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The Reverse Trade Show: A Proactive Approach to Health Innovation

“Building Abilities For Life”

Lois Macklin, PhD

Rehabilitation Research & Technology Development

lois.macklin@albertahealthservices.ca

Glenrose Rehabilitation HospitalEdmonton, AB, Canada

Diverse and Complex Patient Needs

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Annual admissions of over 2000 inpatients (average stay of 36 days)

Nearly 80,000 outpatient visits annually

Autism to stroke, prenatal to geriatric

Proactive Approach to Innovation

“Technology holds significant promise for improving the delivery of rehabilitation medicine and improving patient outcomes”

The Glenrose is proactively seeking collaborators for the development of innovations that enhance patient care

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The Reverse Trade Show (RTS)

Clinicians present their challenges to members of the innovation community in an open forum with the hope that solutions can be found

Market “pull” approach

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Challenges

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1. Automatic Walker Brake2. Walker Slow Down Brake3. Custom Transfer Board4. Develop Touch Table5. Arm Cycle Games6. Edema Tester7. Hot/Cold Sensitivity Test8. Develop Gripper Glove9. Overhead Harness10.Leg Stretcher11. Lower Limb Walker

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12.Rugged Hand Dynamometer13.Hand and Wrist Exercise

Device14.Toilet Alert15.Amputee Support Bench16.Catheter Tray Problem17. IV Tube Entanglement18.Wound Tunneling

Measurement Device19.Hand Rest for Walker

Outcomes

From 19 challenges presented at twoReverse Trade Shows:

2 are at the commercial stage

3 are in the prototype development stage

3 others have been solved alternatively

Some unanticipated innovations were brought forward because of the show

strengthened the relationship between the GRH and the innovation community 7

Challenges

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1. Automatic Walker Brake2. Walker Slow Down Brake3. Custom Transfer Board4. Develop Touch Table5. Arm Cycle Games6. Edema Tester7. Hot/Cold Sensitivity Test8. Develop Gripper Glove9. Overhead Harness10.Leg Stretcher11. Lower Limb Walker

Support

12.Rugged Hand Dynamometer13.Hand and Wrist Exercise

Device14.Toilet Alert15.Amputee Support Bench16.Catheter Tray Problem17. IV Tube Entanglement18.Wound Tunneling

Measurement Device19.Hand Rest for Walker

Commercialized Products

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Gripper Glove developed by Classic Health Supplies www.classichealth.com

ReTouch Table developed by Rehabtronicswww.rehabtronics.com

Other Innovations

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Upside Advantages

Prioritization of clinical challenges

Relatively low risk to healthcare system

Proactive outside the procurement system

Relatively rapid implementation

Cultivates opportunities for SMEs

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ReJoyce - developed by Rehabtronics in collaboration with the

Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital

Health Impact

Better tools and processes to fill those patient care challenges resulting in improved patient care

Build innovation capacity in frontline clinical staff

Process is potentially replicable in other healthcare settings

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RTS – Challenges/Learnings

Internal AHS processes are risk averse

Funding limits next steps for many ideas as many of the industrial partners are smaller firms

Internal (GRH) capacity needs to be strengthened and internal roles related to innovation defined

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One Thing Is Certain

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Innovation is hard work! (especially in a publicly funded hospital)

Questions?

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Discussing Transfer Board design at a Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital REVERSE TRADE SHOW