Posters

Below are posters presented at various scientific conferences highlighting how the MolecuLight i:X easily integrates into wound care protocols and guides clinicians in their wound care practice.

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Shifting focus: implications of periwound bacterial load on wound hygiene

Fluorescence imaging has been used to visualize red-fluorescing, pathogenic bacteria in the wound bed and periwound area at the bedside using a non-contact, hand-held device. The visualization of bacterial load can be incorporated to optimize wound hygiene...

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Assessment

Visualize fluorescent bacteria and measure wound surface area in real-time to understand the status of the wound more fully.

Bacterial fluorescence images detecting asymptomatic bacterial loads prevented an unwarranted graft procedure and its associated costs

Lt Col. SLA Jeffery, RAMC1,2,3,4.
1Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK, 2The Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, UK, 3Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK, 4NIHR WoundTec Healthcare Technology Cooperative, Bradford, UK.
Presented at Wounds UK 2017. Proceedings of the Annual Wounds UK Conference; 2017 Nov 13-15; Harrogate, UK.
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Pilot clinical evaluation of surgical site infections with a novel handheld fluorescence imaging device

Jo Hoeflok1, Liis Teene2, Emilie Chamma2, Dr. Ralph S DaCosta2.
1St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Presented at MHSRS 2014. Proceedings of the Annual Military Health System Research Symposium; 2014 Aug 18-21; Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA.
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Prospective clinical evaluation of fluorescence imaging in positively predicting the presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in chronic wounds

Rose Raizman, RN-EC, MSc.
Scarborough & Rouge Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Presented at EWMA 2018. Proceedings of the Annual European Wound Management Association Conference; 2018 May 9-11; Krakow, Poland.
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Cleaning

Allows clinicians to focus cleaning in areas where fluorescent bacteria are located and optimize wound bed preparation.

Shifting focus: implications of periwound bacterial load on wound hygiene

Rosemary Hill BSN, CWOCN, CETN(C), Joshua Douglas MD, FRCPC, ABIM
Infectious Disease and Critical Care Internal Medicine, Vancouver Coastal Health, North Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Presented at EWMA 2018. Proceedings of the Annual European Wound Management Association Conference; 2018 May 9-11; Krakow, Poland.
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Debridement

Guides more efficient and targeted debridement.

Targeting curettage debridement to regions of bioburden in diabetic foot ulcers with real-time bacterial fluorescence imaging

Rose Raizman, RN-EC, MSc.
Scarborough & Rouge Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Presented at CAWC 2017. Proceedings of the Annual Canadian Association of Wound Care Conference; 2017 Nov 16-19, Mississauga, ON, Canada.
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Sampling

Guides where to sample; 50% more accurate swabbing compared to the Levine Technique.

Improved detection of clinically-relevant wound bacteria using autofluorescence image-guided sampling in diabetic foot ulcers

Kathryn Ottolino-Perry, PhD1, Emilie Chamma, MSc1, Kristina M. Blackmore, MSc1, Liis Lindvere-Teene, MSc1, Danielle Starr MSc2, Kim Tapang, MD3, Bethany Pitcher, MSc4, Tony Panzarella, MSc4, Ron Linden, MD, CCFP3, Ralph S. DaCosta, PhD1,5,6.
Presented at CAWC 2016. Proceedings of the Annual Canadian Association of Wound Care Conference; 2016 Nov 3-6, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada.
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Clinical evaluation of fluorescence imaging in positively predicting the presence of bacteria in chronic wounds at the point of care

Liis Teene, MSc1, Kim Tapang, MD2, Ron Linden, MD2.
1MolecuLight Inc, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2Judy Dan Wound Care Centre, North York General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Presented at SAWC Spring 2016. Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Advanced Wound Care; 2016 Apr 13-17; Atlanta, GA, USA.
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Documentation

Provides objective visual documentation of the presence of fluorescent bacteria and the surface area of the wound.

Accuracy and intra-user variability of a wound area measurement software

Danielle Starr, BEng MSc1, Monique Y. Rennie, PhD1, Garrett Vermey, BEng1 and Rose Raizman, RN-EC MSc PHCNP CETN2.
1MolecuLight Inc, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2Scarborough & Rouge Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Presented at CAET 2017. Proceedings of the Canadian Association for Enterostomal Therapy National Conference; 2017 May 25-28; London, ON, Canada.
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Documentation of wound surface area and fluorescence bacteria characteristics using a point-of-care, hand-held imaging device

Rose Raizman, RN-EC, MSc.
Scarborough & Rouge Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Presented at EWMA 2018. Proceedings of the Annual European Wound Management Association Conference; 2018 May 9-11; Krakow, Poland.
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Objective wound measurement software on a point-of-care, hand-held fluorescence imaging device: verification of measurement accuracy and repeatability

Dunham D, Teene L.
MolecuLight Inc, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Presented at EWMA 2018. Proceedings of the Annual European Wound Management Association Conference; 2018 May 9-11; Krakow, Poland.
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Treatment Selection

Comparing fluorescent bacteria and wound surface area at each visit may provide real-time objective feedback on impact of treatment plan.

