LIBRE in Las Vegas: American Burn Association 48th Annual Meeting (#ameriburn2016)
If you’re a faithful LIBRE Facebook follower you may have noticed we were quite busy last week. Members of our staff and Clinical Advisory Board attended the American Burn Association (ABA) annual meeting in Las Vegas, May 3-May 6. The ABA is a national organization dedicated to improving the lives of everyone affected by burn injury. Its members support burn-related research, education, care, rehabilitation and prevention. We attended the conference last year to recruit participants for our study and also support our team members in presentations.
This year, our focus was on presentations of the preliminary findings from LIBRE data collection. We had submitted 10 abstracts to the ABA and all were accepted as either a poster, presentation or plenary presentation. Please see below for the full list. It was a pleasure to attend the conference, and an honor to represent all the hard work that has gone into the LIBRE Project so far!
Dinner on the first night in Las Vegas.
Laura C. Simko, BS presented: The Impact of Burn Injury on Relating with Strangers: A Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (LIBRE) Study as a poster. It won the Best in Category award!
Vivian Shie, BS presented: The Impact of Work-Related Injury on Employment Reintegration Outcomes: A Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (LIBRE) Study as a poster.
Colleen M. Ryan, MD presented: The Effects of Burn Size on Long-Term Community Reintegration Outcomes: A Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (LIBRE) Study as the plenary presentation.
Gabriel Shapiro, PhD presented: Factor Structure of the Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation Questionnaire (LIBRE – 192) as a poster.
Jeremy Goverman, MD presented: Psychosocial Outcomes 10 Years Post-Burn: A Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (LIBRE) Study as an oral presentation.
Emily Dore, MSW presented: Impact of Burns on Family Function: A Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (LIBRE) Study as a poster. It won the Best in Category award!
Brian Grieve, BA presented: Assessment of the Role of Peer Support Groups in psychosocial recovery from burn injury: A Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (LIBRE) Study as an oral presentation.
Benjamin Levi, MD presented: The Impact of Gender on Long-Term Community Reintegration Following Burn Injury: A Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (LIBRE) Study as an oral presentation.
Sara Cartwright, MD presented: Burn Survivors Injured as Children Exhibit Resilience in Long-Term Community Integration Outcomes: A Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (LIBRE) Study as a poster.
John T. Schulz III, MD presented The Impact of Education on Quality of Burn Survival: A Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation (LIBRE) Study as a poster.
