Wound Care News

By Industry News

San Antonio, TX – September 19, 2019 – EO2 Concepts announced today the publication of a post hoc analysis from its randomized, double-blind, multi-center study published last year in the Journal of Wound Care. The latest study, published in this month's Wounds journal, evaluates the positive impact of continuous diffusion of oxygen (CDO), with the wearable EO2 Oxygen Delivery System (EO2 System), has on patients suffering from diabetic foot ulcers when coupled with frequent wound debridement.

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Houston, TX – September 20, 2019 – A one day workshop on Pediatric and Neonatal wound care will be held on Friday, October 25, 2019 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Houston, Texas. Education will be provided by Dr. Rene Amaya, and 6 hours of CNE, CEU and CUU credits are available.

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Tampa, FL – September 12, 2019 – Healiant Training Solutions, a Florida based Training and Education Company, founded by wound industry veterans, is releasing a first-of-its-kind continuing education program for clinicians looking to become Advanced Wound Care Certified (AWCC). The program is designed to deeply review advanced wound care products, reimbursement and advanced concepts of wound care. The goal of the education is to empower and support wound clinicians and improve patient healing and outcomes.

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September, 2019 – Three wound care quality measures developed by the Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders and the US Wound Registry (USWR) are now included on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Physician Compare website following a summertime content update that expanded quality performance data on the site.

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Salt Lake City, August 22, 2019 – PolarityTE®, Inc., a biotechnology company developing and commercializing regenerative tissue products and biomaterials, presented data on the potential for SkinTE™ and OsteoTE™ to address military-related traumas and chronic wounds at the Military Health System Research Symposium on August 21, 2019, in Kissimmee, FL.

By Miranda J. Henry, Editorial Director of WoundSource

This updated edition of WoundSource provides a glimpse of the continuing evolution of the field of wound care. There are several additions this year that reflect the innovation and ingenuity we are seeing in wound management.

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Woodbury, CT, August 1, 2019 – The 8th meeting of the American College of Wound Healing and Tissue Repair will once again host a renowned faculty of wound care experts to share innovative ideas in modern wound healing and tissue repair. The College’s mission is to improve public health by leading the growth of a new integrated field of medicine and surgery dedicated to the practice of wound management and prevention.

June 27, 2019 – The Wound Healing Foundation, through the support of Medline Corius Tissue Regeneration, announces the call for proposals for the second of three one year grant series; WHF-Medline Research Grant Innovation Award. This $30,000 grant award for the best scientific and innovative proposal will be awarded May 2020 in San Diego, California.

McDonough, GA, June 23, 2019 – Encompass Group, LLC premiered its transformative new Airisana™ Therapeutic Support Surface in its exhibit booth at the WOCNext 2019 Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Airisana™ is a unique, never-before-seen approach to pressure management therapy and microclimate. By combining all of the best practices devised to reduce health care-acquired pressure injuries into one surface and control unit, it replaces up to five other surface types.

By KCI, an Acelity Company

San Antonio, TX, – May 21, 2019 – KCI, an Acelity Company, announces that the Company has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for DERMATAC™ Drape, a proprietary silicone-acrylic hybrid drape that provides both clinical and operational benefits, as an accessory to certain of KCI’s Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) Systems. Constructed with a precise combination of silicone and acrylic, DERMATAC™ Drape conforms to different anatomical locations, adapting to the body and providing a tight, highly effective seal for 48 to 72 hours, including uneven areas, for wound protection, creating the ideal balance for wound healing support.