Wound Care News

by the WoundSource Editors

Jacksonville Beach, FL – January 15, 2019 – Kestrel Health Information, Inc. announces the appointment of four new members of the Editorial Advisory Board for the upcoming 2019 edition of WoundSource: Janet Wolfson, PT, CLWT, CWS, CLT-LANA; Kara Couch, MS, CRNP, CWS, CWCN-AP; Michel Hermans, MD; and Samantha Kuplicki, MSN, APRN-CNS, AGNCS-BC, CWCN-AP, CWS, RNFA, CFCN; according to publisher Jeanne M. Cunningham.

by Industry News

New York, NY – November 8, 2018 – Optima Molliter has won the "CES 2019 Innovation Awards Honoree in Wearable Technologies" for the "SBi Motus Smart" project. The announcement paves the way to the Company's quest for the "CES Innovation Awards," that will be presented during the January event by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA).

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San Antonio, TX – November 12, 2018 – KCI, an Acelity Company, announced today that recently published data stemming from two studies demonstrate that closed incision negative pressure therapy (ciNPT) with the PREVENA™ Incision Management System reduced post-surgical wound complication potential in patients recovering from oncological breast surgery and breast reconstruction, respectively.

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WHF-3M Submission Deadline November 20, 2018

The Wound Healing Foundation, through the support of 3M Health Care, is pleased to announce the Wound Healing Foundation-3M Fellowship for the year 2019. This will mark the 20th anniversary of the 3M Fellow Award. The WHF-3M Fellowship is a one-year $15,000 gift to stimulate scientific research and career development of a young investigator or junior faculty member pursuing a career in wound healing research. The 2019 Fellowship recipient benefits by:

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The Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders' quarterly update on their ongoing advocacy initiatives to includes an overview of their comments on wound care policies, upcoming meeting dates and a list of recent publications.

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The 7th Meeting of the American College of Wound Healing and Tissue Repair (ACWHTR) is taking place October 5-6, at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile. ACWHTR 2018 brings together general surgeons, vascular surgeons, podiatrists, nurses, physical therapists, researchers, wound care specialists, and other allied health care professionals for the advancement of wound care.

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The Wound Healing Foundation is a proud partner of Inspire, the leading social network for health. Inspire offers a safe place for patients and caregivers to connect and support one another on issues related to wound care, traumatic wounds, chronic wounds, amputation, scars, symptoms and much more.

The Wound Healing Foundation Support Community offers peer-to-peer support in a safe and moderated environment, so patients can connect with people who are or have gone through similar issues.

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In their quarterly Alliance Advocacy Update, the Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders (Alliance) updates health care professionals on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed fee schedules, recent meetings and conferences, and the latest publications and policies relevant to wound care.