Call for Nominations: Best Peripheral Arterial Disease Research Awards
The Vascular Disease Foundation's P.A.D. Coalition is seeking nominations for its Best Research Awards. These awards recognize the important research relevant to the understanding and/or treatment of arterial diseases and seek to identify exceptional contributions to research. Nominations of studies published in 2011 in peer-reviewed medical literature are being sought.
Best peripheral arterial disease (P.A.D.) research awards categories:
Epidemiology/Preventive Medicine
Vascular Medicine
Vascular Interventions
Criteria are studies that provide a novel insight into the mechanism of lower extremity atherosclerosis; mechanisms of progression; detection of P.A.D. in populations; the impact of PAD on limb symptoms or quality of life; psychosocial effects of the disease; economic or health services impact; or impact of this disease on systemic rates of myocardial infarction, stroke, or amputation.
To nominate a study, please submit a description (150-300 words) of the features that make the research meritorious, a copy of the article and lead author contact information to info@vdf.org. Deadline for nominations is April 30, 2012.
These annual awards consist of a plaque and $1,000 check and are presented each year at VDF’s annual meeting in September.
For more information, please contact info@vdf.org
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