Resources : Patient Education
The VDC's Web site has an extensive amount of information on this Web site. Please visit the Disease Information section of this site.
Many of the VDC member organizations have a variety of patient resources available.
Join our Online Support Community!
Join our free online community is designed to be a safe place for you to discuss your health with likeminded men and women. Registration is free! Join today: vdf.inspire.com
DVT and Cancer
A patient's Guide to Blood Clots and Cancer educational card - Blood Clots and Cancer (PDF)
DVT Awareness Campaign Materials
- Focus on Blood Clots information card - Focus on Clots Public Piece (PDF)
You may order hard copies of this and other materials through our online store.
Surgeon General's Call to Action
Watch the video of the VDC's Second Annual Meeting where Acting Surgeon General Steven K. Galson issues the "Surgeon General's Call to Action for the Prevention of DVT and PE."
Pamphlets
The Vascular Disease Foundation has a variety of full-color brochures available for download
- Focus on Blood Clots (PDF)
- Varicose Veins (PDF)
You may also request a hard copy of these brochures by calling toll free at 888.833.4463
VDC Member Organization National Alliance for Thrombosis and Thrombophilia (NATT) also has a number of patient materials available for download:
HealthCasts
The Vascular Disease Foundation is proud to offer 20 minute audio HealthCasts (podcasts) on various topics relating to vascular disease. Please find the following titles specifically on venous disease on the VDF Web site:
- Thrombophilia
- Focus on Blood Clots
- 2-part series on DVT
AHRQ Patient Video on Blood Thinners
Staying Active and Healthy with Blood Thinners video from AHRQ. Healthcare 411 is a news series produced by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
