Medtrade Spring Organizers Pleased with Turnout

Medtrade
Spring organizers said last week attendance at the Las Vegas
expo revealed “home medical equipment providers across the country
are dedicated to finding creative solutions that enhance the lives
of their patients and the success of their businesses.” Some 4,600
HME stakeholders — 3,000 of them providers — gathered
for the mid-year event, held March 24-26. “Medtrade Spring 2009
attendance was up 12 percent from last year,” said Kevin Gaffney,
show director. “Despite industry and economic conditions, both
attendees and exhibitors continue to see the value in face-to-face
client interaction and education.”

Gaffney said as the producer of the Medtrade shows, Nielsen
Business Media “is significantly committed to the industry. With
the legislative and regulatory issues and the economy and all of
the things that could fracture the industry, it’s more important
now than ever to bring the industry together in a central
location.”

Nielsen and AAHomecare recently agreed to a 15-year contract
under which Nielsen will provide increased financial support to the
association. “We want the industry to succeed and be healthy,” said
Gaffney. “We will do everything that we can to make that
happen.”