fungal skin infections:: Information on ostomy products like bags and pouches as well as urinary incontinence supplies & dressings and treatment for wound care.

diabetic foot ulcers, which are highly fungal skin infections exposed to infection. Serious fungal skin infections cases may result in the development of diabetic gangrene, leading to an amputation.

Effective treatment of diabetic foot ulcers requires:
metabolic control of the underlying diabetes
regular wound inspection
pressure relief
physical removal of dead tissue
the right dressing at the right time
education for patients, relatives and healthcare professionals

For our part, we offer a unique programme for diabetic foot management:
Products that provide clinical confidence. See information about our new Contreet Foam as well as Biatain Foam, Purilon Gel and SeaSorb Soft.
Clear product recommendations
Education in prevention and treatment ofdiabetic foot ulcers
Multidisciplinary approach needed
To effectively treat diabetic foot ulcers, such diverse professions as diabetologists, wound care nurses, surgeons, dermatologists, podiatrists and neurologists need to pool their knowledge and experience.

Congresses and symposia are valuable for facilitating the necessary dialogue between the different professions. Coloplast therefore takes an active part in these events, such as the international symposium on the diabetic foot.

New findings relating to Contreet Foam were presented in the scientific sessions at the 2003 symposium on the diabetic foot. Contreet Foam belongs to a new generation of antibacterial dressings, and clinical documentation has shown that it is safe and useful in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers.

St Vincent declaration is our common goal
Coloplast is committed to the objective fungal skin infections of the Saint Vincent declaration to reduce the number of amputations due to diabetic gangrene by 50%. Only a multidisciplinary approach can make this goal possible.

There is nothing else like it

True innovations aren't an everyday thing so when it happens people do want to know about it. But it is something quite unique when they discover that the innovation is easy to understand and that the benefits are obvious. Such a dressing came about because we took the opportunity to listen.

The unique thing about Alione is that it is quite unsurpassed at handling exudate – there is nothing else like it. The dressing can be used on exuding pressure sores and leg ulcers at virtually all stages of the healing process.

Alione instils confidence
For the patient the exudate handling properties can mean the difference between social withdrawal or having the confidence to carry on with life as usual.

For the healthcare professional, particularly for non-specialists, it means feeling confident that the dressing they select will effectively support the healing process.

Community nurses see a distinct advantage in having a dressing which is equally effective over the full spectrum of chronic wounds. Often they treat a far wider range of