Evan W. Call MS, CSM-NRM
Lab Director, EC Service Inc. and
Adjunct Faculty Member, Weber State University
1851 South Oakmont
Bountiful, Utah 84010
(801) 231-6499 Cell / (801) 295-3686 Home
Summary, Evan Call is a Research Scientist with experience in, hospital bed safety and performance testing, support
surface standards development and wheelchair and cushion standards, medical device development, medical
device testing and pharmaceutical testing and teaching at the University level. His focus has been on antidecubitus and safety research for the past 16 years. He is actively serving as a Member of the Board of
Directors of the NPUAP and on three Test Standards development committees (ISO, RESNA and NPUAP).
Mr. Call holds a number of patents and has published original research, presented at scientific meetings and
as a consultant in corporate training in the Rehabilitation industry. Mr. Call and his co-workers were
awarded the 2003 Outstanding Paper award in the Engineering Division for the paper “Classical
Thermodynamics of Wheelchair Cushions” by the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters.
Invited Lecturer
Invited to lecture at the World Union of Wound Healing Societies Toronto Canada 2009.
Invited to lecture at the Harvard Medical School, Children’s Hospital’s Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Conference. November 2010
Invited to lecture, Tryksarskonferencen 2. Marts 2011, Konig, Denmark
Invited to lecture at the Inaugural Pan Pacific Pressure Ulcer Forum and Venous Leg Ulcer Forum,
Canberra Australia Oct 201.
Invited to Co-Chair Tissue Shear section of the World Union of Wound Healing Societies, Sapporo Japan,
2012.
Current Professional Activities
EC Service, Dec 1999-Present. Lab Director, Member of Board of Directors. Oversee and perform
product development and testing of rehabilitation products, product development, and product
consulting, expert witness in anti-decubitus products, their use and application and medical
devices. Projects include; orthopedic pain management syringe, role of heat in decubitus
formation, flexible and elastic wheelchair cushion force measurement system, cushion stability test
development, external mastectomy prosthesis, positioning cushions, pressure relieving cushions,
material evaluations, test fixture development, method development, participation on ISO
committee developing testing standards. Scale up and set up extrusion plant with 5 product lines,
including wheelchair cushions, mattresses, shoulder straps and accessory cushions. Process,
trouble shooting and formulation consulting.
NPUAP, Member Board of Directors, Chairman of Research Committee 2007-2009. Elected to a second
3-year term on the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Board of Directors. A not for profit
organization providing Industry and Higher Education with the latest guidelines and practices in
prevention and treatment of Pressure Ulcers, Research to fill the applicable gaps of critical
knowledge and Interaction with legislative and regulatory bodies. Chair of the support surfaces
section of the new NPUAP/EPUAP Guidelines 2009.
Intravena, Member Board of Directors, Co-inventor of safe chemotherapy delivery products and advisor
to medical device manufacturing and FDA approval activities.
NPUAP/S3I, Co-Chair, 2006- present. Direct committee activities related to drafting standards for testing
of Hospital beds, mattress and frames. Present research, draft documents and manage documents
and voting for committee actions.
Weber State University, Fall 1995-present. Adjunct Faculty, Department of Microbiology. Teaching
Introductory Microbiology and Microbiology based Public Health.
Stevens Henager College, Summer 2009 –present. Adjunct Faculty, School of Nursing, Teaching BIO
210, Microbiology for Nursing Students
ISO Standards Committee, Member ISO/TC 173/SC 1/WG11 Part 2 Committee drafting Standards for
Test Methods, for Devices intended to manage Tissue Integrity-Seat Cushions,
RESNA Standards Committee, Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America, Standards
Committee, Vice Chair Tissue Integrity Subcommittee.
Region D PDAC, Medicare / Medicaid Durable Medical Equipment Advisory Committee (DAC),
working on the Rehab A Team. 2002 to present.
Peer Review, Perform article reviews for JRRD and Assistive Technology.
