Heatsinking a surface mount power resistor?

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Hello,
We are dissipating 2 Watts in this CSM3637 surface mount resistor, any tips on how we can heatsink it?

CSM3637 series power resistors...
http://www.vishaypg.com/docs/63089/csm.pdf

We thought of bringing loads of thermal vias through each pad to the bottom of the PCB to pads there, and then sticking a thin insulating pad over the bottom pads, then glueing a heatsink to this pad....is this the best way?
 

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