Welcome to the first site dedicated to the work and educational endeavors of Occupational and Physical Therapists who specialize in treating and rehabilitating individuals whom have suffered a burn injury. This web site is dedicated to the work of Burn Occupational & Physical Therapists in  an effort to develop outcome based research and clinical improvements for all burn survivors.  We are committed to fostering collaborative networking relationships among burn therapists as well as developing clinical research, treatment innovations and improvement in service delivery and care at local, national and international levels. We also highlight the achievements of Burn Occupational & Physical Therapists as part of the American Burn Association's Occupational & Physical Therapist Special Interest Group.  We are a resource for therapist driven research and collaboration to provide the best treatment outcomes for the patients that we serve.

Updates and Information

March 2010 - ABA 2010 in Boston

Be sure to make it to the OT/PT SIG meeting on Tuesday in the Back Bay Rooms B&C. We have brought in an international speaker – Eric Van den Kerckhove, PT, PhD - who will be giving the keynote address on silicones and pressure. We also have a very interactive break out session that will cover key topics including early mobilization; training the bun therapist and additional pressure management options. Come out and support the work of your fellow clinicians.

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Burn Therapist Award Nominations November 2009

Remember that the deadlines for nominations for the 2010 Knothe Burn Therapist Award are due by December 28, 2009. Please make your submission now!

Please view the latest update to our Clinical Pearls and remember to submit your Clinical Gems to add to the knokwledge and experience for all clinicians.

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July 2009 New Updates

Congratulations again to R Scott Ward, PT, PhD who was again elected to serve a second term as the President of the American Physical Therapy Association. Please join me in congratulating Scott in this exceptional achievement.

Please be certain to view the newest addition to the Burn Clinical Pearls for July 2009. Remember that we are always looking for new ideas and designs – submit your idea TODAY!

From the OT/PT 2009 Meeting – we have some additional booklets left over from the meeting (about 15 total). If you would like to have one to share with other members of your team, just send an email to jn@burntherapist.com with the information and we will send one out to you. Also, an update from one of the presenters Sara-Jane Milne: The Body Double Rubber Facial Insert that was demonstrated at the workshop can be ordered from Smooth-On and their contact 1-800-762-0744, fax 1-610-252-6200, and web address is www.smooth-on.com.

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ABA Preparation and Recognition of Significant Therapist Achievements March 2009

The ABA is less than two weeks away and final preparations are in place for the OT/PT SIG Meeting which will involve both lecture and workshop forums. The date of the meeting is TUESDAY MARCH 23rd (not Monday as indicated in the program booklet) in TEXAS BALLROOM D.

I wanted to take a moment to congratulate a number of OT’s and PT’s who have received some awards / appointments within the burn community at large and are making contributions on both national and international fronts:

Bernadette Nedelec PhD BSc OT(c) erg. Associate Professor at McGill University has been awarded the 2009 Harvey Stuart Allen Distinguished Service Award from the American Burn Association.

R. Scott Ward, PhD, PT Associate Professor University of Utah School of Physical Therapy has been awarded the 2009 Curtis P. Artz Distinguished Service Award from the American Burn Association.

Merilyn Moore, PT, Director of Therapy Services at Harborview Medical Center was the 2008 recipient of the Andre Zagame Outstanding Therapist Rehabilitation Award from the International Society for Burn Injuries.

Michael Serghiou, OT, Director of Rehabilitation Services with the Shriner’s Hospital for Children was appointed to the position of Chair of the Rehabilitation Committee for the International Society for Burn Injuries.

Please join in me in congratulating these individuals and their enduring commitment to promoting and advancing the significant contributions that each rehabilitation therapist brings to the burn survivor as well as the burn team.

Also, review the latest clinical pearl submission for March and remember to submit your clinical gems to share with the burn community on the international stage.

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Gearing up for the ABA February 2009

Things are progressing well in preparation for the OT/PT SIG Meeting in San Antonio. The presenters are very excited and finalizing their presentations to make for memorable and educational opportunity. Please check out the newest Burn Pearl to find out how to better manage pediatric hand burns. More info to follow on the line up for the SIG within the next week.

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Submissions for the Knothe Burn Therapist Achievement Award needed  November 2008

As the ABA National Meeting is fast approaching, I am requesting that nominations for the Barbara Knothe Burn Therapist Achievement Award 2009 be submitted expediteously so that we can be included on the national stage as part of the ABA general awards ceremony and recognition.  In reflecting on the past year, remember those individuals who are deserving of this award and nominate them today.  Application deadline is DECEMBER 29, 2008! 

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New Appointments for the OT/PT SIG July 2008

I believe that the 40th ABA was a fantastic event and the SIG was both energizing and resourceful.   I would like to thank Ingrid for all of her diligent efforts to bring us a truly remarkable and memorable SIG celebrating the history of where we, as clinicians have been throughout the development of the ABA.  Ingrid's leadership will certainly be missed this year.  As we move forward and looking into 2009, we have two new individuals that have stepped up to the challenge and will be leading the OT/PT SIG over the next few years.  I want to formally announce my esteemed vice chairs for the upcoming 2009 meeting and beyond:

• Daphne A. Perry, PT from the Intermountain Burn Center in Salt Lake City, UT will be taking over for Travis (whom has been deployed to Iraq) and will be the Chair for the 2010 meeting.  Daphne graduated from Middlebury College in 1983 with a BA in Geochemistry – something totally different than burn care.  She then became smarter and returned to school in Utah at University of Utah, eventually graduating with a BS in physical therapy in 1993.  One of her last internships was in burn care on a whim and she was hooked.  She has been in burn care ever since, 15 years now, and is one of the senior members of the burn therapy team at the University Health Care Burn Center in Salt Lake City, UT. 

   

  Daphne has also been a member of the QM team from 1996-2000 and the became the CCCE of the department.  She has been a CI since 1998 mentoring students and new staff members.  She is a member of the American Burn Association and has attended several annual meetings along the way.  She has also been involved in a few studies that were published in the JBCR.  She has presented at the SIG in conjunction with Ingrid Parry, PT on Cultural Competency.  She is an adjunct faculty of Provo College, a PTA school in Provo, UT, teaching a course every summer on burn care and rehabilitation.  She has been a speaker at yearly outreach conferences held at the University of Utah Burn Center for health care personnel from our intermountain area., 2006 and 2007.

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  Lisa Forbes-Duchart, MSc, OT Reg(MB) has also agreed to be part of the team and will be the Chair for the 2011 meeting.  Congratulations to Lisa for being the first Canadian OT to Chair the SIG and only the second Canadian ever selected to this position.  Lisa graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Medical Rehabilitation (Occupational Therapy) in 1992, and completed her Master of Science (Rehabilitation) in 2008. She has worked at the Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre for 15 years, mostly in pediatric and adult burn care. Presently she is the Clinical Specialist for Burns Occupational Therapy where her duties include direct patient care, research, program development/evaluation, and staff education/mentoring.

   

  Lisa has completed formal research in the areas of burn scar assessment and sexuality. She has presented several papers and posters at professional conferences, and has published two peer reviewed papers and 1 book chapter. Lisa is a member of two ABA committees, the Aftercare Reintegration Committee and the Knothe Burn Committee. She is the director of Firefighters Burn Camp Mamawi, and is on the planning committees of Winnipeg’s local Adult Burn Survivor Conference and Young Adult Burn Retreat.

 Future updates on the 2009 SIG meeting will be forthcoming next month.