Previous Work Experience
Shear Force Initiative, Co-Chair. Served as co-chair of the international industry group titled Shear
Force Initiative. Lead international meetings and headed the development of methods for
calibration of shear measurement devices. Published method and summary documents on NPUAP
Research Website.
TekSource / Edizone, June 1996-December 1999. Chief Scientist Gelastic Products. Develop test
methods and equipment to evaluate formulation, cushioning properties, elongation and tensile
characteristics of a novel elastomer. Test performance of Bed and Wheelchair cushioning products.
Participate in development of a line of personal cushioning devices, including shoe insoles,
pillows, positioning cushions, etc. Develop compounding methods and evaluate additives for
safety and efficacy of novel plastics for application in medical and consumer devices. Extrusion
Plant scale up and set up. Safety Officer.
Nelson Laboratories, February 1996 - June 1996. Study Director. Medical device reuse testing. Trained
in bio-burden and LAL testing, cross trained in HPLC. National Registry of Microbiologists
certified as a Specialist Microbiologist.
Surgical Technologies, 1989-January 1996, and in the following subsidiaries/positions
Director of Research and Development, Salt Lake City. Management of scientific and engineering staff.
Directed establishment of BI sterility and bio-burden testing laboratory. Responsible for new
product development and evaluation. Direct or perform validation of sterilization processes and
equipment. Write S.O.P's, device specifications, device design, process development, change
control documentation, study summaries and formal reports. Maintain GMP records and
environment
Condor Medical, North Salt Lake, Utah, 1992-1993. Vice President of research and development. New
product development from conceptualization to production. Design, construction, implementation
and validation of new production systems. Establishment of process controls and pre-market
testing and validation. Coordination of pre-market Tripartite and product evaluation testing. FDA
interaction. Establish medical linen reuse facility. Develop individual pack validation system.
Professional Drape Co., Surgical Drape operations. North Salt Lake, Utah, 1989 -1992. Develop product,
design and construct production line. Manage operations.
Utah State University, Logan, Utah; full and part-time 1982-1989.
Senior Research Technician; duties included: Tissue collection and Viral Assays in tissue culture.
Write Standard Operating Procedures and summary reports, develop Micro Tissue Homogenizer
for virus recovery, supervision of animal treatments. Maintenance of P-3 containment facility and
laboratory equipment: including autoclaves, airflow monitoring alarm systems and glass triple
distillation systems.
Affiliations, International Standards Organization (ISO) Standards Development Committee, Rehabilitation
Engineering Society of North America (RESNA), National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP),
American Society of Microbiology (ASM), National Registry of Microbiologists (NRM), Previously a
Member, American Heart Association, and Parenteral Drug Association.
EDUCATION
Graduate
Master of Science, Bioveterinary Science, Utah State University, Logan, Utah; June 1991. Thesis:
"Evaluation of Antiviral Compounds Against Avian Influenza"
Undergraduate
Bachelor of Science, Animal Science, Utah State University, Logan, Utah; December 1984.
Other Research Activities
 Chemotherapy delivery and containment systems.
 Oil and water gel formation, drug diffusion, ultrasound transmission.
 Fractional cycle validation of ETO medical device sterilization.
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Steam Sterilization Validations.
Novel temperature sensor for clinical application in humans.
Beta radiation shield design.
Herbal Therapy of Neuropathy
Herbal Antibacterial activity by Zone of Inhibition.
Natural bio-burden of herbal products, Total Bacterial Counts in Herbal Products.
Development and Validation of Sterilization Indicators.
Multi-plunger, High Pressure PTCA Inflation Device.
Slide Valve Manifold for PTCA procedures.
Micro tissue homogenizer design and validation.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Protecting Human Research Participants, Certification No. 359929
NRM certified, Specialist Microbiologist 1996
Plastics Design and Medical Applications, September 1992
Infection control, OSHA Standards, Blood born Pathogens, April 1992
Bio-compatibility - Tripartite Trained, June 1992
Utah State University certified in care and use of laboratory animals.
