Annals of Burns and Fire Disasters - vol. XII - n° 4 - December 1999

MEDITERRANEAN CLUB FOR BURNS AND FIRE DISASTERS
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND RELEVANT HEALTH PERSONNEL 2000

The Mediterranean Club for Burns and Fire Disasters (MBC) awards ten annual Scholarships for specialization in the prevention, therapy, care and functional recovery in the field of burn pathology. The scholarships are divided between physicians, nurses and relevant health personnel. The purpose of the awards, in accordance with the terms of the statutes of the MBC, is to promote the interchange of young physicians, nurses and relevant health personnel from specialized centres in the various countries in the Mediterranean area with the aim of achieving a high standard of care and of stimulating an ever greater spirit of cooperation.
The value of each Scholarship is fixed at the sum of Lit. 4.000.000 (four million Italian lire), less taxes. This amount is intended to cover the cost of the return journey and living expenses.
The Scholar has the obligation to attend abroad, for not less than one month, a qualified Centre for the treatment of Burns and their sequelae, situated in one of the countries comprising the Mediterranean Club for Burns and Fire Disasters.
All physicians, nurses and relevant health personnel from countries belonging to the Mediterranean Club for Burns and Fire Disasters are eligible to compete for the Scholarships.
Applications, written in English or French, must arrive by the deadline of 28th February of each year (no account can be taken of any postal delays), addressed to: Segreteria, Mediterranean Club for Burns and Fire Disasters "Borsa di Studio", c/o Divisione di Chirurgia Plastica e Terapia delle Ustioni, Ospedale Civico, via C. Lazzaro, 90125 Palermo, Italy.
The candidate must specify in the application which Scholarship he or she is applying for (Physicians, Nurses, Health Personnel) and include the following:

1. full name, date and place of birth, home address and telephone number;
2. the country and the Centre which the applicant intends to visit;
3. a brief programme describing the aims which the candidate intends to pursue with the support of the Scholarship;
4. a statement by the candidate of competence in a language (English or French) necessary for carryng out the activity, described in the programme;
5. the candidate's signature legally authenticated.

All candidates must enclose with the application:

1. curriculum vitae, indicating academic record, professional activity, attendance at seminars etc.;
2. a declaration of acceptance and training hospitality on the part of the Host Centre which the candidate intends to visit;
3. recent letters of introduction (in the original or in authenticated copies) from Chiefs of Institutes, Divisions or Services with connected Burns Centre, who are members of the Club, attesting to periods of training confirming the candidate's specific preparation in the field of burn pathology;
4. list of qualifications;

5. for physicians, additionally;
   - degree diploma (with marks), in authenticated copy
   - scientific papers, published since graduation
   - certificate of introduction or of guarantee issued by the Chief of the Institute, Division or Service where the candidate is currently working.

The Adjudicating Committee is composed of:

• The President of the Mediterranean Club for Burns and Fire Disasters
• The Secretary General of the Mediterranean Club for Burns and Fire Disasters

• A National Representative drawn by lot in the course of the Annual Assembly from among the representatives of the various countries which have not already received scholarships in previous years. This position is not renewable until, in the course of time, the individual countries have achieved equal representation.

The Scholarships will be awarded not later than 30th June each year. The winners will be informed that within 30 days they must communicate to the Secretariat of the MBC their acceptance, the address of the bank where they wish to have the scholarship money deposited, the period they have chosen to take up the scholarship, and a declaration by the candidate that he or she does not have a criminal record.
The Scholarship must be taken up by 30th May of the year following the award, at the latest.
The Mediterranean Club for Burns and Fire Disasters will credit in advance two-thirds of the amount by bank transfer, and the remainder on termination of the period chosen, after a declaration of satisfactory attendance issued by the Chief of the Centre where the programme was carried out.
The Scholarship winner must inform the secretariat of the Mediterranean Club for Burns and Fire Disasters "Borsa di Studio" of the beginning of the period of attendance and of any interruptions.
The Mediterranean Club for Burns and Fire Disasters undertakes to publish the Scholarship winners' names, together with relative motivations, in the "Annals of Burns and Fire Disasters", in which the Club may also publish papers resulting from this study.
Any person interested may request a copy of the official announcement of the Scholarships and other information from the Secretariat of the Mediterranean Club for Burns and Fire Disasters "Borsa di Studio".

