Practical Patient Care, Issue 8, 2011
Synthetic surgical gloves: a better fit than latex (PDF)
Overuse of latex surgical gloves throws up potential health, litigation and compensation issues. Mölnlycke Health Care’s Karin Ganlöv explains why synthetic alternatives improve hospital efficiencies while decreasing the risk of allergic reaction among patients and healthcare staff.
Wounds (fifth article down), January, 2009
Article about the US phone survey on Mepilex Ag benefits.
“Mepilex® Ag Survey yields Satisfactory Results among Healthcare Professionals”
Wounds (fourth article down), June 6, 2009
About the launch of Less-Pain.com website, giving tools to practitioners to minimize pain at dressing changes.
“Mölnlycke launches new web-based service”
OWM – Ostomy Wound management (seventh article down), June, 2009
About the launch of Less-Pain.com website.
“Web-based service to help reduce dressing-related pain”
2008
World Wide Wounds, April, 2008
The article reports on the Pain on Removal Cases (PORC) survey, where 90% of patients preferred dressings with Safetac technology.
“Persistent (chronic) wound-related pain”
Wound Source, April 30, 2008
Article about the Pain on Removal Cases (PORC) survey.
“Survey Shows that Wound Dressings with Safetac Soft Silicone Adhesive Technology Reduce Pain at Dressing Changes”
Podiatry Today (second article down), June 1, 2008
Article about the Pain on Removal Cases (PORC) survey
“Study Cites Benefits Of Soft Silicone Adhesive Dressings”
Medicinsk access, July 11, 2008
Pain at dressing changes is a large problem for patients with chronic wounds. New survey shows 54% of patients often or always experience pain. Read the full article in Swedish here:
”Ny undersökning visar att smärta vid förbandsbyte är ett stort problem för patienter med kronis”
Nursing Times, 22 July, 2008
Article about the Pain on Removal Cases (PORC) survey.
"Wound dressing changes often accompanied by pain"
WoundSource, August 8, 2008
“Highly Absorbent Antimicrobial Alginate Dressing Launched – Melgisorb Ag”
Wounds, August 1, 2008
“Melgisorb® Ag Ionic Silver Dressing Absorbs More Than Leading Dressings”
OWM - Ostomy Wound Management, September, 2008
“Nonwoven silver antimicrobial dressing is absorbent, minimizes pain”
Podiatry Today, September 1, 2008
Article on the benefits of Melgisorb Ag.
“A Silver Solution For Wounds”
Neue Allgemeine Gesundheitszeitung (page 5), September, 2008
Article about the Pain on Removal Cases (PORC) survey which investigates the experience of pain among patients with chronic wounds. Read the full article in German:
“Verbandwechsel ohne Schmerzen”
European Hospital (page 20), September 2008
About the Pain on Removal Cases survey showing the benefits of using Safetac technology.
“Dressing changes need not be painful”
Rehab & Community Care Medicine (page 46-48), October, 2008
Article about the Pain on Removal Cases (PORC) survey.
“Pain in wound care: A new perspective”
MedTech Magazine, No 3, 2008
Article about the research of Christina Lindholm on pain at dressing changes. Read the full article in Swedish here:
"Minska smärta vid förbandsbyten"
Vårdfacket, November 17, 2008
Research has been made by the organization World union of wound healing societies initiative on how to avoid pain at dressing changes. Read the full article in Swedish here:
”Internationell enighet om hur sårsmärta ska lindras”
Wound Source, December 8, 2008
“Survey showcases high satisfaction with Mepilex® Ag among health care professionals”
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Articles from Mats Wilander Tennis & Golf Classic:
Mölnlycke Health Care was the Gold Sponsor of the Mats Wilander Tenth Annual Celebrity Tennis and Golf Classic, which took place on October 20, 2008 in Rye, New York
Aftonbladet, October 20, 2008
Erik Wilander, son of tennis legend Mats Wilander suffers from the skin disease EB which prevents him from fulfilling his tennis dream. Read the full article in Swedish here:
Sjukdom krossar hans tennisdröm
TennisIdentity.com, October 10, 2008
Mats Wilander and John McEnroe Team Up. Fun Tennis for a Serious Reason. Join the Fight.
ESPN, October 24, 2008
Sky's the limit for Andy Murray
Golf.se, October 18, 2008
For ten years Mats Wilander has arranged the Mats Wilander Celebrity Tennis and Golf Classic to help raise money and awareness for the disease EB, which his son Erik suffers from. Read the full article in Swedish:
Wilanders tävling firar tio år
Pure People
Photo article about Mats Wilander and his son Erik who battles with the disease EB. Mats Wilander has a glourious past as a tennis player and is still active as a trainer and player. Read the full article in French here:
“Mats Wilander, son combat pour la maladie génétique dont est atteint son fils Erik...”
Tennis.com, October 20, 2008
Chariot of Champions
Peter Bodo’s TennisWorld, October 22, 2008
Erik: Grace Under Fire
Tennis Week, October 22, 2008
Skin Care