Promoting BMS at ABA: A Dissemination Toolkit

The 51st Annual American Burn Association Meeting will be held April 2-5, 2019, in Las Vegas, NV. Please feel free to use the sample language below and share on your social media accounts to help raise awareness of the accomplishments of the Burn Model System (BMS) centers, the BMS National Database, consumer resources, and the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center’s (MSKTC) and BMS researchers’ involvement at this important event. These sample messages are based on information submitted by the BMS centers to the MSTKC.

• Join #MSKTC, @BURN_MS researchers, and #NIDILRR staff at the 51st Annual American Burn Association Meeting on April 2-5, 2019, in Las Vegas, NV! Learn more about #BMS, #MSTKC, & #NIDILRR participation at #ABA51: https://msktcburn.blogspot.com/2019/03/burn-model-system-researchers-to.html

• Learn how to incorporate patient-reported outcomes into your practice at #ABA51. @BURN_MS and BMS-NDSC project directors will discuss #NIDILRR-funded research programs in exhibit hall booth 222 on April 2, 5-7PM, and April 3, 5:30-6:30PM. https://msktc.org/about-model-systems/burn

• Find #MSKTC at booth 222 at the #ABA51 exhibit hall to learn more about @BURN_MS research, BMS National Database, and free research-based consumer resources. https://msktc.org/burn/burn-resources

• Join @BURN_MS investigators for an educational seminar Thurs., April 4, 2-4PM, “Funding Your Burn Research with NIDILRR.“ BMS and National Data & Statistical Center investigators will discuss specifics on how to apply for future #NIDILRR #funding support for your #rehabilitation research. https://msktc.org/about-model-systems/burn #ABA51

• Gretchen Carrougher (@NWRBMS) and Cindy Cai (#MSKTC) will facilitate an #ABA51 Sunrise Symposia discussion Wed., April 3, 6:30-7:45AM, “Knowledge Translation: Writing Education Materials that Patients and Families Can Understand.“ Learn about the research of @BURN_MS centers: https://msktc.org/burn/model-system-centers and knowledge translation: https://msktc.org/Knowledge_Translation

• Drs. Jeffrey Schneider and Colleen Ryan from @BostonBurn_MS will facilitate a Sunrise Symposia discussion Thurs., April 4, 6:30-7:45AM, “Advances in Measuring Social Participation Outcomes: LIBRE and Beyond.“ Learn about the research of @BURN_MS centers: https://msktc.org/burn/model-system-centers #ABA51

• @BURN_MS researchers from @NWRBMS will present at #ABA51. Learn more about their research: https://msktc.org/researchcenter/detail/WashBurn

• At #ABA51, @NWRBMS researcher Dr. Clifford Sheckter will present the poster, “Patient reported outcomes following rehabilitative surgery in burn survivors.“ Learn more about this research: https://msktc.org/researchcenter/detail/WashBurn

• At #ABA51, Dr. Tam Pham, medical director of  UW Burn Center and co-investigator of @NWRBMS, will present “The impact of discharge contracture on rates of return to work after burn injury.“ Learn more about this research: https://msktc.org/researchcenter/detail/WashBurn

• At #ABA51, UW Burn Center‘s Dr. Shelley Wiechman will present the poster, “A randomized controlled trial of hypnosis for pain and itch following burn injury.“ Learn more about this research: https://msktc.org/researchcenter/detail/WashBurn

• @BURN_MS researchers from @BostonBurn_MS will present at #ABA51. Learn more about their research: https://msktc.org/researchcenter/detail/BostonBurn

• At #ABA51, Dr. Jeffrey Schneider, @BostonBurn_MS program director, will present “Post-acute care setting is associated with employment after severe burn injury.“ Learn more about this research: https://msktc.org/researchcenter/detail/BostonBurn

• At #ABA51, Audrey Wolfe, MPH, @BostonBurn_MS program manager, will present “Association of head and neck burns with long-term patient-reported dissatisfaction with appearance: A Burn Model System National Database study.“ Learn more about this research: https://msktc.org/researchcenter/detail/BostonBurn

• Dr. Keri Brady, clinical research associate at @BostonBurn_MS collaborating site Shriner’s Hospitals For Children – Boston, will present “Measuring the impact of burns on the health outcomes of young children: A conceptual framework for the development of the Preschool Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (Preschool LIBRE) CAT.“ Learn more about this research: https://msktc.org/researchcenter/detail/BostonBurn #ABA51

• Gabby Grant, research coordinator at @BostonBurn_MS collaborating site Shriner’s Hospitals for Children – Boston will present “CAGE substance use scores and trajectories over time following burn injury: A Burn Model System National Database study.“ Learn more about this research: https://msktc.org/researchcenter/detail/BostonBurn #ABA51

• At #ABA51, @BostonBurn_MS researchers will present these posters: “Evaluation of patient-reported outcomes before and after burn reconstruction;” “Developing LIBRE Profile levels: Providing clinical meaning for scores;” “No association of oxandrolone administration and the development or severity of heterotopic ossification following burn injury;” “Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on pain and itch after burn injury;” and “Examining the cross-cultural validity of the Spanish Young Adult Burn Outcome Questionnaire.”

