PROMEDICA PRAHA GROUP, a.s. brings a world innovation in the field of diabetes – a smart CONTOUR™ PLUS ONE blood glucose meter. Its main features include remarkably accurate measurement, SmartLIGHT ™ light signalling and Second-Chance™ measurement within 60 seconds. It manages to record the measured values itself.
The device co-operates with the CONTOUR™ Diabetes mobile phone application, and the measured glycaemic level is automatically transferred to the mobile phone via Bluetooth. The application then displays a simple and clear summary, tailored to the needs of the user. This enables the user to get a better insight into what affects the blood glucose level. In addition, CONTOUR™ Diabetes will allow sharing of results with the attending physician before or during the examination. The application can be downloaded free from the App Store and Google PLAY Store.
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Our company has once again received the highest possible award – CZECH Stability Award AAA, which reflects the current status, financial situation including prediction of future risks. It provides an independent view of financial and non-financial value of the company and confirms the reliability, credibility and the minimal risk in collaboration with an award-winning company.
Winning the certificate is a credit to our partners and the whole company’s team.
Dear Business Partners,
We are pleased to inform you that since 1st July 2017, PROMEDICA PRAGA GROUP, a.s. has become the exclusive representative of Smith&Nephew in the Czech Republic for the orthopaedic, traumatology and arthroscopy specialties.
A change in the distribution channel for the mentioned medical devices occurs after a contractual agreement between Smith & Nephew and their previous distributor, Aura-Medical has been signed. We are confident we would manage to build up on the excellent trade mark and general awareness of S&N products and further develop their potential.
Pavel Hanuš
General Manager
On 15 – 16 June 2017, the Advanced Wound Management Division took part in the XXI. Harrachov Surgery Days held at the Fin Fun Hotel in Harrachov. The Congress was organized under the auspices of the Liberec Region councillor for healthcare MD Přemysl Sobotka and Liberec Regional Hospital a.s.The event was guaranteed by the Czech Surgery Society and was registered with the Czech Medical Chamber (CMC). The organizer of this event was the Surgery clinic of the Liberec Hospital headed by MD Peter Hromádka and by the Head Nurse Mgr. Ladislava Kohoutová.
The two-day congress was focused on the sections of abdominal, thoracic, vascular surgery, traumatology and variations. It was designed for doctors and nurses. The nurses section was attended by about 200 nurses from all surgical disciplines that operate both in wards and outpatient care. There have been about 60 doctors registered in the doctors section.
Many interesting lectures on various topics in the field of surgery were given and many workshops were held. Our Kateřina Palušáková from the Advanced Wound Management gave a lecture on Parchment skin treatment with the use of Smith & Nephew materials. From the interest of the nurses it was obvious that it was a broadly discussed subject. The lecture raised interest in new procedures in the parchment skin care as well an interest in the Smith & Nephew products.
Advanced Wound Management Division
On June 8th and 9th, 2017 II. Conference of Central Operation Theatres and Sterilization was held in Ústí nad Labem.
The event took place under the auspices of MD Ivan Humhej, the Head of the Department of Central Operational Theatres and Central Sterilization of the Masaryk’s Hospital in Ústí nad Labem. The participants arrived from the whole country and their number was great. The topics of lectures prepared for this event addressed a large number of participants who arrived not only from the vicinity of the place but from the whole country. The ongoing lectures were very interesting and in many cases also innovative.
PROMEDICA PRAHA GROUP, a.s. represented by its two divisions Surgical Program, Disinfections and Sterilization and in the cooperation with the manufacturer ECOLAB, participated as a general partner of the event and introduced itself as an innovative partner in healthcare. We have found new contacts and opportunities for a new business during the conference. The Surgical Program division presented Hush Slush and Intratemp devices that attracted many participants. The Disinfection Division also presented the latest innovations of their portfolio and that was sterile equipment covers.
Surgical Programme Division
Disinfection & Sterilization Division
Our Diagnostics Division participated in the 35th Interregional Days of Clinical Biochemistry of the Hradec Králové, Pardubice and South Bohemian Regions that took place at the K-Triumf Velichovky Hotel from 7th to 8th June 2017. The event was organized by the Regional Hospital Náchod a.s. It was attended by 97 experts, including doctors, analysts and laboratory professionals from many laboratories in the Hradec Králové, Pardubice and South Bohemia regions and there were also 49 representatives of sponsors.
