Practical Guide about PAD

29 ↪ Practical Guide about Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We would like to thank all the collaborators who contributed to producing this guide. Writers: Section 1: What is PAD? • Dr Julien D’Astous, Resident Physician, General Internal Medicine, Université de Montréal Section 2: What is happening in my legs? • Dr. Julien D’Astous, Resident Physician, General Internal Medicine, Université de Montréal Section 3: What are the risk factors for peripheral artery disease? • Reference on the CFVH website www.fcsv-cfvh.org/language/en/risk-factors/ Section 4: How is peripheral artery disease diagnosed? • Dr. Maxime Cartier, Resident Physician, Radiology, Université de Sherbrooke Section 5: How will PAD affect my daily life? • Guillaume Foldes-Busque, Psy.D./Ph.D., Psychologist • Isabelle Denis, Psy.D./Ph.D., Psychologist, Université Laval School of Psychology, CISSS de Chaudière-Appalaches Research Centre Section 6: So how is it treated? • Dr. Patrice Nault, Vascular Surgeon, CSSS de Gatineau - Hôpital de Hull • Dr. Laura M. Drudi, Resident Physician, Vascular Surgery, McGill University Section 7: What else can I do? • Dr. Valérie Gaudreault, Cardiologist, CHU de Québec • Lawrence Labrecque, PhD Student in Kinesiology, Université Laval Section 8: Tools to help me • Thierry Gaudet-Savard, M.Sc., CCES ACSM, Kinesiologist, IUCPQ PPMC, Lecturer in Medicine, Université Laval, Head of Advanced Graduate Diploma in Clinical Kinesiology, Université Laval, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (QHLI) Under the supervision of: • Dr. Jean-Pascal Costa • Geneviève David • Dr. Gabriel Huard • Lawrence Labrecque • Dr. Andréanne Michaud. We would also like to thank the reviewers for their constructive criticism: • Nicole Auger • Sylvain Caron • Louise Cossette • Lucie Daoust • Louis Lalande • Marie Marchand • Julie Sélesse. Publication of this practical guide about PAD was made possible through an unrestricted donation from Bayer Canada and by some donations from generous families and Canadian institutions. The concept was developed in collaboration with Gabriel Dumouchel, Ph.D. Graphic design and illustrations : • Christine St-Onge, www.christinestongedesign.com How can a healthcare professional obtain education credits? KateRunacres, ProgramCoordinator, CPDAccreditationUnit of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada has confirmed the following information. This activity is eligible for credit in the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program under Section 2: Personal Learning Project (PLP) for 2 credits per hour. In order to claim credit, you must record the activity in your MAINPORT ePortfolio and complete all the required fields, including at least one (1) learning outcome. How should I cite this document? Canadian Foundation for Vascular Health “Practical Guide about Peripheral Artery Disease”, 2020. For more information, do not hesitate to access the Foundation website.