ROHO Scientific Advisory Board Chair Presents for the First Time in Australia Belleville, Illinois – 11/28/2016 – Dr. Amit Gefen, Chair of the Scientific Board at Permobil, was the invited speaker at two sold-out conferences in Australia. More than 1,200 attended the two meetings. To see a video from the event, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPMcnK5Kf-0 Permobil…
Read MorePermobil will join healthcare professionals working hospitals, rehab centers and nursing facilities across the country and around the globe in observing Worldwide Pressure Injury Prevention Day, November 17, 2016. The day is part of an effort launched by National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) in the United States. As part of the recognition day, a…
Read MoreROHO launches state-of-the-art AGILITY CARBON™ back ST. LOUIS, November 15, 2016 — “Carbon is the new back” is the resounding theme for the new AGILITY CARBON™ back from ROHO, a business unit of Permobil. The new back is compression-molded and lightweight, featuring a 12K flat tow weave and carbon fiber construction that combines high-strength performance…
Read MoreScientific Advisory Board members are invited speakers at the upcoming NPUAP focus meeting BELLEVILLE, Ill., November 7, 2016 — Two key members of the Permobil Scientific Advisory Board will be part of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) Research Symposium, “The Perfect Storm: Microclimate, Pressure and Shear Forces in Pressure Injuries,” November 9, 2016,…
Read MoreDr. Amit Gefen is the recipient of the Career Award from WUWHS/JWC. Dr. Amit Gefen Receives High-Profile Career Award from the WUWHS/Journal of Wound Care St. Louis, MO. – October 17, 2016 Dr. Amit Gefen, Professor in Biomedical Engineering and Chair, ROHO, Inc. Scientific Advisory Board recently received the Career Award for Advances in Pressure…
Read MoreUltrasound shown to be a viable risk assessment tool for Deep Tissue Injuries October 5, 2016 (St. Louis, MO.) A recent study concluded ultrasound (US) is a good, viable measurement method to assess anatomical structures and identify one of the key risk factors of deep tissue injury. The study authors believe ultrasound examinations hold the…
Read More8/25/2016 St. Louis, Mo. –Permobil Australia will host Dr. Amit Gefen, B. Sc in Mechanical Engineering, MSc and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Tel Aviv University, at a one-day conference November 8, 2016 at the L’Aqua, Cockle Bay Wharf, Darling Park in Sydney, Australia. Dr. Gefen’s keynote presentation is entitled “The Etiology of Pressure Injuries: …
Read MoreROHO, Inc. Scientific Board Presents the Latest Tissue Injury Research at recent European Seating Symposium St. Louis, MO. August, 2016 – At the recent European Seating Symposium (ESS), held in Dublin, Ireland, the ROHO, Inc. Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), presented their most recent findings in a seminar, “Improving Patient Outcomes: Bridging the Gap Between Science…
Read MoreST. LOUIS, April 28, 2016 – A research team, including a director from ROHO Inc., a division of Permobil, recently completed two groundbreaking studies that determined that the adjustability and adaptability of pediatric support surfaces – characteristics of ROHO cushions and mattresses – are critical in the prevention of pressure injuries, which are now referred…
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