Mgr. Martina Vokatá from the Department of Clinical Biochemistry of the Hospital Náchod was entrusted with the organization of the conference in cooperation with the Czech Society of Clinical Biochemistry. The introductory speech was delivered by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Náchod Regional Hospital Ing. Zbyněk Chotěborský. Among the most prominent lecturers was Professor MD Vladimír Palička, CSc., Dr. H. C. from the Institute of Clinical Biochemistry and Diagnostics of the Faculty Hospital Hradec Králové and the honorary chairman of a professional society.
Lectures on many areas of diagnostics were given as well as many corporate communications were presented at the conference. PROMEDICA PRAHA GROUP, a.s. has presented itself as a modern and reliable partner for medical laboratories at its stand.
Diagnostics Division
In the days of June 1st and 2nd, 2017, the conference WOUNDS & DEFECTS 2017 was held at the Vitality Hotel a.s. Vendryně, meeting at Trojmezí – Třinec. This year it has been already the VII. run of the WOUNDS & DEFECTS conference. It was dedicated to an international meeting of followers of the latest methods and procedures in the management of chronic wounds and skin defects. The professional guarantor of the event was the Czech Wound Management Association headed by its President MD Jan Stryja, Ph.D. Other specialists included Doc. PhDr. Andrea Pokorna, Ph.D. and Mgr. Markéta Koutná Ph.D. The motto of this year’s conference was “Non-healing wounds – a challenge for individuals and the” healthcare system.”
The Advanced Wound Management Division presented here a complete portfolio of Smith & Nephew wound dressing materials. As acknowledgment of our activity at the market we have received a positive response from our customers, both existing and new ones. We recognized a great interest in the Smith & Nephew materials. It was all supported by a wonderful atmosphere that accompanied the whole course of the conference not only in the Vitality Hotel, but also throughout the individual program for healthcare professionals who were invited to this event by PROMEDICA PRAHA GROUP, a.s.
We are growing in the market and this Congress has given us a positive feedback.
Advanced Wound Management Division
Czech Neonatology Society of the Czech Medical Society JEP under the auspices of the Neonatal ward of the University Hospital Olomouc on 2.6. – 4.6. 2017 held in Loučná nad Desnou, XXV. Neonatology meeting, XIX. Hanák’s days.
The meeting is attended by the Head Doctors, managers, doctors, nurses of all perinatology centres of Moravia. This time the Department of Neonatology of the University Hospital Olomouc under the direction of Lumír Kantor, PhD., MD, Head Doctor of the Neonatal Ward, Mgr. Jana Romanová, Vojtěch Bodnár, MD organized the event.
Polythematic lectures were divided into the doctors and nurses section.
For our company PROMEDICA PRAHA GROUP, a.s., the meeting was attended by its Intensive Care Medicine division, which is a long and very positively perceived tradition.
Intensive Care Medicine division
From 19th to 20th May 2017, our Medical Technologies division participated in the Congress – ,,Comprehensive News in Urologic Oncology” at the Angelo Hotel in Prague Smíchov. The conference was organized under the auspices of the Czech Urological Society, the Czech Academy of Urology, the 2nd Faculty of Medicine of UK, and the Motol University Hospital. The president of the event was Professor Marek Babjuk, MD, and CSc. Michaela Matoušková, MD. For our division we have presented premium devices Hitachi Avius and Noblus and their capabilities in urology diagnostics as well as in some surgical procedures. It is becoming a general trend in this medical field to use MR – US fusion imaging in navigated prosthetic biopsies or in surgical procedures, a topic we also focused on.
The Congress was attended by a number of specialists, to name some representatives of our clients: MD. Lubomír Hyršl, PhD. from the Regional Hospital Kladno, with whom we discussed the possibilities of use of our ultrasound devices. The conference has been beneficial in terms of our brand reinforcement in the field of urology. We believe that it will bring us new business opportunities and increase an interest in our cutting-edge technologies in the future.
Medical Technologies division
