Elephant In The Room | Wound Awareness Week 2009

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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.

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.

PAUL HARTMANN Pty Ltd Pty Ltd is a subsidiary of the world-wide HARTMANN Group, a major supplier of health management systems throughout Australasia. HARTMANN is committed to being the leading provider of customer solutions in the sector of Hospital, Aged Care and Community across the areas of woundcare and continence management. As part of the offer to customers, Paul Hartmann seeks to work with all health care professionals to achieve the optimum result for our business partners.

For more information please contact Hartmann on 1800 805 839 or visit www.hartmann.com.au.

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

“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.

Nestlé Healthcare Nutrition is dedicated to being a respected and trustworthy food, nutrition and wellness company. In partnership with health care professionals, we offer the highest quality healthcare nutrition products and services that improve health and quality of life.

Nestlé Healthcare Nutrition is a leader and innovator in nutritional support to promote 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.