PRoF UGent Chair symposium Nominee - INGA wellbeing - Winner

1. AttractiveandComfortableClothingforthoseneedingmedicaltreatment

2. 2
Global workwear
manufacturer
Belgian textile
research centre
Belgian textile
research centre
Brussels Business
School
Belgian fashion
manufacturer
Wallonia: Bourse de
préactivité
Partners

3. More than a patient; a
person!

5. “To create clothing
that helps individuals
with medical needs keep
their dignity,
independence and sense
of self,
VISION
AND helps those that care for them
do so with ease.”

7. CLOTHES LOOK NORMAL!
• Classic design ensures
adults of all ages
feel confident &
‘dressed’
• Special functionalities
are hidden to reduce
stigma of ill health

8. • Suitable for all medical conditions, acute
or chronic
• Promote self-confidence, independence and
thus sociability.
• Help nurses to provide more respectful
COMFORTABLEATTRACTIVE
FUNCTIONAL
COMFORTABLE FUNCTIONAL

9. Pyjamas
• Natural fabrics
regulate body
temperature
and odour
• Stretchy jersey
fabric provides
maximum
comfort
• Garments can be
adjusted for
changing body
shape and
weight

10. Full sleeve
opening enables
independent
dressing even
when hooked up
to IV lines
Access to back
without the need
to undress.
Facilitates
listening to
lungs, massages
etc.
Privacy and
comfort maximised
as portacaths
and central lines
are covered but
easily accessible
Trouser style
respectful of most
men’s dressing
preferences
Full pockets keep
drains and personal
Leg openings make it
easy to put on
compression
stockings, access a
catheter bag, provide
Front panel gives
access to the groin
and lower stomach
area without having
to pull down

11. (Night)dress
• Hygienic snap
tape ensures
discreet,
secure
openings
• Patient comfort improved by
reducing painful snagging of
drains and IV lines.
• No metal parts

12. Back-opening design
enables bed-ridden
patients to ”dress”,
and facilitates toilet
visits.
Full sleeve
opening
Discreet side
access for heart
Generous coverage
to ensure dignity
and to promote
mobility
Full stomach opening
for discreet and easy
access to stoma,
feeding tubes

13. Our promise to patients..
ANTI-LONELINESS
INTER-
GENERATIONAL
SECURITY
PRIVACY
COMFORT
NON-STIGMATISING
RESPECT
FLEXIBILITY

14. Patients, nurses, carers, support groups and loved ones have warmly welcomed our
designs.

15. Medical Practitioners
• Cliniques
Universitaires de St.
Luc
• CHIREC
• Clinique Saint-Jean
• The Bordet Institute
• Cliniques de l’Europe
• UZ Leuven
Gasthuisberg
• Erasme
• UZ Gent
• Qualvity Soins (at-
home care)
• Infirmieres
Esthetiques (AISE)
Patient Organisations
• Mimi Ullens
Foundation
• Fondation contre
le cancer
• EnVie cancer
patient group
• Look Good Feel
Better
• MacMillans’ Harley
Street Centre
• Altijd Mooi (cancer
patient shop)
• Esperity
Six hospitals have
expressed an
interest in
exploring how
these clothes
might be made
available to
patients
Trials
currently
underway at
St. Luc and
Saint-Michel

16. Professional Endorsements
Joris Cools
Researcher fashion technology at university college
Ghent (host of the European project into
clothing innovation for the elderly D-dag)
Anne-Christine de Cleene
Director at CPSI in charge of specialist
training for nurses in patient wellbeing
Jaques Peeters
Senior nurse at Jules Bordet Institute
“INGA Wellbeing has
developed a range of
clothing that works
just as well for the
young body form as
for the ageing body
shape, and as such,
would be of interest to both
young, middle-aged and
“Maintaining a neat and cared-
for appearance can give hospitalized
and at-home care patients a sense of
wellbeing. The clothes
created by INGA Wellbeing
can help the considerably
in this way, while also
enabling nurse to work
“INGA Wellbeing
clothing enables
medical staff to
examine, and even treat,
patients easily and
without having to fully
undress them, maintaining
patient dignity and comfort and

17. Patient Testimonials
Venceslau Conceicao Pinto
PatientatJulesBordetInstitute`
Genevieve Petit
PatientatSaint-Jeanhospital
Marie Mathieu
PatientatSt.LucHospital
“I felt as if I was in a
normal pair of pyjamas. A
guy like any other. In
front of nurses I felt
properly dressed.”
“Congratulations on
this collection of
innovative clothes! I feel
beautiful dressed in (the
nightdress) and less sick.
It is very good for one’s
morale.”
“The cut of the
nightdress is very pretty.
Even I, despite not being
the size of a fashion
model, found the design very
flattering. The fabric was very
comfortable.”

18. OUT-PATIENTSIN-PATIENTS FRIENDS, FAMILY &
COLLEAGUES

19. PRIVATE
HEALTHCARE
PROVIDERS
• CLINICS /
HOSPICES
• ELDERLY
CARE HOMES
• HOMECARE
ORG’s
LAUNDRIES CHARITIES &
CORPORATE
SPONSORS
MUTUELLES PUBLIC
HOSPITALS

20. How will patients get our clothes?
INGA
Wellbeing e-
shop
Specialist
online retailers
Specialist
retailers
Care
institutions/
Laundries
Built and
populated.
Condition
focused e.g.
cancer
Gift-giving
websites
Hospital shops
Condition
focused e.g.
Cancer
Bandagistes &
Pharmacies
Private
clinics
Residenti
al homes
Hospices
Medical
‘hotels’
Public
hospital
s

21. 1 2
3 4
• 9 Designs: 17 day &
nightwear garments
• Manufacturer
identified : Alsico
We have designs & prototypes
• Efficacy
tested
• Hospital
trials
• Patient
We have tested the
clothes
• Journal du
Patient
article
• Social Media
presence
• Participation
in patient
events
We have begun to get
the word out!
Where do we stand
now?
Our first sale begins in
June!
• Three styles
being
produced
• Test demand,
price and
distribution
method
• Styles & age
groups
• Smart
technology
• Fabrics
(luxury,
nanotech)
Extend product range

23. More than a patient; a
person!

24. INGA Wellbeing