Clean Room GMP Workshop, April 1994
ETO Validation Workshop, May 1994
Microbiology and Engineering of Sterilization Processes, Nov. 1, 1994.
Sterilization Validation Workshop, March 23, 1995
Medical Device Re-Use Validation Workshop, May 18, 1995.
FAA, single engine, land, Pilot license.
PERSONAL
Born 23 July 1959. Married, father of six. Utah State University Honor Roll as a Junior and Senior.
Previously a member of Utah Chapter of AALAS, where awarded "Best Scientific Poster", 1985 and "Best
Scientific Paper", 1984. Actively involved in the Boy Scouts of America, having served as District
Activities Chairman, currently Assistant Scout Master, Troop 1147 Great Salt Lake Council. Interests
include, family, sports, computers, woodworking, reading.
REFERENCES
Dr. Craig Oberg, Head Department of Microbiology, Weber State University, 801-626-6192
Dr. Martin Ferguson-Pell. Dean of Faculty, College of Rehab Medicine, University of Alberta,
Edmonton, CA, 780-492-5991.
Dr. N. J. (Jack) Burns, Principal Scientist, Cyberonics, Houston TX (949)789-3883.
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
1.
Development of Persisting Cutaneous Infection with Type 1 Herpes-virus in Athymic Nude Mice.
By E. Call, R. W. Sidwell, and J. H. Huffman, Abst. American Association of Laboratory Animal
Science, pg 6, 1984.
2.
Influenza Virus Inhibitory Activity of 2-ß-D-Ribofuranosyle-selenazole-4 -Carboxamide
(Selenazole). By R.W. Sidwell, J. Huffman, E. Call, H. Alaghamandan, P. D. Cook, and R.K.
Robins. ICAAC Convention, October 1984.
3.
Use of a persisting type 1 herpesvirus-induced cutaneous infection in nude mice for evaluation of
antiviral substances. Huffman, J.H., E. Call, H. Alaghamandan, and R.W. Sidwell. 1985. In:
Recent Advances in Chemotherapy (J. Ishigami, ed.) pp. 1977-1978. Univ. Tokyo Press, Tokyo.
4.
Activity of slenazofurin against influenza A and B viruses in vitro. Sidwell, R.W., J.H. Huffman,
E.W. Call, H. Alaghamandan, P.D. Cook, and R.K. Robins. 1985. Antimicrob. Ag. Chemother.
28:375-377.
5.
Effect of selenazofurin on influenza A and B virus infections in mice. Sidwell, R.W., J.H.
Huffman, E.W. Call, H. Alaghamandan, P.D. Cook, and R.K. Robins. 1985. Antiviral Res. 6:343353.
6.
Effect of Selenazofurin on Influenza A and B Virus Infections of Mice. By R.W. Sidwell, J. H.
Huffman, E.W. Call, H. Alaghamandan, P.D. Cook and R. K. Robins, International TNO
Conference on Antiviral Research, April 30, 1986.
7.
Murine Hepatitis Virus-Inhibitory Effects of Selenazofurin. By R.W. Sidwell, J.H. Huffman, E.W.
Call, P.D. Cook and R.K. Robins. ICAAC Convention September 1986.
8.
Effect of Vidarabine in DMSO Vehicle on Type 1 Herpesvirus-Induced Cutaneous Lesions in
Laboratory Animals. By R.W. Sidwell, J.H.Huffman, E.W. Call, H. Alaghmandan and G.J. Dixon.
1987 Chemotherapy 33:141-150.
9.
Inhibition of murine hepatitis virus infections by the immunomodulator 2,3,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-2phenyl-8,8- dimethoxyimidazol-[1,2a]pyridine (PR879-317A). Sidwell, R.W., J.H. Huffman, E.W.
