Dear Burns Care Team Members

The 35th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Burn Association will be held from 4 - 7 October 2011 at the Brisbane Convention Centre.

The theme for the ASM will be Burns through the stages.

The Organising Committee is developing an exciting program, with presentations from a national and international faculty of up to twenty members. A stimulating scientific program that includes daily debates on a “hot topic” and a scintillating social extravaganza will combine to make this one of ANZBA's truly memorable meetings.

The meeting will have a focus on the sub-themes of:

• Prevention – New approaches for consumer education and legislative change designed to minimise burn injury. Innovative staffing models to recruit, develop and retain staff to prevent burn-out
• Adjustment – Tapping in to the local community; strategies to improve quality of life for the burn survivor
• Reintegration and rehabilitation – The challenges for the burn survivor; examples of evidence-based strategies and measurement of outcome
• Transitioning – Transitioning through the continuum of care post-burn injury
• Laboratory / translational research – New or existing technology; challenges to inform and change practice; new approaches to ensure a sustainable organisation
• Pain and itch – Examples of innovative strategies to improve patient care following burn injury
• Reconstruction – New techniques for burn scar reconstruction; challenges for the future
• Scarring – New approaches to understanding, preventing or treating scars

Conference Committee

• Roy Kimble & Megan Simons, Co-chairs
• Leila Cuttle
• Emma Driver
• Brooke Hoskin
• Jessica James-Chadwick
• Amber Jones
• Margit Kempf
• Belinda Kipping
• Kate Miller
• Michael Muller
• Jenny Paratz
• Anita Plaza
• Michael Rudd
• Anna Rumbach
• Kristen Storey
• Angela Thynne
• Zephanie Tyack
• Anne Webster

Prizes

The following prizes are awarded during the ASM:

• Best Oral Presentation in the following streams:
  • Medical
  • Scientific
  • Allied Health
  • Nursing
• Best Poster Presentation in the following streams:
  • Care
  • Prevention
  • Research

ASM Partner

Program Partners

Gold Sponsor

Latest Information

Final ASM Program is now available
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Discounted Airtrain Ticket
A discounted Airtrain ticket is available to all ANZBA 2011 delegates. Click here for more information.

Important Dates

Host

The conference is hosted by the Australian and New Zealand Burn Association. For more information about ANZBA visit: www.anzba.org.au.

Sponsorship and Exhibition

The conference offers a great opportunity to promote your services and products to our members and others in the field. Click here for further details.

Exhibitors
Smith & Nephew
Diversionary Therapy Technologies
Integra
Therapist Support Laboratory
Molnlycke Health Care
Aspen Pharmacare
Second Skin
Bosco Medical Australia
Avita Medical
The Joanna Briggs Institute
Rye Pharmaceuticals
B. Braun
Pall Australia
Baxter
Microskin
SDR Clinical Technology
Reliance Medical

Who Should Attend?

The conference is open to all whom would like to gain or share their experience and knowledge in burn injury management, rehabilitation and research with an emphasis for:

• Medical staff
• Nursing staff
• Allied health staff
• Research scientists
• Emergency and retrieval services
• Rehabilitation and support groups
• Critical care staff