WUWHS - World Union of Wound Healing Societies

Satellite Symposia - Schedule at a glance

	Wednesday June 4	Thursday June 5		Friday June 6	Saturday June 7
9:15				Satellite Symposium G: The Future Role of Diagnostics in Wounds Sponsored by 3M Worldwide Hall A	Satellite Symposium H: The Role of Dynamic Reciprocity in Difficult to Heal Wounds Sponsored by HEALTHPOINT Hall A
10:00	Satellite Symposium B: 21st Century Wound Care putting the patient first - Optimising the integration of V.A.C.® Therapy into Clinical Practice - A global consensus Sponsored by KCI Hall A
10:45			Exhibits	Exhibits		Exhibits
11:30
12:15		Satellite Symposium F: Wound Infection Management Sponsored by smith&nephew Hall A
12:30	Satellite Symposium C: Minimizing Pain at dressing - related procedures Sponsored by MÖLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE Hall A
12:45					Lunch & Learn Symposia: see below for abstracts and room details
13:30
13:45
14:00
14:15
14:30	Satellite Symposium D: Compression in Venous Leg Ulceration: Practical Considerations Sponsored by ConvaTec Hall A
16:00
16:30	Satellite Symposium E: Assessment and Treatment of Patients with Wound Pain Sponsored by Coloplast Hall A
16:45		Sunset Satellite Symposia: See below for abstracts and details
17:45
18:00	Grand Opening of Exhibits and Exhibitor Reception (18:00-20:30)

Unopposed Satellite Symposia

Disclaimer

(NOT sponsored nor accredited by the University of Toronto)

Wound care relies on a multidisciplinary approach and a broad range of stakeholders, including industry. Industry has led the way to new therapy development and educational approaches. Through a series of satellite symposia, our platinum sponsors will have the opportunity to showcase their current innovations. Their participation in these important activities is vital to the ongoing development of wound care as a specialty. We welcome their significant input to our conference.

10:00, Wednesday, June 4 Hall A

Satellite Symposium B: 21st Century Wound Care putting the patient first - Optimising the integration of V.A.C.® Therapy into Clinical Practice - A global consensus

Opposed Sunset Satellite Symposia

16:45, Thursday, June 5

3M Worldwide

Room 106

Use of PHI Technology in the Care of Difficult to Heal Wounds

Christopher L. Hendrix: Down Regulation of matrixmetalloproteases - Biochemical and Clinical Aspects of Wound Healing

Hard to heal wounds require a dynamic continuum of care. Vital aspects of management include evaluation of vascular viability, assessment of bacterial burden, and the provision of appropriate off-loading. Chronic wounds are laden with matrix metaloproteases. Downregulation of MMP's at the cellular level is a critical aspect of care. The use of PHI technology in advanced wound care dressing materials is a valuable and powerful tool for care and closure of chronic difficult to heal wounds.

Abbott Nutritior

Room 202

Therapeutic Nutrition: Advances in the Science of Wound Healing

Dr. Rank Dawson, MD. FACS Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Cosmetic Surgery, Cincinnati, OH: Nutritional Strategies for Physiologic Repair of Chronic Wounds
Dr. Adrian Barbul, MD, FACS, Surgeon-in-Chief/Professor Surgery, Sinai Hospital John Hopkins University: The Role of Nutrition and Specific Nutrients to Improve Wound Healing Outcomes

OBJECTIVES:

Determine what type of wounds can benefit from nutritional therapy
Evaluate the usefulness of specialized nutrients in wound healing
Identify the current recommendations on nutritional management in patients with wounds
Describe recent clinical trials in nutrition ans wound healing.

ABSTRACT: Nutrition plays an important role in wound healing, repair of soft tissue injuries and recovery from surgery. Research has demonstrated that nutritional state and wound healing are strongly associated. Collagen synthesis is required for complete wound healing and resolution of tissue injury. Although the wound healing process is complex, the ultimate outcome of any healing process is repair of a tissue defect. Control of wound collagen synthesis has been an indefinable goal, and in many clinical instances, the goal is to increase the collagen deposition as a means of enhancing wound strength and integrity. Recent research supports the use of specific nutrients in order to enhance collagen deposition at the wound site. Specific amino acids, and their derivatives may also be beneficial for healing.

Archimed

Room 104AB

The Thomas Hunt Seminar: Diagnostics and the Role of Oxygen in Wound Healing

Stefan Beckert (Tubingen, Germany): The role of oxygen and lactate in wound healing
Keith Harding (Cardiff, UK): The potential for molecular diagnostics to guide therapy and improve outcomes
Paul Davis (Archimed, UK): Harnessing oxygen/lactate signalling and diagnostics, in practice

OBJECTVE: The seminar has been organized as a tribute to the pioneering work of Thomas Hunt by highlighting new insights to the role of oxygen and lactate in wound healing. It will also highlight the exciting potential of new molecular diagnostic and theranostic techniques in to guide the cost effective management and therapy of wounds. ABSTRACT: Many factors are known to influence the rate of healing or the transition from a non-healing to a healing state. The problem for clinicians is deciding which, if any, of the known factors they can influence with their present tool-kit. Some of these factors are biochemical and oxygen balance is an example of one that is of crucial importance but very difficult to assess. New tools are now emerging that allow clinicians to intervene practically and simply with programmed oxygenation and lactate control (e.g. Oxyzyme and Iodozyme). The significance of these in clinical practice will be described. As an example, it has been found that lactate in the presence of oxygen can initiate angiogenesis and connective tissue synthesis, while sustained hypoxia actually inhibits neovascularisation. Evidnece that lactate indirectly enhances endothelial cell migration by stimulation of VEGF production will be reviewed. But there is still the problem for clinicians of knowing when to intervene with therapies that influence or control such "invisible" biochemical factors, and of knowing when the therapies are having the desired effect. That's why the profession needs objective and simple molecular diagnostic tests. The potential and scope of wound diagnostic tests will be described and set in the context of the needs of clinicians at the point of care.

Coloplast A/S

Room 205

Integrating Evidence into Everyday Practice

Finn Gottrup, Chair & Debra Netsch: Clinical Evidence by Example
Madelaine Flanagan: Interpreting Clinical Evidence Heather Orsted: Implementing Evidence into Everyday Practice

The objective of this symposium is to provide the audience with knowledge, tools and motivation for integrating evidence into everyday practice. It opens with education in how to read and interpret publications and extract the relevant key findings. These learnings will be used on and illustrated by examples of different clinical evidence. Guidance in how to utilize the obtained knowledge and implement evidence-based practice concludes the session. Interactions and knowledge sharing with the audience will end the program.

ConvaTec

Room 201

Exudate: "Friend or Foe" How to Impact your practice and Improve Patient Outcomes

Prof. Keith Harding, Chair: Opening Remarks
Courtney Lyder: Problems and Challenges of Exudate Management
Prof. Keith Harding: Practical Solutions to Managing Exudate
Pat Coutts: New Innovation in Exudate Management
Prof. Keith Harding: Questions and Answers: Ask the Experts

Properly understanding, assessing and managing wound exudate is the key to effective wound healing. Yet the role of exudate-both positive and negative - in wound healing is often not fully understood. This symposium will examine the importance of evaluating a wound and identifying the characteristics of exudate that can help formulate an individualized and effective wound management strategy. Challenges of managing exudate are examined and practical solutions for achieving the optimal wound healing environment using the appropriate dressings are highlighted. The program will include case studies and the learner will have the opportunity to have their own questions and cases addressed during an Ask the Experts panel discussion.

HEALTHPOINT®

Room 206

Maintenance Debridement

Elizabeth Ayello and Gail de Lisa: The Impact of Maintenance Debridement on Different Aspects of the Wound Healing Process

The underlying abnormalities of difficult to heal and chronic wounds (such as diabetic, venous, and pressure ulcers) promote the continuous deposition of fibrotic and necrotic debris that can provide an substrate for infection and interfere with granulation and re-epitelialization. There is a growing consensus that such wounds require regular maintenance debridement in order to keep the wound bed free of this debris and maintain the readiness of the wound for healing. This session will discuss the impact of maintenance debridement on different aspects of the healing process and explore a variety of issues related to the successful incorporation of maintenance debridement into an effective wound care strategy.

KCI

Room 105

Twenty first century wound care: Putting the patient first: Patient transition from hospital to home

16:45 - Prof. Gary Sibbald, Chair: Introduction
16:50 - Dr. Caroline Fife: Safety of Vac Therapy in the Home Care Setting
17:00 - Prof. David Armstrong: Clinical outcome of VAC Therapy in DFU Treatment - evidence for patient transition
17:10 - Dr. Paul Trueman: Cost Effectiveness of VAC Therapy in the home health setting
17:20 - Todd Nicholson: Living with VAC Therapy - a patient's perspective
17:30 - Prof. Gary Sibbald: Training and Education - A toolkit to link home care outcomes to programs
17:40 - All: Questions and Answers

Patients with chronic wounds require holistic care from the hospital to home including the treatment of the cause and attention to patientcentered concerns. Local wound care has three main components: debridement, inflammation or infection control and exudate management. Excess exudate can lead to maceration, increased incidence of infection and deterioration of chronic wounds. The use of V.A.C.® Therapy in the local treatment of exudate can improve local wound care and accelerate healing.

In this session, we will review successful outcomes from the use of V.A.C.® Therapy in the homecare setting by healthcare professionals, patients and healthcare systems. Todd Nicholson, the Canadian Paralympic sledge team captain will tell us about his use of V.A.C.® Therapy as part of his gold medal success story. This symposium will highlight the safety of V.A.C.®, Therapy in the community and homecare setting. To improve clinical outcomes, we have linked education to scientific evidence, expert knowledge, and patient preferences.

MedX Health

Room 104CD

Phototherapy: History of Success, Brilliant Future

Dr. Douglas Queen: History of Phototherapy
Anita Saltmarche: Extendicare Wound Study
Heather Orsted: Wound Monitoring
Tom Burgmann: Future of Phototherapy

INTRODUCTION: Soft tissue injury is often painful and prolonged and can have a major impact on a person's quality of life.

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVE: Phototherapy (use of light) has played a major role in accelerating tissue repair and controlling pain in rehabilitation and sport medicine conditions, dental applications and wound infections. Recent studies have shown its value in the treatment of both acute and chronic wounds. The results have demonstrated how phototherapy improved healing and reduced costs. Another component of wound management is monitoring of the wound's progress. Effective and efficient monitoring of several wound parameters can assist with wound healing.

METHOD: Comprehensive literature searches identify the positive effects of phototherapy in wound healing and isolated a number of research based parameters for monitoring wounds. A wound healing trial provides experience and learnings about incorporating phototherapy into clinical practice in long term care and skilled nursing facilities. Transitioning this clinical and technology experience and expertise into the future tissue treatmetn product applications will be outlined.

RESULTS: This symposium will present the positive effects of phototherapy and the aspects of wound monitoring which are supported by research and are important considerations for clinical practice and product development. Integrating both the use of phototherapy and monitoring wounds are then discussed as it may relate to the development of future innovative products.

Rimon Therapeutics Limited

Room 203

MMP Inhibition Therapy: Understanding the Next Trend in Active Wound Healing

Keith Harding, MD MRCGP FRCS, Cardiff University: Moderator
David Leaper, MD ChM FRCS FACS, Cardiff University: The Role of MMP's in Wound Healing
Gary Skarja, PhD, Rimon Therapeutics: MMP Inhibiting Wound Therapy
Patricia Coutts RN IIWCC: Clinical Investigation of MMP Inhibition Therapy

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of at least 25 zinc-dependent enzymes that are collectively able to degrade all extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins. ECM degradation is a normal event in the physiological remodeling associated with growth and maintenance processes such as cell migration, angiogenesis, and tissue turnover. However, the elevated MMP activity in stalled chronic wounds contributes to uncontrolled destruction of connective tissue and increased inflammation. Therefore, targeted reduction of MMP action can reduce tissue degradation, kick-starting the healing process. The clinical understanding of the promise of targeted MMP inactivation therapy for stalled chronic wounds has increased in recent years. The evolving clinical treatment of stalled wounds would clearly benefit from treatment options that are thoroughly researched and have demonstrated positive clinical trial results. We will describe a new MMP inhibiting treatment and demonstrate its unique technology. In addition, we will present clinical trial results of targeted reduction of MMP action that correlates to improved wound condition. This exciting new technology confirms the promise of a unique approach to active wound healing.