Call. R.P. Warren, L.A. Radov, and R.J. Murray. 1987. Antimicrob. Ag. Chemother. 31:11301134.
10.
Effect of the Immunomodulator PR879-317A on Influenza Virus Infections in Mice. By
R.W.Sidwell, J. H. Huffman, R.P. Warren, M.C. Healey, E. Call, L. Radov, and R. Kinsolving.
Third Pan-American Congress on Infectious Diseases and Chemotherapy, December 9, 1986.
11.
Effect of oxamisole on immune parameters of mice infected with murine hepatitis. Warren, R.P.,
R.W. Sidwell, J.H. Huffman, E.W. Call, M.C. Healey, A.V. Johnston, L.A. Radov, R.J. Murray,
and C.R. Kinsolving. 1990. Int'l J. Immunopharmacol. 12:625-630.
12.
Classical Thermodyanmics of Wheelchair Cushions and Temperature Intervention. By Evan Call,
Barbara Levy, Randy Jones, Bennett Oberg. Nineteenth International Seating Symposium, pg 8,
2003.
13.
Classical Thermodynamics of Wheelchair Cushions and Otto Bock ComforT Temperature
Intervention. By Bennett Oberg, Evan Call, Barbara Levy. May 2003, Utah Academy of Sciences,
Arts and Letters. Awarded Outstanding Paper.
14.
Temperature / Humidity Issues and Management for the Seated Patient. By E. Call, B. Levy, J.
Phillips. 24th Annual Medtrade 2003, Expo and Conference, 9-11 October, 2003, Atlanta Georgia,
pg 60.
15.
Stability is Many Things to Many People. By Evan Call and John Phillips. 24 th Annual Medtrade
2003, Expo and Conference, 9-11 October, 2003, Atlanta Georgia, pg 62.
16.
ISO Test Development, Clinical Relevance and Progress Report. National Rehabilitation Center
for Persons with Disability Research Institute, Tokorozawa Japan. By Martin Ferguson-Pell, Evan
Call, Graham Nicholson. 04 November 2003, Butterworth Foundation, Scientific and Cultural
Exchange.
17.
The Role of Wheelchair Seating Standards in Determining Clinical Practices and Funding Policy.
Martin Ferguson-Pell, Graham Nicholson, Duncan Bain, Evan Call Joke Grady and Jaap deVries.
Assistive Technology 2005;17:1-6
18.
The Effects of Skin Temperature and Moisture on Pressure Ulcer Development. Rehabilitation
Engineering Society of North America, 24 June 2006, RESNA 2006, Thriving in Challenging
Times: The Future of Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology. Pg 20, presented for
Martin Ferguson-Pell.
19.
The Science of Seating Materials – Why Do We Care From a Clinical Perspective Sharon Pratt,
Stephen Sprigle, Evan Call. International Seating Symposium Vancouver BC 2006.
20.
Wheelchair Seating: Tests, Measurement and Analysis, From the Lab to the Clinic. Evan Call,
Martin Ferguson-Pell, Stephen Sprigle. International Seating Symposium, March 2007, Orlando
FL.
21.
Shear Force Initiative, A Report on the Work of the International Consensus Group [oral
presentation] Symposium on Advanced Wound Care, Tampa Florida; 2007.
22.
Use of a Recently Developed Test Method to Measure Impact of Design Iterations on Custom
Cushion Microclimate. Evan Call, International Seating Symposium, March 2009, Orlando FL.
23.
Objectively Testing Edge Stability of Support Surfaces, Evan Call, Laurie Rappl, Nathan Call,
Poster Presentation, Canada Association of Wound Care, London Conference, Condon Convention
Centre, London, Ontario, November 1-4, 2007
24.
Long Term Care Bed Frames and Tissue Interface Pressure by Evan Call and Loyal Baker – Poster
Presentation April 24-27, 2008, Symposium on Advanced wound Care and Wound Healing
Society Meeting, San Diego, California.
25.
