Midwestern Region Burn Conference Advancing Burn Care A Team Approach Burn Conference - Oct. 3-4, 2013 InterContinental Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri Preconference: Burn Rehab Workshop - Oct. 2, 2013 ABLS Provider Course - Oct. 2, 2013 University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas Francisco/Battenfeld Auditorium
Advancing Burn Care A Team Approach Preconference Burn Rehab Workshop Oct. 2, 2013 University of Kansas Medical Center Francisco/Battenfeld Auditorium Preconference ABLS Provider Course Oct. 2, 2013 University of Kansas Medical Center Francisco/Battenfeld Auditorium Conference Oct. 3-4, 2013 InterContinental Hotel Kansas City, Missouri Sponsored by the American Burn Association, the Midwestern Region Burn Conference is intended to benefit the entire burn team. This includes surgeons; emergency physicians; nurses; occupational, physical and respiratory therapists; EMS providers; pharmacists; and paramedics. Family medicine and pediatric practitioners who evaluate and treat thermal injuries may also benefit from attending. The conference will focus on the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to burn care. This includes executing burn prevention strategies, implementing the latest evidence-based burn care, describing rehabilitation practices and partnering with community outreach programs. The Midwestern Region Burn Conference is now taking online registration. To register multiple attendees and pay by check, please use the downloadable registration form. EMS, students and residents should use the online form. For more information or to register online, visit: www.midwesternregionburnconference.com
K e y n o t e S p e a k e r s Steven E. Wolf, MD, FACS Chief, burn section, division of burns, trauma and critical care; Professor and Vice Chairman for Research; Golden Charity Guild Charles R. Baxter Chair, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas Mayer Tenenhaus, MD, FACS Professor of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, California Cindy Rutter, RN, BSN Burn survivor, Carlsbad, California Advocate and volunteer, The Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan Rudy Papenfuhs, PhD Adjunct Professor, University of Mary School of Nursing, Kansas City, Missouri To register for the ABLS Provider Course, visit: http://ameriburn.org/templates/abls_results.php Hosted by The University of Kansas Hospital 3901 Rainbow Boulevard Kansas City, KS 66160 Phone: 913-588-1227 Fax: 913-588-5219
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013 Francisco/Battenfeld Auditorium, University of Kansas Medical Center Preconference Workshops: ABLS Provider Course 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. or Burn Rehab Workshop 7:30 a.m. - 3:25 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2 7:30 a.m. ABLS and Workshop registration, continental breakfast Burn Rehab Workshop Agenda 8 a.m. Back to basics: Splinting lab Traci Edwards, OTR/L; Janelle Epp, OTR/L, CHT; Peggy Lynn, OTR 9:30 a.m. Break 9:45 a.m. Wound care: Dressing techniques for therapists Traci Edwards, OTR/L; Linda Lopez, HCT 11 a.m. Scar management: Compression options Janelle Epp, OTR/L, CHT Noon Box lunch/networking 1 p.m. Reconstruction options for post-burn hand deformities Dhaval Bhavsar, MD 1:30 p.m. Current practices with early mobilization following STSG of lower extremities Ann Hammond, PT 1:50 p.m. Strategies for managing the difficult patient Monica Kurylo, PhD, ABPP 2:10 p.m. Speech therapy progression from burn ICU to rehab Jamie Johnson, MA, L/CCC-SLD 2:30 p.m. Break 2:45 p.m. Why teaching is not enough: Why the family needs to be involved Panel discussion: Traci Edwards, OTR/L; Janelle Epp, OTR/L, CHT; Jamie Johnson, MA, L/CCC-SLD; Ann Hammond, PT; Monica Kurylo, PhD; patients and families 3:25 p.m. Adjourn 3:30 p.m. Tour of the Gene and Barbara Burnett Burn Center and Outpatient Burn and Wound Care Center 6-8 p.m. Pre-registration for conference and welcome reception at the InterContinental Hotel
Thursday and Friday, Oct. 3-4, 2013 InterContinental Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri Midwestern Region Burn Conference Thursday, Oct. 3 7 a.m. Registration, breakfast, exhibits and posters 8 a.m. Welcome and announcements 8:10 a.m. Innovations in critical care surgical management Steven E. Wolf, MD, FACS 9:10 a.m. Session #1 Critical care / technological innovations 9:10 The use of interactive technology for burn prevention Stephanie Ward 9:25 Donor site dressing comparison study; preliminary results Rachel Ott, MD 9:40 Preventing ventilator associated pneumonia with chlorhexidine oral solution Robin Sypolt, RN, ADN 9:55 Ten-year experience of a dentist-led oral evaluation and advanced oral care in a burn and wound center Esther Rathjen, APRN-CCNS 10:10 Panel discussion with question and answer period 10:30 a.m. Break, exhibits and posters 11 a.m. Nursing in burn care Kayla Northrop, RN, BSN, CCRN Noon Lunch, exhibits and posters Burn leadership business meeting (by invitation) 1 p.m. Use of biosynthetics and biologics in burn reconstruction Mayer Tenenhaus, MD, FACS 2 p.m. Session #2 Wound care and reconstruction 2:00 Clinical Evaluation of Stratagraft Tissue As An Alternative To Autografting Deep Partial Thickness Burns Lee Faucher, MD, FACS 2:15 Assessment of skin graft take: Review of the literature 2000-2013 Paul Linneman, RN, BSN
