SAWC Exhibitor Preview: Symposium on Advanced Wound Care and the Wound Healing Society Meeting

April 29–May 3, 2015
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
San Antonio, TX

  Celebrating its twenty-eighth year and the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care, the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) remains the premier wound care event. Practitioners are provided multiple and diverse opportunities to glean the clinical and product information necessary for the provision of evidenced-based, quality care. The SAWC offers attendees knowledge-packed sessions, a blend of high-powered and low-key networking opportunities, and time with manufacturers through dedicated Exhibit Hall hours to enhance familiarity with products and the scientific foundation for their use. Here is a preview of what you can expect to see at this year’s Symposium. Be sure to complete your SAWC plans at www.sawcspring.com.

Calmoseptine, Inc (Booth 548)

  Calmoseptine® Ointment protects and helps heal skin irritations from moisture such as urinary and fecal incontinence. It is also effective for irritations from perspiration, wound drainage, fecal and vaginal fistulas, and feeding tube site leakage. Calmoseptine® temporarily relieves discomfort and itching. Free samples are available at our booth!

Coloplast Corp (Booth 825)

  Coloplast develops products and services that make life easier for persons with very personal and private medical conditions. Working closely with the people who use our products, we create solutions that are sensitive to their special needs. We call this intimate health care. Our business includes ostomy care, urology and continence care, and wound and skin care.

Crawford Healthcare (Booth 226)

  Crawford Healthcare is the fastest growing wound care company in the United Kingdom. The Crawford portfolio is a staple in the National Health Service, which, by international standards, has been a leader in primary care enhancement and nurse-led disease management. In 2014, Crawford made its advanced wound care products available in the United States. Employing novel approaches and technologies, these products are designed to aid wound care professionals achieve optimal outcomes.

Derma Sciences, Inc (Booth 617)

  Derma Sciences, a tissue regeneration company focused on advanced wound care, is committed to the development of intelligent wound management products that address clinician needs throughout the continuum of care. Our full portfolio of products includes MEDIHONEY®, XTRASORB®, BIOGUARD®, ALGICELL® Ag, TCC-EZ®, and now, AMNIOEXCEL® and AMNIOMATRIX®.

EHOB, Inc (Booth 219)

  WAFFLE® Brand Products have been used effectively for pressure ulcer prevention and healing therapy for more than a decade. EHOB, Inc was founded in 1985 with a special interest in soft tissue research, education, and product development.

Hollister Wound Care (Booth 725)

  Visit Hollister at Booth 725 to learn more about our 2 award-winning wound care dressings. Demonstrated to remove key barriers to wound healing, Endoform dermal template provides an intact, native extracellular matrix and broad-spectrum, matrix metalloproteinase reduction to aid wound closure; Hydrofera Blue Ready and Classic dressings provide broad-spectrum antibacterial activity and exudate management.

Keneric Healthcare (Booth 138)

  Keneric Healthcare (formerly GWM Products, LLC) is the manufacturer and distributor of the RTD® Wound Dressing. This proprietary, highly absorbent antimicrobial foam wound dressing is the only product available with 3 active ingredients — Methylene Blue, Gentian Violet, and Silver — integrated into the foam matrix. Get “Ready To Deliver” the healing benefits RTD®! Come and see us at Booth 138.

Hy-Tape International (Booth 444)

  Hy-Tape International has been selling its unique brand of waterproof surgical adhesive tape for more than 60 years. What makes Hy-Tape unique is its state-of-the-art, waterproof adhesive, which has been continually refined and updated over the years and is now entirely latex-free. The tape of choice for ostomy and wound care, Hy-Tape stays in place under most adverse conditions and can remain on the skin for an extended period without causing skin problems beneath the tape. Its gentle zinc oxide formulation protects delicate skin and helps keep it moist and healthy. Most importantly, patients and health care professionals alike can be confident Hy-Tape Latex-Free will stay on when other tapes will not but will remove gently and painlessly. Visit the website (www.hytape.com) for free samples.

MiMedx Group Inc (Booth 323)

  MiMedx® is an integrated developer, processor, manufacturer, and marketer of patent-protected biomaterial products and tissues, including EpiFix® and AmnioFix® dehydrated Amnion/Chorion Membrane Allografts. As a bioactive tissue matrix, both products serve to enhance healing of damaged or diseased tissues by delivering human extracellular matrix components, essential growth factors, and specialized mediating cytokines to reduce inflammation, reduce scar tissue formation, and enhance soft tissue healing. EpiFix® is available in membrane and mesh form and is used to treat acute and chronic wounds. AmnioFix® offers barrier and soft tissue healing options for surgical procedures. Both EpiFix® and AmnioFix® products are processed using the proprietary PURION® Process, a unique approach that provides an easy-to-use allograft stored at ambient conditions with a 5-year shelf life.

Smith & Nephew (Booth 333)

  The Biotherapeutics group of Smith & Nephew is focused on the development and commercialization of novel, cost-effective solutions for dermal repair and regeneration. Its research and development strategy is centered around next-generation bioactive therapies. We also are committed to advancing the care and treatment of wounds through support of industry leading continuing education from The Wound Institute.

SteadMed Medical (Booth 541)

  We provide medical and prescriptive devices to optimize wound bed preparation and autologous wound closure. Our portfolio is made up of leading and innovative brands such as Drawtex, Elta, Vashe, and Xpansion. Please visit our booth to see how we can help you help your patients.