This weekend, CHAMPIONS teams from @UCSF, @cdrewu & @dgsomucla provided free vascular screenings to over 100 people in 3 cities! We are so grateful to all of the CHAMPIONS volunteers improving community health. 💪❤️

Learn more about the 2025 Wylie Scholar, Dr. Sara “Mimi” Gaines’s project, “The role of microbial uremic toxins on the endothelial and smooth muscle cell regulation of neointimal formation in arteriovenous fistulas,” in the video below! https://t.co/n3FVGKOSVR

You don't gotta knock on wood, because it ain’t hard to see that Hands-Only CPR can be the key to saving a life! If you see a teen or adult collapse, call 911 and push hard and fast in the center of the chest until help arrives to the beat of @taylorswift13’s new hit “Wood.”

The Society for Vascular Nursing is the premiere source of education for vascular nurses at all career stages. Check out our Clinician Resources here!

Presenting to Chinese speakers in San Francisco about PAD awareness and patient engagement in health and research! Thanks to @SelfHelpElderly , Dr. @JDShih , @KECKSchool_USC, and @PCORI for the opportunity!

Finish strong - @VascularSVS September Step Challenge

Learn more about the Participating in Research as an Advisor Module:

Steve & Isabel highlighted how education equips patients to play an active role in the health journey. The VHEA Research Advisor Module empowers patients to serve as research advisors who ensure lived experience guides innovation, inclusivity, and equity in clinical research.

In A Future Forward Together, Tammy & Courtney Leitsinger reflect on hope for the future of PAD and encourage patients & families to be proactive through education, advocacy & care. 🎥 Watch A Future Forward Together under the Caregiver Advocacy Series: https://t.co/nwCdhG8Lfv

We would like to extend a special thank you to the PAD Walking, Exercise and Wellness Support FB group for hosting the Challenge, sharing the Song of the Day music playlist, and broadcasting the Friday Feature Video Series. Thank you for moving with us for PAD Awareness Month!

It’s the final day of the Move It, Move It Challenge! 🎶 Today’s Move It, Move It Song of the Day is Walking on Sunshine.

Thank you to our wonderful patient advocate, Trish Brown, for joining the 2025 Vascular Health Step Challenge with our partner @VascularSVS! #StepwithSVS #VascularCures #PADAwarenessMonth

Trish walks to stay strong with PAD—and inspires others to move for vascular health. 🌟 Double your impact! Give by Sept. 30 to support the SVS Foundation and @VascularCures —your gift is matched. https://t.co/oWUdahFPnU #StepWithSVS

Learn more about the Cholesterol Module:

In the previous Friday Feature Video Series, Steve & Isabel reminded us that education is empowerment. The VHEA Cholesterol Module explains how cholesterol impacts vascular health & PAD, offering clear steps to manage it, reduce risk & protect long-term health.

It’s Day 25 of the Move It, Move It Challenge! 🎶 Today’s Move It, Move It Song of the Day is Blue Coupe chosen by Ray Johnson. Let’s finish the final days of PAD Awareness Month strong!

Steve and Isabel’s Friday Feature Video Series underscores the value of education. Through the VHEA Obesity Module, patients can learn how obesity affects vascular health and what steps support better outcomes. Learn more about the Obesity Module: https://t.co/0XzkBvuM70

It’s Day 25 of the Move It, Move It Challenge hosted by the PAD Walking, Exercise and Wellness Support FB group! 🎶 Today’s Move It, Move It Song of the Day is Unstoppable, chosen by Mary Bingeman. Together, we’re unstoppable in the fight against PAD.

This #WhyIWalkWednesday, we’re highlighting all the amazing participants who have stepped up to the challenge and walked over 34,000 miles to raise awareness for 200 million people worldwide living with PAD. #StepWithSVS #VascSurg #PADAwareness Tag your walking buddy! 👇

It’s Day 24 of the Move It, Move It Challenge, hosted by the PAD Walking, Exercise and Wellness Support FB group! 🎶 Today’s Move It, Move It Song of the Day is Good Vibrations, chosen by Ray Johnson. Step forward and share the good vibes for PAD Awareness Month!