September is PAD Awareness Month
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Awareness Month Urges Screening and Advocacy in National Effort to Prevent Amputations Leading medical societies dedicated to improving vascular health urge patients, providers, and policymakers to act through the Get a Pulse on PAD Campaign. WASHINGTON— September is Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Awareness Month, a time to take action against a […]
Podcast: The Multidisciplinary Approach to Combatting CLI Globally
Podcast: The Multidisciplinary Approach to Combatting CLI Globally In this episode, Dr. Jos van den Berg discusses the benefits of joining the Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) Global Society, including discounts on Amputation Prevention Symposium (AMP) meetings, access to a specialized journal, and participation in Multidisciplinary CLI Network (MCLIN) discussion boards. View Podcast
Amputations Are Deadly: Life-Saving Options You Need To Know
Amputations Are Deadly: Life-Saving Options You Need To Know Press Release The Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) Global Society is urging individuals with poor leg and feet circulation to seek crucial information on new medical options that could potentially save their lives and limbs. This call to action comes in response to recent news reports regarding […]
CLI Global Society Statement Regarding NYT Article
CLI Global Society Statement Regarding New York Times Article This document is written in response to a recent article published in the New York Times on July 15, 2023, regarding healthcare and limb loss. The Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) Global Society is a nonprofit, multidisciplinary membership-based organization of healthcare providers committed to amputation prevention, thereby […]
Following BEST-CLI and BASIL-2
Following BEST-CLI and BASIL-2, Do We Better Understand How to “Best” Serve Critical Limb Threatening Ischemia Patients? Jos C. van den Berg, MD, PhD1; Barry T. Katzen, MD2; Walter Dorigo, MD3; Andrew Holden, MD4; Daniella Kadian-Dodov, MD5; Robert Lookstein, MD6; Jihad A. Mustapha, MD7; John H. Rundback, MD8; Thomas Zeller, MD9 *On behalf of the […]
Critical Limb Ischemia – ‘A Threat to Life and Limb’
Critical Limb Ischemia – ‘A Threat to Life and Limb’ There’s a growing worldwide epidemic of critical limb ischemia (CLI) that threatens to disable approximately 2 million Americans, according to a 2019 study published in the journal Vascular Health and Risk Management. Often caused by peripheral artery disease (PAD), CLI results from inadequate blood flow […]
CX Audience Demands Urgent Action on Quicker Diagnosis of Hurting Legs
CX Audience Demands Urgent Action on Quicker Diagnosis of Hurting Legs April 23, 2021 In a roundtable discussion with the CLI Global Society, Barry Katzen (Miami, USA) stressed that, despite undiagnosed superficial or deep venous thrombosis carrying the risk of pulmonary embolism and death, diagnosis is not quick enough. He also noted that, “in many […]
PAD Task Force Commends Reintroduction of ARC Act in U.S. House in Recognition of National Minority Health Month
PAD Task Force Commends Reintroduction of ARC Act in U.S. House in Recognition of National Minority Health Month April 21, 2021 Members of the Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Task Force – including the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC), CardioVascular Coalition, CLI Global Society, Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, SCAI – The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and […]
CLI is a Major Public Health Concern With Prognosis Worse Than Many Types of Cancer
Critical Limb Ischemia is a Major Public Health Concern With Prognosis Worse Than Many Types of Cancer Journal of Critical Limb Ischemia, March 2021 On behalf of the Board of Directors of the CLI Global Society, we are honored to launch the first peer-reviewed journal focusing exclusively on CLI. Journal of Critical Limb Ischemia will […]
The CLI Global Society Announces the Journal of Critical Limb Ischemia
The CLI Global Society Announces the Journal of Critical Limb Ischemia The First Peer-Reviewed Journal Dedicated to CLI Call For Manuscripts By Jihad A. Mustapha, MD The first issue of CLI Global launched in November 2014 to help meet an unmet educational need in CLI. Over the years, the issue has provided data, tips and tricks, […]