Industry Awareness Programs Available for SVS Members

The Society for Vascular Surgery platinum sponsors, W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. and Medtronic Vascular have each developed awareness materials that are intended to assist vascular surgeons in reaching referring physicians and the public with education about vascular disease and advances in treatment.

You may obtain a copy of these educational materials from your sales representative.

Gore's Community Awareness Program is a series of CDs that includes media tools, templates, and instructions for print media complete with images.

The awareness program also includes a 30-second television commercial as well as presentations to referring physicians with instructions on how to go about organizing a dinner seminar, with invitation letter and e-mail templates.

The materials have been designed to be customized and flexible to work for a variety of situations.

Medtronic's AAA Awareness Program is a collection of tools and resources in binder and CD format. Both community and physician awareness tactics are included with updates on the SAAAVE Act.

Fact sheets, media tools, and screening materials with a newspaper ad are included for community outreach. A presentation, sample invitation letters, and dinner meeting instructions are included for a physician awareness initiative.

In addition to this program, Medtronic offers a patient education video, treatment options, and patient brochures on AAA. The AAA documentary airing on PBS stations nationwide that Medtronic sponsored is available on DVD.