Patients are Partners
This initiative provides lay-person friendly education and awareness for patients, caregivers, and the public, as well as supports their engagement in science. It is an essential bridge between academic vascular research and community-based patient care, uniquely positioned to deliver patient-centric innovation through deep, authentic patient engagement.
The Foundation to Advance Vascular Cures’ Patient Partners help design and review all of our education and awareness resources to make sure the information is focused on the patient experience and patient perspective.
Education & Awareness
Community Engagement Initiatives
Health Equity: For Patients, With Patients
Our community engagement initiatives are at the heart of our mission, addressing health disparities and improving vascular health outcomes in underserved populations.
Below are current Patients are Partners community engagement initiatives.
PAD Facebook Project: Empowering Digital Support Networks
Community-Based Microgrants: Empowering Local Action on Vascular Disease
Chinese-Speaking Vascular Patient Engagement
Comprehensive Heart and Multidisciplinary Limb Preservation Outreach Networks (CHAMPIONS) Initiative
Vascular Health Education Academy
Our team of physicians, nurses, public health specialists, caregivers, and patients is excited to bring you the courses, flyers, and other resources that are part of the Vascular Health Equity Academy: a free patient-centered learning platform offering evidence-based accessible resources on vascular health. Patients and caregivers have informed and reviewed the content of all material in the Academy.
Patient Engagement Toolkits
Part of our Vascular Health Equity Academy, the Foundation to Advance Vascular Cures has developed evidence-based toolkits to facilitate patient engagement in research.
This work has been done in partnership with patients and caregivers who are uniquely positioned to design the user experience for these resources. Check out these toolkits to learn about strategies and lessons learned in engagement of patient partners.