CLUB MEDITERRANEEN DES BRULURES ET DESASTRES D'INCENDIE.
BOURSES D'ETUDES POUR MEDECINS, INFIRMIERES
ET MEMBRES DU CORPS MEDICAL EN RAPPORT 2000

Le Club Mediterranéen des Brûlures et Désastres d'incendie (MBC) offre dix bourses d'études de spécialisation chaque année pour la prévention, la thérapie, les soins et le recouvrement fonctionnel en matière de pathologie des brûlures.
Les bourses sont réparties entre médecins, infirmiers et membres du corps médical de compétence. Elles ont pour but, selon les termes des statuts du MBC, de promouvoir l'échange de jeunes médecins, infirmiers et personnel du corps médical de compétence des centres spécialisés entre les différents pays du bassin méditerranéen dans le but d'atteindre un haut niveau en matière de soins médicaux et pour favoriser l'esprit de coopération.
Le montant de chaque bourse s'élève a 4.000.000 lires (quatre millions de lires), rémunération brute. Cette somme permettra de payer le billet de voyage aller-retour et les frais de séjour.
Le boursier devra obligatoirement fréquenter à l'étranger, pendant pas moins d'un mois, un centre spécialisé dans le traitement des brûlures et de leurs séquelles, situé dans l'un des pays appartenant au Club Mediterranéen des Brûlures et Désastres d'incendie.
Tous les médicins, les infirmierès et le personnel du corps médical de compétence des pays faisant partie du Club peuvent poser leur candidature.
Les demandes, écrites en anglais ou en français, doivent parvenir avant le 28 février de chaque année (on ne tiendra pas compte des retards de la poste) et seront adressées à: Segreteria, Club Mediterranéen des Brûlures et Désastres d'incendie "Borsa di Studio", c/o Divisione di Chirurgia Plastica e Terapia delle Ustioni, Ospedale Civico, Via C. Lazzaro, 90125 Palermo, Italy.
Le candidat devra spécifier dans sa demande quelle bourse ilielle sollicite (médecins, infirmiers, personnel sanitaire) et indiquer ce qui suit:

1. nom et prénom, date et lieu de naissance, domicile et numéro de téléphone:
2. le pays et le centre où le candidat désire se rendre;
3. un bref exposé des projets que le candidate entend réaliser grâce à cette bourse;
4. déclaration par le candidat de connaître bien la langue (anglais ou français) nécessaire pour la réalisation des activités énoncées dans l'exposé;

5. la signature du candidat dûment légalisée

Le candidat devra joindre à la demande:

1. un curriculum vitae décrivant le cours de ses études, son activité professionelle, sa participation à des séminaires etc;
2. la déclaration de la part du Centre hospitalier où le candidat désire se rendre que sa demande a été acceptée;
3. quelques lettres de présentation récentes (documents originaux ou copies authentifiées) de directeurs d'Institut, de Division ou de Services avec des Centres annexes pour les brûlures, qui soient Membres du Club, attestant que le candidat a fait des stages dans ces centres pour parfaire sa spécialisation dans la domaine de la patholoffie des brûlures;
4. liste des titres;
5. les médicins devront ajouter:
   - copie authentifiée du diplôme de doctorat (avec notes)
   - ouvrages scientifiques publiés après le doctorat en médicine
   - attestation de présence du chef d'Institut, de Division ou de Service où le candidat travaille au moment présent.

La Commission-Juge est composée:

• du Président du Club Mediterranéen des Brûlures et Désastres d'Incendie
• du Secrétaire Général du Club Mediterranéen des Brûlures et Désastres d'Incendie

• d'un représentant national tiré au sort au cours de l'Assemblée générale parmi les représentants des differents pays n'ayant pas encore ,gagné de bourses d'étude durant les années precédentes. Chaque pays devant atteindre le même nombre de représentation, celle-ci ne pourra être renouvelée qu'après égalité.

