Bengaluru : Manipal College of Nursing, MAHE Manipal signed an MoU with Coloplast India, venturing into Interprofessional wound management training towards quality patient care in clinical arena.

The MOU was signed by Dr Narayana Sabhahit, Registrar, MAHE and Dr Bhaskar Azad, National Clinical Manager, Coloplast Academy in the presence of Dr Judith A Noronha, Dean MCON, MAHE, Manipal, Dr Elsa Sanatombi Devi, Professor & Coordinator.

Coloplast is committed to continuing clinical education in India and has established Coloplast Academy – the clinical arm of Coloplast’s India subsidiary – consisting of medical doctors and clinical trainers. Coloplast Academy collaborates with Manipal College of Nursing, MAHE, Manipal with an aim to initiate ‘Manipal Coloplast HEAL Academy’ Centre of Excellence – an Advanced Wound Care Training Program under the aegis of Healthcare Excellence Access Learning (HEAL®) – partnering with healthcare professionals to elevate clinical management, focus on holistic health and enhance the standard of care for our patients to make life easier for people with intimate healthcare needs.

The participants of the program shall be eligible to receive EWMA® (European Wound Management Association) endorsed certificate for various educational modules to be provided by Coloplast Academy under the HEAL® program along with access to best-in-class education and training resources for advanced wound management. The HEAL® program is also endorsed by multiple other wound care associations globally — such as Wounds Australia, New Zealand Wound Care Society (NZWCS), South African Medical Association (SAMA), Dansk Selskab for Sårheling (DSFS) and Seminaranbieter Initiative Chronische Wunden.

The Manipal Coloplast HEAL Academy Centre of Excellence – an Advanced Wound Care Training Program will strive and endure towards developing and implementing standardized wound care techniques to produce wound care managers in the future to cater to the needs of the public and be leaders in wound care across the globe.