Burn Rehabilitation and Prevention – Sharing Experiences
Event Description
Built Process
Phoenix Burns Project
European Burns Association Joint Workshop on Burn Rehabilitation and Prevention
Sharing Experiences
Programme for EBA Participants
Monday 16 January 2017
Orientation visits for EBA colleagues
09:00 – 12:00
Visits to township and St Joseph’s Home for Children
13:30 – 14:30
LUNCH
14:45
Transfer to Red Cross – Meet in front of Hotel
15:00 – 17:30
Visit to Red Cross Burns Unit
Tuesday 17 January 2017 ( Day1)
Paediatric Skills Lab (6th floor, Child health institute RXH)
08:00 – 08:45
Registration
08:45 – 09:00
Welcome Prof Alp Numanoglu (Red Cross Children’s Hospital) Opening Remarks Prof Peter Martinez (Phoenix Burns Project)
09:00 – 09:30
Opening keynote address: Epidemiology of burns in Africa Prof. Ashley van Niekerk, Medical Research Council
09:30 – 10:00
Burn prevention interventions – the Childsafe Campaign experience Prof. Sebastian van As, Red Cross
10:00 – 10:30
Burn networking – The European Burns Association Dr Anna Pittermann, General Hospital of Vienna, Austria
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break (Group photo)
11:00 – 11:30
A practical approach to community-based burn prevention Mrs Carolyn Cripps, European Burn Association
11:30 – 12:00
Psychosocial issues in burns Dr Rene Albertyn, Red Cross Children’s Hospital
12:00 – 12:30
Culturally-driven needs of burn survivor parents Ms Nosisana Nama, Red Cross Children’s Hospital
12:30 – 13:30
LUNCH (Loading of afternoon presentations)
13:30 – 14:00
Art therapy for burn patients at Red Cross Ms Angela Rackstraw, Red Cross Children’s Hospital
14:00 – 14:30
Psycosocial support and aftercare in burns Anita Boekelaar, Burn Centre at the Red Cross Hospital Beverwijk, The Netherlands
14:30 – 15:00
Stress and anxiety during painful procedures: Child-orientated approaches and goals in occupational therapy Renate Pfann, Children’s University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
15:00 – 15:30
BREAK
15:30 – 16:30
Case studies in rehabilitation team work Ms Debra Milligan and Mrs Leigh Botha, Red Cross Children’s Hospital Burns Unit
16:30 – 17:00
Early mobilization and exercise of a major burn Tobias Tandrup, Stockholm South General Hospital, Sweden
17:00 – 17:30
Burn scar management Mereille Pursad, Red Cross Children’s Hospital
17:30-18:00
The management of itching following a burn injury Teresa Tredoux, Burns Unit, St. Andrews Centre, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom
Wednesday 18 January 2017(Day 2 )
Paediatric Skills Lab (6th floor, Child health institute RXH)
08:45 – 09:00
Loading of morning presentations
09:00 – 09:30
The importance of nurses in the burns team Teresa Tredoux, Burns Unit, St. Andrews Centre, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom
09:30 – 10:00
Nursing challenges in a resource-restricted setting Sr Revona Goosen, Red Cross Children’s Hospital
10:00 – 10:30
Infection control and surveillance in the burns unit Teresa Tredoux, Burns Unit, St. Andrews Centre, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom
10:30 – 11:00
BREAK
11:00 – 11:30
My own burn experience and helping others Mr William Baartman, Friends of Red Cross Children’s Hospital
11:30 – 12:10
Therapy through the camera lens in the hospital and community Mr Wouter van Warmelo, Friends of Red Cross Children’s Hospital
12:10 – 12:30
Reflexology for burn patients Ms Linda-Anne O’Flaherty, Red Cross Children’s Hospital
12:30 – 13:30
LUNCH (Loading of afternoon presentations)
13:30 – 15:00
Practical skills stations and group discussions A) Burn prevention Carolyn Cripps
15:00 – 15:30
BREAK
15:30 – 16:00
The importance of volunteers in burn care Mr David Stephens, Friends of Red Cross Children’s Hospital
16:00 – 16:30
The role of spiritual care in bereavement and grief Rev. Dr Robert Steiner, Hospital chaplaincy, Red Cross Children’s Hospital
16:30 – 17:00
Closing keynote address: The importance of teamwork in burn care. Prof Heinz Rode, Red Cross Children’s Hospital 17:00 Closure