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Impact of a 12-week, pharmacist-directed walking program in an established employee preventive care clinic.

Purpose: The impact on physical activity and health of a 12-week, pharmacist-directed walking program incorporated into an employee health and wellness clinic was evaluated.

Methods: Clinic participants were eligible for study inclusion if they or their spouse was a current or retired employee of Ohio Northern University. Participants received a pedometer, a calendar with specific daily walking goals for the 12-week period, and maps with walking routes.

Heparin-bonded, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene-lined stent graft in the treatment of femoropopliteal artery disease: 1-year results of the VIPER (Viabahn Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface in the Treatment of Superficial Femoral Artery Obstructive Disease) trial.

Purpose: To evaluate the performance of a heparin-bonded, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE)-lined nitinol endoprosthesis in the treatment of long-segment occlusive disease of the femoropopliteal artery (FPA) and to identify factors associated with loss of patency.

Materials And Methods: In a single-arm, prospective, 11-center study (VIPER [Gore Viabahn Endoprosthesis with Heparin Bioactive Surface in the Treatment of Superficial Femoral Artery Obstructive Disease] trial), 119 limbs (113 patients; 69 men; mean age, 67 y), including 88 with Rutherford category 3-5 disease and 72 with Inter-Society Consensus for the Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease (TASC II) C or D lesions of the FPA, underwent stent graft implantation. The mean lesion length was 19 cm; 56% of lesions were occlusions.

Design and implementation of a pharmacist-directed preventive care program.

Purpose: The design and implementation of pharmacist-directed preventive care services within a university-based, employee health and wellness clinic are described.

Summary: Ohio Northern University (ONU) HealthWise is a multidisciplinary employee health and wellness clinic located on the campus of ONU that offers medication therapy management, disease management, nutrition counseling, and physical wellness coaching services. A pharmacist-directed preventive care program based on recommendations from the U.

Employee attitudes toward participation in a work site-based health and wellness clinic.

Purpose: To conduct a needs assessment to determine employee attitudes and barriers toward participation in a multidisciplinary work site-based health and wellness clinic.

Methods: A 21-question survey was developed and sent electronically to all available (n = 874) employees of a self-insured employer.

Results: Of the 303 survey respondents (34.