ABA Special Interest Group Chairs:

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1 ABA Special Interest Group Chairs: Anesthesiology/Respiratory This SIG provides a forum for anesthesia providers to share information regarding peri-operative care of burn patients including pain management, critical care and respiratory care issues. Chair: Terry Fletcher, MD, PhD Co-Chair: Joe R. Jansen, MD Arkansas Children s Hospital Arkansas Children s Hospital Little Rock, AR Little Rock, AR (501) (501) [email protected] [email protected] 2. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse/Physician Assistant This SIG was created as a forum for nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other mid-level health care practitioners to exchange ideas and practices, promote professional growth and facilitate continuing education in burn care. Chair: Renee E. Edkins, DNP, MA, NP-C North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center Chapel Hill, NC (919) [email protected] 3. Bioengineering/Biophysics The Bioengineering/Biophysics SIG is a forum for exchange between clinicians and scientists interested in the application of basic physical and engineering science to understanding burn path physiology, development of molecular repair therapeutics and tissue engineering science. Chair: Joseph A. Molnar, MD, PhD Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC (336) [email protected] 4. Burn Camp Provides a forum for problem solving and instruction in the various aspects of establishing and running camp programs for the burn injured child. Chair: Scotty Roberson, RN, MPH Co-Chair: Lindsay Allmeyer Children s Hospital (314) Birmingham, AL [email protected] (205) [email protected] 1

2 5. Burn Center Disaster Planning Group The purpose of the Burn Centers Disaster Group is to provide a designated forum at the ABA Conference for all BC staff to come together and deal with burn disaster-related issues. Chair: Annette Matherly, RN, CCRN Co-Chair: Anne Fast, BSN, RN University of Utah Burn Center University of Michigan Health Salt Lake City, UT Ann Arbor, MI (435) (810) [email protected] [email protected] 6. Burn Center Physicians An informal meeting of physicians and others who are interested in discussing issues, such as burn unit management, physician role responsibilities and reimbursement. Chair: Louis H. Riina, MD Long Island Plastic Surgical Group, PC Garden City, NY (516) [email protected] or [email protected] 7. Burn Prevention Devoted to the dissemination of information about activities in the burn prevention sphere. Deliberations of the Burn Prevention Committee are provided as an update on committee projects and activities. Chair: Phillip J. Tammaro, FF IAFF Burn Foundation Washington, DC (978) [email protected] 8. Burn Registry Users Provides an opportunity for all Burn Registry registrars to network with other users. Discussion of the ABA burn module v6 upgrade and provides a forum for the exchange of information. Chair: Caitlin Michel North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center Chapel Hill, NC (919) [email protected] 2

3 9. Burn Survivor and Reintegration Creates an opportunity for burn survivors and health care professionals to share ideas and information on providing psychosocial support to burn patients and their families. Chair: Lionel Crowther, FF Winnipeg, MB Canada (204) Canadian The agenda includes a guest speaker and a number of papers selected from submitted abstracts. The meeting also provides an opportunity for Canadians who are attending the ABA to meet and discuss issues that are relevant to burn care in Canada. Chair: Duncan Nickerson, MD Co-Chair: Isabelle Perreault, MD Calgary Firefighters Burn Treatment Centre Montreal Burn Center Calgary, Alberta, Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada (403) (514) [email protected] [email protected] 11. Epidemiology Provides a forum for exchange among public health and safety professionals, clinicians, and statisticians interested in developing a common understanding of the epidemiology of burn and fire injury, as documented in vital statistics and treated both in burn centers and other health care settings. Chair: Rebecca Coffey, RN, MSN, CNP The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus, OH (614) [email protected] 12. Federation of Burn Foundation (IAFFBF) The Federation helps empower burn-related organizations to better serve their communities with communication and information exchange that enhance the capabilities of members to promote and assist in the development of burn foundations. Chair: Paul Schwartzman, MS, LMHC Fairport Counseling Services Fairport, NY (585) [email protected] 3

