Wound Health Research & Clinical Innovation Days

Exciton Technologies Inc. Hosts Grant MacEwan University Wound Management HLST352: Clinical Practicum Course
MONDAY JUNE 23RD
&
FRIDAY JULY 18TH
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
AT EXCITON TECHNOLOGIES
RESEARCH & MANUFACTURING FACILITY
IN ENTERPRISE SQUARE,
4TH FLOOR, 10230 JASPER AVENUE
RSVP BY JUNE 13TH WITH THE DATE YOU CAN ATTEND
CONTACT CATHERINE FINLAYSON, EXCITON TECHNOLOGIES
CFINLAYSON@EXCITONTECH.COM
OR JANE RATAY, GRANT MACEWAN FACULTY
RATAYJ0@MACEWAN.CA
Day Program
8:30 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 Scientist
Dr. 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 clinical
practices
Gain insight to new antimicrobial options for
wound care and objectively investigate
product construction and performance criteria
Understand the regulatory landscape of
medical 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 an
idea to lab to marketplace.
Feedback from 2013 Wound Health Days
Love the interaction and time in lab.
Comparing products in a non-biased
environment is SO refreshing
Blending the two worlds of the isolated lab and
hands-on clinic is important
This was super informative!