Product Description

Burn patients require interdisciplinary care in which the plastic surgeon plays a prominent role. Appropriate referral, assessment, treatment, and posttreatment supports are essential to achieving favorable outcomes following burn injury. The current literature on epidemiology, prevention, referral criteria, critical care, wound assessment, wound dressing, and psychosocial aspects of burn injury were reviewed. Recent advacnes in burn care are highlighted and have been made possible through ongoing collaborative epidemiologic, clinical, and basic biomedical research. A systematic interdisciplinary approach to the evaluation and treatment of acute burn injuries is pivotal to providing patients with the greatest chance of functional recovery. Plastic surgeons treating burn patients must remain current in a wide variety of areas, ranging from critical care to psychosocial rehabilitation.

Learning Objectives

After viewing this course, the participant should be able to:

1. Explain current burn-prevention strategies and criteria for referral to a burn center.

2. Summarize the current advances made in the critical care of acute burn patients.

3. Outline the recent developments in burn depth assessment and burn wound dressing technology.

4. Describe the common psychosocial aspects of postburn rehabilitation.

Faculty

Michael Bezuhly, MD; Joel S. Fish, MD

Plastic and Reconstruction Surgery® Editors:

Editor-in-Chief: Rod J. Rohrich, MD

Co-Editor: James M. Stuzin, MD

Section Editor: Donald H. Lalonde, MD

Accreditation Information

Patient Safety Credit: 0.5

Media: Journal Article, Video

Publish Date: 8/1/2012

Estimated time to complete this course: 1.0 hour

Directly provided by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons^® (ASPS^®)

Accreditation Statement

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement

The ASPS designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Intended Audience

This educational activity is intended for plastic surgery practitioners, residents, and other healthcare professionals interested in translating expanded knowledge into practice for the improvement of patient outcomes in plastic and reconstructive surgery.

Disclosures

Dr. Rohrich, MD receives royalties from Quality Medical Publishing, Inc. and Micrins, Inc. Dr. Rohrich is the Principal/Co-Principal Investigator of research grants awarded to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, from Medicis, Mentor, and Contura Pharmaceutical. All research funds are provided directly to UT Southwestern. The authors have no commercial associations or financial disclosures that might pose or create a conflict of interest with any of the information presented in the article. Dr. Stuzin has no relevant financial relationships or affiliations to disclose. Dr. Lalonde is a consultant for ASSI Instruments. All ASPS staff members managing this activity have no relevant financial relationships or affiliations to disclose. All identified conflicts of interest have been resolved and the educational content thoroughly vetted by ASPS for fair balance, scientific objectivity, and appropriateness of patient care recommendations. The ASPS also requires faculty/authors to disclose when off-label/unapproved uses of a product are discussed in a CME activity or included in related materials.

Product Code: 17321