4 13. Fire Fighters This informal meeting provides firefighters and others an opportunity to share information on current burn-related projects and issues. This round table format allows participants equal time, and the meeting is open to all. Chair: Rico (David) Petruccelli, FF Co-Chair: Lionel Crowther, FF Portland Firefighters Children s Burn Foundation IAFF Burn Foundation Portland, ME Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (207) (204) [email protected] [email protected] 14. Fluid Resuscitation Chair: Jose Salinas, PhD Co-Chair: Maria Serio-Melvin, RN USAISR Cibolo, TX San Antonio, TX (210) 916) 1090 [email protected] [email protected] 15. Nursing Provides an opportunity for burn nurses to network with colleagues, gain information about the ABA and share ideas. Issues relevant to burn nursing and the profession of nursing as a whole are discussed. Chair: Sandra Yovino, RN Community Regional Burn Center Fresno, CA (559) [email protected] 16. Nutrition This SIG fosters interaction among interested professionals through the exchange of nutrition and metabolism information. Team members include clinical dietitians/nutritionist, nutrition support practitioners, dietetic technicians, researchers and others with an interest in nutrition support and metabolism. Chair: Beth Shields, RD, LD, CNSC Brooke Army Medical Center San Antonio, TX (210) [email protected] 4

5 17. Occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy (OT/PT) This SIG provides opportunities for professional exchange of ideas with colleagues on new treatment methods, research activity and clinical problem solving. Another focus is to encourage burn therapist involvement in the ABA. Chair: Andria Agraz, PTA, CLT Co-Chair: Jennie McGillicuddy, OTR Richard M. Fairbanks Burn Center UCSD Rehabilitation Indianapolis, IN Alpine, CA (317) (619) Pediatric Burns As a global community, this SIG s multidisciplinary team will try to address the devastating consequences of Pediatric Burn Injury. Our goals are to facilitate communication and cooperation amongst individuals and centers of excellence focused on pediatric burn care; to establish subcommittees in order to review the world s medical literature and practices of care; to meet annually and foster regular updates ; to help publish pediatric-based guidelines and protocols with assistance from the ABA, EBA, and ISBI; to help establish philanthropic funding and support global initiatives. Chair: Lillian Liao, MD, FACS Co-Chair: Cindy Nederveld UTHSCSA Children s Hospital Colorado San Antonio, TX Aurora, CO (210) (720) [email protected] [email protected] 19. Pharmacy This SIG provides the opportunity for interactions among professionals interested in the pharmaceutical care of the burn patient. This forum allows for open discussion among colleagues on medical management, pharmacokinetics in burn patients, and research opportunities. Additionally, there is a focus on increasing representation and involvement of pharmacists in the ABA. Chair: Asia N. Quan, PharmD, BCPS Arizona Burn Center at Maricopa Medical Center Phoenix, AZ (602) [email protected] 20. Psychosocial This SIG provides a forum for active discussion among those individuals who work with the psychological, emotional and social aspects of burn injury, recovery and rehabilitation. Chair: Ruth Rimmer, PhD, CLCP Co-Chair: Brad Wiggins, RN, BSN Arizona Burn Center at Maricopa Medical Center University of Utah Hospital Burn Center Phoenix, AZ Salt Lake City, UT (602) (801) [email protected] [email protected] 5

6 21. Reconstructive A forum for those interested in surgical care for the burn survivor. The meeting consists of interesting case presentations and discussion by attendees. Chair: Joel Fish, MD, MSc Hospital for Sick Kids Toronto, ON Canada (416) , ext [email protected] 22. Research This SIG promotes interaction between individuals who are involved in research related to burn injuries. Current research topics important to the area of burn injury are discussed. The group also provides information concerning current funding trends and resources. Chair: Agnes Burris, RN UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX (214) [email protected] 23. Tissue Banking Chair: Michel Hermans, MD Hermans Consulting, Inc. Newtown, PA (215) [email protected] 6