Brussels, 26 May 2010 – Ansell Healthcare (www.ansell.eu), global leader in healthcare barrier protective solutions,today announces a three-year partnership with the Royal College of Surgeons of England (www.rcseng.ac.uk). The partnership is part of Ansell’s policy to support education initiatives and collaborating with the healthcare community to increase the health and safety of professionals and patients alike. By supporting the initiatives of the Department of Education of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Ansell reaffirms its long-term commitment to the healthcare community in general and the surgeons in particular.
Committed to continued education
After having developed a close and successful educational partnership with the UK Association of Surgeons in Training (www.asit.org), focusing on infection control, allergy prevention and barrier protection, Ansell considers its partnership with Royal College of Surgeons of England as the next important milestone in its ongoing commitment to provide support for continued education of healthcare professionals.
“The RCS is delighted to be working with Ansell Healthcare. The College benefits greatly from unrestricted partnerships of this kind. It helps us to keep our courses, delivery methods and teaching materials up to date, and so enables us to offer the highest quality training” said Mike Larvin, Director of Education at the Royal College of Surgeons of England. “Therefore we consider the partnership between Ansell and the College as a very important support to achieve our goals to provide quality educational programmes for surgeons at all stages of their careers.
"We are proud to be able to contribute offering surgeons the opportunity to access and follow educational courses", says Werner Heintz, Sr Vice President & Regional Director of Ansell EMEA. "By teaming up with the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Ansell confirms its commitment for educational support to the healthcare community with the aim of maintaining the highest possible standards of clinical care for patients.”
Training surgeons in the interests of patients
Ansell and the College share the same objectives of promoting and protecting the interests of patients by maintaining professional standards in surgery and advancing the frontiers of surgical care. An adaptable, well-trained surgical workforce is a necessity in providing high quality, safe patient care.
Ansell will support several educational programmes including the funding of the development by surgical tutors of an orthopaedic and vascular specialty courses portfolio and the organisation of a five day modular course for surgical trainees Furthermore, Ansell will offer bursaries to specialty surgical trainees at all levels to attend a College skills course.
About Ansell:
Ansell is a world leader in providing superior health and safety protection solutions that enhance human well being. With operations in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific, Ansell employs more than 10,000 people worldwide and holds leading market positions in industrial and medical gloves. Ansell is also a leading player in the household gloves and condom market segment globally. Information on Ansell and its products can be found at http://www.ansell.eu.
For more information, please contact:
Wouter Piepers,
Global Communications Director,
tel: +32 2 528 75 68
email: wpiepers@eu.ansell.com
Olivier Trop,
Media Relations, Duval Guillaume I PR,
mob: +32 486 510 419
email: olivier.trop@duvalguillaume.com
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