2:30 Thermal Press Injuries to the Hand: A case series and literature review A. Scarlett Aldrich, MD 2:45 Panel discussion with question and answer period 3 p.m. Break, exhibits and posters 3:20 p.m. Special considerations in the obese patient Michael Moncure, MD, FACS 3:50 p.m. Open discussion: Fluid resuscitation management Facilitator: Richard Korentager, MD, FACS 4:40 p.m. Adjourn 5:30 p.m. The Burnett Burn Center 40th Anniversary Celebration The University of Kansas Hospital - Westwood Campus Friday, Oct. 4 7 a.m. Breakfast, exhibits and posters 8 a.m. Relationships, sexuality and intimacy following a burn injury Cindy Rutter, RN, BSN 9 a.m. Session #3 Supportive care 9:00 Alcoholism and alcohol abuse in the elderly burn patient population Charles C. Jehle, Jr., BS, Medical Student 9:15 Burn intensive care performance improvement in patient fall education Shawn Phillips, RN, BSN 9:30 Experience with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a burn unit Kate M. Oltrogge, PharmD, BCPS 9:45 Protocol-based management of end of life issues in burn patients Monica O Hanlon, BS 10:00 Panel discussion with question and answer period 10:15 a.m. Break, exhibits and posters 10:30 a.m. Disaster management: Testing the system Debra A. Reilly, MD, FACS Noon Lunch, exhibit and posters 1 p.m. Teamwork in healthcare Rudy Papenfuhs, PhD
2 p.m. Session #4 Rehabilitation and outreach 2:00 Development of a burn survivor photo book Linda Hansen 2:15 Cost effectiveness of Advanced Burn Life Support Now courses with simulation testing compared to traditional ABLS courses Connie Handel, RN 2:30 Playing well with others: Establishing a collaborative burn prevention program Rebecca Tekippe, RN, MSN, and Brent Smith, BA, fire captain 2:45 Panel discussion with question and answer period 3 p.m. Break, exhibits and posters 3:15 p.m. Organization of pediatric sedation procedures Sarah Hoehn, MD, MBe, FAAP 3:40 p.m. Future of burn care in the changing healthcare environment Richard Korentager, MD, FACS 4:10 p.m. Disaster management: Testing the system - Final wrap-up Richard Korentager, MD, FACS, and Debra A. Reilly, MD, FACS 4:40 p.m. Closing remarks 5 p.m. Adjourn Accreditation: Burn Conference, Oct. 3-4, 2013 All participants are required to sign attendance rosters at the beginning of each day. A certificate of completion will be provided to all activity participants based on completion of the program evaluation and documentation of actual attendance time. Physicians: The University of Kansas Medical Center Office of Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Kansas Medical Center Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 13.83 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Nurses: The University of Kansas Hospital Education and Development is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center s Commission on Accreditation. Up to 13.75 contact hours will be awarded to all individuals based on completion of the program evaluation and documentation of actual attendance time.
For more information or to register online, visit: www.midwesternregionburnconference.com Conference registration deadline is Sept. 20, 2013 Cancellation policy Refunds for cancellation prior to Sept. 15, 2013, will be processed minus a $50 cancellation fee. Cancellations from Sept. 15-29, 2013, will receive a 50 percent refund. We regret that refunds cannot be granted after Sept. 30, 2013, or for no-shows. Lodging For questions, contact Trauma and Burn Services Administration, at 913-945-6933. Reserve your hotel room now at the InterContinental Kansas City at The Plaza. A block of rooms has been reserved at a discounted rate for Midwestern Region Burn Conference attendees. Use group code MRB when making reservations online. You can also call the hotel s toll-free number, 866-856-9717, and reference the group s name. Make reservations and find driving directions to the InterContinental online at www.kansascityic.com. Hosted by The University of Kansas Hospital 3901 Rainbow Boulevard Kansas City, KS 66160 Phone: 913-588-1227