How does bed-frame design influence tissue interface pressure? A comparison of four different
technologies designed for long-term or home care. Evan Call and Loyal Baker, Journal of Tissue
Viability (2007) 17, pg 22-27.
26.
Use of a Recently Developed Test Method to Measure Impact of Design Iterations on Custom
Cushion Microclimate. Paper presenter at 25th International Seating Symposium March 12-14,
2008, Orlando, Florida.
27.
Cushion Characteristics-Covering Measurement, Physical and Standardized Characteristics, Water
Vapour and Heat Transfer. International Conference on Posture & Wheeled Mobility, Streatham
Campus, Exeter University, Exeter, UK, EX4 4PT, 11th to 15th April 2005.
28.
Development of Uniform Terminology for Support Surfaces, Support Surface Standards: NPUAP
Initiative. David Brienza, Evan Call, Mary Ellen Posthauer. 9 th European Pressure Ulcer
Advisory Panel Open Meeting, Berlin Germany. 31 Aug- 2 Sept 2006.
29.
Support Surfaces Standards Initiative. Evan Call and Mary Ellen Posthauer. National Pressure
Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP 2007) Washington DC.
30.
Development of Uniform Terminology for Support Surfaces. Evan Call, David Brienza, Mary
Ellen Posthauer. Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurses (WOCN) Conference. Salt Lake City, Utah,
9-13 June 2007.
31.
Hospital Cleaning Staff Cleaning Efficiency Study, Relative Cleaning Difficulty of Acute Care
Beds. Corporate Report. Sponsored by Huntleigh Healthcare, 40 Christopher Way, Eatontown,
NJ. 03 Feb 2008.
32.
Characteristics and features of Support Surfaces and the Influence of Temperature and Moisture.
Speaker Evan Call at World Union of Wound Healing Societies (WUWHS), June 4-8, 2008,
Toronto, Canada Managing Mechanical Forces – Pressure Ulcers.
33.
Shear Force Initiative Outcomes. Laura E. Edsberg, Evan Call and Shear Force Initiative
Committee Members. Eleventh Annual European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Open Meeting.
Bruges, Belgium. 4-6 September 2008.
34.
Roll of Support surfaces in Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment. Speaker Evan Call at
National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, Biennial Conference 2009, Arlington VA.
35.
Role of Support Surfaces in Pressure Ulcer Prevention. Evan Call of Weber State University.
NPUAP Regional Nurses Training, Burbank CA 30 Sept. 2009
36.
Thermodynamic rigid cushion loading indenter: A buttock-shaped temperature and humidity
measurement system for cushioning surfaces under anatomical compression conditions. Martin
Ferguson-Pell, Hideyuki Hirose, Graham Nicholson, Evan Call. Journal of Rehabilitation Research
and Development, Vol. 46 No 7, 2009, pages 945-956.
37.
NPUAP-EPUAP Guidelines for Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment, Support Surfaces. Evan
Call Editor and Team Leader, Steven Reger, Susan Garber, Kim Davis, David Brienza Support
Surfaces Team. Published by NPUAP Nov. 2009.
38.
Selecting the Appropriate Cushion, Do We Consider Material Science – Should We? J. David
McCausland, Mark Greig, Evan Call, Sharon Pratt. 26 th International Seating Symposium, 11-13
March 2010, pgs 102-103.
39.
Changes in Properties with Use, Aged to Perfection, or, it’s All Down Hill From Here. Speaker:
Evan Call. International Posture and Mobility Group. 2010, Glasgow, Scotland. Programme pg 3.
40.
Stewing in Your Own Juices, or Heat and Humidity in the Seating Environment. Speaker: Evan
Call. International Posture and Mobility Group. 2010, Glasgow Scotland. Programme pg 3.
41.
EPUAP-NPUAP Pressure Ulcer Guidelines for Prevention. Evan Call, Janet Cuddigan.
International Posture and Mobility Group. 2010, Glasgow Scotland. Programme pg 4.