Smith & Nephew

Room 107

Open Minds Close Wounds - A New Perspective on Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Dr. Mark Chariker: Historical perspective of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) and the evolution in contemporary medicine
Dr. Malin Malmsjo: Mechanisms of action
Dr. Robb Whinney: Clinical Utilization of NPWT with case studies

Although the use of suction to drain wounds or following surgery has been around for two centuries, modern interest in negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) was revived with Raffi's 1952 study of negative pressure applied under skin flaps after radical mastectomy. The benefits of NPWT beyond wound draining were revealed in a number of studies conducted in Russia in the 1980s and 1990s. The studies established its role in reducing edema, inflammation and bacterial burden, promoting granulation tissue formation, and reducing wound complications and length of hospital stay. In the US, a gauze-based NPWT technique was used to manage incisional and cutaneous fistulae, whilst in Europe, researchers described the application of foam-based negative pressure of open fractures to produce a clean wound bed and prevent osteomyelitis. Several mechanisms of action have been postulated to account for the effects of NPWT including changes in blood flow and deformation of tissues. There continue to be many unresolved questions regarding the mechanisms of action of NPWT despite many years of its use. The theoretical benefits of NPWT on wound healing mean very little until they can be placed into context. For the wound care specialist, it is what NPWT can do for their patients on a daily basis that matters most. In this symposium, we will take a look at the application of NPWT in a university hospital's acute and critical care surgical floor and wound care clinic over a 24 hour period. Using case studies, there will be examination of which patients and wounds are the best candidates for NPWT, definition of the goals of NPWT and description of common mistakes that lead to the failure or discontinuation of NPWT. There will also be discussion of how to successfully integrate NPWT techniques into clinical practice to improve patient care. This symposium will describe the extensive history of use of NPWT, explore the evidence, old and new, to support the hypotheses related to mechanism of action and discuss the context in which NPWT can be most effectively used.

Opposed Lunch and Learn Symposia

12:45, Saturday, June 7

ConvaTec

Room 106

Challenges of Fecal Incontinence

Courtney Lyder, ND, GNP, FAAN: Opening Remarks
Judith Wishin, RN, BSN, CCRC: Need for containment of Infectious Diarrhea
Stephanie Chen, Global Health Economics Strategy & Communication, Convatec: Impact of Acute Diarrhea on Resources
Eileen McCann, RN, BSN, CWOCN: Traditional Management of Diarrhea - Should we Think Differently About Fecal Management

An estimated 1/3 of patients in the ICU are fecally incontinent. Fecal incontinence is associated with an increase in the risk of nosocomial infections, and the development of perineal dermatitis and pressure ulcers. This symposium will examine the complications associated with diarrhea in the incontinent patient, the implications of the transmission of contaminated stool, and the economic and psychosocial impact on resources, caregivers and patients. Traditional and new methods for containment of stool will be discussed in an effort to identify the most optimal interventions for improving outcomes. Following the presentations, audience members will have the opportunity to interact with faculty during the Ask the Experts panel discussion.

Derma Sciences

Room 107

The Antimicrobial and Wound Healing Effectiveness of Active Leptospermum Honey: Mechanisms of Action and Review of Current Evidence

Rose Cooper: Mechanisms of action
Georgina Gethin: Clinical Evidence

Honey has been used for thousands of years to manage wounds and burns, and has been referred to as "nature's antibiotic". It, like silver dressings, was used fairly regularly up until the advent of penicillin in the 1940's. Even in the modern day there are reported cases of clinicians using honey for challenging wounds, although the cases are mostly anecdotal and there does not seem to be a consistency in reported efficacy. Within the last decade however, researchers have identified one particular species of honey cultivated in New Zealand and Australia - known as Active Leptospermum Honey - which has unique plant-derived components that make this variety well suited for management of wounds and burns in modern times. Not unlike Taxol, one of the most successful chemotherapeutic agents and derived specifically form the Yew Tree indigenous only to the western portion of North America, the plantderived components of Active Leptospermum Honey differentiate it from other honeys in its antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, immuno-modulatory, and free-radical scavenging activity. The result is a novel product that can be uniquely used to manage all the key aspects of wound bed preparation, and can be used throughout the various phases of wound healing. In this satellite symposium, you will hear two presentations from clinicians that have been involved in some of the key evidence supporting this developing product category. The first presentation will focus on mechanisms of action, and the second will focus on current clinical evidence - notably a recently completed 100+ patient randomized controlled study - for Active Leptospermum Honey and its use in managing hard-to-heal wounds and burns.

Johnson & Johnson Wound Management

Room 203

Healing Should not Wait

Dr. William Li, M.D. President and Medical Director The Angiogenesis Foundation and Mrs. Zena Moore, TVN, Nurse Teacher: Scientific Basis and New Modalities in Advanced Wound Care

Multiple factors have now been identified as responsible for delayed healing in chronic wounds. These include: impaired angiogenesis, infection, moisture imbalance, excessive proteases and inflammation among other factors. Each defect can be identified clinically and addressed using basic good care techniques and the appropriate selection of advanced wound technologies. These interventions will be identified and discussed individually as well as in the context of integrated care.

KCI

Room 205

21st Century Wound Care - Managing Risk: The Bariatric Patient and the Common Pressure Ulcer

Professor Keith Harding: Aims & Objetives ; Introduction of Symposium (5 minutes)
Janette Powers, USA: Wound care challenges for the bariatric patient (25 minutes)
Professor Marco Roanelli: Pressure Ulcer Risk Management (20 minutes)
Professor Keith Harding: Question and Answer

Lorenz NeuroVasc Room

104CD

The Biocompatible Electrical Neurostimulation FREMS in the Treatment of Non-Healing Wounds: Mechanisms of Action and Clinical Results

Pamela Houghton (Canada) University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada: The Role of Electrical Stimulation in the Treatment of Non-Healing Ulcers: Implementing Electrical Stimulation in Community Care Setting for a Population of People with Pressure Ulcers and Spinal Cord Injury
Maurizio Bevilacqua (Italy) Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Department of Medicine, Luigi Sacco Hospital (Vialba) - University of Milan, Italy: FREMS: The Biocompatible Electrical Neurostimulation. Possible Mechanisms of Action and Biological Effects in Human Beings
Chairperson - Elllia Ricci (Italy), Critical Wounds Unit, St. Lucas Clinic, Pecetto Torinese, Turin, Italy: Electrical Neurostimulation for the Treatment of Non-Healing Wounds of Arterial Origin in Patients Technically Inoperable
Giovanni Veneziano (Italy), Departmental Service for Sociohealth Integration of the Aged and Integrated Home Care, AUSL 6 Palermo, Italy: Non-Healing Ulcers: Domiciliary Assistance Including Electrical Neurostimulation - Clinical Outcome and Cost Reduction

Electrical stimulation is an effective adjunctive treatment for wounds that do not heal after an adequate trial of standard therapies. The aim of this symposium is to propose the novel FREMS™ technology, a biocompatible electrical neurostimulation for the treatment of nonhealing wounds. FREMS™ (Frequency Rhythmic Electrical Modulation System) is a composition of electrical signals characterized by negative and multi-modulated pulses which mimic different electrophysiological processes. The impulse sequences interact with biological control systems. FREMS™ is able to improve peripheral cutaneous blood flow, release of angiogenetic factors (VEGF, b-FGF) and reactivate vasomotion activity. These events indicate that FREMS™ can integrate the treatment of non-healing wounds, in terms of healing time and pain control. The symposium will review the experience with existing electrical stimulation treatments, then the focus will be on FREMS™ technology by describing its mechanisms of action and important clinical outcomes. The session will be closed with a discussion on organizational and economical assessment in home treatments.

Medline

Room 202

Today's Innovation in Hands-on Healthcare Education

Deborah Adler, Principal Designer, Milton Glaser Inc.: Improving adherance through educational innovation (Deborah Adler's design provides just in time guidance to clinicians)
Elizabeth A. Ayello, PhD, RN, CNS-BC, WOCN, FAPWCA, FAAN, Meeting Co-chair, World Union of Wound Healing Societies 2008: Dr. Ayello assesses modern wound care education: strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats (SWOT!)

We need to move from anecdotal dressing selection based on "What worked on Mrs. Jones" to evidence informed practice matching wound components (DIMES) to wound charachteristics. Seventy percent of wound dressings are applied by clinicians who are not experts in wound care. We have a system to select the best dressing and avoid wastage from opening unwanted packages! Deborah Adler saw a problem with patient safety and medication erors. In 2004, it was estimated that 60% of the US population accidentaly took the wrong medication. Motivated by a desire to make peoples' lives easier and safer, Adler designed a comprehensive system for packing and educationg patients as her master's thesis. The result was a completely reinvented prescription bottle and label that revolutionized packing in the US. We have launched this system to improve wound care product selection. Dr. Elizabeth Ayello assesses our current wound care education and proposes strategies for just in time education with a shift from the classroom to point of care where it is more relevant to improve outcomes.

Mölnlycke Health Care

Room 105

Does it have to hurt? Practitioners' views on minimizing pain in venous leg ulcers, burns and malignant wounds

Chairman Prof. Christina Lindholm, SRN, PhD - Professor in Clinical Nursing, Kristianstad University, Department of Health Sciences Clinical Association, Kristianstad General Hospital, Sweden; President in the Swedish Tissue Viability Nurses Association. Council member EWMA and EPUAP - Chair: Pain management - Leg ulcers
Herbert Meites, MD, F.A.C.S - Medical Director of the Department of Wound & Hyperbaric Medicine & The Paul Silverstein Baptist Burn Center, Integris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK: Pain management - burns
Pamela Savage BA, MA Ed., RN, CON(C), University Health Network, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario: Pain management - malignant wounds

Pain at dressing changes is an issue that has an impact on patient's quality of life. The objective of this session is to raise the awareness of wound related pain in different indications and also to show practical examples of how soft silicone dressings can help minimize pain at dressing related procedures. The session will discuss how pain affects quality of life and healing. Different guidelines and strategies will be highlighted. The session will highlight how pain is managed in three different indications, and provide views on how pain differs between the different indications. Examples of patient cases will be shown, focusing on the pain perspective and illustrate how to minimize the pain with soft silicone dressings.

Smith & Nephew

Room 201

Improving dressing choice for wound management today - new options to meet clinical demand

Sylvie Meaume, France: Chair's overview
Sylvie Meaume, France: Critical factors in a moisture balancing dressing
Paula Kotz, USA: Options for reducing bacterial loads in wounds that have a suspicion of infection
Fiona Russell, UK: Options for minimising pain and maximising comfort
Sylvie Meaume, France: Panel discussion - wider factors and implications for the future

Significant demands are being placed on topical therapies, including dressings, which are now expected to fulfil increasingly advanced roles. Important factors for an advanced dressing can include fluid handling, antibacterial protection and maximising patient comfort. This symposium highlights the attributes required of a modern dressing, and discusses the potential advances in the new ALLEVYN* range that have been designed to meet them.

Fluid handling capacity is an essential attribute and it will be suggested that this consists of 3 components, namely absorption (so that unwanted exudate and cellular debris can be removed from the wound), retention (so that enough moisture is retained to optimise healing) and transpiration (so that enough fluid can be removed to keep the dressing comfortable and conformable). The potential for fluid handling offered by the new triple action ALLEVYN technology in this context will be presented and discussed.

Silver is a well established antimicrobial with proven bactericidal effect. Clinical experience with new ALLEVYN Ag will be discussed in relation to those patients whose wounds can benefit from a single dressing that provides both superior fluid management and the ability to provide sustained antibacterial activity for up to 7 days.

