Burn Model System Researchers to Present at the American Burn Association (ABA) 53rd Annual Meeting

A host of Burn Model System researchers will present at the 53rd Annual American Burn Association Meeting (ABA2021), April 7-9. For more information click here.

Model System researchers from the Northwest Regional Burn Model System will lead the following correlative sessions: 

• Gretchen Carrougher presents, “Defining Numerical Cutoff Values for Mild, Moderate, and Severe Pain in Adult Burn Survivors,” authored with Alyssa Bamer, Claudia Baker, Barclay Stewart, and Nicole Gibran.

• Jamie Oh presents, “Temperature Sensitivity is Associated with Lower Satisfaction with Life After Burns,” authored with Carolina Seek, Stephen Sibbett, Gretchen Carrougher, Colleen Ryan, Jonathan Friedstat, Karen Kowalske, Nicole Gibran, and Barclay Stewart.

• Stephen Sibbett presents, “Variations in COMT are Not Associated with Patient-Reported Outcomes: A Multicenter Collaborative Proof of Concept Study,” authored with Jamie Oh, Audrey Wolfe, Jeffrey Schneider, Karen Kowalske, Barclay Stewart, and Nicole Gibran.

• Clifford Sheckter presents, “Examining 'Return to Productivity' among People Living with Burn Injury: A Burn Model System National Database Study,” authored with Sabina Brych, Gretchen Carrougher, Mallory Smith, Steven Wolf, Jeffrey Schneider, Nicole Gibran, and Barclay Stewart.

• Clifford Sheckter presents, “The Impact of Burn Survivor Pre-Injury Income and Payer Status on Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes,” authored with Gretchen Carrougher, Mallory Smith, Steven Wolf, Jeffrey Schneider, Nicole Gibran, and Barclay Stewart.

Model System researchers from the Burn Model System National Data and Statistical Center will lead the following correlative sessions: 

• Kara McMullen presents, “Validation of PROMIS-29 among Adult Burn Survivors,” authored with Alyssa Bamer, Colleen Ryan, Jeffrey Schneider, Nicole Gibran, Barclay Stewart, Radha Holavanahalli, Tracy Mroz, Steven Wolf, and Dagmar Amtmann.

• Alyssa Bamer presents, “Agreement Between Proxy- and Self-Report PROMIS Scores in Pediatric Burn Survivors,” authored with Kara McMullen, Barclay Stewart, Lewis Kazis, Camerin Rencken, Steven Wolf, and Dagmar Amtmann.

Model System researchers from the Boston-Harvard Burn Injury Model System will lead the following correlative sessions and poster presentation: 

• Cailin Abouzeid presents, “Are Burns a Chronic Condition: Examining Physical and Mental Functioning up to 20 Years after Injury,” authored with Audrey Wolfe, Gretchen Carrougher, Nicole Gibran, Radha Holavanahalli, Pengsheng Ni, Kimberly Roaten, Colleen Ryan, Oscar Suman, Barclay Stewart, Steven Wolf, Lewis Kazis, and Jeffrey Schneider.

• Cailin Abouzeid presents, “Satisfaction with Life and Community Integration Outcomes up to 20 years after Burn Injury,” authored with Audrey Wolfe, Gretchen Carrougher, Nicole Gibran, Radha Holavanahalli, Pengsheng Ni, Kimberly Roaten, Colleen Ryan, Oscar Suman, Barclay Stewart, Steven Wolf, Lewis Kazis, and Jeffrey Schneider.

• Brian Kelter presents, “Examining the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Participants in a Longitudinal Study of Burn Outcomes,” authored with Audrey Wolfe, Cailin Abouzeid, Nicole Gibran, Radha Holavanahalli, Pengsheng Ni, Lewis Kazis, Colleen Ryan, and Jeffrey Schneider.

• Brian Kelter presents, “Social Participation Recovery Trajectories: Preliminary Results from the LIBRE Journey Study,” authored with Audrey Wolfe, Amy Acton, Mary Slavin, Pengsheng Ni, Colleen Ryan, Lewis Kazis, and Jeffrey Schneider.

• Martin Buta presents, “Long-Term Reconstructive Surgery of the Burned Hand: 16-Year Experience at a Major Burn Center,” authored with Audrey Wolfe, Olivia Stockly, Callie Abouzeid, Khushbu Patel, Jeremy Goverman, Jonathan Friedstat,Liang Chen, Branko Bojovic, Ryan Cauley, Jeffrey Schneider, and Colleen Ryan.

• Silvanys Rodriguez-Mercedes presents, “Development of School-Aged Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (SA-LIBRE 5-12) Profile: Item Pool Development,” authored with Cami Rencken, Khushbu Patel, Erin Kinney, Gabrielle Grant, Frederick Stoddard, Jeffrey Schneider, Lewis Kazis, and Colleen Ryan.

• Cami Rencken presents, “Development of School-Aged Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (SA-LIBRE 5-12) Profile: A Conceptual Model,” authored with Khushbu Patel, Erin Kinney, Gabrielle Grant, Frederick Stoddard, Jeffrey Schneider, Lewis Kazis, and Colleen Ryan.

• Khushbu Patel presents, “Measuring Health Outcomes in Pediatric Burn Survivors: A Systematic Review,” authored with Cami Rencken, Silvanys Rodriguez-Mercedes, Erin Kinney, Gabrielle Grant, Amelia Austen, Carina Hou, Keri Brady, Jeffrey Schneider, Lewis Kazis, and Colleen Ryan.

Model System researchers from the Pediatric Burn Injury Rehabilitation Model System will lead the following presentation: 

• Chiamaka Ukoha presents, “The Clinical and Demographic Predictors Associated with Physical Function in Pediatric Burn Survivors: A Burn Model System National Database Study,” authored with Steven Wolf, Jeffery Schneider, Kimberly Roaten, Colleen Ryan, Karen Kowalske, Chizorbam Diribe, Nicole Gibran, Barclay Stewart, and Oscar Suman.

Model System researchers from the Boston-Harvard Burn Injury Model System, North Texas Burn Rehabilitation Model System, others outside of the BMS collaborated on the following educational forums:

• Karen Kowalske and Jeffrey Schneider (Boston-Harvard Burn Injury Model System) and Diana Tenney and Radha Holavanahalli (North Texas Burn Rehabilitation Model System) present, “Chronic Disease After Burn Injury: Developing a Collaborative Approach to an Underrecognized Aspect of Aftercare.”