42.
State of Bench Testing “Shear”. Evan Call . International Posture and Mobility Group. 2010,
Glasgow Scotland. Programme pg 5.
43.
Characterization of Wound Dressings Physical Properties and Their Potential Impact on
Prevention of Ulceration. European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel. 2010, Birmingham England.
Programme pg 5.
44.
ISO16840-2 Testing of Shear Comfort XC1900 Skin Care Material Evan Call, Barend ter Harr.
European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel. 2010, Birmingham England. Programme pg 6.
45.
Support Surface Selection Based on the New Guidelines. Evan Call. Clinical Symposium on
Advances in Skin and Wound Care. Pg 9. Orlando Florida, 2010.
46.
How do Pressure, Friction, Shear, and Micro-climate Lead to Ulceration? Evan Call. Pressure
Ulcer Prevention. Pg 22. Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston Massachusetts.
47.
Role of Support Surfaces in Pressure Ulcer Care. Evan Call. Pressure Ulcer Prevention. Pg 83.
Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston Massachusetts.
48.
Support Surfaces: Beyond Physics and into Practice. Evan Call MS, Rosalyn Jordan MS. NPUAP
Biennial Conference Feb 2011, Las Vegas Nevada.
49.
Nog ISO-arbejde og tests laboratoriet henhold til en standard: Hvad tester man puderne for, og
hvilke resultater har man nået? International Standards for Wheelchair cushion for the protection
of tissue integty. 02 Mar 2011, Kolding, Denmark.
50.
Microclimate Measurements with Human Subjects on Custom Carved Cushions. Evan Call MS –
NRM-CSM, Justin Pedersen BS, Brian Bill. 27th International Seating Symposium, 03-05 March
2011. Nashville TN. Pg 8.
51.
Antibacterial Properties of Four Materials used in Support Surface Construction. Nathan Call,
Evan Call, Brian Bill. American Society for Microbiology Intermountain Branch Annual Meeting,
April 9, 2011, Program and Abstracts Vol. 59 pg 21.
Patents and Applications:
1.
Balloon Catheter Inflation Syringe with Remote Display, United States patent Number 5,215,523, June
1993.
2.
Syringe for Balloon Catheterization, United States patent number 5,318,534, June 7, 1994.
3.
Remote Display of Patient Monitored Data. United States patent number 5,387,194. February 7, 1995.
4.
Syringe for Balloon Catheterization (Oscilflator), United States patent number 5,433,707. July 18,
1995.
5.
Significant contribution to Slide-valve Manifold, Unites States patent number 5,232,024. 03 Aug.
1993.
6.
Heat Absorbing Wheelchair Cushion, United States patent 6,996,864. 14 Feb 2006.
7.
Orthopedic Pain Management Syringe, United States patent 7,291,131. 06 Nov 2007.
8.
Infusion Syringe, with Integrated Pressure Transducer. United States patent 7,351,223 B2, Apr. 1,
2008.
9.
Valve Mounted Bottom Out Sensor, United States patent 7,414,536 B2. 19 Aug. 2008.
10. Syringe Design, United States patent D562,477. 19 Feb 2008.
11. Syringe Design, United States patent D579,561. 28 Oct. 2008.
12. Body Proximity Measurement Device, patent pending. Unites States patent application number
20060244466. 02 Nov 2006.
13. Convenience IV Kits and Method of Use. Unites States patent application number 20090194453. 06
Aug. 2009.
14. Convenience IV Kits and Method of Use. Unites States patent application number 20090198211. 06
Aug. 2009.
15. Penetrating Carrier, Antifungal Composition using the Same and Method for Treatment of
Dermatophyte Infections. Unites States patent application number 20090258098. 15 October 2009.
16. Low Air Loss Wheelchair Cushion Patent Application 27 April 2010.
17. Convenience IV Kits and Methods of Use. Patent Number 7,785,312B2.
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