Plasma medicine for an innovative healthcare industry in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
At the 13th National Health Industry Conference on 23 and 24 May 2017 in Rostock, the Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP Greifswald) will present the network initiative "PLASMA Wound Circle". The platform offers a unique user and patient network on the topic of plasma medicine in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
From 23 to 24 May, INP Greifswald, together with its spin-off neoplas tools GmbH and the Karlsburg Clinic, will present plasma medicine at the national health industry conference. Around 700 participants from science, industry, administration and politics from a total of eleven countries are expected in the seaside resort of Hohe Düne. Here, they will take advantage of the many opportunities to exchange ideas with international colleagues, opinion leaders and representatives from industry and medical associations and discuss the opportunities, solutions and challenges of digital transformation in the healthcare sector under the motto "#Health2017 – People and the Market in the Digital Healthcare World".
During a presentation as part of the workshop organised by the German Health Regions Network
e.V., INP Greifswald will provide further insights into the "PLASMA Wound Circle" project initiative (presentation: PLASMA Wound Circle project initiative, Wednesday, 24 May, 1:00–2:30 p.m.). The network initiative for plasma medicine, which is unique in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and throughout Germany, is intended to become a central point of contact for both those affected by chronic wounds and interested physicians. The platform gives medical professionals, researchers, device manufacturers and patients the opportunity to exchange experiences. It promotes application-oriented and patient-oriented communication and serves as a general information portal for therapeutic applications of plasma medicine.
In keeping with the conference motto, the project's website (www.plasmawundzirkel.de) will also be launched at the same time. A series of lectures organised by the project initiative will begin in the middle of the year at central health care facilities in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
The project won the 2015 Health Economy Ideas Competition of the State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and is being funded by the Ministry of Economics, Construction and Tourism with €200,000 from the European Regional Development Fund for a period of two years. Plasma medicine is a new form of therapy that uses cold physical plasma to treat chronic wounds and skin diseases. The state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania supports the expansion of an innovative healthcare industry and is one of the global pioneers in the field of plasma medicine.