It is also important for an advanced dressing range to be able to minimise pain and maximise comfort when treating challenging wounds with varying levels of skin integrity. The inclusion of gel adhesives that provide gentle adhesion to the skin by distributing force over a larger surface area provide this opportunity, and their implications will be reviewed through discussing experiences with ALLEVYN Gentle and ALLEVYN Gentle Border.

No treatment can be assessed independently of the systemic, regional and local factors that influence healing in our patients and this symposium will draw closely on recent case histories that our panel has found to be indicative of the challenges that we are all faced with in advanced wound management today.

* Trademark of Smith & Nephew

Synergy Healthcare

Room 104AB

Optimizing Outcomes: Using Topical Negative Pressure Therapy (TNP) at the right time and with the right patient

Stella Vig, Consultant Vascular and general Surgeon, Mayday University Hospital, UK: Cost Effective Wound Care
Henk Hoeksema, Burn care and research coordinator, University Hospital Gent: Using Exudex wound drainage device for complex patients
Pauline Beldon, Tissue Viability Nurse Consultant, Epsom and St. Helier University NHS Trust, UK: Experience of using the Exudex wound drainage device

The arrival of numerous TNP wound care devices onto the marketplace in recent years has helped facilitate the uptake of this highly effective therapy by clinicians. Inevitably the increased availability of TNP has resulted in a greater variety of wound types and/or patients being treated with this modality. It is important to understand that TNP does not represent a cost-free panacea and as such it is imperative that prior to it being prescribed for a patient, the clinician must give careful consideration to the outcome they wish to achieve and to decide whether this is a realistic goal that can be realised by using TNP. This session will explore some of the issues surrounding cost effective wound care. There will be a specific focus on use of the Exsudex wound drainage system with a range of patients where there are several different outcome goals (including exudate management and wound healing).

Wiley-Blackwell

Room 206ACE

Effective Communication of Your Message

Prof. Keith Harding: Evidence and changing practice Patricia Price: Statistics in the real world
Griselda Campbell: Perfecting your published paper
Heather Orsted: Delivering an effective presentation
Dr. Douglas Queen: Creating a perfect poster

What makes a memorable presentation or publication? Why do you listen to certain presenters and glaze over at the very mention of others? Why is it that you read some publications and indeed reference them but ignore others? How does new evidence change your practice? It's all about messaging and delivery. When a piece of communication is to the point, relevant and compelling, it engages - the listener or reader. Engaging people is not magic - it's all about effective communication. There are three steps to effective communication - a solid message, communicating that message with conviction and delivering it in a way that stands out from the crowd. This applies to any message delivered in any format. The content is important but the validation (e.g. statistics) and style (the look) are equally important. The most important tip is to put yourself in the place of the recipient - would you enjoy your message and is it credible. If the answer is yes, then you're on your way to an effective communication and hopefully, changing practice.

Exhibit Hall Floorplan and Key

3M Health Care: 1229
Abbott Nutrition: 2019
Advanced Bio Healing: 2128
Advanced Bio-Technologies, Inc.: 2023
Advanced Oxygen Therapy: 1811
Advancis Medical: 1513
AMD-Ritmed Inc.: 1230
American Professional Wound Care Association (APWCA): 1014
Amparo Medical Technologies: 2013
Aranz Medical Limited: 2017
Archimed -- A Division of Insense Limited: 2007
ARJO/Huntleigh: 1829
Arobella Medical LLC: 1007
Asociacion Mexicana Para el Cuidado Integral y Cicatracion de Heridas AC (AMCICHAC): 1030
Associação Brasileira de Estomaterapia: estomias, feridas e incontinências SOBEST: 1031
Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC): 1028
Associazione Infemieristica per lo Studio delle Lesions Cutanee: 2129
Associazione Italiana Ulcere Cutanee (AIUC): 2131
Australasian Wound & Tissue Repair Society (AW&TRS): 1138
Australian Wound Management Association (AWMA): 1010
Bridge PTS: 1015
Calmoseptine, Inc.: 1612
Cambridge Publishing: 7
Canadian Association of Enterostomal Therapy (CAET): 1018
Canadian Association of Wound Care (CAWC): 1022
Canica Design: 1035
Celleration, Inc.: 1029
Chinese Tissue Repair Society: 1039
Circulator Boot: 2109
Coloplast: 1429
Contipro C, a.s.: 2021
Convatec, a Division of Bristol Myers Squibb Canada Inc: 1922
Covidien: 1019
Delfin Technologies Inc.: 1232
Derma Sciences: 1706
Dermatology Nurses Association, Canadian Central Chapter (DNA): 1034
DJO, Inc.: 2035
DM Systems, Inc.: 2005
EHOB: 1610
Elsevier Canada: 11
European Pressure Advisory Panel (EPUAP): 2135
European Tissue Repair Society (ETRS): 1006
European Wound Management Association (EWMA): 1008
Farrow Medical Innovations: 2112
Ferris Mfg. Corp: 1313
Flow Aid: 1339
Gaymar Industries: 1311
Greystone Pharmaceuticals Inc.: 1129
Healthcomm UK: 1
Healthpoint Ltd.: 1722
Hill-Rom: 1111
HMP Communications: 6
Hollister Wound Care: 1800
HS Pharmaceuticals, LLC: 1128
IIWCC: 1130
India Wound Management Society: 1033
Ivivi Technologies, Inc.: 1114
Japanese Society for Wound Healing: 1338
Johnson & Johnson Wound Management: 1805
Juzo: 1133
KCI Europe Holding BV: 1223
Lendell Manufacturing Inc.: 2118
Les Editions MF: 10
Life Wave Ltd.: 2006
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins: 8
Lorenz NeuroVasc: 1512
Mark Allen Group: 9
Market Logistics: 2113
Medela Healthcare: 1911
Medicon GmbH: 2106
Mediterranean Council for Burns and Fire Disasters (MBC): 1239
MedLine Industries Inc.: 1119
MEDX Health Corp.: 1134
MIP Inc.: 1411
Mölnlycke Health Care: 1728
National Pressure Advisory Panel (NPUAP): 1036
New York State Nurse's Association: 1032
Nigerian Association of of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgeons: 2133
Nitric Bio: 1511
Oculus Innovative Sciences Inc.: 1132
Ogenix: 2122
Onset Therapeutics: 2033
Organogenesis: 2110
OxyHeal Health Group: 2031
Pan-America Hyperbarics: 2130
Prizm Medical, Inc.: 2029
Quart Healthcare: 2111
Regen Lab: 1135
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO): 1016
Registered Nurses Journal (RNAO): 1016
Sage Products: 1013
Sage Publishing: 5
SAM Medical Products: 2120
Sanuwave: 1211
Sechrist Industries: 2105
Serena International: 2132
Sigvaris Corp.: 1234
Smith and Nephew Medical: 1423
Society Francaise et Francophone des Plaies et Cicatrisations (SFFPC): 1139
Soring GmbH: 1839
Stryker: 1905
Synergy Healthcare: 1913
T.H.E. Medical: 1112
Talley Medical: 2121
Telus: 1907
The Link (CAET): 1018
Theramed: 2116
Therapeutic Surface Solutions: 2011
Tissue Therapies: 1131
VATA: 2012
Venosan Canada: 1813
Vivolution A/S: 1413
Wake Pharm US: 2134
WebCME: 2104
Wiley-Blackwell: 3
World Council of Enterostomal Therapists (WCET): 1012
Wound Care Canada (CAWC): 1022
Wound Healing Association of South Africa: 2137
Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses (WOCN): 1238

Exhibitors - Alphabetical Listing

3M Health Care

Booth 1229

Advance your wound care journey with 3M

Stop by booth 1229 to learn how to:

Conquer non-healing wounds with new innovative technology
Triumph over pressure ulcers and skin tears
Navigate skin care
Tackle lower extremity challenges

See our new 3M skin, wound, and compression technologies that will help you improve patient outcomes!

Abbott Nutrition

Booth 2019

Abbott is a global, broad-based health care company devoted to discovering new medicines, new technologies and new ways to manage health. Abbott products span the continuum of care, from nutritional products and laboratory diagnostics through medical devices and pharmaceutical therapies.

Abbott Nutrition is behind some of the world's most trusted names in pediatric, adult, healthy living, therapeutic and performance nutrition products as a trusted worldwide leader in nutrition that advances the quality of life for people of all ages.They are the trusted makers of such well known products as Ensure®, Glucerna® and Similac®.

Abbott Nutrition also offers Juven® Therapeutic Nutrition Drink Mix which is a patented blend of arginine, glutamine, and beta-hydroxy-betamethylbutyrate (HMB). Juven has been clinically shown to help build lean body mass and support wound healing.

Ipek Erdogan
Business Development Manager
Medical Nutrition
Marketing & Business Development
Abbott Nutrition International
200 Abbott Park Road
Bldg. J49-4
Abbott Park, IL 60064-6130
Office (847) 937-8078
Mobile (614) 218-7792
ipek.erdogan@abbott.com

Advanced Bio Healing

Booth 2128

Advanced BioHealing, Inc. (ABH) is a leader in the science and clinical application of regenerative medicine. We are focused on the development and marketing of cell-based and tissue-engineered products that utilize living cells to repair or replace body tissue damaged by injury, disease or the aging process. We currently market Dermagraft® for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers and are developing a next-generation bioengineered tissue product.

Advanced Bio-Technologies, Inc.

Booth 2023

Advanced Bio-Technologies, Inc. (ABT) is a world leader in scar treatment, with patented formulas that have become the "Gold Standard" for scar management. ABT's flagship product, Kelo-cote® Advanced Formula Scar Gel, is a proprietary silicone gel technology used to treat and prevent abnormal scar formations such as keloid, burn and hypertrophic scars. Kelo-cote® is able to flatten, soften, reduce discoloration and redness, and relieve itching and pain associated with scars resulting from surgery, trauma and burns.

Kelo-cote rapidly dries to form a gas permeable, flexible and waterproof sheet, which bonds to the stratum corneum becoming a "second skin". This layer provides protection, hydration and modulates collagen synthesis, improving the appearance of the scar.

Advanced Oxygen Therapy

Booth 1811

Advanced Oxygen Therapy Ltd. is focused on providing our patented non-invasive Topical Wound Oxygen (two2™) therapy products for the treatment and closure of chronic Diabetic, Venous and Pressure ulcers worldwide. Thereby helping to reduce healthcare costs and improve the quality of life for patients with these debilitating conditions.

Mike Griffiths, CEO
AOTI Ltd.
Qualtech House
Parkmore Business Park West
Galway, Ireland
Tel: +1 760-672-1920
Email: mike.griffiths@aotinc.net
Website: www.aotinc.net

Advancis Medical

Booth 1513

Advancis Medical is dedicated to improving healthcare through continuous development and production of quality medical products for effective management of clinical conditions.

Advancis is the first company to develop Manuka honey into a CE marked medical device for application to wounds. We are pleased to introduce Silfix® soft silicone products for 2008.

Advancis Medical
Lowmoor Business Park, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottingham,
NG17 7JZ, England
Tel: +44 (0) 1623 751500
Fax: +44 (0) 871 264 8238
Web: www.advancis.co.uk
Web: www.medicalhoney.com
Email: info@advancis.co.uk

AMD-Ritmed Inc.

Booth 1230

AMD-RITMED manufactures a full line of high quality disposable woundcare products, surgical dressings and protective apparel including Dermafill, a naturally occurring Biosynthetic Skin Substitute that aids in the closure of many chronic vascular, venous and pressure ulcers that never showed improvement.

AMD-RITMED Inc. is ISO 13485:2003 and Directive 93/42/ EEC certified.

