ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ann. Medit. Burns Club - vol. VIII - n. 3 - September 1995

ANNOUNCEMENTS

G. WHITAKER
INTERNATIONAL BURNS PRIZE PALERMO, ITALY FOR 1996
under the patronage of the authorities of the Sicilian Region

By Law N' 57 of June 14th 1983 the Sicilian Regional Assembly authorized the President of the Region to grant the Giuseppe Whitaker Foundation, a non-profit making organization under the patronage of the Accademia dei Lincei with seat in Palermo, an annual contribution for the establishment of the "G. Whitaker International Burns Prize" aimed at recognizing the activity of the most qualified experts from all countries in the field of burns pathology and treatment.
The amount of the prize is fixed at twenty million Italian lire. The prize will be awarded every year by the month of June in Palermo at the seat of the G. Whitaker Foundation.
The Adjudicating Commitee is composed of the President of the Foundation, the President of the Sicilian Region, the Representative at the Accademia dei Lincei within the G. Whitaker Foundation, the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of Palermo University, the President of the Italian Society of Plastic Surgery and three experts in the field of prevention, pathology, therapy and functional recovery of burns, and a legal expert nominated in agreement with the President of the Region as a guarantee of the respect for the scientific purpose which the legislator intended to achieve when establishing the prize.
Anyone who considers himself/herself to be qualified to compete for the award may send by January 3 1 st 1996 a detailed curriculum vitae to: Michele Masellis M.D., Secfetary-Member of the Scientific Committee, G. Whitaker Foundation, Via Dante 167, 90141 Palermo, Italy.

VI ARGENTINE BURNS CONGRESS
I IBERO - LATIN - AMERICAN
BURNS CONGRESS
will be held from 22 to 26 October 1995
in Posada Misiones, Argentina

Topics
Surgery in intensive care, hydroelectrolytic reintegration, etc.
Organic and multi-orgamc failure, immunology, nutrition, etc.
Physical, psychic and surgical rehabilitation
Prevention in the 21st century

For further information contact:
Secretaria
Tucuman 1468
3300 Posadas Misiones, Argentina
Tel.: 54 (752) 38448/30947 - Fax: 54 (752) 30919

THE THIRD PAN ARAB CONGRESS OF PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AND BURNS
in association with the Mediterranean Burn Club
will be held from 21 to 24 March 1995
in Beirut, Lebanon

Topics
Aesthetic Surgery
Maxillotacial and head and neck surgery
Reconstructive surgery and microsurgery
Hand surgery
Burns

For further information contact:
B. Atiyed,
M.D. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Division American University of Beirut-Medical Center
c/o AUB New York Office 850 Third Ave.,
18th Floor New York, NY, 100022
Fax: 1 (212) 478 1995

CEMEC
(Centre Europden pour la M6dicine de Catastrophes)
Republic of San Marino
Ninth International Training Course

The following courses will be held:

Basic course on sanitary aspects of information and therapy in the prevention and management of emergencies 23-25 October 1995 Communication in the prevention and management of emergencies 26-27 October 1995 Management of refugee health and mass population deplacement disasters 20-22 November 1995 Bum disease and fire disaster 23-24 November 1995

For information on the above courses contact:
CEMEC Secretariat, Ospedale di Stato
Via La Toscana, Cailuneo
47031 Repubblica di San Marino
Tel.: 994535 - Fax: 903706
Area code: 0549 (from Italy)
00378.549 (from other countries)