Conference Agenda

Thursday, September 26, 2013

7:30 am – 5:00 pm Advanced Burn Life Support Provider Course
University of Arizona College of Medicine Campus. Separate registration fee required. Visit ameriburn.org to register.
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Welcome Reception with Exhibitors
Phoenix Convention Center

Friday, September 27, 2013

7:00 am – 8:00 am Registration and Breakfast with Exhibitors

7:45 am – 8:00 am Welcome Announcements & Program Overview, Kevin N. Foster, MD, MBA, FACS

8:00 am – 8:45 am Emergency Planning for Safe and Appropriate Management Of Patients During Disasters & the Historical Perspective, Randy Kearns, DHA, MSA, CEM

8:45 am – 9:30 am “The Arizona Burn Disaster Plan” Pre-hospital Patient Care & Appropriate Integration of Telemedicine & Communication Alternatives, Daniel M. Caruso, MD, FACS

9:30 am – 10:00 am Break & Displays

10:00 am – 10:45 am Arizona Metropolitan Medical Response System, Cori Hayes, Deputy Chief/Emergency Management Mesa Fire

10:45 am – 11:30 am “Ricin…..and I Don’t Even Eat Rice!”, Dan Quan, DO

11:30 am – 12:15 pm What Are We Doing Well & Plans For Improvement, Teresa Ehnert, Bureau Chief, ADHS, Emergency Preparedness

12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch

1:30 pm – 2:15 pm Burn Care In the Austere Environment & Pediatric Considerations, Rob Sheridan, MD

2:15 pm – 3:00 pm Engaging The Next Generation….A Key Component of Our Future, Annette Matherly, RN

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Break and Displays

3:30 pm – 4:15 pm The Role for FDA’s Medical Countermeasures Program in Preparedness for Deployment of Burn Care in the Austere Environment, Suzanne Schwartz, FDA, Office of Emergency Preparedness

4:15 pm – 4:45 pm Summary of Day 1, Michael Peck, MD, ScD, FACS

Saturday, September 27, 2013

7:00 am – 8:00 am Registration & Breakfast with Exhibitors

8:00 am – 9:30 am Abstract Session I: Support and Therapy

  1. Do Families Belong at the Bedside During Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation? A Survey of Healthcare Providers – Karen J. Richey, RN, BSN
  2. A Collaborative Approach in the Development and Implementation of Educational Programs on Positioning and Splinting for Patient- Kevin LaPratt MS, OTR/L
  3. Staff Initiated Adult and Pediatric Burn Care Competency in a Regional Burn Center & NonPediatric Hospital- Julia Hartford, RN
  4. An Analysis of Failed Outpatient Management – Brittany G. Ebbing, BS
  5. Determining the Standards for Treatment of Shoulder / Axillary Burns - Connie Greiser, OTR/L
  6. Incidence of Undiagnosed Diabetes in Patients Admitted to a Regional Burn Center – Kevin N. Foster, MD, MBA, FACS

9:30 am – 10:00 am Coffee Break

10:00 am – 11:30 am Abstract Session II: Critical Care

  1. The Blue Man: Burns From Muriatic Acid Combined With Chlorinated Paint in an Adult Pool Construction Worker – Suzanne M. Buchanan, RN, BSN
  2. Computerized Tomography Correlates with Ventilator Days in Inhalation Injury: Preliminary Data From the Inhalation Severity Injury Scoring System (ISIS) Trial – Kevin N. Foster, MD, MBA, FACS
  3. Prospective Characterization of the Burn Wound Microbiome – Melissa A. Pressman, PhD
  4. Standard Dosing of Enoxaparin May Not Be Enough In Burn Patients – Bruce M. Potenza, MD, FACS
  5. Clinical Evaluation of a Readily Available Human Skin Tissue as an Alternative to Autografting Deep Partial-Thickness Burns - Lynn Allen-Hoffman, PhD
  6. Exercise Metabolic Dysfunction and Recovery in a Severe Burn Patient, Evidence of Mitochondrial Dysfunction - Gordon Lindbergh, MD, PhD

11:30 am – 1:00 pm Business Luncheon

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ABA Presidential Address, Dr. Palmer Q. Bessey

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Break and Displays

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm Abstract Session III: Potpourri

  1. Successful Infection Control Programs at Burn Centers throughout the Us- Michael Peck, MD, ScD, FACS
  2. Management of Pediatric Burns in the Iraq War: Limited Resources, Acceptable Outcomes - Gary Vercruysse, MD, FACS
  3. Copper Theft: A Petty Crime with Catastrophic Consequences – Carly S. Leahey, PA-C
  4. Burnout Among ABA Members – Melissa A. Pressman, PhD
  5. Final Results of a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of Early Ambulation for Patients with Lower Extremity Grafts – Derek O. Murray, MSPT
  6. Native American Burns of the Southwestern United States- Michael Peck, MD, ScD, FACS

4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Concluding Remarks, Kevin N. Foster, MD, MBA, FACS & Michael Peck, MD, ScD, FACS