Applio attend - TVS 2017 CONFERENCE

Applio to demonstrate the 'Stop The Pressure' Healthcare Game at TVS 2017

The TVS (Tissue Viability Society) 2017 Conference is to be held at the

Edgbaston Cricket Stadium which is located 5 minutes away from

Birmingham City Centre and is the second largest cricketing venue in the UK!

The venue is unlike any other in Birmingham and has modern and

outstanding facilities, with all rooms facing out onto the wonderful ground to allow

for productivity and creativity to flow!

Applio will be exhibiting on Stand 50 - Please come along and say hello, we will

be armed with numerous Tablets to demonstrate our 'Stop the Pressure' Game

Based Learning experience that is used to help train any healthcare personnel

in the subject of Pressure Ulcers.

'Stop the Pressure' was created in partnership with the NHS

http://www.applio.net/game-store

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