Annals of Burns and Fire Disasters - vol. XII - n° 3 - September 1999

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

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

Topics:

  • Traumatic brain and spinal cord injury
  • Nitric oxide in ischamia and trauma
  • Heart dysfunction
  • The immunological status
  • Chernotherapeutics
  • 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 Traumatology
DonaueschingenstraBe 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

THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM AND COURSE
ON BURNS AND FIRE DISASTER MANAGEMENT
13-16 February 2000, Jerusalem, Israel


Main topics:

  • Symposia
    1. Local antibacterial treatments of burns
    2. Methodology in burn research: models of burns
    3. Policy development: triage and burn treatment in mass casualties
  • Courses
    1. Splint and pressure garments: Hands on for physical therapists and occupational therapists
    2. Local wound care: Means and technologies
    3. Burn prevention: Techniques and employment of local resources
  1. Burns and the Community
    Prevention
    Mass casualty and catastrophe
  1. Acute Phase
    Resuscitation and metabolism
    Pain control and psychological aspects
    Burn wound management
    Infections
  1. Late Phase
    Reconstruction and scar modulation

For further information contact:
"Burns and Fire Disaster Management"
P.O. Box 50006, Tel Aviv 61500, Israel
Tel.: 972 3 5140018/9 - Fax: 972 3 5175674 or 972 3 5172484
E-mail: medburn2000@Kenes.com - Web site: http://www.kenes.com/burn2000

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

 

THE THIRD ASIAN-PACIFIC BURNS CONFERENCE
3-5 April 2000, Taipei, Taiwan

Topics:

  • Burn unit set-up & administration
  • Burn pathophysiology
  • Burn wound care and management
  • Burn nutrition
  • Burn nursing
  • Burn infection
  • Special burns (electrical, chemical, etc.)
  • Burn prevention
  • Skin substitute and skin bank
  • Burn reconstruction
  • Wound healing and hypertrophic Scar
  • Burn research
  • The role of microsurgery & craniolacial surgery in burn treatment and reconstruction
  • The role of social workers and burn foundation in burns
  • The role of power company, firemen and government in burns
  • The role of laser surgery, hyperbaric oxygen therapy & others in burns
  • Inhalation injury
  • Burn pain
  • Others

For further information contact:
Secretariat of The Third Asian-Pacific Burns Conference
c/o Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Linkou Medical Center - Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
5, Fu-Shing Street, Kuei-Shan - Taoyuan (333), Taiwan

5TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON NURSING, PSYCHOSOCIAL
AND REHABILITATIVE CARE OF THE BURNED PATIENT
14-19 May 2000, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Main topics:

  • After care
  • Psychiatric patients
  • Comfort care
  • Children
  • Attention for needs of the nurses and care givers
  • (non) Pharmacological pain and anxiety interventions
  • Dressings and dressing techniques
  • Respiratory problems

For further information contact:
Ria Brand-van Tilburg - Dutch Burns Foundation
P.O. Box 1015 - 1940 EA Beverwijk - The Netherlands
Tel.: (31) 251 275555 - Fax: (31) 251 216059
E-mail: h.brand@tip.nl

Elisabeth Greenfield, Chairman Nursing Committee
13830 Morningbluff Dr.
San Antonio TX 78216 USA
Fax: (210) 490-6307
E-mail: lizals@aolcom

Oswaldo Patino, Chairman Rehabilitation Committee
Lavalle 1390 5th floor "B"
(1048) Buenos Aires - Argentina
Fax: (54-1) 961-3516

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

For further information contact:
Asia Pacific Conference on Disaster Medicine
The University of British Columbia - Disaster Preparedness Resources Centre
2206 East Mall, 4" Floor Vancouver, BC, V6T IZ3, 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:
WADEM 2001
1 Rue de la Bannière, 69003 Lyon, France
Fax: 33(0) 472609289
E-mail: wadem200l@aol.com

 

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