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| Nurses being trained at the ConvaTec Wound Nurses Programme |
ConvaTec, a developer of innovative medical technologies, conducted its first nurse course on Vascular Wound Assessment and Advanced Wound Management in its training centre located in Bangalore. Organised under the banner of 2nd Indovasc Symposium, India’s premier vascular and endovascular meeting, the course was conducted in partnership with the Narayana Hrudayalaya Institute of Vascular Sciences, Bangalore.
Inaugurating the course, Dr Ramesh Tripathi, Director, Narayana Hrudayalaya Institute of Vascular Sciences and Course Director said, “I am delighted to see this course happening and very happy at ConvaTec’s initiative and commitment to imparting healthcare education. We look forward to more such courses from ConvaTec for the benefit of the nurses and medical fraternity as a whole. I hope that participants get the maximum benefit out of this course and put into practice what they have learnt in their day to day clinical activities.”
This course is the first-of-its-kind conducted in India on Advanced Wound Management covering a wide range of topics that included: fundamentals of wound science, skin integrity, wound assessment and etiology, types of wounds, exudate management, infection control, factors affecting wound healing, progression of wound healing and selection of appropriate dressings to promote the healing process. Nurses from different hospitals in Bangalore participated in the course.
Course highlights included lectures on Advanced Wound Management by international expert Rachel Mathison from ConvaTec, UK. Nurse registrants participated in a hands-on workshop with practical sessions on simulated vascular and diabetic foot ulcers and the application and usage of ConvaTec’s wound dressings including DuoDERM, AQUACEL and AQUACEL Ag (Silver) dressings.
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| Rachel Mathison addressing nurses during the ConvaTec Nurses Training Programme |
“With the growing incidences of pressure ulcer, diabetic foot and venous ulcers in India, ConvaTec is committed to providing quality and professional healthcare education. We will continue to bring in more such courses and initiatives for clinicians and nurses to share the best practices and transform wound treatment practices into advanced wound management solutions,” said Anand Shirur, MD, ConvaTec, India. The course concluded with certification awarded to the nurse participants by Shirur.
ConvaTec previously unveiled plans to establish an advanced wound clinic and limb salvage centre at the Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital located at NH Health City in Bangalore. The centre is expected to provide world class support and treatment for diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers and venous leg ulcers, and will have state-of-the-art diagnostic capabilities, patient treatment rooms and specialists in wound management. The centre is being touted as the first-of-its-kind in India, bringing together the collective experiences of a leading multinational product manufacturer of advanced wound dressings and one of India’s leading healthcare service providers.
ConvaTec also opened a branch office in New Delhi for the North India region. The office was inaugurated by John Lindskog, President, Asia Pacific, B2B, and Continence and Critical Care.
“ConvaTec is committed to healthcare excellence across the globe including India and we are very excited by the response we are receiving from the healthcare community and professionals in India to key initiatives such as the advanced wound clinic and nurse training course,” said Lindskog.
