Annals of
Burns and Fire Disasters - vol. XIII - n° 1 - March 2000
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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
FIRST WORLD WOUND HEALING CONGRESS
10-13 September 2000, Melbourne, Australia
Topics:
Scientific research: adhesion
factors/integrins; growth factors/ cytokines; matrix; matrix metalloproteases; cellular
responses; apoptosis; immune responses;
Clinical research: clinical use for
growth factors; clinical use of other topical therapies (skin substitutes); clinical
trials of other therapies; trials on pressure ulcers; diabetic ulcers; venous ulcers;
burns; hyperbaric oxygen; quality of life studies; cost effectiveness studies;
Clinical practice: clinic setups;
professional relationships; wound debridement; guidelines; pressure ulcers; venous ulcers;
dressings; compression; pressure surfaces; evaluation/diagnosis of ulceration; atypical
ulcers; budgeting; research grants/papers; legal issues; wound services in hospital
For further information contact:
Congress Secretariat - First World Wound Healing Congress
Intermedia Convention & Event Management
P.O. Box: 1280, Milton QLD 4064 Australia
Tel.: + 61 (0) 733690477 Fax: + 61 (0) 733691512
E-mail: wm200@im.com.au
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
EUROPEAN BURNS ASSOCIATION
State of the Art Symposium
SKIN SUBSTITUTES: QUALITY AND STANDARDS
28-30 September 2000, Brno, Czech Republic
Contact:
Ass. Prof. Pavel Brychta, M.D., Ph.D.
Burn and Reconstructive Surgery Centre
University Hospital Bmo
Jihlavska 20
63900 Bmo
Czech Republic
Tel.: + 420 5 4319 3004
Fax: + 420 5 4319 2382
E-mail: pbrychta@mbrno.cz
WADEM
THE WORLD ASSOCIATION FOR DISASTER AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
12th WORLD CONGRESS ON
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
9-12 May 2001, Lyon, France
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For further information
contact:
WADEM 2001
1, Rue de la Bannière, 69003 Lyon, France
Fax: 33(0) 472609289
http://www.wcdem2001.org
E-mail: wadem200l@aol.com |
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5TH INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON BURNS
AND FIRE DISASTERS
11TH MEETING OF THE
MEDITERRANEAN
CLUB FOR BURNS AND FIRE DISASTERS
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Sociedade Portuguesa de Queimaduras
2nd Meeting of the Portuguese Burns Society
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FIRST
ANNOUNCEMENT
Hotel Palace - Estoril (Portugal) - 18-21 October 2000
Scientific Programme
Burns Disease
- Prevention
- Resuscitation therapy
- Infection - Immunology
- Nutrition
- Tissue cover
- Burn surgery
- Social, psychological and functional
rehabilitation
Fire Disasters
- Fire and Society: the home, the city, the
environment
- Fire disasters and management: wildfires,
industrial fires, civil fires nuclear fires
- Fire disasters and the health profession:
surgical, medical, nursing, hospital
- World Health Organization: health defence
in the world in disasters
Humanitarian action in Burns and Fire
Disasters
- The International Association for
Humanitarian Medicine (IAHM)
- The action of IAHM and of the Mediterranean
Club for Burns and Fire Disasters on behalf of developing countries
- Project to create a network of Burns and
Plastic Reconstructive Centres for a humanitarian action
Conference Organizing
Bureau Prestigio, Lda
Avenida Engenheiro Duarte Pacheco
Torre 2, 70 - Sala 5
1070 - 102 Lisbon (Portugal)
Tel.: +351 213839600
Fax: +351 213839609
E-mail: prestigio@esoteria.pt |
General Secretary:
Zinia Serafim
Unidade Queimados Hospital D. Estefania
Rua D. Estefania 5 - 32 D
1150 - 129 Lisbon (Portugal)
Tel.: +351 213549154
Fax: +351 213549154
E-mail: zserafim@esoterica.pt |
Comitè d'organisation
Président: Michel Costagliola
Membres:
Daniel Rougé
Philippe Micheau
Frédéric Lafitte
Jean-Louis Grolleau
et les brûlologues du Centre des Brûlés Felix Lagrot
(Chef de service: Professeur Jean-Pierre Chavoin)
Jean-Marie Conil
Jacky Laguerre
Annie Brouchet
Conseil d'administration SFETB
Président: Christine Dhennin
Vice président: Olivier Griffe
Secrétaire général: Daniel Wassermann
Trésorier: Michel Pannier
Comitè Scientifique
Michel Costagliola
Eric Dantzer
Olivier Griffe
Raymond Sanchez
Daniel Wassermann
Conseil d'administration MBC
Président: William Gunn
Secrétaire général: Michele Masellis
PROGRAMME PRÉLIMINAIRE
Samedi 3 Juin 2000
Journée de perfectionnement
paramédical
10 h: L'infection chez le brûlé
12 h: Déjeuner sur place
14 h: (suite)
18 h: Fin
Dimanche 4 et Lunedi 5
Juin 2000
7 h 15: Ateliers sous forme de
"petits déjeuners de travail" en groupe de 25/30 personnes maximum
8 h 30: Communications libres
12 h 30: Déjeuner sur place
14 h: Communications libres (suite)
17 h: Fin
Le lundi 5 juin à 20 h: dîner de gala à l'Hôtel Dieu
Mardi 6 Juin 2000
8 h 30: Communications libres
12 h 30: Fin du congrès
Pour tout autre renseignement
contacter le Comité d'Organisation du Congrès:
Pr. Michel Costagliola - Clinique du Parc 31
rue des Bûchers - 34100 TOULOUSE
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