ANNOUNCEMENTS

Annals of Burns and Fire Disasters - vol. XII - n° 2 - June 1999

ANNOUNCEMENTS

EUROPEAN CLUB FOR PEDIATRIC BURNS (ECPB)
SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS
CURRENT CONCEPTS IN PEDIATRIC BURN CARE
13-16 October 1999, Florence, Italy

THE MAIN TOPIC OF THE CONGRESS IS:
HEAD AND NECK BURNS IN CHILDREN

For further information contact:
Congress Secretariat
C.S.S. Viale G. Mazzini, 70 - 50132 Firenze, Italy
Tel.: 39 055 2480202
Fax: 39 055 2480246
E-mail: simo@css-congressi.it
Internet: http://www.css-congressi.it

SEVENTH VIENNA SHOCK FORUM
13-16 November 1999, Vienna, Austria

Topics:
· Traumatic brain and spinal cord injury
· Nitric oxide in ischemia and trauma
· Heart dysfunction
· The immunological status
· Chemotherapeutics
· Surfactant therapy in ALI and ARDS
· Immunomodulation
· Balance of vasoactive Forces
· Fluid balance
· General aspects of polytrauma and critical care medicine

For further information contact:
Seventh Vienna Shock Forum
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Trauma
tology, Donaueschingenstral3e 13,
A-1200 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: (43-1) 33110469
Fax: (43-1) 33110460
E-mail: office@bitrauma.org
Internet: htpp://www.univie.ac.at/ESS

JOURNEES FRANCOPHONES DE NUTRITION
6-8 December 1999, Strasbourg, France

Contact:
B.C.A.
6, Boulevard du Général Leclerc
92115 Clichy Cédex
Tel.: 33(0) 141067670
Fax: 33(0) 141066779
E-Mail: b-a-a@worldnet.fr

6TH ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE PAN-ARAB ASSOCIATION FOR BURN AND PLASTIC SURGERY
20-23 February 2000, Dubai, U.A.E.

Topics:
· Intensive care of the critically burned patient
· Free tissue transfer
· Ambulatory plastic surgery
· Ethics and malpractice in plastic surgery
· Live operation workshops, satellite and video presentations
· Wide spectrum of modem plastic reconstructive and aesthetic surgery procedures, free papers, posters and discussions

For further information:
Dr Ali Al-Numairy
President, Arab Plast 2000
P.O. Box: 7787
Dubai, U.A.E.
Tel.: + (971 4) 699717
Fax: + (971 4) 681771

5TH ASIA-PACIFIC CONFERENCE ON DISASTER MEDICINE
27-30 September 2000, Vancouver, Canada

Conference Themes:
· Sharing experiences of health professionals and emergency managers from natural and person induced disasters
· Applying international medical standards within the disaster planning process
· Recognizing the unique hazards facing the Pacific Rim
· Creating a coordinated response to disasters utilizing existing strengths
· Developing effective models of international medical response coordination for disaster medicine
· Optimizing the functioning of multidisciplinary teams
· Demonstrating the use of communications technology in disaster medicine
· Promoting education and awareness in disaster medicine

Contact:
Asia Pacific Conference on Disaster Medicine
The University of British Columbia
Disaster Preparedness Resources Centre
2206 East Mall, 41 Floor
Vancouver, BC, V6T lZ3, Canada
Tel.: 604 822 5254
Fax: 604 822 6164
E-mail: dprc@interchange.ubc.ca
Internet: http://www.safety.ubc.ca/5APCDM

WADEM
12TH WORLD CONGRESS ON DISASTER AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
9-12 May 2001, Lyons, France

For further information contact:
WACEM 2001
1 Rue de la Bannière, 69003 Lyon, France
Fax: 33(0) 472609289
E-mail: wcdem200l@aol.com