AMD-Ritmed Inc,
1200 55th Ave. Lachine, Québec H8T 3J8
Phone: 514 633-1111 or 888 441-2120
Fax: 514 633-1186 or 888 434-4988
e-mail: btouchet@amdritmed.com
Web site: www.amdritmed.com

American Professional Wound Care Association (APWCA)

Booth 1014

American Professional Wound Care Association is a multi-disciplinary organization representing all fields practicing wound care. Approximately 75% are physicians, a large percentage of remaining members are nurses, physical therapists and other health care professions. APWCA is unique in that it functions similar to a "college" organization and therefore designates members who meet specific criteria to be Fellows, Diplomates or Associates. Open enrollment for physicians to become Fellows of the association will close during 2008. Currently physicians who are certified in their field of medicine can become Fellows without sitting for a physician certification exam. APWCA endorses the only Physicians Wound Care Certification Examination, which is being administered by The Council of Medical Education Testing and recognized by the American College of Hyperbaric Medicine. Additional member benefits include: Medline index journal, newsletters, monthly email news updates, consultation services, representation for insurance related issues and more...

Stop by our booth or go to www.apwca.org or call (215) 364-4100 for more information.

Amparo Medical Technologies

Booth 2013

Aranz Medical Limited

Booth 2017

ARANZ Medical (www.aranzmedical.com) presents Silhouette, an ultraportable system for medical professionals desiring accurate and efficient assessment and documentation of wounds. Silhouette combines a standard mobile computing device (a PDA) running easy-to-use software with a custom camera. Silhouette is appropriate for clinical trials, wound care centers, hospitals and home health agencies.

ARANZ Medical Limited
Physical Address: 47 Hereford St, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand
Postal Address: PO Box 3894, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
Phone: +64 3 374 6120 or 1-866-4670934 (US only)
Email: email@aranz.com
Website: www.aranzmedical.com

Archimed - A Division of Insense Limited

Booth 2007

Restoring the oxygen balance in chronic and infected wounds

Archimed is an innovative new company focussed on wound healing. New products OXYZYME™ and IODOZYME™ are the first oxygenating moist wound healing systems for chronic and infected wounds.

Both OXYZYME™ and IODOZYME™ are based on a novel technology that uses advanced biochemistry to work like a molecular pump, drawing in oxygen from the atmosphere and transporting it to the surface of the wound, generating iodine in the process. OXYZYME™ delivers oxygen and a low level of iodine to create an oxygenating bacteriostatic environment to encourage healing in chronic and acute wounds. IODOZYME™ also delivers oxygen and a higher, antimicrobial, level of iodine to encourage healing in infected wounds.

The OXYZYME™ and IODOZYME™ systems are as easy to use as conventional dressings, are comfortable for the patient, and provide oxygen balance where it is needed most. Of the 61 Case Studies completed to date in our on-going OXYZYME™ case study programme, 69% of wounds have either healed or improved.

ArjoHuntleigh

Booth 1829

ArjoHuntleigh is a World Leader in integrated solutions for care of people with reduced mobility and related conditions, with the aim to enhance efficiency and quality of care in elderly care facilities, hospitals and other care environments. We strive to provide quality products, solutions and programs that enhance the daily lives of patients, while providing safe and healthy working environments for the people who care for them.

Established in early 2007 through the merger of ARJO and Huntleigh Technology, ArjoHuntleigh brings together two leading groups in healthcare to create a broad product and solutions portfolio and an extensive sales and service network around the world.

Welcome to a wider range of possibilities to improve quality of care.

...with people in mind

The ArjoHuntleigh product portfolio encompasses:

Patient Handling
Therapy & Prevention
Diagnostics

The World Union of Wound Healing Society conference booth has examples of our innovative Enterprise medical bed, patient lifting, therapeutic surfaces, intermittent pneumatic compression, bariatric care and diagnostics. We encourage you to visit the booth and meet our people. There will be several new technologies at our conference booth.

Arobella Medical LLC

Booth 1007

Arobella Medical, LLC is a medical device company specializing in low-frequency cavitational ultrasound for wound care and management therapies. Our company is committed to providing wound care professionals with pioneering technology to manage today's most difficult cases. The new Qoustic Wound Therapy System™ advances debridement techniques using a double delivery of ultrasound from the proprietary Qoustic Qurette™.

Arobella Medical, LLC
5929 Baker Road, Suite 470
Minnetonka, MN 55345
Website: www.arobella.com
E-mail: service@arobella.com
1-866-WOUNDS-0 (1-866-968-6370)

Asociacion Mexicana Para el Cuidado Integral y Cicatracion de Heridas AC (AMCICHAC)

Booth 1030

The "Asociación Mexicana para el Cuidado Integral y Cicatrización de Heridas, A.C." (Mexican Association for Holistic Wound Care and Healing) is the most important multidisciplinary wound and ostomy association in México. It is dedicated to the advance in wound and ostomy care knowledge, focusing on evidence-based practice, education, research, and relationship with all those involved in improving the outcomes of those suffering wounds and the satisfaction of the providers.

Associação Brasileira de Estomaterapia: estomias, feridas e incontinências SOBEST

Booth 1031

SOBEST (Brazilian Association of Stomatherapy: wound, stomy and continence) was founded in 1992. As a multiprofessional association its purpose is the technical and scientific development of its members. Every year, SOBEST promotes several scientific events, being the most important the national congress. REVISTA ESTIMA, the scientific SOBEST journal (Portuguese language), was created in 2003, is published every three months and at this time is trying get indexation.

Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC)

Booth 1028

The Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC) is the preeminent multidisciplinary organization for wound care. AAWC is a nonprofit association, headquartered in the United States. This organization is open to everyone involved in wound care, including clinicians, patients and their lay caregivers, facilities, industry, students, retirees and others interested in the care of wounds. AAWC was conceived in 1995 to spread awareness by promoting excellence in education, clinical practice, public policy and research.Our Mission: The AAWC gives its members the opportunity, through numerous Association benefits and activities, to build a collaborative community to facilitate optimal care for those who suffer with wounds. This community encourages an equal partnership among all individuals who are involved in the care of patients.

Associazione Infemieristica per lo Studio delle Lesions Cutanee (AISLeC)

Booth 2129

In 1993, AISLeC, Associazione Infermieristica per lo Studio delle Lesioni Cutanee - (Nursing Association for the Study of Skin Wounds) was established by a number of nurses as an apolitical and non-profit organization. In 1998, representation of the allied health disciplines in the association occurred. There are approximately 3,000 members from the disciplines of nursing, medicine, pharmacy, podiatry, medicine, physical therapy, nutritional science and other professional groups such as health workers etc. AISLeC is recognized among professionals and institutions as a Scientific Society focused on the area of wound care.

Since its foundation the Association is committed to promoting and improving the quality of care to patients with wounds through clinical practice, education, and research initiatives.

Associazione Italiana Ulcere Cutanee (AIUC)

Booth 2113

The Italian Cutaneous Ulcer Association (A.I.U.C. - Associazione Italiana Ulcere Cutanee) was established in Rome in 1999. After eight years of activity the Association has now over 2000 members all over Italy. It is organized on a national and regional basis, and is a Supporting Society of the WUWHS and a Co-operating organization of the EWMA.

The Association, initially with an exclusively medical focus, has gradually altered its organization to allow for interdisciplinary operation.

A.I.U.C. has become a real meeting point for all the figures involved in the world of severe wounds. The Association is both a place for debate and a movement which aims to become not only scientific but also active in the acknowledgement of the rights of those affected by cutaneous wounds and those responsible for treating them; bringing this hidden problem to the attention of political and social organizations at regional and national level.

Australasian Wound & Tissue Repair Society (AW&TRS)

Booth 1138

The Australasian Wound & Tissue Repair Society (AWTRS) is a non-profit making organisation founded in 2007, which aims to promote knowledge and interchange between scientists, healthcare professionals, industry and other individuals that have an interest in wound healing and tissue repair. The Society holds a biennial meeting and a number of focus meetings each year concentrating on different aspects of wound healing and tissue repair, ranging from basic science to clinical aspects of healing.

Australian Wound Management Association (AWMA)

Booth 1010

The Australian Wound Management Association (AWMA) was formed in 1994 and is a multidisciplinary, non-profit association of people committed to developing and improving wound management for all individuals through education, research, communication and networks.

The Association is linked to the autonomous state wound management associations of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Australian Capital Territory and Western Australia. In 2007 the AWMA established a Northern Territory Branch and the Australasian Wound and Tissue Repair Society were formed. There are approximately 3,000 members from the disciplines of nursing, medicine, pharmacy, podiatry, industry and the sciences.

The Association hosted the First World Wound Congress in Melbourne in September 2000. At this meeting the International World Union of Wound Healing Societies was formed. AWMA holds a Biennial Conference hosted by states and Territories on a rotational basis. In 2008 the AWMA hosted the Conference in Darwin NT. The theme of the Conference was "Dreams, Diversity & Disasters" and focused on the influences of traditional and scientific methods on wound management and research. Since November 1993 a quarterly journal (Primary Intention) has been published and is now known as 'Wound Practice and Research'

The Associations aims to improve the community's understanding of wounds and wound management practices, and has developed for practitioners Guidelines for the Prediction and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers (2001). and Australian Standards for Wound Management (2002). A committee is now preparing Venous Leg Ulcer Guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of Venous Leg Ulcers.

Bridge PTS

Booth 1015

Wound healing and infection research is our specialty at BRIDGE PTS. We offer expertise in evaluating drugs and medical devices for their wound healing, antimicrobial and anti-biofilm efficacy using in vitro and in vivo models that closely resemble human disease. For more information visit www.BRIDGEPTS.com. Specialized Research. Rapid Results.

BRIDGE PTS
2509 Kennedy Circle, Building 125
San Antonio, TX 78235
Phone: 210-532-7344
Fax: 210-532-7349
www.BRIDGEPTS.com
Paul Attar
Email: paul.attar@bridgepts.com

Calmoseptine, Inc.

Booth 1612

Calmoseptine Ointment

Calmoseptine Inc. promotes Calmoseptine Ointment for the prevention and treatment of skin irritations from moisture such as urinary and fecal incontinence. It is also effective for irritations from perspiration, wound drainage, fecal & vaginal fistulas and feeding tube site leakage. Calmoseptine Ointment temporarily relieves discomfort and itching. Free Samples at our booth!

Calmoseptine, Inc.
Phone: (714) 840-3405
Fax: (714) 840-9810
Email: kim@calmoseptine.com
Website: www.calmoseptineointment.com

Cambridge Publishing

Booth 7

Cambridge Publishing is the leading Australian-owned specialist publisher, on behalf of Societies, Colleges and Associations, in Australia. Our focus is on Professional Publishing, which is also known as STM (Scientific, Medical and Technical) Publishing, and we have been producing quality journals, books, monographs and conference proceedings for over 20 years. Our proven experience in this field ensures we provide a comprehensive range of services to many Societies throughout Australia and internationally.

Canadian Association of Enterostomal Therapy (CAET)

Booth 1018

The Canadian Association for Enterostomal Therapy (CAET) is a not-for-profit association for over 350 nurses specializing in the nursing care of patients with challenges in wound, ostomy and continence.

The CAET acts in the public interest for Canadian Enterostomal Therapy Nurses to give national leadership in wound, ostomy and continence nursing promoting high standards for ET nursing practice, education, research and administration to achieve quality specialized nursing care.

The CAET speaks for Canadian Enterostomal Therapy Nurses and gives registered nurses specialized in Enterostomal Therapy Nursing a strong national association through which they can support each other and speak with a powerful, unified voice. CAET is working to-wards taking an active role in legislative policy which could influence the health care decisions that affect ET nursing professionals every day.

Canadian Association of Wound Care (CAWC)

Booth 1022

The CAWC is a nonprofit organization of healthcare professionals, industry participants, patients and caregivers dedicated to the advancement of wound care in Canada. The CAWC was formed in 1995 and its official meeting is the CAWC annual conference held in Canada each year.

The CAWC is recognized as a world leader among wound-care organizations for its:

Support of the integration of interdisciplinary and evidence based practice
Advocacy
Integrated approach to wound-care education
Encouragement of research to improve practice
International co-operation
Collaboration with patients, caregivers, health-care professionals and industry

The CAWC pursues these objectives through a broad range of educational activities, awareness and prevention initiatives and by publishing its official journal Wound Care Canada.

