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For Immediate Release: April 21, 2009
Venous Disease Coalition Announces Call for Nominations
for Venous Disease Research Awards
The Venous Disease Coalition’s Venous Disease Research Awards recognize important research relevant to the understanding and/or treatment of venous disease. The Coalition seeks to identify exceptional contributions to venous disease research. These new annual awards will assist health care practitioners, medical journals, the media, and the public by featuring important new knowledge in the field of venous disease.
Nominations will be accepted in three award categories, 1) basic science, 2) clinical outcomes and 3) implementation of quality improvement or public awareness of impact of venous disease. Nominated research papers should provide important or novel insights into the basic science of thrombogenesis and thrombus resolution; clinical outcomes; or the implementation of quality improvements and/or public awareness of venous disease. These categories are not intended to be all inclusive and additional relevant areas of research may be equally worthy of recognition.
Submission requirements include:
- A short description (150-300 words) of the features that makes this research meritorious and deserving of the 2009 Venous Disease Research Award.
- A copy of the article (articles must have been published between January 1, 2008 and March 31, 2009)
- Up-to-date contact information for the lead author of the article
- Submissions due May 30, 2009 to
Ellen Cohig, Program Director
Venous Disease Coalition
ellen.cohig@vdf.org
fax: 303.989.0200
The awards will be presented at the Vascular Disease Foundation’s dinner September 16, 2009, the evening before the Venous Disease Coalition’s Annual Meeting September 17, 2009 in Washington, DC. This is a monetary award and travel and hotel expenses for the recipient of the awards will be provided. Winners will be notified the week of June 15, 2009.
About the Venous Disease Coalition
The Venous Disease Coalition (VDC) (www.venousdiseasecoalition.org) promotes the urgent need to make venous thromboembolism or “VTE” a major U.S. public health priority. The VDC is an alliance of leading health professional societies and patient advocacy groups that have united around a common goal: to improve the survival rates and quality of life for individuals with, or at risk for, venous disease. It is a division of the Vascular Disease Foundation
About the Vascular Disease Foundation
The Vascular Disease Foundation is a national, nonprofit, public education organization dedicated to increasing awareness of the prevention, diagnosis, and management of vascular disease. Its outstanding board of directors includes physicians, nurses, vascular technologists, rehabilitation professionals, and clinical researchers who have been on the forefront of fighting vascular diseases for many years. For more information, visit www.vdf.org or call 888.VDF.4INFO (888.833.4463).
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