ter les situations les plus critiques. » En 2021, lors du congrès EWMA (Euro- pean Wound Management Association) qui se tiendra à Paris, Urgo Medical lancera une grande campagne de sensi- bilisation avec différentes actions, no- tamment des recommandations sur la nécessité d’un dépistage le plus précoce possible pour donner toutes les chances au patient de guérir sa paie. out en rappelant que la meilleure prévention auprès du patient reste l’équilibre de son diabète au quotidien et l’examen régulier de ses pieds. Charlotte Maury, Global marketing director chez Urgo Medical Charlotte Maury, Urgo Medical Global Marketing Director “Le diabète est la première cause d’amputation dans le monde avec une amputation toutes les 20 secondes. Diabetes is the most fréquent cause of amputation throughout the world, with one amputation taking place every 20 seconds. Charlotte Maury, Global marketing director chez Urgo Medical Charlotte Maury, Urgo Medical Global Marketing Director patented by Urgo Medical after many “Closing Wounds, Saving management so that the patient benefits years of research, combining lipido-colloid Feet, Saving Lives” from the best and fastest possible treat- particles (TLC), polymers and a proprie- ment and thus avoid criticalities.” In tary component, the NanoOligoSaccharide 2021, upon the occasion of the EWMA Factor (NOFS). It allows for a signifi- “Considering the challenge the treat- (European Wound Management Asso- cant reduction of the healing time. This ment of diabetic foot ulcer poses to the ciation) Congress, which is to be held in matrix is also present in the latest product public healthcare system, Urgo Medical Paris, Urgo Medical will launch a large launched by Urgo Medical at the beginning launched last year a new institutional awareness-raising campaign including of this year, UrgoStart plus, which reduces program meant to optimize the care pro- various actions, especially recommen- the healing time by 100 days. The French cess, explains Charlotte Maury. Called dations aimed at ensuring the earliest National Authority for Health (Haute “Closing Wounds, Saving Feet, Saving possible detection so that patients may Autorité de Santé - HAS) has acknowledged Lives”, its goal is to raise awareness increase their chances to heal. It will, the major interest of this new device by amongst all caregivers likely to come however, also be reminded that the best granting it a Level 3 Service Improvement into contact with affected patients – both way for a patient to avoid this type of qualification in the treatment of neuro-is- within and outside the hospital – and ulcers is the proper day-to-day manage- chaemic, non-infected diabetic foot ulcers in amongst patients themselves in order to ment of their diabetes and have their feet the development stage. improve diagnosis and promote holistic regularly inspected. September - 2020 / The Pharmaceutical Post 03 71 “ YRTSUDNI