Eakin.eu gets a new look

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At eakin we don’t believe having a stoma should define you. We believe it’s just a small part of a bigger life. This is something we passionately believe in, which is why we have developed our new eakin.eu website so you can easily search for product solutions or a range of help and advice articles to help you adapt to living with a stoma allowing you to get on with life.

Some of the new and improved features include:

  • Overall design is simplistic helping you get to the information you require in less clicks.
  • Products and advice is solution led to help guide you to the appropriate advice or product.
  • Sample experience is similar to other shopping websites that you will already be familiar with.

Have a browse around and let us know what you think by emailing [email protected] !

 

Introducing: A Bigger Life Community

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advert for abiggerlife.com, a support website for ostomates

We know from experience and what you have been telling us that there’s a growing need for ostomates to be able to connect and share with each other tips, ask for help with pouching techniques or just general advice on living with a stoma.

We have listened! We have developed a new ostomy community on abiggerlife.com to create the opportunity to connect with other ostomates, clinical advisors and share experiences about living with a stoma.

Why join A Bigger Life Community?

• A safe and welcoming space for ostomates, friends, family and caregivers to easily connect with others. People of all ages, with all levels of online experience can use the community to talk about a wide range of topics related to living with a stoma.

• If your waiting on surgery or recovering from surgery, here is a good place to start and get support from others who have been through a similar situation to you. If you’re an experienced ostomate you can share your hints and tips, some of the best advice comes from others who have had the same experience

• Regular live Q&A sessions with our Clinical Advisors offering the opportunity to ask questions about your stoma, lifestyle or emotions.

• Learn about new products and developments in the ostomy world by connecting with others around the globe.

Get involved

You can get involved in the community by clicking on the community link in the navigation on abiggerlife.com or by visiting community.abiggerlife.com. To contribute to the conversations, you will need to register but don’t worry its quick and easy. Once your logged in you can ask questions, share your advice or simply just say hello to the rest of the community.

Help us improve the lives of ostomates worldwide!

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We are currently looking for people who have a stoma and are living in Northern Ireland to help us evaluate and trial some of our new and innovative products.

Do you or someone you know have a colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy?
Did you know that one of the world’s leading manufacturers of stoma bags, skin care productsand accessories is a Northern Ireland family-owned and operated company based in County Down?

The Eakin Healthcare Group, founded by pharmacist Tom Eakin forty years ago, manufactures and sells stoma care products to 40 countries from the purpose built factory in Comber.

Our Research & Development Department is a team of highly experienced and skilled pharmacists, scientists and product development engineers who are currently working on the next generation of stoma appliances, designed to improve the quality of life for people with a stoma.

We are currently looking for people who have a stoma and are living in Northern Ireland to help us evaluate and trial some of our new and innovative products.

If you, or someone you know, has a colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy and are interested in helping us by providing product feedback, then please contact us by phoning (028) 9187 4810, Mon – Fri 8.30am – 1.30pm, or by emailing [email protected] for more information.

Your help is vital to ensure customer focused product development and the launch of new products to improve the quality of life of ostomates worldwide.

When you contact us, we will be discreet and anything you tell us will remain completely confidential. We will not use your personal information for sales, marketing or any promotions and we will not share your personal information with anyone else.

We’re on a mission to raise awareness for people living with a stoma

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Although there is increasing news coverage and more ostomates are speaking out, we believe more can be done to educate the wider public.

We have over 200 ducks on an adventure over the summer to raise awareness for people around the world living with a stoma. If you find a duck on its travels, please help it on its way to a new location (you could win a prize!) All you need to do is: –

1. Find the ducks name (look underneath)

2. Take it with you….

3. Leave it somewhere nice where it can be found easily!

4. Take a photo of the duck in it’s new location

5. Send your photo, the name of your duck and where you left it to [email protected]

6. Track the ducks journey on facebook/TGEakin!

Prizes

If you find a duck and help it on its journey your name will go into a monthly prize draw to win an Amazon voucher.

Good luck!

For full T&Cs please click here

Introducing the new eakin Contour Flange Extenders

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We are delighted to announce the launch of a new product, eakin Contour Flange Extenders.

eakin Contour Flange Extenders are uniquely designed to let you extend your line of defence against leaks to ensure you feel more secure whilst also experiencing enhanced comfort.

eakin Contour Flange Extenders are suitable for you if….

  • You have lumps bumps or hernias and want to bend, stretch and move without restriction, then eakin Contour Flange Extenders are ideal as the unique fluted design allows them to mould and flex easily to any body type or shape – no matter how challenging or difficult
  • Or perhaps you’re looking for security and comfort in equal measures? You’ll get this from the skin–friendly hydrocolloid, thin tapered edges and the smooth satin finish which combine to hug the body like a second skin and prevent edge lift.

For further information please contact your local distributor for samples.

Are you living with a wound and would like to share your story?

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Our in-house Research & Development Department work very hard in the lab developing new products but we are keen to talk to people currently living with a wound to help us gain a better understanding of your daily wound care.

Perhaps you have fistula or an opening in your skin that creates enough output to require a bag to collect or multiple daily dressing changes. Maybe you are under the care of a community nursing team that help you with your wound, or maybe you are skilled at managing it yourself.

It is our hope that with your help we may be able to develop products in the future to improve the quality of life of people living with a wound.

If you, or someone you know, has a wound and are interested in helping us by providing their story, then please contact us by email at [email protected] for more information.

When you contact us, we will be discreet and anything you tell us will remain completely confidential.

We will not use your personal information for sales, marketing or any promotions and we will not share your personal information with anyone else.

Winners of our photography competition

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We are finally announcing the winners of our photography competition!

We’d like to say a big thanks to everyone for participating, they were all amazing! They all capture exactly what we are hoping to achieve, having a stoma is just a small part of a bigger life.

And now we’d like to congratulate Slade Thomas who takes 1st prize, Lukas Klein who takes 2nd prize and Ellen Rana-Sudario who takes 3rd prize.

Although there is only 3 winners, we’d also like to reward Heather Cowlin who has been super active during the competition! So Heather will receive a special merit and recognition prize for submitting so many great photos.

Again, a big thank you to all other participants!

Sales training in Dubai

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eakin sales reps at a training seminar in Dubai

Olivier Montels, International Business Development Executive, visited Arab Health trade show in Dubai at the end of January.

Our Saudi Arabian distributor, Husn Al Emirat, took this opportunity to conduct a half day training for their sales force.

The training was aimed to give their sales force better product knowledge on our complete range of ostomy and wound care products and to get an update on New products Developments from Eakin.