Apart from the users, no-one knows the needs of people using ostomy bags, catheters or wound dressings better than people working professionally with health care.

Therefore, it is vital for Coloplast to listen to nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals and to involve them in the development and testing of new products and services.

Code of Conduct

At the same time, we must never compromise the independence of healthcare professionals and we must make sure that we never put them in compromising situations. Coloplast’s Code of Conduct outlines our approach to interacting with health care professionals.

Most importantly, the Code states that any relationship with health care professionals must be strictly professional and that we must respect their independency. Any support for travel, conferences, accommodation and so on must be modest. We must always make sure that any fee paid to health care professionals can never be perceived as a financial incentive.

Sponsorships and donations for health care professionals

Coloplast is dedicated to supporting the education of healthcare professionals in the fields relevant to our work, that is, ostomy, urology and wound care. This includes sponsorships and donations to professional medical organisations as well as support for research, training seminars, educational materials and congress participation.

For example, the Coloplast-sponsored DialogueStudy is a global clinical study designed to document real-life experience of Coloplast’s SenSura ostomy use, focusing on skin condition and quality of life. The DialogueStudy aims to enrol 5,000 patients worldwide, making it the largest clinical study ever undertaken in ostomy care.

A basic principle of Coloplast donations to health care professionals is that it should be strictly professional and that we must respect the independence of the health care professionals. Accepting donations from Coloplast always means no strings attached.

Clinical trials