By joining Urgo Medical, you will meet many different teams who are united by a common mission, “Healing People”, to help healthcare professionals heal people by providing evidence-based treatments & innovative services so that life can start again for patients. This mission drives us every day, inspires us to surpass ourselves and strengthen our pride …
Often underestimated, or even unrecognised by patients, diabetic foot ulcer is one of the most common, costly and severe complications of diabetes. That’s why prevention and education are key to avoid ulcers and in the worst cases, amputation. In line with World Diabetes Day 2022 topic, “Education to protect tomorrow”, Urgo Medical seized the opportunity …
As The Healing Company, our mission is to partner with Healthcare Professionals to help them accompany, support, and heal their patients. https://youtu.be/lVSZ09KBAzM Leg ulcers affect 1% of adults worldwide1,2,3 and up to 70% of venous leg ulcers recur after healing4. Today, patients and healthcare professionals need concrete tools and support to make a difference in …
On the occasion of the European Weeks for Sustainable Development, (September 18 to October 8, 2022), Urgo Medical France, Global and Urgo RID teams met on the banks of Lake Kir (Dijon) for an awareness day on waste management. The teams, equipped with waste tongs, raincoats and plastic bags collected over 95 kilos of waste …
What good is a treatment if your patient won’t adhere to it? Some patients may perceive compression therapy or offloading as a MAJOR INCONVENIENCE, as it involves engaging with treatment for a LONG PERIOD OF TIME.1 Low adherence with therapy may results in DELAYED HEALING and poor healing outcomes2. Healthcare professionnals have an IMPORTANT …
Why do Health Care practitioners need evidence? There is a need to do the ‘right thing’ and /or what is ‘best’ for patients but also there is a need to standardise practice. How to make best treatment decisions? The objective to any treatment decision is to improve patient outcomes should it be healing and/or quality …
Each patient is different and needs the right treatment from the start. Identifying individual patient needs through a holistic assessment of the patient, his/her wound, its aetiology, associated co-morbidities and the patient’s lifestyle is key to implement the right treatment from the start and ensure best patient outcomes. Considering their risk factors of impaired healing, …
We believe each patient is different and deserves the appropriate treatment for their wounds. As a partner to help health care professionals get the support and training they need, Urgo Medical Education is the new education program by Urgo Medical. Our priority is to empower health care professionals to improve patient outcomes by delivering the …
Bacteria are present on all type of wounds, but the bacterial balance of the wound plays a key role in healing.1 Infection is defined as an invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues, evoking an inflammatory response (systemic and/or local) and causing local signs of inflammation, tissue destruction, and fever.2 Infection is one of …
To fulfill its mission as The Healing Company, Urgo Medical has made diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) a key priority to support clinicians and patients to prevent, diagnose, refer, and manage patients presenting diabetic foot ulcerations, with the aim to avoid complications such as infection, amputation or even death. Among the 537 million patients estimated to …
