Fred Bergman Healthcare

Latest News and Announcements

To find out about Fred Bergman Healthcare, check out our latest media releases and publications.

New Inventors The SimPAD® recently won the People’s Choice Award on episode 31 of ABC’s the New Inventors. Click here to watch a segment from the show.

Media Releases

March 2007
SimPAD® Win IT Secrets Award

At an awards ceremony at the Arts Centre in Melbourne, Senator Helen Coonan, Minister for Communications and the Arts, presented Fred Bergman Healthcare Pty Ltd (FBH) with the second prize in the health category of the Secrets of Australian ICT Innovation 2006 Awards. FBH won the award as a result of work on the SimPAD® continence monitoring system.
Media Release March 2007 SimPAD® Wins IT Secrets Award in Healthcare Sector

February 2007
SimPAD® Care Plan proves cost-effective in improving the quality of life of aged care residents

Results from a trial that could change the standard of care practices in aged care facilities have been released by Melbourne-based medical device company, Fred Bergman Healthcare (FBH) today. The trial showed that FBH’s SimPAD® Care Plan for incontinence resulted in better quality of care, cost effectiveness and improved quality of life for the aged care residents than previous practices.
Media Release February 2007 SimPAD® Care Plan proves cost effective in improving the quality of life of aged care residents.

April 2006
Department of Health and Ageing Media Release for Trial

Function at Ashleigh Aged Care Two Melbourne aged care homes are leading a new national trial to investigate using information technology to improve continence care for older Australians. The trial is being conducted by a consortium led by Fred Bergman Healthcare Pty Ltd. The Australian Government has provided $275,000 for the two year project, which uses an electronic diagnostic sensor within a pad liner with a direct radio link to nursing staff who are immediately alerted to a resident’s continence condition.
Media Release April 2006 Department of Health and Ageing Press Release for Trial Function at Ashleigh Aged Care.

October 2005
Department of Health and Ageing Announcement of Clinical Trial

The effective and discreet management of continence is an important issue for many residents of aged care homes. A phased trial is testing a diagnostic pad in two aged care facilities in Victoria. The project has the potential to support a significant change in continence assessment and management from a predominantly manual to an electronic process. The trial will evaluate the quality and quantitative effects of a continence management tool and information system in a residential aged care home.
Media Release October 2005 Department of Health and Ageing Announcement of Clinical Trial

Publications

July 2001
Continence Management & Current Practice

Written by Dr Fred Bergman, this paper provides a broad overview of daily continence management issues and the importance that duty-of-care plays in patient lifestyles and well-being.
Media Release July 2001 Continence Management & Current Practice. An Introduction to Continence Problems and their Management. Dr Frederick Bergman. M.B.B.S; D.OBST.R.C.O.G; F.R.A.C.G.P.

Intel White Paper:
On-Patient Wearable Vital Signs Sensors

This white paper discusses the convergence to technologies such as Wireless Sensor Networks technology with Wireless Local Area Networks and Mobile computing devices and Mobile Point-of-Care applications to enable caregivers to monitor patient vital signs in real-time at different healthcare settings. Using incontinence management as the background, this paper describes the issues, the technologies, the solution, the benefits, and how the FBH SimPAD® makes use of these technologies.
Media Release Intel White Paper