General surgeons, plastic surgeons, emergency medicine physicians, surgical residents, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, physical and occupational therapists, social workers, psychologists, nutritionists, rehabilitation personnel, prevention educators, and any other personnel involved in burn care management.

You benefit by attending this conference because...
In the field of trauma and critical care, it is essential to share the knowledge and skills of burn care providers. This annual peer-reviewed conference is designed for a multidisciplinary approach to improving patient outcomes, enhancing quality of life, and evaluating therapeutic approaches as well as future trends. After participating in this conference, attendees should be better prepared to:

• Discuss the initiatives of the American Burn Association for education, research, advocacy, and burn care quality improvement
• Identify the sources of a national estimate on the annual incidence of fire and burn death and medically treated burn injury
• Evaluate and refine institutional disaster response, review experience of multiple disasters, and discuss the effects on healthcare professionals and responders
• Discuss the safety and efficacy of a bowel management system
• Describe therapeutic options based on burn depth and evaluate dressings to achieve the best outcome for the patient
• Identify the incidence and etiology of burn injuries, and incorporate new modalities for pain management and burn scar management into current practice patterns
• Summarize burn care processes from first responder to reconstruction, rehabilitation and community integration
• Assess outreach programs, discuss programs to support burn survivors and describe fire prevention and awareness education
• Describe proactive burn care management to produce improved clinical and economic outcomes
• Compare unit-based versus service-based models of pediatric burn care
• Understand importance of communication with hospital administration
• Discuss the role of Volumetric Diffusive Respirator, high PEEP, and other ventilator strategies in the management of severe inhalation injury in pediatric burn patients
• Discuss treatment modalities in highly resistant nosocomial pneumonias in critically ill burn patients
• Apply rehabilitation and prosthetic guidelines for an individual with burns and amputation(s)
• Discuss the relevance and pertinent implications of using alternative wound care for burns
• Describe bilateral ischemic optic neuropathy complications
• Analyze the expression of novel innate immunity genes in severely injured burn patients
• Identify alcohol and drug risk factors for burn injury
• Identify the process and methodology of a unit based practice council for the hospital or nursing unit
• Describe emotional suffering as it relates to physical pain
• Assess outreach programs, rehabilitation curricula and nutritional support
• Develop new processes for staff efficiency, accountability and retention
• Apply current coding guidelines and maximize reimbursement outcomes