Thursday 7 September

The choice among the different management options for a burn scar depends on the specific characteristics of the scar, the patient’s preferences and goals, and the expert clinicians ‘assessments. Paul van Zuijlen will discuss the different elements to evaluate while deciding the best treatment for a burn scar, presenting interactive clinical cases, and using a multidisciplinary approach.

Participation is free, but space is limited!

Please register now to secure your spot (with coffee and French croissant included!)

Improving global burn care is crucial due to the worldwide high impact of burn injuries in terms of mortality, disability, and for mitigating economic burdens. International societies may play an essential role by addressing different ranges of intervention, from research, education, enhancement of medical management and promoting international cooperation among burn centres.

Moderators: Clemens Schiestl (CH) and Folke Sjöberg (Sweden)

Laura Pompermeier, Sweden on Why and how we must improve Global Burn Care

Christian Stoppe, Germany on Multicenter trials and global burn care

Alette de Jong, the Netherlands on Quality of burn nursing 

Dominique Potokar, France on Building the capacity of burn nurses at a global level 

Habib Rahim, Afghanistan on International cooperation for improvement 

Discussion 

Why attend this workshop?

This practically oriented workshop promotes an interdisciplinary exchange among all disciplines and encourages all participants to present different approaches to 1) early compression therapy, 2) different dressing fixation techniques in challenging body locations and 3) a special focus on challenges when we treat the face. We start with a theoretical introduction followed by different learning skill stations to practice the skills hands on and to learn from each other and with each other. The workshop will include practicing the techniques and skills on each other.

For whom?

All burn care professionals with the desire to learn about treating wounds. No prior skill or experience is needed.

Burn care professionals face challenging ethical situations, experience high patient mortality rate and demanding workloads on a daily basis. All these factors may lead to excessive stress and, eventually, burnout syndrome, which severely affects professionalism, the quality of care delivery, efficiency, and overall professionals’quality of life. Therefore, it is critical to identify, prevent and mitigate these work-related risk factors to protect the mental health and well-being of the whole burn team.

Moderators: Jill Meirte & Alette de Jong

Heather Lynn Rogers, Barakaldo, Spain on Supporting mental health of burn unit health workforce

Margo van Mol, Rotterdam, the Netherlands on Burnout and a healthy work environment for ICU health providers, a joined responsibility

Helma Hofland, the Netherlands on Learning from the Covid-19 pandemic how to prevent burnout among nurses in the burn team

Discussion

Cell therapy for burns is a promising research field involving the use of stem cells or other types of cells to regenerate damaged skin tissue and promote healing in burn victims. Several clinical trials and research projects exploring the use of cell therapy for burns are being developed in Europe. Moreover, some clinical applications are already in place and may become available for European patients. In this session, we will learn about the clinical opportunities and protocols for burn patients all over Europe. What are the guidelines for cell therapies in burns at the moment? Are they available in Europe? How can we get them for our patients?

Moderators: Naiem Moyemen, United Kingdom & Jyrki Vuola, Finland 

Clemens Schiestl, Zurich (Switzerland) on History and current status of cell therapy in Europe

Esther Middelkoop, Beverwijk (the Netherlands) on Different types of cell therapy

Sophie Böttcher, Zurich (Switzerland) on Future challenges

Sol Ruiz, Madrid (Spain) on EU regulations 

Discussion

Summary
The symposium will be introduced by prof Duteille (Nantes – France) which will present briefly Fidia company and the topic of the event.

After him, prof Riccio (Ancona – Italy) will give a speech on “The regenerative approach in burns: from Hyaluronic Acid to skin micrografting”, describing the different therapeutics options for treating burn injuries with the aim of providing both functional and aesthetic recovery. Prof Riccio will elucidate the crucial role of hyaluronic acid in skin repair, with a special focus in burns, and explain the details of skin micrograft technology, including how it works, which are the steps of the processing as well as the preliminary characterization data (i.e. micrograft morphology, biological properties, etc).

The following speaker, dr Taskov (Timisoara – Romania) will report on the “Application of TIMER in the clinical practice of burns”, sharing his real-life clinical experience and discussing his therapeutic approach in the treatment of burn patients with HA-based products and with skin micrografts based on a patient-centric approach. The speech will focus on selected clinical cases which will be presented and discussed.

