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CPMA Co-Hosts First California P.A.D Taskforce Meeting

CPMA Co-Hosts First California P.A.D Taskforce Meeting

California Podiatric Medical Association to Co-Host

California P.A.D. Taskforce Committee

Meeting at the Governor’s Office

 

 

Sacramento, CA, February 3, 2010 – The Office of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, The California Podiatric Medical Association (CPMA), and the Department of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention (CDPH) will come together to address the devastating, debilitating and costly medical condition known as P.A.D. (Peripheral Artery Disease) - a leading cause of heart attack, stroke, and amputations - on Thursday, February 4, 2010 in the California State Capitol, Governor’s Council Meeting Room. 

 

The meeting will be opened, and introductions made, by Jon A. Hultman, DPM, MBA, Executive Director of the California Podiatric Medical Association.  Michael R. Jaff, MD, PAD Taskforce Committee Chairman and Moderator; Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Medical Director, Vascular Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts will lead the meeting of fifteen (15) highly respected medical scholars.  The goal of the Committee is to outline a path of preventative wellness including a collaborative care approach that will support the early identification and treatment of P.A.D., leading to decreased cost and better outcomes for the people of California. The Governor’s office and the Committee are committed to understanding the impact of P.A.D. on the people of Californians and build awareness of this highly under diagnosed disease through a collaborative care model supported by a dedicated team including Podiatric Physicians, Primary Care Physicians and Vascular Specialists.

 

ABOUT CPMA

 

Since 1912, the California Podiatric Medical Association (CPMA) has served as a symbol of excellence in the podiatric medical profession. As California’s “Trusted Source for Podiatric Health Information,” CPMA and its members are dedicated to promoting public health through policy, advocacy, innovation and continuing education.