CAWC Contact information:
Phone: 416-485-CAWC (2292)
Fax: 416-485-2291
2171 Avenue Road, Suite 102
Toronto, Ontario
M5M 4B4
Web Site: www.cawc.net
General E-mail: info@cawc.net

Canica Design

Booth 1035

Canica's wound closure devices eliminate the need for mesh and skin grafts and primarily close previously unclosable wounds ranging from lacerations to eviscerations. Save time, money and achieve better patient outcomes.

ABRA® Abdominal Wall Closure
ABRA® Surgical Skin Closure
ABRA® Adhesive Skin Closure
DynaClose™ Skin Closure
SutureSafe™ Wound Stabilization
DynaCleft™ Cleft Lip Approximation

Canica Design Inc.
Phone: (613) 256-0350, 1-800-705-8312
Fax: (613) 256-0360
Web: www.canica.com
Emails: sales@canica.com

Carolon Company

Manufacturers of ambulatory and non-ambulatory vascular compression over 30 years, Carolon Company introduces the MULTI-LAYER COMPRESSION SYSTEM for venous ulcers. The Multi-Layer uses an ultra thin under stocking that facilitates application of the Outerstocking allowing patients for the first time, to apply and wear Class II compression.

Carolon Company
601 Forum Parkway
Rural Hall, NC 27045
336-969-6001

Celleration, Inc.

Booth 1029

MIST Therapy® is a painless and clinically proven healing device for wounds. It is an advanced bioactive therapy that promotes healing through cellular stimulation while removing bacteria. MIST Therapy is a painless noncontact ultrasound device for modern wound care.

Celleration
10250 Valley View Road
Suite 137
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
P) 952-224-8700
F) 952-224-8750
website: www.celleraiton.com
email: www.info@celleration.com

Chinese Tissue Repair Society

Booth 1039

Chinese Tissue Repair Society (CTRS), a nonprofit-making organizations, has been devoted to the promotion of knowledge and interchange between scientists and health professional, and other individuals who have an interest in trauma, injury, tissue repair and regeneration. Its members come from clinical doctors, nurses, and basic scientists. The society has annual meetings and Professor Xiaobing Fu is the president of CTRS.

Circulator Boot

Booth 2109

Coloplast A/S

Booth 1429

By being close to our customers Coloplast Wound & Skin Care creates innovative solutions in response to customer needs.

Coloplast A/S
Holtedam 3, 3050 Humlebaek
Denmark
Direct: +45 4911 1586
Mobile: +45 3085 1586
E-mail: dkpek@coloplast.com

Contipro C, a.s.

Booth 2021

Contipro C, a.s. is a manufacturer of final pharmaceutical products based on sodium hyaluronate. One of the company's most important products is Hyiodine, a patented wound healing product dedicated for healing of all kinds of difficult-to-heal wounds, highly effective with diabetic ulcers. Contipro's R&D's focus is on wound healing, drug delivery and tissue engineering.

Contipro C, a.s. 561 02 Dolní Dobrou 401 Czech Republic

Convatec, a Division of Bristol Myers Squibb Canada Inc

Booth 1922

ConvaTec delivers more than innovative technologies.

ConvaTec has led the way in wound care innovation for over 20 years. But good science and sound research are just part of the ConvaTec approach. To make wound care easier and more effective, we consider the whole healing process and all the elements within it.

To understand every stage of the wound care cycle, we look beyond the laboratory to the clinical environment. We listen to the needs of healthcare professionals, we understand the pressures on purchasers, and we focus on the most important element of all, the patient.

Covidien

Booth 1019

Covidien, formerly Tyco Healthcare, is a global $10 billion manufacturer of leading medical devices and supplies, imaging products and pharmaceuticals. The Company employs more than 43,000 people worldwide and is dedicated to working with medical professionals to improve patient outcomes. Its portfolio of leading brands includes Autosuture, Kendall, Mallinckrodt, Nellcor, Puritan Bennett, Syneture and Valleylab.

15 Hampshire Street
Mansfield, MA 02048 USA
Tel: 508-261-8035
Fax: 508-261-6077
www.covidien.com

Delfin Technologies Inc.

Booth 1232

Delfin Technologies is a worldwide provider of instrumentation for scientific skin research. Delfin's high quality products are used in wound care research and development applications in the industry as well as for clinical studies in the academic field.

At the exhibition Delfin will promote especially the VapoMeter that measures transepidermal water loss (TEWL) values and the MoistureMeter D for measuring skin tissue water changes, for example edema, locally. These instruments are used in studies on material and product safety or on early detection and healing of wounds.

Derma Sciences

Booth 1706

Derma Sciences has been a leader in advanced wound care since its inception in the mid 1980's. Its first product, DERMAGRAN®, utilizes topical absorption of micronutrients. Derma Sciences recently launched MEDIHONEY™ Antimicrobial Dressings with Active Leptospermum Honey. This unique dressing promotes wound healing while also offering strong broadspectrum antimicrobial activity. The company is also launching the only intermittent pneumatic compression therapy device for ambulatory patients - MOBIITY1™.

Dermatology Nurses' Association Canadian Central Chapter (DNA)

Booth 1034

The Canadian Dermatology Nurses' Association is committed to the specialty of Dermatology. We are comprised of Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses and other dermatological health-care providers with an interest in the field of dermatology.

It is our goal to ensure quality care for dermatology patients through evidence-based practice. We are committed to ongoing education and to utilize knowledge gained about dermatology diseases and disorders to further the quality of care patients receive. We examine the challenges, and the professional and practice issues that impact the quality of care for dermatology patients. As dermatology nurses, we network with colleagues and professional contacts not only at annual conventions and workshops but through communication to promote dermatology care as an integral part of the health-care system.

DJO, Inc.

Booth 2035

DJO Incorporated is a global provider of solutions for musculoskeletal health, specializing in rehabilitation and regeneration products for the non-operative orthopedic, spine and vascular markets. Marketed under the Aircast(R), DonJoy(R) and ProCare(R) brands, the Company has a broad range of over 600 rehabilitation, regeneration and vascular system products.

DJO, LLC
1430 Decision Street
Vista, CA 92081-8553 U.S.A.
Direct: 760-734-3125
Cell: 760-212-8986
Fax: 760-734-3595
www.djortho.com

DM Systems, Inc.

Booth 2005

DM Systems, Inc.'s established wound care products specialize in prevention and treatment of heel & elbow ulcers. Our uniquely customizable, latex free Heelift® convoluted and smooth boots offer Bariatric, Standard, and Petite sizes. Heelift® Traction Boots prevent fracture pain boasting 10 pounds of straight skin traction. Cushioned Elbowlift® Suspension Pads treat elbow injuries.

DM Systems, Inc.
800-254-5438
www.dmsystems.com

EHOB

Booth 1610

EHOB, Inc. was founded in 1985 with a special interest in soft tissue research, education and product development. Today, a leading company in pressure ulcer management, EHOB continues to be an innovator of affordable products effective in the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers - simple products that work! The acquisition of the DermaCare™ brand foam line in 1998 extended our continuum of care to include products for simple comfort and prevention for minimal risk patients. And, in 2007, the FootHold®, FootHold® (AFO) and FootHold® Plus line added products for ambulation and splinting.

EHOB, Inc. manufacturing, research, product development and corporate operations are located in Indianapolis, Indiana.

EHOB, Inc.
250 N. Belmont Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46222
1.800.966.3462
www.ehob.com
corporate@ehob.com

Elsevier Canada

Booth 11

Elsevier Canada is a team of leading publishers including Saunders, Mosby, Churchill Livingstone, Butterworth-Heinemann, Hanley & Belfus, MDConsult and FIRSTConsult dedicated to meeting the information needs of health science professionals. We publish highquality textbooks, references, periodicals, and electronic products for medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and health professions.

Zefra Warrican
Educational Sales & Marketing Coordinator
ELSEVIER CANADA
905 King Street West, 4th Floor
Toronto, ON M6K 3G9
T 416.644.7067
F 416-255-5456
z.warrican@elsevier.com
www.elsevier.ca

European Pressure Advisory Panel (EPUAP)

Booth 2135

The European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel was founded in 1996 'to provide relief of persons suffering from or at risk of pressure ulcers, in particular through research and the education of the public.' It holds annual meetings throughout Europe and in 2008 the 11th annual meeting with the theme 'Risk Management and Early Detection' will be held in Bruges, Belgium from 4-6 September and will be co-hosted by the University of Gent Nursing Science Department. The EPUAP has produced guidelines on prevention, treatment and nutrition for pressure ulcers which are disseminated free of charge. The EPUAP Review is published three times a year.

Dr George W Cherry
EPUAP Business Office
14 Aston St,
Oxon, OX4 1EP, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1865 791925
www.epuap.org
www.pressureulcerguidelines.org
e-mail: oxfordwound@aol.com

European Tissue Repair Society (ETRS)

Booth 1006

The European Tissue Repair Society was founded in 1988 to promote knowledge and interchange between scientists, healthcare professionals, industry and others with an interest in tissue repair of all organs. The Society has an annual meeting in various European cities and in 2009 will be in Limoges, France. In 2008 there will be a joint meeting with the Tissue Viability Unit of Malta 10-12 September. The ETRS Bulletin is distributed to members and is available on the web. Members may also pay a reduced subscription to Wound Repair and Regeneration,

Dr George W Cherry
ETRS Business Office
14 Aston St,
Oxon, OX4 1EP, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1865 791925
www.etrs.org
e-mail: oxfordwound@aol.com

European Wound Management Association (EWMA)

Booth 1008

The European Wound Management Association (EWMA) works to promote advancement of education and research into native epidemiology, pathology, diagnosis, prevention and management of wounds of all aetiologies.

EWMA is

an umbrella organisation linking wound care societies across Europe.
a multidisciplinary group bringing together individuals and organisations interested in wound care.
an educational resource providing conferences, information, publications and bursaries on all aspects of wound care.

Further information: www.ewma.org

Farrow Medical Innovations

Booth 2112

Ferris Mfg. Corp

Booth 1313

PolyMem® wound care dressings and cavity fillers belong to an innovative class of adaptable wound care dressings called QuadraFoam®. QuadraFoam dressings effectively cleanse, fill, absorb, and moisten wounds throughout the healing continuum. The Ferris family of brands include: PolyMem, Shapes® by PolyMem, PolyMem Wic®, and PolyMem Max®; all in regular and silver formulations.

Ferris Mfg. Corp.
16 West 300 83rd. Street
Burr Ridge, IL 60527-5848
www.ferriscares.com/www.PolyMem.com,
www.PolyMemShapes.com
www.PolyMem.eu
email: info@ferrispolymem.com
Phone: 800-765-9636
International: +1-630-887-9797
Fax: +1-630-887-1008

Flow Aid

Booth 1339

FlowAid™ Advanced Medical Systems has drawn together a core group of renowned medical experts from around the globe with one chief objective: To address the complications arising from inadequate blood flow, atrophy and paresthesia.

FlowAid™ FA100 with Muscle Pump Activation System (MPA) naturally supports the body's circulatory system through the venous muscle pump increasing local blood flow and temperature in the lower extremities.

Gaymar Industries

Booth 1311

Founded in 1956, Gaymar produces state-of-the art pressure ulcer and temperature management solutions that provide relief to millions of patients each year with unmatched efficacy, comfort, and safety. Gaymar is committed to the development of clinical solutions in a way that promotes caring, passion, quality, innovation and integrity.

Gaymar Industries, Inc.
10 Centre Drive
Orchard Park, NY 14127
Phone: 1-800-828-7341
Fax: 1-800-993-7890
Email address: jbreannan@gaymar.com
Web site address: www.gaymar.com

Greystone Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Booth 1129

Greystone Pharmaceuticals is a research and development company based in Fort Myers, Florida, which is dedicated to science to accelerate wound healing. Epi-Max® is the newest wound technology innovation launched by Greystone Pharmaceuticals. Epi- Max® is a sterile cellulose acetate wound dressing coated with an ointment containing polyethylene glycols and a combination of metal ions. It is indicated for use as a wound dressing to manage diabetic skin ulcers, pressure ulcers (stages I-IV), stasis ulcers, skin irritations, abrasions and cuts. It is designed to promote a moist wound environment and protect from mechanical trauma. An essential component of successful wound care. Easy to use! Epi-Max® works fast and saves money! For further information call 1-800-814-3091.