• National Data & Statistical Center project director Dr. Dagmar Amtmann will present “Reliability and validity of proxy and self-report scales to measure pediatric itch interference.” Learn more about this research: http://burndata.washington.edu/ #ABA51

• @BURN_MS researchers from The North Texas Burn Rehabilitation Model System will present at #ABA51. Learn more about their research: https://msktc.org/researchcenter/detail/TexasBurn

• At #ABA51, Dr. Radha Holavanahalli, co-principal investigator at The North Texas Burn Rehabilitation Model System, will present “Social skills training for burn survivors: Needs assessment and program evaluation.” Learn more about this research: https://msktc.org/researchcenter/detail/TexasBurn

• Looking for #BurnInjury resources? #MSKTC resources are free, based on research by @BURN_MS centers, and developed specifically for those who need it most. https://msktc.org/burn/burn-resources #ABA51

• The #MSKTC Employment After Burn Injury hot topic module consists of a suite of resources to help individuals with burn injury return to work after injury. Learn more: https://msktc.org/burn/Hot-Topics/Employment #ABA51

• The #MSKTC Exercise After Burn Injury hot topic module consists of a suite of resources to help individuals with burn injury understand the importance of exercise after injury. Learn more: https://msktc.org/burn/Hot-Topics/Exercise #ABA51

• #DYK? The BMS National Database is the world’s largest research database for #BurnInjury. http://burndata.washington.edu/ #ABA51

Burn Model System Researchers to Participate at American Burn Association Annual Meeting

A host of Burn Model System (BMS) researchers will present papers and deliver lectures to advance the field of burn injury at the American Burn Association’s 51st Annual Meeting to be held April 2-5, 2019, in Las Vegas, NV. Below is a list of participants who have submitted conference presentation information to MSKTC. Additional information about ABA participation will be added to the Promoting BMS at ABA blog post as it is received. Please feel free to use the sample language in the blog post and share on your social media accounts to help raise awareness of the accomplishments of the BMS centers, the BMS National Data and Statistical Center (BMS-NDSC), BMS/MSKTC consumer resources, and the BMS, BMS-NDSC, and MSKTC researchers’ involvement at this important event. 

Correlative Sessions and Poster Presentations

Northwest Regional Burn Model System

• Clifford Sheckter, MD, collaborator with the Northwest Regional Burn Model System will present "Patient reported outcomes following rehabilitative surgery in burn survivors."
• Tam Pham, MD, medical director of the University of Washington Medicine Regional Burn Center and co-investigator of the Northwest Regional Burn Model System, will present "The impact of discharge contracture on rates of return to work after burn injury."
• Shelley Wiechman, PhD, University of Washington Medicine Regional Burn Center attending psychologist and past Northwest Regional Burn Model System investigator, will present a poster, "A randomized controlled trial of hypnosis for pain and itch following burn injury."
• Stuart Miyasako, BS, 4th year medical student at the University of Washington School of Medicine will present the poster, "Contact burns: A retrospective analysis of etiology and demographics."

Boston Harvard Burn Injury Model System

• Jeffrey Schneider, MD, program director of the Boston-Harvard Burn Injury Model System, will present "Post-acute care setting is associated with employment after severe burn injury."
•  Audrey Wolfe, MS, program manager of the Boston-Harvard Burn Injury Model System, will present "Association of head and neck burns with long-term patient-reported dissatisfaction with appearance: A Burn Model System National Database study."
• Keri Brady, PhD, clinical research associate at the Boston-Harvard Burn Injury Model System collaborating site Shriner’s Hospitals For Children – Boston, will present "Measuring the impact of burns on the health outcomes of young children: A conceptual framework for the development of the Preschool Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (Preschool LIBRE) CAT."  
• Gabby Grant, research coordinator at the Boston-Harvard Burn Injury Model System collaborating site Shriner’s Hospitals for Children – Boston, will present "CAGE substance use scores and trajectories over time following burn injury: A Burn Model System National Database study."

 Boston-Harvard Burn Injury Model System researchers will also present the following posters:

• "Evaluation of patient-reported outcomes before and after burn reconstruction"
• "Developing LIBRE Profile levels: Providing clinical meaning for scores"
• "No association of oxandrolone administration and the development or severity of heterotopic ossification following burn injury"
• "Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on pain and itch after burn injury"
• "Examining the cross-cultural validity of the Spanish Young Adult Burn Outcome Questionnaire"

North Texas Burn Rehabilitation Model system

• Radha Holavanahalli, PhD, co-principal investigator at the North Texas Burn Rehabilitation Model System, will present "Social skills training for burn survivors: Needs assessment and program evaluation."

BMS National Data & Statistical Center

• Dagmar Amtmann, PhD, project director of the BMS National Data and Statistical Center, will present “Reliability and validity of proxy and self-report scales to measure pediatric itch interference."
  

Sunrise Symposiums

Gretchen Carrougher, RN, MN, project coordinator at the Northwest Regional Burn Model System and Xinsheng "Cindy" Cai, PhD, project director of the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center will facilitate a Sunrise Symposia discussion on "Knowledge translation: Writing education materials that patients and families can understand" on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, 6:30-7:45AM.

Jeffrey Schneider, MD, program director of  the Boston-Harvard Burn Injury Model System and Colleen Ryan, MD,  director of clinical care at the Boston-Harvard Burn Injury Model System, will facilitate a Sunrise Symposia discussion on "Advances in measuring social participation outcomes: LIBRE and beyond"on Thursday, April 4, 2019, from 6:30-7:45AM.


Educational Forum
BMS investigators will provide an educational seminar on Thursday, April 4, 2019, (2:00-4:00PM) titled, "Funding your burn research with NIDILRR." We invite all interested researchers to this forum where BMS and NDSC investigators will discuss specifics on how to apply for future NIDILRR funding support of your rehabilitation research.