State of the Science
Burn Research
October 25-28, 2006
Washington, DC

In October, leaders in burn care and research met in Washington, DC, to develop and prioritize a national research agenda for evidence-based burn care. Conference attendees included burn team members, burn researchers, members of federal grant agencies, journal editors, burn survivors and members of the Department of Defense.

The following Concurrent Round-Table discussions took place on Thursday, October 26.

Morning Sessions:

Inhalation Injury Tina L. Palmieri MD, FACS
Resuscitation David G. Greenhalgh MD, FACS
Inflammation/Sepsis Richard L. Gamelli, MD, FACS

Afternoon Sessions:

Metabolism/Nutrition Steven E. Wolf, MD
Burns in Children and the Elderly Robert L. Sheridan, MD, FACS
Wound Healing Nicole S. Gibran, MD, FACS

Click on the session title, above, for round-table research priority summaries.

The following Presentations took place on Friday, October 27.

Morning Sessions:

Introduction Lynn D. Solem, MD, FACS

Psychological Health

• Future Directions in Psychological Health and Functional Research James A. Fauerbach, PhD
• Scientific Progress in Understanding and Facilitating Psychosocial Adjustment to Appearance Change Thomas Pruzinsky, PhD
• PTSD in Children with Burns: State of the Science Glenn N. Saxe, MD

Scar Management

• What is a Hypertrophic Scar Loren H. Engrav, MD
• Hypertrophic Scar: What We Know, What We Don't Warren L. Garner, MD
• Hypertrophic Scar Following Burn Injury: Analysis of the Major Unanswered Questions Edward E. Tredget, MD

Community Integration

• What is Know, What Should Be Known Patricia E. Blakeney, PhD

Reconstructive Surgery

• Burn Reconstruction Matthew B. Klein, MD
• Burn Reconstruction Conundrums Matthias B. Donelan, MD

The Hand

• Hand Burns: What Do We Need to Know? Karen J. Kowalske, MD
• Hand Burns: What is Unknown and Where We Need to Go David G. Greenhalgh, MD, FACS
• Burn Injury and Hands: What is Missing in the State of Science in Rehabilitation of These Injuries? R. Scott Ward, PhD

Restoration of Function

• Restoration of Function Phala A. Helm, MD
• Restoration of Function David N. Herndon, MD, FACS
• Functional Restoration: What We Don't Know Barbara deLateur, MD

Burn Survivor Perspective

• Building Partnerships to Improve Burn Rehabilitation Amy R. Acton, RN, BSN