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  • 8/11/2019 Wound Health Research & Clinical Innovation Days 2014

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    Wound Health Research & Clinical Innovation DaysExciton Technologies Inc. Hosts Grant MacEwan University Wound Management HLST352: Clinical Practicum Course

    MONDAY JUNE 23RD

    &

    FRIDAY JULY 18TH8:30AM -3:30PM

    AT EXCITON TECHNOLOGIES

    RESEARCH &MANUFACTURING FACILITYIN ENTERPRISE SQUARE,

    4TH FLOOR,10230JASPER AVENUE

    RSVPBY JUNE 13TH WITH THE DATE YOU CAN ATTEND

    CONTACT CATHERINE FINLAYSON,EXCITON TECHNOLOGIES

    [email protected]

    OR JANE RATAY,GRANT MACEWAN FACULTY

    [email protected]

    Day Program8:30 am sharp start

    BIOFILMS, INFLAMMATION & INFECTION IN WOUNDS

    Presentations & Discussion

    Insight & Realities: Wound care industry

    Wound infection and role of biofilms

    Role of inflammation in an infection

    Treating infection: Antibiotic crisis and new options

    Coffee break & snack provided

    A Closer look at Silver: Antimicrobial silvers, their

    mechanisms of action and efficacy

    Wish-lists into Check-lists: Considerations, outcomes,

    choice and application

    Lunch on your own

    Approximately 1:00 pm start

    CREATIVE INNOVATIONS & SOLUTIONS - LAB TO WOUNDS

    Presentations & In-Laboratory Design Work

    Your local story of AgOxysalts

    Regulatory Landscape of medical devices

    Materials & Technologies: Laboratory Show & Tell

    Wound dilemmas & experimentation

    *program may adjust slightly

    Presenters

    Dr. Priyanka Pundir, Research ScientistDr. Joseph Lemire, Research Scientist

    Dr. Lindsay Kalan, Research Scientist

    Steve Miller, Senior Quality Control Technologist

    Rod Precht, President & Founder

    Melanie Ussyk, Quality Assurance Manager

    Catherine Finlayson, Product Relations/Educator

    Guest Clinical Health Care Professional(s) - TBA

    Who Should Attend? Clinician-Students of the Grant MacEwan

    Wound Management HLST352: Clinical

    Practicum Course Healthcare professionals with interest in wound

    care Interested parties from AHS/AIHS

    Pharmacists & Healthcare support teams,nurse/patient educators

    Why Attend?

    Investigate and discuss research and clinicalpractices

    Gain insight to new antimicrobial options for

    wound care and objectively investigate

    product construction and performance criteria

    Understand the regulatory landscape ofmedical devices used within the healthcare

    system.

    Think creatively and experiment with innovative

    ideas using materials to solve real clinical needs

    in wound care.

    Learn about an Alberta based company and

    how they address a clinical problem through

    innovation.

    Understand the process required to go from anidea to lab to marketplace.

    Feedback from 2013 Wound Health DaysLove the interaction and time in lab.

    Comparing products in a non-biased

    environment is SO refreshingBlending the two worlds of the isolated lab and

    hands-on clinic is important

    This was super informative!

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