Betty Coble
Sales Support Specialist
Dermagenics™ U.S., Inc.
3251 Poplar Ave.-Suite 150
Memphis, TN 38111
Phone (901) 452-2395 / 800 814-3091
Fax (901) 452-3885 Cell (901) 338-2674 bcoble@dermagenics.com

Healthcomm UK

Booth 1

HealthComm UK Limited is a leading, dedicated Global Communications Business for Healthcare Professionals. Made up of 7 Major Divisions - Wounds, Dermatology/ Skin Care, Continence, End of Life Care, Lymphoedema, Mental Health and Burns and Plastics. We specialise in providing affordable education to all relevant individuals, using a variety of tools:

Journals
Books
Events
Awards
WebSites
E Newsletters
Software

Healthpoint Ltd.

Booth 1722

Since its inception in 1992, HEALTHPOINT has established its presence in the research, development and marketing of branded biologics, pharmaceuticals, over the counter drugs, and medical devices for the prevention and treatment of diseased and traumatized skin and related soft tissue. HEALTHPOINT products include: Collagenase SANTYL® Ointment, OASIS® Wound Matrix, and Hydrofera Blue™ Bacteriostatic Wound Dressings. HEALTHPOINT is also committed to advancing the care and treatment of wounds through continuing education from The Wound InstituteSM. To learn more about this comprehensive educational resource, please visit www.TheWoundInstitute.com. HEALTHPOINT is a DFB Pharmaceuticals, Inc. affiliate company, and is based in Fort Worth, Texas. For more information, visit HEALTHPOINT's website at www.healthpoint.com, call us at (800) 441-8227 or visit our booth.

Healthpoint, Ltd.
800.213.9574 x2248 vm
817.988.8190 cell
817.900.4106 fax
www.healthpoint.com

Hill-Rom

Booth 1111

Hill-Rom provides sales, rental, service and support to the patient room environment. From beds and furniture, to architectural headwalls and communication, Hill-Rom offers innovative solutions to healthcare challenges worldwide.

Hill-Rom
1069 State Route 46 East
Batesville, IN 47006-9167
1-800-445-3730
www.hill-rom.com

HMP Communications

Booth 6

HMP Communications (HMP) is the authoritative source for comprehensive information and education serving healthcare professionals. HMP's products include peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed medical journals, national trade shows & conferences, online programs and customized programs within the clinical areas of wound care, dermatology, podiatry, cardiology, vascular, electrophysiology, long-term care, diabetes, arthritis, and specialized primary care. HMP's wholly-owned subsidiary, the North American Center for Continuing Medical Education (NACCME) provides a wide array of accredited CME offerings with industry thought leaders participating in Round Table Meetings, Web-casts, Symposia, Conferences, Seminars, Podcasts, and Satellite Programs. The SAWC (Symposium on Advanced Wound Care) and publication offerings such as Ostomy Wound Management, WOUNDS, and Today's Wound Clinic are leading journals in the wound care arena. Discover more about HMP's products and services at www.hmpcommunications.com.

Hollister Wound Care

Booth 1800

Hollister Wound Care is an alliance that brings together the strengths of two global leaders - Hollister Incorporated, in Libertyville, Illinois, a worldwide leader in ostomy products since 1974, and Laboratories URGO, in Dijon, France, a leading healthcare company specializing in innovative wound care products in Europe.

Hollister Wound Care combines resources in research and development, advanced technologies and a shared passion for developing solutions for acute and chronic wounds. We are pleased to introduce an innovative line of wound care products including a line of unique dressings with patented TRIACT technology, designed to decrease pain associated with dressing changes. TRIACT technology products are available with and without silver.

Hollister Wound Care LLC
1580 South Milwaukee Avenue
Suite 405
Libertyville, IL 60048
www.hollisterwoundcare.com

HS Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Booth 1128

Bensal HP is an externally used prescription only topical ointment used on complications associated with the pyodermas. With its all-in-one formulation of debriding, moisturizing, and anti-infective agents, Bensal HP may reduce the overall healing time as well as treatment interventions.

HS Pharmaceuticals
330 E Coffee St
Greenville, SC 29601-2804
United States

IIWCC - International Interdisciplinary Wound Care Course

Booth 1130

This 9 month course consists of two 4-day residential weekends, twelve self-study modules, and a selective related to each registrant's day to day activities.

India Society of Wound Management (ISWM)

Booth 1033

The Indian Society of Wound Management was established in 1996 with the aim of bringing together health care professional engaged in managing wounds on a common platform for exchange of ideas, views and clinical experience. The society comprises of physicians, surgeons, including plastic surgeons, diabetologists, nurses and basic scientists. The management of wounds in general and chronic wounds in particular is an interdisciplinary problem requiring a multidisplinary dedicated team. The society aim to create awareness about the importance of this field with the ultimate goal of establishing wound care centres providing state of the art clinical and research facilities. Indian Journal of Wound Management published bi-annually is the official journal of the Indian Society of Wound Management.

Ivivi Technologies, Inc.

Booth 1114

Ivivi Technologies is a medical technology company focusing on designing, developing and commercializing its electrotherapy technologies, which are used for a wide-array of clinical conditions.

Ivivi Technologies, Inc.
135 Chestnut Ridge Road
Montvale, NJ 07645
866.830.7342
www.ivivitechnologies.com

Japanese Society for Wound Healing

Booth 1338

The Japanese Society for Wound Healing has a history of 37 years. At present, a proportion of the doctor, the nurse and the other are respectively 88%, 9% and 3% (General Surgeon 40%, Plastic Surgeon 40% and Others 20%). The Society has an annual meeting whose topic raging from basic science to clinical aspects of wound healing.

Johnson & Johnson Wound Management

Booth 1805

Johnson & Johnson is the most comprehensive healthcare organization in the world.

Johnson & Johnson Medical Products represents the medical device component and is the broadest organization in Canada.

Johnson & Johnson Wound Management offers a complete product portfolio and solutions within the Wound Management arena.

Our vision is to be 'Canada's Most Trusted and Valued Healthcare Innovator'.

Sami Majdalani
Advanced Wound Care
Johnson & Johnson Medical Products
Toll Free: 1-800-872-3080 ext. 3067
Mobile: 1-647-289-4847
Office: 1-905-946-3067
Fax: 1-905-946-5273
Email: smajdal1@medca.jnj.com
Web: www.jnjgateway.com
200 Whitehall Drive, Markham, ON, L3R 0T5

Juzo

Booth 1133

Juzo is an international leader in innovation and manufacturing of graduated compression garments. Juzo's revolutionary Silver line combines X-static, The Silver Fiber, with our same high quality compression garments, providing patients the solution for when more than regular compression is needed. Antimicrobial, anti-static, anti-odor, and surface cooling properties make Juzo Silver ideal for wound care.

KCI Europe Holding BV

Booth 1223

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. is a global medical technology company with leadership positions in advanced wound care and therapeutic surfaces.

We design, manufacture, market and service a wide range of proprietary products that can improve clinical outcomes and can help reduce the overall cost of patient care.

Our advanced wound-care systems incorporate our proprietary Vacuum Assisted Closure(R), or V.A.C(R), Therapy technology, which has been demonstrated clinically to help promote wound healing through unique mechanisms of action and can help reduce the cost of treating patients with serious wounds.

Our therapeutic surfaces, including specialty hospital beds, mattress replacement systems and overlays, are designed to address pulmonary complications associated with immobility, to prevent skin breakdown and assist caregivers in the safe and dignified handling of obese patients.

We have an infrastructure designed to meet the specific needs of medical professionals and patients across all healthcare settings, including acute care hospitals, extended care organizations and patients' homes, both in the United States and abroad.

Lendell Manufacturing Inc.

Booth 2118

Lendell Manufacturing Inc. (LMI) is a manufacturer of hydrophilic and specialty polyurethane foam and prepolymer products. Niche applications include medical, cosmetics, and specialized high-performance markets.

Products include NolaTex, Super-Soft, and MediSponge. The company's latest medical introductions include MicroBisan silver-ion enhanced technology and Visco- Elastic off-loading and cushioning foams. Die-cutting, packaging, and converting services are available.

Les Editions MF

Booth 10

Editions MF is devoted to continuing training and the development of links between leaders in the fields of geriatrics and psychiatry, as well as focusing on problems related to wounds and healing. For this reason, Editions MF publishes four journals: the Revue Francophone de Gériatrie et de Gérontologie (French-speaking Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology), the Journal des Plaies et Cicatrisations (Journal of Wounds and Healing), the Revue Française de Psychiatrie et de Psychologie Médicale (French Journal of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology) and the Journal de Nutrition Clinique de l'enfant, l'adulte et la personne âgée all of which enable a regular exchange of information. It also publishes books concerning the most recent scientific developments in these different fields.

Life Wave Ltd.

Booth 2006

LifeWave Ltd. is a premier provider of innovative medical devices for Advanced Wound Treatment.

To meet the rapid evolvement towards homecare while reducing hospitalization time, LifeWave offers its noninvasive, painless Best Sore Treatment (BST) device.

LifeWave's patented electro stimulation technology transmits signals observed in acute wounds and are absent in chronic ulcers accelerating wound closure.

Ronen Avidar, VP Sales & Marketing
1 Azrieli Center, Round Tower, 41st Floor
Tel Aviv 67021, Israel
Tel: +972-3-609-5630
Fax: +972-3-609-5640
Email: sales@life-wave.com
Web-site: www.life-wave.com

Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins

Booth 8

Advances in Skin & Wound Care is an international journal dedicated to meeting the informational needs of multidisciplinary skin and wound care practitioners through publication of peer-reviewed original research, comprehensive review papers, and practical patient management articles that meet the criteria of scientific credibility, fair balance, and relevance to clinical practice.

Lorenz NeuroVasc

Booth 1512

Lorenz NeuroVasc, together with its partner Lorenz Biotech Italy, is a company dedicated to neurovascular rehabilitation, through the use of FREMS, Frequency Rhythmic Electrical Modulation System. The FREMS signals are rhythmically combined in specifically designed sequences, which interact with biological control systems. FREMS is the result of a research dedicated to realizing a non-pharmacological system able to treat neuro-vascular diseases, such as chronic ulcers and sores.

Lorenz NeuroVasc Inc.
2855 Argentia Rd. unit 2
Mississauga ON
L5N 8G6
905-567-8567
Fax 905-567-9567
btrewin@lorenzneurovasc.ca
www.lorenzneurovasc.ca

Mark Allen Group

Booth 9

The three main arms of MA Healthcare are its journals, books and conferences.

The company publishes 18 main medical and healthcare journals as well as three electronic journals on clinical nursing, clinical midwifery and hospital medicine.

MA Healthcare has also been organising dedicated medical and nursing conferences for over 20 years. Our privileged access to top healthcare practitioners and researchers ensures that our conference programmes always include the latest thinking and hot topics, as well as speakers who amongst the most informed in their field.

Market Logistics

Booth 2113

Medela Healthcare

Booth 1911

Medela provides superior quality suction systems and accessories for all care settings to include advanced wound care and cardiothoracic applications. To learn more about Medela's clinical solutions, please visit www.medela.com.

Medicon GmbH

Booth 2106

Medicon: for standard medical products such as wound dressings, band aids, electrode pads, compresses and disinfectant wipes, or for pharmaceutical products like transdermal patches.

Medicon offers a comprehensive and proven program of manufacturing and packaging machines to the medical/pharmaceutical sector, packaging foams, foils, nonwovens, or tissues. Custom-built, tailored solutions is the core of Medicon's concept. The modular-design machine program is the basis for new added value potential: e.g. for launching innovative products.