Handheld real-time fluorescence imaging of bacteria guides treatment selection and timing of dressing changes in inpatients undergoing negative pressure wound therapy

Rose Raizman, RN-EC, MSc.
Scarborough & Rouge Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Presented at EWMA 2017. Proceedings of the Annual European Wound Management Association Conference; 2017 May 3-5; Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Bacterial fluorescence imaging affects wound management and engages patients in their care

Rosemary Hill, BSN, CWOCN, CETN(C), Joshua Douglas, MD, FRCPC, ABIM.
Infectious Disease and Critical Care Internal Medicine, Lions Gate Hospital, Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Presented at CAET 2018. Proceedings of the Canadian Association for Enterostomal Therapy National Conference; 2018 May 3-6; Victoria, BC, Canada.
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Antibiotic Stewardship

Supports more responsible antibiotic decision making and selection.

The use of the MolecuLight bacterial camera in the management of bacterial load in burn patients

Lt Col. SLA Jeffery, RAMC1,2, Emily Blumenthal1.
1Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK, 2The Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, UK.
Presented at EWMA 2017. Proceedings of the Annual European Wound Management Association Conference; 2017 May 3-5; Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Effect of bacterial fluorescence imaging on patient care and wound management in a hospital setting: a pilot study

Rosemary Hill, BSN, CWOCN, CETN (C)1, Joshua Douglas, MD, FRCPC, ABIM2.
2Infectious Disease and Critical Care Internal Medicine, 1,2Lions Gate Hospital, Vancouver Coastal Health, North Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Presented at SAWC Spring 2017. Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on Advanced Wound Care; 2017 Apr 5-9; San Diego, CA, USA.
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Patient Engagement

Patients easily see and understand why a clinician is taking certain action to clean, debride and treat a wound in a specific way.

Point-of-care fluorescence imaging device guides wound cleaning and patient education in obese wound care patients

Rose Raizman, RN-EC, MSc.
Scarborough & Rouge Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Presented at EWMA 2017. Proceedings of the Annual European Wound Management Association Conference; 2017 May 3-5; Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Handheld real-time bacterial fluorescence imaging guides wound cleaning and facilitates patient education in pilonidal sinus wound care patients

Rose Raizman, RN-EC, MSc, MNurs, PHCNP, CETN.
Scarborough & Rouge Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Presented at CAWC 2017. Proceedings of the Annual Canadian Association of Wound Care Conference; 2017 Nov 16-19, Mississauga, ON, Canada.
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References

  1. Wu YC, Smith M, Chu A, Lindvere-Teene L, Starr D, Tapang K, Wong O, Linden R, DaCosta RS. Handheld fluorescence imaging device detects subclinical wound infection in an asymptomatic patient with chronic diabetic foot ulcer: a case report. International Wound Journal, 2016, 13(4), 449-53. doi: 10.1111/iwj.12451.
  2. DaCosta RS, Kulbatski I, Lindvere-Teene L, Starr D, Blackmore K, Silver JI, Opoku J, Wu YC, Medeiros PJ, Xu W, Xu L, Wilson BC, Rosen C, Linden R. Point-of-care autofluorescence imaging for real-time sampling and treatment guidance of bioburden in chronic wounds: first-in-human results. PLOS ONE, 2015, 10(2). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116623.
  3. Ottolino-Perry K, Chamma E, Blackmore KM, Lindvere-Teene L, Starr D, Tapang K, Rosen CF, Pitcher B, Panzarella T, Linden R, DaCosta RS. Improved detection of clinically relevant wound bacteria using autofluorescence image-guided sampling in diabetic foot ulcers. International Wound Journal, 2017, 14(5), 833-841. doi: 10.1111/iwj.12717.
  4. Rennie MY, Lindvere-Teene L, Tapang K, Linden R. Point-of-care fluorescence imaging predicts the presence of pathogenic bacteria in wounds: a clinical study. Journal of Wound Care, 2017, 26(8), 452-460. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2017.26.8.452.
  5. Raizman R. Point-of-care fluorescence imaging device guides care and patient education in obese patients with surgical site infections. Presented at CAWC 2016. Proceedings of the Annual Canadian Association of Wound Care Conference; 2016 Nov 3-6, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada.
  6. Jeffery S. Utility of point-of-care autofluorescence imaging device in successful closure of major limb amputations – a case study. Presented at MHSRS 2016. Proceedings of the Military Health System Research Symposium; 2016 Aug 15-18; Kissimmee, FL, USA.
  7. Dunham D, Teene L. Objective wound measurement software on a point-of-care, hand-held fluorescence imaging device: verification of measurement accuracy and repeatability. Presented at EWMA 2018. Proceedings of the Annual European Wound Management Association Conference; 2018 May 9-11; Krakow, Poland.
  8. Wu YC, Kulbatski I, Medeiros PJ, Maeda A, Bu J, Xu L, Chen Y, DaCosta RS. Autofluorescence imaging device for real-time detection and tracking of pathogenic bacteria in a mouse skin wound model: preclinical feasibility studies. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 2014, 19(8). doi: 10.1117/1.JBO.19.8.085002.
  9. Raizman R, DaCosta RS. Handheld real-time fluorescence imaging of bacteria guides treatment selection and timing of dressing changes in inpatients undergoing negative pressure wound therapy.  Presented at IWH 2016. Proceedings of the Innovations in Wound Healing Conference; 2016 Dec 8-11, Key Largo, FL, USA.
  10. Landis S, Rennie MY, Blumenthal E, Jeffery S. Use of fluorescence imaging in visualizing bacteria in chronic ulcers and traumatic soft tissue damage. Presented at AMSUS 2016. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Society of Federal Health Professionals; 2016 Nov 29-Dec 2; National Harbor, MD, USA.