Finally, prof Mojallal (Lyon –France) will report on “Clinical experience with micrograft technology in a French burn center”, sharing and describing his experience in his burn centre with the introduction of mechanically microfragmented tissue. Prof Mojallal will discuss the potential role of micrograft technology as therapeutic option to improve burn healing, referring to the unmet clinical needs of burned patients that are addressed by the technology.

After the presentations, there will be some time for questions from the audience on the treated topics.

The Victory trial is a multicenter international randomized trial designed to investigate the role of vitamin C in the early phases of burn injury. Have a first insight regarding this fundamental ongoing multicenter study during this meeting. Christian Stoppe will review the background rationale for the use of vitamin C in the management of burns, the Victory study status to date, explaining all its key methodological and operational issues. The VICToRY Trial is still actively recruiting sites!

If you are interested in joining the Victory trial, get in touch with Christian Stoppe. Write an email introducing yourself and motivating your interest directly to christian.stoppe@gmail.com.

The PAM (Professionals Allied to Medicine) Committee covers a wide professional group of non-physicians associated with burn care (Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Psychologists, Dieticians, and other professionals). 

All the PAM professionals are invited to the meeting on Thursday 7th of September, to discover and discuss the past and future activities of the PAM Committee and to join it to cooperate in a better and more comprehensive European Burn Care.

Moreover, during the PAM Committee meeting, new members will be elected. If you are interested in joining the PAM Committee and contributing to its activities, get in touch with Jill Meirte. Write an email introducing yourself and motivating your interest directly to jill.meirte@uantwerpen.be

Whether allogenic or autologous, skin substitutes are currently a successful way to regenerate damaged skin tissue and promote healing in burn victims. In this session, we will learn about skin substitute that are currently used in the clinic as well as research products focus on improving the quality of the current treatments.

Moderators: Rocio G. Valencia and Miguel Alaminos

H. Ibrahim Korkmaz, Amsterdam UMC. “A multi-scale scar model in burn care: from micro- to macroscale”

Marina Trouillas and Céline Auxenfans, Paris/Lyon “Biological selection and qualification strategy of an allogeneic bank of human dermal fibroblasts used for the preparation of epidermal substitutes”

Anna Pignet, Meduni Graz, “The effects of fish skin on the wound healing progression in a standardized pig model”

Clemens Schiestl, 2nd Generation Xenografts: Pros and cons

Gloria Carmona, Andalusian Network for the design and translation of Advanced Therapies. “Andalusian experience using artificial tissue engineered skin in patients”

Sophie Böttcher, Histological evaluation of complex skin substitutes

Rocío G. Valencia, Pigmented-Vascularized Skin: 4 cell types in a skin substitute

Miguel Alaminos, Tittle To be decided

Why attend this workshop?

Burn injuries are not only physically painful but also emotionally and psychologically challenging for patients. By adopting the principles of Comfort Talk, participants will learn techniques to alleviate patient distress, promote relaxation, and support the healing process.

For whom?

All burn care professionals with the desire to improve their communication skills and adopt them in their everyday practice.

All the dietitians involved in burn care may participate in this meeting to discuss up-to-date information regarding nutritional therapy in burn patients. Moreover, new cooperation activities among European burn dietitians will be presented and discussed. If you are interested in getting in contact with the group and contributing to its activities, get in touch with Frederiek Bosch. Write an email introducing yourself and motivating your interest directly to f.g.bosch@pl.hanze.nl.

Patient and family-centered care (PFCC) is an approach to healthcare that prioritizes the patients’ and their families’ needs and preferences. This approach recognizes that patients and their families are the most crucial healthcare team members and should be actively involved in all aspects of care. PFCC has showed to improve patient satisfaction and health outcomes, as well as reduce medical errors. In this session, we will learn how this approach may be integrated in the care of burn patients.

Moderators: Jill Meirte, Anna Schildt & Christelle Jung

Jonathan Bayuo, Ghana on Patient-and Family-Centred Care Transition Interventions for Burn Survivors and their Families

Christine Rosch, Zurich, Switzerland on Implementation of a multi-disciplinary, family-focused communication pathway for burns patients

Lina Sophie Toft Lernevall, Bergen, Norway on Support the needs of parents of children with burns

Patient and Family perspective on PFCC

Discussion