab HELP. Here's to that and to working to #ActAgainstAmputation

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American Heart Association Advocates for Early Detection and Team-Based Care in Response to Disproportionate Impact of Peripheral Artery Disease in People of Color #ActAgainstAmputation #AmericanHeartAssociation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION ADVOCATES FOR EARLY DETECTION AND TEAM-BASED CARE IN RESPONSE TO DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT OF PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE IN PEOPLE OF COLOR LOS ANGELES, June 18, 2023 — In a new scientific statement published in the renowned Journal 'Circulation', a collective of esteemed medical researchers, including David G. Armstrong, Professor of... Continue Reading →

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New Initiative Aims to Advance Equitable Care and Address Hidden Threat of Amputation Related to Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

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Through Save Legs. Change Lives.™, Janssen seeks to elevate PAD research, collaboration, education and screening for communities placed at increased risk of cardiovascular disease — Read on http://www.jnj.com/new-janssen-initiative-aims-to-advance-equitable-care-and-address-hidden-threat-of-amputation-related-to-peripheral-artery-disease-pad Through Save Legs. Change Lives.™, Janssen seeks to elevate PAD research, collaboration, education and screening for communities placed at increased risk of cardiovascular disease TITUSVILLE, N.J., March... Continue Reading →

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ADA initiates “Amputation Prevention Alliance” to address sky-high rates of diabetes-related amputations @CloseConcers @AmDiabetesAssn @APMA #ActAgainstAmputation @ALPSlimb

This excellent, data-rich summary from our friends and colleagues at Close Concerns. MEMORANDUM ADA initiates “Amputation Prevention Alliance” to address sky-high rates of diabetes-related amputations – October 3, 2022 Three-year Alliance powered by the ADA’s #HealthEquityNow platform as well as five companies across the diabetes ecosystem, including Podimetrics and Abbott The ADA recently announced the formation of an “Amputation Prevention... Continue Reading →

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First-Ever American Heart Association Webinar on Health Equity in Peripheral Artery Disease Talks Scope of Problem and Offers Solutions @American_Heart #ActAgainstAmputation @USC @KeckSchool_USC @WeAreLAHealth @ALPSlimb @USC_Vascular @APMA

The American Heart Association convened an interdisciplinary "all star" panel focusing on peripheral artery disease, team care, and patient-centered limb preservation. Chaired by Lee Kirksey, Vice Chair of Vascular Surgery, the program also included patient advocate JB Starks, University of Washington's Elina Quiroga, Yale's Carlos Mena, MercyOne Sioux City's Neal Khurana, West Virginia University's Samantha... Continue Reading →

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Watch: Patient Experience: Why Health Equity Matters and How Technology Is Shaping the Future @drhew @abbottcardio @Health_IT #HealthEquity #C2SHiP #CLTI #ActAgainstAmputation

Sign up to watch on demand here. This was an in-depth discussion on day-to-day barriers our patients experience and ways that team, technology and tenacity can make a difference to make and impact on outcomes in peripheral artery disease and beyond. From top left: David Rhew (Microsoft), David Armstrong (USC), Nick West (Abbott Vascular), Jennifer... Continue Reading →

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