Elephant In The Room | Wound Awareness Week 2008

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The Australian Wound Management Association is a multidisciplinary, non-profit association consisting of people who are committed to developing and improving wound management for all individuals through education, research, communication and networks.

The Australian Wound Management Association believes that all people with, or who are likely to develop a wound are entitled to receive personalised care and management that is supported by current validated research.

3M™ is a diversified Fortune 500, international company and a leading supplier of medical products. 3M™ is committed to supplying leading, innovative and reliable products and services.

The Skin Health product range covers a continuum of treatment including healthy skin maintenance and prevention for at-risk skin, protection of damaged skin, and care of acute and chronic wounds.

: Aaxis Pacific is a 100% Australian owned and registered company, and an integral part of the Aaxis Group of Companies. Aaxis Pacific is recognised as a provider of high quality medical products to all areas of healthcare in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific region, with a particular emphasis in wound management and procedure kits. Aaxis Pacific is an AS/NZS ISO 9001/2000 and an ISO 13485:2003 Medical Device accredited enterprise.

Coloplast Pty Ltd is a subsidiary of Coloplast A/S, marketing and distributing products manufactured by Coloplast, Denmark throughout Australia and New Zealand. It was established in 6th March 1992.

Coloplast A/S was established in 1957 based on a patented disposable ostomy bag. Elise Sorenson, a nurse together with an engineer experienced in plastics, Aage Louis Hansen, developed the world's first disposable ostomy bag two years earlier.

Today, Coloplast are involved in four major business areas:
Ostomy, Urology, Continence, Wound and Skin Care. Our Wound Care business provides a leading range of modern wound healing devices including COMFEEL, BIATAIN, ALIONE, CONTREET, SEASORB and PURILON.

Coloplast has built and maintained a position as one of the world's leading suppliers of products in its business areas.

Within our therapeutic categories, Coloplast's Mission is to contribute to improved quality of life for patients through the provision of quality products.

ConvaTec, a Bristol-Myers Squibb Company has a passion for developing life-transforming technologies that can dramatically improve the lives of people with wounds. ConvaTec delivers more than just innovative technologies. With ground-breaking products such as DuoDERM®, AQUACEL®, AQUACEL Ag® and Versiva® XC, ConvaTec has led the way in wound care innovation for over 20 years.

Convatec Support Centre 1800 335 276

Johnson & Johnson is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly based manufacturer of health care products as well as provider of related services for the consumer, pharmaceutical and medical and diagnostics markets.

With over 100 years of experience, we provide the support professional caregivers need to assess and handle wound care confidently and competently. We strive for simplicity in terms of product selection and ease of use during the care process for both caregivers and for patients.

Our Clean, Cover & Close approach offers a clear overview of the healing process and how our products work in harmony towards the desired outcome: complete closure.

Clean, Cover & Close defines the Johnson & Johnson Wound Management Advanced Wound Care approach. We gear all of our products and services towards creating a clean wound environment conducive to tissue regeneration and closing the wound as effectively and rapidly as possible. Every time a chronic wound heals, we share in the patient’s joy.

KCI Medical Australia is part of Kinetic Concepts Incorporated (KCI), a global medical technology company that designs and manufactures innovative therapeutic medical devices, which help to improve patients’ quality and length of life.

KCI Medical specialise in therapies that help promote wound healing, assist in the prevention of wounds and treat the complications of immobility. This includes our proprietary V.A.C. ® Therapy System which has literally changed the way wounds are managed globally.

Customer Service: 1300 524 822

: “Our passion for progress will make us the most trusted health care brand in the world”

Mölnlycke Health Care is one of the world’s leading providers of single-use surgical and wound care solutions to the professional health care sector. The company strives to support the medical profession in its efforts to enhance performance, reduce health care costs and ultimately, improve the quality of life of patients through its advanced range of solutions for safe, efficient surgical procedures and gentle, effective wound healing.

Smith & Nephew delivers the most advanced wound management range, helping to improve the quality of life of the thousands of people impacted with wounds.

Smith & Nephew provides the market leading advanced range of treatments for difficult to heal wounds. It develops innovative solutions to wound management problems, delivering the best and most cost effective outcomes available.

The philosophy of innovation and support means that more often Smith & Nephew is the chosen company when life threatening and patient debilitating wounds occur.