In Brief

Citing a conflict with religious holidays, VNU Expositions said it is moving Medtrade from October to Sept. 19-21 in 2006. The show will remain at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. For more information, call (800) 933-8735 or visit www.medtrade.com.

The First Annual AAHomecare Humanitarian Dinner, held at Medtrade in Atlanta Oct. 18, netted more than $65,000. The funds raised will be targeted to relief efforts for the home care community in areas hard hit by Hurricane Katrina. Special recognition at the dinner went to Harvey Diamond, president of Drive Medical Design and Manufacturing, who was a key driver behind the benefits dinner and relief effort.

Medtrade has announced the winners of its New Product Pavilion awards for 2005, based on attendee votes. The Merit Award, presented for the product that most improves quality of life, went to Millennial Medical of Logan, Utah, for its foldable, ergonomic Millennial Crutch. For the Providers Choice award, attendees picked the Camel, a portable, inflatable lifting device from Wales, U.K.-based Mangar International. And the Innovation Award was given to Care Giver Supports Products, Las Vegas, for its FAWSits Fold Away Wheelchair Shower, a roll-in, portable shower stall.

VGM’s Heartland Conference, originally slated for August, is now scheduled for June 12-15, 2006. The conference will open June 12 with a golf tournament and hog roast. For more information, call (800) 642-6065 or visit www.vgm.com.