MBC NEWS

Annals of'the MBC - vol. 5 - n' 1 - March 1992
MBC NEWS

MEDITERRANEAN BURNS CLUB

THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BURNS AND FIRE DISASTERS: PERSPECTIVES 2000
will be held from 30th Sept. to 3rd Oct. 1992
in PALERMO, ITALY

The scientific programme includes:

Aims
Analysis of. the need for primary emergency care in ~ bums disease
Definition, prevention, dynamics and evaluation of fire disaster
Local rescue organization
Planning and evaluation

30th September

Registration
Opening Ceremony
Keynote address

1st October

Burns disease: perspectives 2000
Prevention
Resuscitation phase
Immunology, Nutrition problems
Tissue cover
Social, psychological and functional rehabilitation
Bums Centre organization

2nd October

Fire disasters: perspectives 2000
Fire and sociey: the home, the city, the environment
Management of fire disasters: wildfires, industrial fires, civil fires, nuclear fires
The health profession against fire disasters: surgical medical, nursing, hospital
World Health Organization: Health for all by the year 2000

3rd October

Poster Sessions
Video Sessions
Closing Plenary Meetings
Closing Ceremony
The social programme includes:

30th September

Opening Ceremony in Parliament House - Palazzo dei Normanni

Ist October

Excursion to Agrigento to visit the Valley of the Temples

2nd October

Whitaker Prize Ceremony - Gala dinner at Villa Malfitano Park

3rd October

Typical dinner and Sicilian folk dancing at the Hotel Torre Normanna

Ladies' Programme

1st October

Half day excursion to Palermo

2nd October

Half day excursion to Cefal&

3rd October

Morning free

For further information contact: 2nd international Conference on Burns and Fire Disasters c/o Divisione Chirurgia Plastica e Terapia delle Ustioni Ospedale Civico - 90127 Palermo, Italy Tel. +39-91 666 36 31 - 666 36 34

666 36 19 - Fax +39 91 596404