LONDON, March 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Smith & Nephew
(NYSE:SNN; LSE:SN), the global medical technology business, today
announces the donation of more than $3M of trauma plates and screws, external
fixation implants and instruments to The Podiatry Institute (PI).
This equipment will be used to support ongoing educational courses
conducted at the PI through the American Academy of Foot and Ankle
Osteosynthesis (AAFAO).
Smith & Nephew has been the sole sponsor of the
comprehensive and advanced educational courses conducted by the PI
and AAFAO for the past four years, contributing to resident
education for nearly 1600 participants. The company not only
provided the surgical equipment and personnel support for these
courses, but also hosted the event at its world class Innovation
Center in Memphis, Tenn.
"Smith & Nephew has always been proud to support this
important training. We view this donation as an important business
need for podiatric resident training and their future patients,"
said John Clausen, Vice President
Global Marketing, Trauma and Extremities. "Along with this donation
of surgical equipment, we will also continue to provide support
with the appropriate Smith & Nephew personnel."
The AAFAO was founded in 2014 for the sole purpose of training
podiatric residents in the techniques and skills of skeletal
fixation, trauma and reconstructive surgery of the foot and ankle.
Courses are led by some of the best podiatrists in the profession
with curriculum covering application of the principles and
techniques for current and novel approaches to reconstructive
surgery on the foot and ankle. This donation allows the AAFAO and
PI to host these courses multiple times a year while opening up
opportunities for multiple sponsors.
About Smith & Nephew
Smith & Nephew is a
global medical technology business dedicated to helping healthcare
professionals improve people's lives. With leadership positions in
Orthopaedic Reconstruction, Advanced Wound Management,
Sports Medicine and Trauma & Extremities, Smith & Nephew
has around 15,000 employees and a presence in more than 100
countries. Annual sales in 2017 were almost $4.billion. Smith & Nephew is a member of the
FTSE100 (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN).
For more information about Smith & Nephew, please visit our
website www.smith-nephew.com, follow @SmithNephewplc on
Twitter or visit SmithNephewplc on Facebook.com.
Forward-looking Statements
This document may
contain forward-looking statements that may or may not prove
accurate. For example, statements regarding expected revenue growth
and trading margins, market trends and our product pipeline are
forward-looking statements. Phrases such as "aim", "plan",
"intend", "anticipate", "well-placed", "believe", "estimate",
"expect", "target", "consider" and similar expressions are
generally intended to identify forward- looking statements.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from what is expressed or implied by
the statements. For Smith & Nephew, these factors include:
economic and financial conditions in the markets we serve,
especially those affecting health care providers, payers and
customers; price levels for established and innovative medical
devices; developments in medical technology; regulatory approvals,
reimbursement decisions or other government actions; product
defects or recalls or other problems with quality management
systems or failure to comply with related regulations; litigation
relating to patent or other claims; legal compliance risks and
related investigative, remedial or enforcement actions; disruption
to our supply chain or operations or those of our suppliers;
competition for qualified personnel; strategic actions, including
acquisitions and dispositions, our success in performing due
diligence, valuing and integrating acquired businesses; disruption
that may result from transactions or other changes we make in our
business plans or organisation to adapt to market developments; and
numerous other matters that affect us or our markets, including
those of a political, economic, business, competitive or
reputational nature. Please refer to the documents that Smith &
Nephew has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
including Smith & Nephew's most recent annual report on Form
20-F, for a discussion of certain of these factors. Any
forward-looking statement is based on information available to
Smith & Nephew as of the date of the statement. All written or
oral forward-looking statements attributable to Smith & Nephew
are qualified by this caution. Smith & Nephew does not
undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statement to reflect any change in circumstances or in Smith &
Nephew's expectations.
™ Trademark of Smith & Nephew. Certain marks
registered US Patent and Trademark Office.
View original content with
multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/smith--nephew-supports-aafao-courses-with-donation-of-more-than-3m-of-equipment-to-the-podiatry-institute-300615443.html
SOURCE Smith & Nephew