Foundation Update

I am pleased to give you an update on several successful initiatives by the Foundation of the National Lipid Association in the past months.

As you know, in keeping with the Foundation's mission to educate clinicians (as well as the lay public), the Foundation of the NLA supported and sponsored a public awareness campaign about familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) that was launched August 30, 2013, to coincide with National Cholesterol Education Month for September. You can still download the "Are You the One?" poster/supplement at www.learnyourlipids.com.

Several members of the Foundation of the NLA, as well as other NLA members, participated in the FH Foundation’s FH Summit in Annapolis, just before the NLA’s Fall CLU in Baltimore. The Foundation of the NLA has created a tear sheet that can be used by FH patients when they are filling out the FH Foundation’s new patient registry online. The tear sheet is available on the NLA website and can be downloaded by providers to give to their FH patients to help provide them with information that they need to know in order to answer questions for the registry. You may access this tear sheet directly here: www.lipid.org/sites/default/files/fh_patient_tear_sheet.pdf.

The Foundation hosted an event on Saturday, Sept. 21 in conjunction with the NLA Fall Clinical Lipid Update in Baltimore, MD. The event in Baltimore, which was a Food Tour of Fell’s Point including a ferry ride across the Inner Harbor, had 25 attendees and netted approximately $600 for the Foundation.

We will hold another fabulous dinner event at the Spring Clinical Lipid Update in Maui, HI. Support the Foundation of the NLA at a Hawaiian Luau, a traditional party filled with Hawaiian foods, music and dance. Sunset is the perfect time for a traditional Hawaiian luau on the shores of Maui. Bring your appetite since you’ll be feasting on a magnificent spread of Hawaiian foods. Then, settle down under the stars while you listen to live music and watch skilled performances of the hula. The Maui Luau on a balmy evening under the stars will transport you to the days of early Polynesia as you enjoy traditional music, dance, food and fun. This event will cost $150 per person. You may register online at lipid.org/springclu.