Micro-Leads Medical, based in Somerville, MA, showcased HD64, an emerging, high-resolution spinal cord stimulation therapy for treating chronic focal pains of the low-back, trunk, extremities and feet at NANS 2020. Anne Staylor, SmartTRAK's Managing Editor and Sr. Director of Advanced Technologies, attended the NANS 2020 Emerging Technologies Forum and saw this novel technology designed for the spinal cord stimulation market.

Anne Staylor, SmartTRAK's Managing Editor and Director of Advanced Technologies, is in Las Vegas attending NANS 2020, the North American Neurological Society's  23rd annual meeting, and, as you can see from the photo above taken at NANS, she is already thinking about NANS 2021 in Orlando. The theme of the this year's NANS is “Driving Innovation Through Science and Evidence.”  Anne, who covers Neuromodulation for SmartTRAK, will be reporting on the meeting through articles and interviews...

We are pleased to announce that Stacy Spirito has joined the team at SmartTRAK as Director of Sales. Stacy has spent 14+ years in the medical device and technology industries, most recently as an Account Executive with Gartner, working with Investors.  Prior to that, Stacy was part of a sales team that launched a disruptive new medical device for breast cancer at Mammotome/Leica Biosystems. 

Meet Stacy Spirito:

1. Stacy, what is your role with SmartTRAK? My role at SmartTRAK is Director of Sales. I will be developing and managing the relationship with our clients and ensuring we are providing value and actionable insights to enable them to deliver on their key initiatives.
   
   

SmartTRAK is pleased to welcome Anikó Szekér, the newest addition to our Wound Care team. Anikó has 10+ years of medical device experience in Wound Care and Surgical single use products. Before joining SmartTRAK, Anikó was  Marketing Manager, Eastern Europe Wound Care and Surgical at Mölnlycke Health Care.

SmartTRAK is excited to announce the launch of their new public website,  SmartTRAK.com. The new SmartTRAK.com features improved functionality,  enhanced custom content and a clean uncluttered design. It also features a more intuitive navigation for current customers and new visitors alike.

Are you headed to Vegas for this year’s Orthopaedic Summit (OSET)? We sat down with Kristina Meyer, SmartTRAK’s Senior Analyst for Sports Medicine, for our new series, Know Before You Go, to get the scoop on what she’s looking forward to ahead of the meeting.

OSET will take place December 11-14th at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. The meeting touts itself as the “premier gathering of Total Joint (Knee, Hip, Shoulder), Foot & Ankle, Sports Medicine, Arthroscopic, Spine and Trauma Surgeons, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Athletic Trainers, Physical and Occupational Therapists from across the globe.” Orthopaedic Summit 

SmartTRAK’s team is excited to attend and exhibit. Stop by the SmartTRAK booth, #128, to talk with Kristina and the SmartTRAK team about the latest news, trends and intelligence impacting the orthopedic industry.

1. Kristina, you are currently gearing up to attend OSET 2019. What are you looking forward to the most about the meeting?

Headed to Desert Foot? We have you covered.

SmartTRAK’s Senior Analyst for Advanced Wound Care, Terry Hayslett, is headed to Phoenix, Arizona for the 2019 Desert Foot Conference. We caught up with him ahead of the December 4-7th meeting as part of our new Know Before You Go series.

Desert Foot is one of the premier advanced wound care meetings. The meeting is held annually in Phoenix. “The conference brings together six groups involved with limb salvage preservation of the lower extremity from the Veterans Administration, VA Podiatric Residency Directors, Arizona Podiatric Medical Association, Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC), the Department of Defense, and healthcare professionals in the private sector, from across the country to a single conference to best meet their educational needs.” Desert Foot

1. Terry, you will soon be attending Desert Foot. What is it about this meeting that you are most excited about?

SmartTRAK is excited to be attending SAWC Fall 2019, Oct. 12-14 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV.

Analysts Susan Paquette, VP & GM Wound, BioMedGPS, and Terry Hayslett, Senior Analyst, Advanced Wound Care will be there representing SmartTRAK. Please contact us if you would like to meet.

Susan recently interviewed Bluestone Physician Services’ Sarah Keenan, Chief Clinical Officer, and Jessie Waks, Director of Clinical Practice and Education, discussing challenges and opportunities related to wound care in assisted living facilities. Bluestone Physician Services is a primary care practice delivering on-site care to patients in assisted living and other residential care settings who face difficulty in visiting a physician’s office due to mobility or frailty. If you would like to read the transcript of the interview "Challenges and Opportunities for Wound Care in Assisted Living Facilities: An Interview with Bluestone Physician Services" please click the button at the end of this post.

SmartTRAK is excited to be attending the #AVA Association for Vascular Access 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting taking place October 4-7, 2019 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV.

Susan Paquette, Vice President and General Manager, Wound, will be representing SmartTRAK at AVA.

Susan has been with SmartTRAK since 2011, leading the Wound efforts. Prior to SmartTRAK, Susan was with 3M for 20+ years' holding leadership positions in new business development, R&D, international and marketing. 

If you would like to meet with Susan for SmartTRAK's insights into the Vascular Access market at #AVA2019, please click to schedule a meeting. To read a SmartTRAK Market Outlook article Susan wrote "Preventing Peripheral IV Failure: The Next Big Thing in Vascular Access" following AVA 2018, click below...

Ahead of the Orthopedic Trauma Association (OTA) meeting, see what SmartTRAK’s Senior Analyst for Trauma & Extremities, Natasha Weeks, has to say about the latest trends in Trauma.

Natasha recently wrote a fascinating and informative article, "Trauma: Top Trends to Watch in 2019 and Beyond", in which she took a look back at 2018 and identified continuing and emerging trauma trends in the market that are likely to shape the landscape in 2019 and beyond. If you would like to download the article and discover SmartTRAK’s predictions for the top trauma market trends to watch, just click the button below.