Medicon GmbH
Steinbeisweg 20
74523 Schwaebisch Hall
Germany
Tel. +49 791 506-1900
Fax +49 791 506-1520
info@medicon-ger.com
www.medicon-ger.com

Mediterranean Council for Burns and Fire Disasters (MBC)

Booth 1239

The Mediterranean Council for Burns and Fire Disasters (MBC) is a medical association. It's objective is to involve the surgical, scientific and intellectual forces of all the Mediterranean countries in an open exchange of opinion and action in order to analyse common themes, analogies and contrasts in the fields of prevention, treatment and functional recovery of burns and fire disasters.

MedLine Industries Inc.

Booth 1119

Medline Industries, Inc. offers a variety of innovative products and services for wound and skin care. Educational support includes Revolutionary Show-and-Tell Packaging which is a 2-minute course in Advanced Wound Care™ to ensure that today's busy nurses have all the product information they need, Comprehensive Educational Programs including Compass: Wound Care Prevention & Treatment, Educare™ Skin and Wound Care Education Program with CEU Credits, now available on-line. Unique product offerings include the widest variety of silver delivery, odor absorbing hydrocolloids, native collagen, advanced skin care and much more! Please visit www.medline.com/woundcare and contact your Medline Advanced Wound and Skin Care Product Specialist at 1-800-MEDLINE.

MEDX Health Corp.

Booth 1134

MedX Health is a world leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of low level laser and light-based products and protocols. MedX's clinically proven treatments minimize acute and chronic pain and accelerate tissue repair. They bring a decade of significant clinical outcomes to Sports Medicine, Rehabilitation, Dental and now, Wound Management. Learn more about the Healing Nature of Light. Visit our booth.

MIP Inc.

Booth 1411

MIP continues to establish themselves as the market leaders in providing cost effective healthcare products. MIP manufactures exceptional products such as bed linens, underpads, slider sheets and clothing protectors. In addition, MIP distributes the Integriderm and AccuMax pressure redistribution mattress lines. We are continuously broadening our product range to reflect our clients' needs.

Mölnlycke Health Care

Booth 1728

Mölnlycke Health Care is a world leading manufacturer of single-use surgical and wound care products and services for the professional health care sector.

The strong market position of the company's Wound Care Division is to a large extent based on the development of the patented SafetacR technology.

Mölnlycke Health Care's wide range of products is complemented by a strong offering of innovative services.

Within Wound Care, Mölnlycke Health Care offers wound care products for chronic and surgical wounds, burns and complementary products.

www.molnlycke.com

National Pressure Advisory Panel (NPUAP)

Booth 1036

The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP), established in 1987, serves as the authoritative voice for improved patient outcomes in pressure ulcer prevention and treatment through it's three mission committees that focus on public policy, education and research in the United States. NPUAP updated the staging of pressure ulcers and introduced the concept of deep tissue injury. NPUAP more recently has provided input into the MDS 3.0, the CMS CARE Tool, Healthy People 2010, and the IHI 5 Million Lives Campaign; and is collaborating with the EPUAP in developing International Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment Guidelines. The Research Committee was instrumental in initiating the Support Surface Initiative (S3I) work on redefining terminology for support surfaces and the Shear Initiative as well as defining of testing standards for support surfaces. The NPUAP includes a Corporate Advisory Council, Collaborating Organization Council, and Provider Organization Council. Our work is ongoing. The headquarters is located in Washington, DC, there are 15 elected Board members, and Dr. Diane Langemo currently serves as President.

New York State Nurse's Association

Booth 1032

The New York State Nurses Association is the nation's oldest and largest state nurses' association with more than 36,000 members. NYSNA fosters high standards of nursing education, research, and practice; engages in legislative activity; and provides collective bargaining services to registered nurses. Its mission is to advance the profession of nursing and protect the public's health.

Nigerian Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons

Booth 2133

The Nigerian Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons consists of 48 members that cover a population of 140 million people. Most of the members are also members of the Nigerian Burn Society. These two associations in addition to other functions and along with others in the health sector particularly nurses deliver wound care at the various levels of health care delivery.

Nitric Bio

Booth 1511

Nitric Bio (Bristol, PA) is a venture backed biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for the healing of chronic wounds and the resolution of infections using topical application of nitric oxide gas (gNO). NO has significant broad spectrum antimicrobial effects, as well as effects on inflammation, collagen production and blood flow.

Nitric BioTherapeutics, Inc
2 Canal's End Road
Suite 201-A
Bristol, PA 19007

Phone:215-788-6200
Fax: 215-788-6345

President: Frank McCaney
Email: fmccaney@nitricbio.com
Website: www.nitricbio.com

Oculus Innovative Sciences Inc.

Booth 1132

Oculus Innovative Sciences Inc. is in the process of recruiting principal investigators for phase 3 clinical trials using Microcyn™ based technology in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. Please stop by our booth for more information.

Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc.
1135 N. McDowell Blvd
Petaluma, CA 94954
(707) 283-0550
(707) 283-0551
clinicals@oculusis.com
www.oculusis.com

Ogenix

Booth 2122

Ogenix, a U.S. wound care technology company, designs, manufactures and markets the EpiFLO®, a compact and completely portable sustained oxygen therapy device utilized in the treatment of many types of wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, and pressure ulcers. The EpiFLO® has demonstrated success in the healing all of these wound types including a case that allowed the patient to avoid foot amputation (presented at the 2005 meeting of the American Professional Wound Association). Our Canadian distributor, Converg Medical Corporation is dedicated to providing patients, clinicians and homecare health providers with leading edge technology products that improve clinical outcomes while decreasing healing times and healthcare costs.

Additional information on Ogenix, Convergmedical and the EpiFLO® can be found at www.ogenix.com and www.convergmedical.com

Onset Therapeutics

Booth 2033

Onset Therapeutics is an emerging leader in the development and commercialization of novel, patent protected products for the treatment of wounds and skin disorders. Products featured at the Onset booth include Optase® (Balsam Peru, Castor Oil, Trypsin), Paptase® (Papain-Urea), and Kerafoam® (Urea 30%). Both Paptase® and Kerafoam® feature Onset's novel Delevo™ Foam Technology.

Onset Therapeutics
400 Highland Corporate Drive
Cumberland, RI 02864
(888) 713-8154 (P)
www.onsettx.com
info@onsettx.com

Organogenesis

Booth 2110

A leading regenerative medicine company with the unique skill set to take complex, living therapies from research and development (R&D), through manufacturing, to successful commercialization.

Mission: To bring the medical marvel of regenerative medicine to patients and to standardize its use in everyday medical care

www.organogenesis.com
www.apligraf.com

OxyHeal Health Group

Booth 2031

OxyHeal Health Group
PH: (619) 336-2022
FAX: (619) 336-2017
Email: admin@OxyHeal.com
Website: www.OxyHeal.com

Pan-America Hyperbarics

Booth 2130

Pan-America Hyperbarics, Inc. (PAHI) is a worldwide provider of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment systems. We design and manufacture the highest value of HBO treatment systems in the world, and provide HBOrelated support services, such as maintenance, education and training, to those institutions and individuals who will benefit from HBO technology, either medically or financially. It also dedicates itself to the continued development of technical innovations to ensure safe, comfortable, and efficient HBO treatments delivered for its clients.

Prizm Medical, Inc.

Booth 2029

www.prizm-medical.com

The company has premium electrotherapeutic products, "Intelligent Textiles for Medicine®" that have multiple medical applications. The company is primarily dedicated to the treatment of pain and rehabilitation of chronic and acute soft tissue injuries which includes the treatment various wounds such as diabetic foot, venous stasis, and pressure ulcers. We have published evidence base medical studies that support the efficacy of our innovative technology in treatment of the institutionalized and home patient. Prizm Medical has pioneered the world first "garment electrodes" in the form of silver stockings,"the Silver-Thera Stocking™ Electrode" and Electro-Mesh™ conductive wraps and panels. The "Intelligent Textiles for Medicine® are powered by our Micro-Z Mini™ pulse DC Stimulator (HVPG) providing the smallest wearable "watchtype" stimulator. We offer below sensory stimulation while sleeping or around the clock to promote microcirculation, VEGF stimulation, edema reduction, pain relief, and vasodilatation. Our products are antibacterial which minimizes infections because of the silver in the "Intelligent Textiles" and through electrical stimulation. There are many effective wound care dressing, but they all need micro-circulation to optimize their effectiveness. Please come by our exhibit booth at # 2029 to see our exciting new technology.

James P. Johnson
www.prizm-medical.com
Prizm Medical, Inc.
P.O.Box 40
Oakwood, Georgia 30566
office: 770-622-0933
cell: 678-779-2415

Quart Healthcare

Booth 2111

Regen Lab

Booth 1135

ReGen Lab is active in autologous tissue regeneration

RegenLab has been founded in 2003, and currently assembles expertise in several medical fields e.g.: regenerative medicine, chronic wound care.

The company secured during the past two years the adequate intellectual property protection, product registration (CE 1250), company QS certification (ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 by SQS) and started selling Regen-Kit in worldwide.

"Regen-Kit": Medical device for blood cells collection (PRP, platelet rich plasma and autologous thrombin)

"Regen-Extracell": Medical device for bone marrow extraction for autologous application

"Albugel": Development of an autologous protein gel for the prevention of post-op. adherences.

rue de l'Eglise 5 CH 1146 Mollens-VD
Tel +41 21 864 38 00
Fax + 21 864 38 01
Mob. +41 79 606 6443
info@regenlab.com
www.regenlab.com www.acr-prp.com

Registered Nurse Journal (RNAO)

Booth 1016

The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) is the professional association representing registered nurses in Ontario.

It is the strong, credible voice leading the nursing profession to influence and promote healthy public policy.

Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO)

Booth 1016

The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario is the professional association representing registered nurses in Ontario. Since 1925, RNAO has lobbied for healthy public policy, promoted excellence in nursing practice, increased nurses' contribution to shaping the healthcare system, and influenced decisions that affect nurses and the public they serve. In 1999, RNAO began the ambitious Best Practice Guidelines Program. Funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care, the 36 guidelines developed to date provide the best available evidence for patient care and build excellence in Ontario's health-care system.

Sage Products Inc.

Booth 1013

Sage Products Inc., the Interventional Patient Hygiene company, develops products focused on prevention. Comfort Shield* Barrier Cloths help treat and prevent incontinence-associated dermatitis, which can be a risk factor for pressure ulcers and other skin injuries. Comfort Shield delivers all-in-one incontinence cleansing and protection, replacing the need for many separate products. For patients who are immobile, the Prevalon* Pressure-Relieving Heel Protector helps prevent heel pressure ulcers and plantar flexion contracture. The soft, adjustable boot completely off loads the heel from the mattress while keeping the heel visible for easy monitoring.

Sage Products, Inc.
3909 Three Oaks Rd.
Cary, IL 60013
Phone 800 323 2220
Fax 815 455 5599
customerservice@sageproducts.com
www.sageproducts.com

Sage Publishing

Booth 5

SAGE is a leading international publisher of journals, books, and electronic media for academic, educational, and professional markets. Since 1965, SAGE has helped inform and educate a global community of scholars, practitioners, researchers, and students spanning a wide range of subject areas including business, humanities, social sciences, and science, technology and medicine. A privately owned corporation, SAGE has principal offices in Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, and Singapore.

www.sagepublications.com

SAM Medical Products

Booth 2120

Sanuwave

Booth 1211

SANUWAVE is a global medical technology company focused on the development and utilization of extracorporeal shock wave technology (ESWT) and now pulsed acoustic cellular expression (PACE) technology for orthopaedic, chronic wound care, cardiovascular and neurological conditions. Sanuwave designs, manufactures, markets and services its industry leading products worldwide.

