West of England AHSN has launched an introductory video to inform and inspire clinicians on the benefits of Silhouette digital wound assessment and information management technology.

Together with the online video launch on the West of England AHSN Health Innovation Channel, there is a call for clinical innovators who are interested in collaborating on technology-enabled improvements in wound management pathways:

"A digital 3D wound assessment and management system for acute and community care. Seeking innovators involved in Tissue Viability and Podiatry services to collaborate with as early adopters for both clinical research and clinical practice. This can incorporate clinical leads and service leads who have a vision of transforming pathways of care for leg ulcer, pressure ulcer and diabetic foot ulcer management to deliver evidenced-based care, better patient experience and improved cost-effectiveness."

West of England AHSN Health Innovation Channel 

Find out more about the opportunities for wound practice innovation: http://info.entechealth.com/silhouette-prospectus-discover-digital-wound-assessment

See the Silhouette introductory video on WEAHSN Health Innovation Channel: https://www.weahsn.net/entec-health-silhouette/5860/#sthash.WfpQZXao.dpuf

Entec Health was delighted to be announced a winner at the EHI Awards 2014 for Healthcare IT Product Innovation at a prestigious ceremony held at the Roundhouse in London on Thursday 9 October.

Entec Health was selected from 6 deserving finalists as the winning entry for Product Innovation, based on the company's work in bringing an innovative digital wound assessment solution, Silhouette, to the UK market.

Entec Health and Kings College Hospital Diabetic Foot Clinic Team picking up their award at EHI Awards evening October 2014

Entec Health has introduced the electronic Silhouette wound assessment and information management system to health professionals in the UK to enable improved clinical practice through the use of the Silhouette solution which transforms wound assessment and documentation from a largely subjective, manual, paper-based process to an objective, automated, digital approach.

UK Clinicians who have experience of Silhouette comment on the advantages of this digital 3D technology system as helping them generate quality clinical information and health informatics for better treatment planning and optimisation of patient care and outcomes.
An important collaboration has been established between Entec Health and the pioneering Diabetic Foot Clinic Team at Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust where Silhouette has been deployed successfully for clinical research and now being implemented in clinical practice for effective management of patients with diabetic foot ulceration.
Entec Health is an appointed sales and marketing partner for the UK to Aranz Medical the developer and manufacturer of Silhouette.
e-health Insider, as UK's leading media and business intelligence platform in digital health technology, hosts the EHI awards annually to recognise success and innovation in Healthcare IT.

Entec Health has been selected as a finalist in the EHI 2014 Awards, Health IT Product Innovation Category. EHI received 270 entries in its call for Health IT Excellence, with some 70 shortlisted projects invited to present to the EHI Judging Panel during July 2014.

Entec Health’s submission is built around the theme of “Transforming wound assessment practice for improved patient care”. The company is working across the NHS to raise awareness and partner on adoption of Silhouette, an innovative wound assessment and information management technology, to address some of the unmet needs of current wound management practice.

Traditional methods of wound assessment are paper-based, cumbersome and unreliable. The Silhouette innovation supports health professionals to transform wound assessment practice and clinical management of patients with wounds, utilising digital imaging, 3D wound measurement, quantitative wound healing progress data and electronic data capture at the point of care.

The EHI 2014 Awards submission presented by Entec Health incorporated qualitative evidence and user experience from the Kings College Diabetic Foot Clinic, where the clinical team are pioneering the use of Silhouette for assessing diabetic foot ulceration, initially in their clinical research programme and clinical development plans. Following successful clinical validation of Silhouette, the Kings Diabetic Foot Clinic team and nursing colleagues are preparing to expand the use of Silhouette into clinical practice during 2014.

“The EHI 2014 Awards are a great platform to acknowledge the importance and value of Health IT excellence and innovation. We are delighted to be selected as a finalist and welcome the recognition given to the successful collaboration between Kings College Hospital health professionals and industry partners Entec Health and ARANZ Medical. We represent a great example of how collaborative success is possible through having a common goal of moving clinical practice forward for optimal patient care. “ commented Achala Patel, Managing Director, Entec Health

The EHI 2014 Awards winners will be announced at the EHI Awards Ceremony in London in October 2014.

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Following participation at an Industry Partners Stakeholders event hosted by West Midlands AHSN, Entec Health and WM AHSN Digital Leads are working closely to engage partner NHS Trusts on the opportunity for adoption of Silhouette for improved wound assessment practice and health informatics capability building.

Based on Silhouette’s value as an enabling technology for improved clinical management of patients with wounds, the WM AHSN Digital Leads are putting the Silhouette solution on the radar of their partner NHS Trusts to seek feedback and facilitate further dialogue where Trusts are ready to consider the Silhouette innovation to support the organisation’s strategic plan for improved patient safety, outcomes and care.

WM AHSN is keen to catalyse and support adoption of relevant digital technologies by partner NHS Trusts to support priority clinical areas, with a view to delivering enhanced patient benefits, improved efficiencies and cost-effectiveness.

See the Entec Health case study on page 9 of WM AHSN Annual Report 2014

http://wmahsn.org/annual-report/

“Entec Health is a SME, a small-medium enterprise, which welcomes alliances that can support market success. We have become a member of West Midlands Medilink and are working closely together to develop regional health sector opportunities and support our growth as a health innovation provider. The support and professionalism has been outstanding from day one.” commented Achala Patel, Managing Director, Entec Health.