What is Making the Connection^®?

Making the Connection^® is a partnership of the Canadian Lipid Nurse Network, the Canadian Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Diabetes Québec, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the Canadian Diabetes Association, Blood Pressure Canada, and Pfizer Canada Inc.

Making the Connection^® Partners

The Canadian Lipid Nurse Network is a non-profit organization with a mandate to provide information, education and resources to healthcare professionals and the public regarding the assessment, treatment and management of dyslipidemia and other risk factors for heart disease and stroke. (www.lipidnurse.ca)

Diabetes Québec is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Diabetes Québec and its 47 affiliate associations are dedicated to educating and providing resources to Québec residents and healthcare professionals about diabetes prevention and management; ensuring people with diabetes receive the necessary services and support; and encouraging diabetes research and advocacy. (www.diabete.qc.ca)

The Canadian Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation is a multi-disciplinary association of professionals dedicated to providing leadership in clinical practice, research and advocacy in cardiac disease prevention and rehabilitation for the enhancement and maintenance of cardiovascular health of Canadians. (www.cacr.ca)

The Heart and Stroke Foundation, a volunteer-based health charity, leads in eliminating heart disease and stroke and reducing their impact through the advancement of research and its application, the promotion of healthy living and advocacy.

The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada is a federation of 10 provincial Foundations, led and supported by a force of more than 140,000 volunteers. (www.heartandstroke.ca)

Blood Pressure Canada (BP Canada) is a volunteer, non-profit, charitable organization that is dedicated to the prevention and control of hypertension in Canada. It is an organization that strives to increase awareness about hypertension and reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease in Canada through the prevention and control of hypertension. (http://hypertension.ca/bpc/).

Established over 50 years ago, the Canadian Diabetes Association is a charitable organization that has grown to include a presence in more than 150 communities across the country. The Canadian Diabetes Association promotes the health of Canadians through diabetes research, education, service and advocacy. (www.diabetes.ca)

Pfizer Inc, the world's largest pharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, manufactures and markets leading prescription medicines for humans and animals, as well as many of the world's best-known over-the-counter brands. Pfizer global headquarters is located in New York, where the company was founded in 1849. In Canada, Pfizer employs approximately 2,000 people with the Canadian headquarters of Pfizer Canada Inc. in Kirkland, Quebec.

The Making the Connection partner organizations are working together to educate Canadians on the health risks of elevated cholesterol and the need to take action to manage it. The involvement of the partner organizations in this important educational initiative does not constitute a direct or implicit endorsement of Pfizer’s products or services on the part of any or all of the partner organizations.

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