SANUWAVE
11680 Great Oaks Way, Suite 350
Alpharetta, GA 30022
Phone: 866-581-6843
Fax: 888-739-1444
Email Address: jennifer.ingraham@sanuwave.com
Web Address: www.sanuwave.com

Sechrist Industries

Booth 2105

Leading the Way in Hyperbaric Medicine

Sechrist Industries, Inc., is the leading manufacturer of hyperbaric oxygen chambers and respiratory equipment. Headquartered in Anaheim, California. Sechrist products have been an integral part of our hospital partners in treating emergency, traumatic and non-traumatic conditions for over three decades. In that time, we have earned the reputation as the worldwide leader in quality, safety and value.

Designed using our extensive knowledge of the medical conditions we help treat, Sechrist manufactures all of our products on-site. In doing so, Sechrist controls all aspects of product manufacturing from R & D, to design, to production and installation. Only Sechrist can guarantee the quality of each and every part that goes into our products. We are proud to introduce our company to you.

Serena International

Booth 2132

Sigvaris Corp.

Booth 1234

SIGVARIS® medical compression stockings offer patients the most effective compression therapy available for treatment of veno-lymphatic disorders. Manufactured to strict specifications, stockings are offered in various fabrics, colors, and compression ranges.

Smith and Nephew Medical Inc

Booth 1423

Smith & Nephew Advanced Wound Management, is headquartered in the United Kingdom. The organisation has manufacturing centres in the United Kingdom and Largo, FL.

Smith & Nephew is a global medical technology business, specialising in Orthopaedic Reconstruction, Orthopaedic Trauma and Clinical Therapies, Endoscopy and Advanced Wound Management products. Smith & Nephew is a global leader in arthroscopy and advanced wound management and is one of the leading global orthopaedics companies.

Smith & Nephew is dedicated to helping improve people's lives. The Company prides itself on the strength of its relationships with its surgeons and professional healthcare customers, with whom its name is synonymous with high standards of performance, innovation and trust. The Company operates in 32 countries around the world. Annual sales in 2007 were nearly $3.4 billion.

Smith & Nephew Medical Limited
PO Box 81
101 Hessle Road
Hull, UK
HU3 2BN

Society Française et Francophone des Plaies et Cicatrisations (SFFPC)

Booth 1139

Soring GmbH

Booth 1839

As one of the pioneering forces in ultrasonic technology, Söring has been supplying the international market with innovative solutions in ultrasonic and highfrequency surgery for over two decades. Söring not only leads the field in ultrasonic technology but is also unique in providing solutions for contact-free cold plasma coagulation. Söring's success has been based on an uncompromising search for innovative improvements, reliable product quality, proverbial German thoroughness and a flexible response to market needs through customised solutions. Innovative surgery - so you and your patients benefit.

Söring GmbH
6646 Iron Horse Blvd.
North Richland Hills
Texas, USA
76180
817-514-4993

Stryker

Booth 1905

Stryker brings uniquely Canadian solutions to the Canadian market. We collaborate with surgeons and health care providers to expedite new technologies for the benefit of Canadian patients. Some of this work can be seen in our hospital and long-term care beds that are created and manufactured in one of the fastest growing, locally based health care production facilities in L'Islet, Quebec. We are also a world-class leader in telehealth technology, improving the availability of surgical care to Canadians living in remote geographical locations, who might otherwise not have access to the required medical care. We bring the best technology into Canada, where we combine it with local talent and expertise with the goal to consistently exceed our customers' expectations.

Synergy Healthcare plc

Booth 1913

Nisha Mistry
Product Manager - Wound Care
Synergy Healthcare (UK) Limited
DDI: +44 (0)161 785 3609
Mobile: +44 (0)7811 387 758
Email: Nisha.Mistry@synergyhealthcare.plc.uk
Website: www.synergyhealthcareplc.com
Address: Lion Mill, Fitton Street, Royton, Oldham
OL2 5JX

T.H.E. Medical

Booth 1112

T.H.E. Medical is the Canadian exclusive for an innovative wound healing device manufactured by Ivivi Technologies called Roma3. This Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy (PEMF) offers a non-invasive, cost effective adjunctive therapy with excellent clinical efficacy in promoting wound healing

Talley Medical

Booth 2121

Since 1953, Talley has been a global leader in wound care therapy and prevention. Products include dynamic support surfaces such as mattresses and cushions; and pneumatic compression for chronic wounds and venous disorders. Talley also introduces Venturi negative pressure wound therapy system and a variety of innovative dressing products.

Telus

Booth 1907

TELUS, a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, can help you meet the challenges of providing sustainable and equitable quality care within a complex system with multiple distributed stakeholders. Our solutions enable the delivery of health information to the point of care, while paying particular attention to safeguarding the security and privacy of personal and medical information.

TELUS
111 Duke Street, Suite 4200
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3C 2M1
www.telus.com
1-866-GOTELUS
514-313-5508 fax
Patrick.doyon@telus.com

The Link (CAET)

Booth 1018

"The LINK" is the official publication of and communication tool for the Canadian Association of Enterostomal Therapy. It is designed to support the advancement of nursing in wound, ostomy and continence It contains membership information, professional news, research projects and findings, clinical papers, case studies, reports, and review articles. The Link is published three times a year in March, July and December. The deadline for submissions to "The LINK" is the 15th day of the month prior to publication or as specified in the preceding edition of "The LINK". For more information, please e mail our editor Harvey Schwartz at link-editor@caet.ca

Theramed

Booth 2116

Theramed is a Canadian company focused on reducing Surgical Site Infections. Our product, COLLATAMP G is a fully resorbable collagen implant impregnated with the broad spectrum antibiotic gentamicin. COLLATAMP G provides haemostasis, wound stabilization, and delivers high levels of gentamicin (170 mg/l to 9,000 mg/l) directly to target tissue while serum levels remain below the therapeutic threshold, safely and cost effectively reducing SSIs by 50-70%.

Therapeutic Surface Solutions Inc.

Booth 2011

TSS, a Canadian owned and operated company established in 2003, is a medical distribution and manufacturing company specializing in complex wound care and limb salvage. TSS entered the market with the goal of "Making a Difference". Our dedicated, passionate and knowledgeable staff, our free services, and our unique purchasing programs make TSS stand out in the industry. Our product continuum includes therapeutic surfaces, topical pressurized oxygen therapy, bariatric equipment and high/low electric bed frames.

Therapeutic Surface Solutions Inc.
38 Lincoln Street
Hamilton, ON L8L 7L5
Phone: 1-866-460-4810
Fax: 905-560-1342
Email Address: cindi@tsswoundcare.com
Website: www.tsswoundcare.com

Tissue Therapies Ltd.

Booth 1131

Tissue Therapies (ASX:TIS) is developing biomedical technologies for wound healing, tissue regeneration and various cell culture applications.

The company has worldwide exclusive rights to commercialise VitroGro®, a versatile growth factor based technology developed by tissue engineering experts at the Institute for Health and Biomedical Innovation at QUT (Queensland University of Technology) for enhancing cell growth and migration. VitroGro® has particular commercial applications in wound healing, tissue regeneration, stem cell therapies and other cell culture uses.

Based on its VitroGro® technology, Tissue Therapies is developing more effective medical treatments for wounds and burns, integration of orthopaedic and medical implants, and other applications such as cosmeceuticals.

Tissue Therapies also provides cell culture reagents to enhance the growth of mammalian cells for emerging cell-based therapies, along with research and industrial cell culture markets internationally.

www.tissuetherapies.com

VATA

Booth 2012

VATA Wound Care Models for teaching and practice: The Visual Pressure Ulcer Board™ displaying pressure ulcers

(NPUAP 2007): Stage I-IV, DTI, slough, eschar, undermining, sinus tract, tunneling, exposed bone and tendon. The Visual Wound Foot™ displaying seventeen different conditions found on the foot including: Stage I-IV, exposed bone, eschar, slough, amputation, infection, gangrene, callus, corn, blister, maceration, hammer toes and more. Seymour™ Wound Care Model

Tom Call - President
VATA
308 South Sequoia Parkway
Canby, Oregon 97013
503 651-5050 phone
503 651-5052 fax
email info@vatainc.com
website www.vatainc.com

Venosan Canada Inc.

Booth 1813

Venosan Canada Inc. is situated in our nation's capital, Ottawa, Ontario. We are a subsidiary to Salzmann AG of St. Gallen Switzerland and the exclusive distributor of Venosan medical stockings in Canada. Our program is characterized by innovative solutions that provide improvement in the quality of life and client compliance.

Venosan 5000 was the first compression stocking in the world with a silver thread and Venosan 4000, the first stocking that has been awarded the "Tactel Climate Effect" label.

Venosan Canada Inc. / Salzmann AG
13-52 Antares Street
Nepean, Ontario
K2E 7Z1
Ph 1-888-836-6726 (Canada)
Fx 1-888-434-5347 (Canada)
Ph 1-613-727-3968
Fx 1-613-727-5347
rc@venosan.ca
www.venosan.ca
www.venosan.com

Vivolution A/S

Booth 1413

The revolutionary Vivostat® System is used for the preparation and application of autologous platelet rich fibrin (PRF®). The fully automated system prepares 5.5 ml of PRF® from only 120 ml of the patient's own blood in just 23 minutes (requiring no thrombin/bovine components). The Vivostat® Spraypen® is the central and most unique component of the system. It is designed for the delivery of PRF® to the wound site in a controlled and targeted manner.

Vivolution A/S
Solvang 4
3450 Alleroed
Denmark
Tel: +45 8880 8400
Fax: +45 4582 4800
www.vivolution.com
www.vivostat.com

Wake Pharm US

Booth 2134

WebCME

Booth 2104

WebCME is a full-service interactive company that integrates clinical knowledge, creative design, and advanced technology to provide multimedia educational programs and online data collection tools. We offer a variety of methods for delivery of educational programs through the Internet, DVDs, CDs, and new media alternatives including PDAs, iPods, Portable Media Players, and Smartphones. Online data capture tools are built with an intuitive process and provide a flexible and affordable option for the capture of clinical, marketing, and research information. Our adaptive business practices provide the ability to work with clients in virtually any location, allowing us to deliver cost-effective solutions anywhere in the world.

Wiley-Blackwell

Booth 3

Wiley-Blackwell is one of the world's foremost academic and professional publishers and the largest society publisher. Our journal list includes market leaders such as the International Wound Journal, Wound Repair and Regeneration and the British Journal of Dermatology. Authoritative books within wound care and wound healing include titles within the BMJ ABC book series such as the ABC of Wound Healing by Joseph Grey and Keith Harding, ABC of Burns, and ABC of Diabetes.

Wiley-Blackwell
John Wiley & Sons
Oxford OX4 2DQ
Email: skershaw@wiley.com
Direct tel: +44 1865 476531

World Council of Enterostomal Therapists (WCET)

Booth 1012

The World Council of Enterostomal Therapists (WCET) is the internationally representative organisation for ET Nursing with members in over 60 countries. The WCET is dedicated to the continuous advancement of specialised nursing care for people with ostomy, wound or continence needs. In June 2008, the WCET holds its Biennial Congress in Slovenia, providing a forum for the exchange of information, education and ideas for ET stakeholders. Visit www.wcetn.org

WCET: a world of expert professional nursing care for people with ostomy, wound and continence needs.

Wound Care Canada (CAWC)

Booth 1022

Wound Care Canada is the official publication of the Canadian Association of Wound Care, reaching over 6,000 qualified Canadian wound-care clinicans per issue.

2171 Avenue Road, Suite 102
Toronto, ON M4E 2M5
416-485-CAWC (2292)
info@cawc.net
www.cawc.net

Wound Healing Association of Southern Africa (WHASA)

Booth 2137

The vision of WHASA is to be a primary, national, scientific and practical resource, available to all Southern African Health Care Professionals who share the mission of advancing and serving the field of wound healing and the care of people with wounds. The focus of our organisation is to enhance multi-disciplinary teamwork, converting science into knowledge, skills and practical application.

www.whasa.org

Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses (WOCN)

Booth 1238

The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN) is a professional, association of over 4,400 members. We support members by promoting educational, clinical and research opportunities to advance the practice and guide the delivery of expert healthcare to individuals with wounds, ostomies and incontinence. Membership includes access to educational resources through our website, annual conference and publications. Learn more at www.wocn.org.