Les bourses seront attribuées pas plus tard que le 30 juin de chaque année.
Les gagnants seront informés qu'ils devront, sous les 30 jours, communiquer au Secrétariat de I'MBC leur acceptation, l'adresse de la banque où ils désirent que soit versé le montant de la bourse, la période qu'ils ont choisie pour retirer cette bourse, et un extrait du casier judiciaire que le candidat n'a commis aucun délit.
Le gagnant ne pourra plus bénéficier de la bourse après le 30 mai de l'année suivante.
Le MBC verserà sur le compte bancaire du gagnant les deux tiers du montant de la bourse et le reste à la fin de la période choisie, sous présentation d'un certificat d'assiduité délivré par le Directeur du Centre que le boursier aura fréquenté.
Le boursier devra informer le Secrétariat de la "Borsa di Studio" MBC du début de la période de service et de toute interruption.
Le MBC s'engage à publier le nom des boursiers ainsi que leurs motivations dans "Annals of Burns and Fire Disasters", où le Club pourra aussi publier les ouvrages résultant de leurs études.
Toute personne intéressée peut demander une copie de l'avis de concours et toute autre information au Secrétariat de la "Borsa di Studio MBC.

RESOLUTION
ON THE SAFETY OF BUTANE GAS DISPENSERS IN DOMESTIC USE
THE MEDITERRANEAN CLUB FOR BURNS AND FIRE DISASTERS,
AT ITS
10' ANNUAL MEETING IN ATHENS, GREECE, OCTOBER 29-31,1998

noting
these implements are a health hazard, as a frequent and major cause of extensive burns among these populations,

and calls upon
Governments, national and local authorities, industry and intergovernmental organizations to initiate and strengthen legislation concerning the manufacture and safe use of these products.

INFORMATIC UPDATE

Informatic Update is a new feature that we shall be publishing regularly in Annals. Our aim is to create a space where we can inform our readers about new developments in information technology and review any new products which they may wish to submit to our attention.
Information science has taken on an ever more important role in the medical field in the last few years and the computer is now an irreplaceable work tool, especially for data storing and processing. However, our years of experience with computerization at the Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns Therapy in Palermo have led us to believe that the computer can also be applied more specifically in the clinical field.
At present not many such clinical application exist, mainly because medical software can only be developed by persons who are competent in the two fields of medical and information science.
Another purpose of this feature is to stimulate collaboration among all those who - like us - believe in the future development of the clinical application of the computer and to attract the attention of people who are not yet fully aware of the computer's potential. Relevant articles and actual applications can be sent to the address below:

Annals of Mediterranean Club for Burns and Fire Disasters (MBC)
Informatic News
Divisione di Chirurgia Plastica e Terapia delle Ustioni.
Ospedale Civico, Via Carmelo Lazzaro, 90127 Palermo, Italy
E-mail: mbcpa@cres.it

MBC - PREVENTION CAMPAIGNS

The MBC, in the context of the activities laid down in its Statute and intended to promote burn prevention campaigns, has produced the following videotapes:

• The Prevention of Burns in Children

• The Prevention of Electrical Burns in Everyday Life

• The Prevention of Electrical Burns at Work

• The Prevention of Industrial Disasters

• How to Defend ourselves from Fire

• How to Defend ourselves from Forest Fire

The tapes have been dubbed in English, French, Arabic, Italian, Spanish, Greek and Turkish and come in two versions, U-MATIC and VHS.
All the tapes are available entirely free of charge to MBC Members who apply in writing to receive them explaining their reasons and undertaking to use them exclusively to promote a burn prevention campaign in their respective countries.
For non-members of MBC the tapes are available at a cost of US$ 25 each, including postal charge.

Please address requests to:
Annals of Burns and Fire Disasters
Divisione di Chirurgia Plastica e Terapia delle Ustioni
Ospedale Civico, Via C. Lazzaro, 90127 Palermo, Italy
Tel.: + 39 091 6663631 - Fax: + 39 091 596404.