The American Burn Association (ABA) was founded in 1967 following a series of annual seminars sponsored by leading institutions in the field of burn treatment. It has since grown to become a major multi-disciplinary professional organization, with members representing virtually every segment of burn care, research, rehabilitation, prevention and teaching. We are proud of our members and their meaningful contributions to the burn care field. With a noble past and a bright future, join us today to begin receiving a wealth of educational and professional member benefits.
EDUCATION
The Annual ABA Meeting provides excellent, high quality education
and valuable continuing education credits for all members of the
burn care team. The Meeting features plenary sessions, educational
symposia, postgraduate courses, correlative sessions, workshops,
and posters that foster professional growth and interdisciplinary
communication. ABA members enjoy substantial savings on Annual
Meeting registration fees. Members also receive periodic updates
and special announcements of regional and local meetings, including
Advanced Burn Life Support courses. The myriad of ABA educational
offerings provide the best opportunity to keep up with and stay
ahead of the latest innovations and advances in burn care.
NETWORKING
Participation in any of the 16 special interest groups (SIGs)
of the ABA provides access to other practitioners with similar
clinical and professional interests. The SIGs hold meetings in
conjunction with the ABA Annual and foster the exchange of ideas
and networking with colleagues throughout the year. To get connected
in a leadership way, members are encouraged to volunteer to serve
on one of the 10 different ABA Committees. And to further promote
communication and networking throughout the year, ABA members
receive a complimentary copy of the Membership Directory.
The Directory is an invaluable tool to help you maintain
existing connections and make new ones in the burn care field.
RESEARCH & PEER RECOGNITION
The ABA recognizes its members by bestowing research grants
and awards in excess of more than $30,000 annually for professional
excellence. In addition, the Association is working with other
organizations to bring you more research funding opportunities,
including the new ABA/Westaim Research Fellowship Award-a $40,000
grant available to members to support research directly related
to clinical patient care, especially in the areas of wound healing
and infection control. Members are also routinely informed about
government funding opportunities, including grants available from
the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
and the National Institutes of Health.
PUBLICATIONS AND PROJECTS
The Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation, published
bi-monthly, is the official publication of the ABA. This peer-reviewed
journal provides focused reviews and timely information to help
you keep abreast of the latest advances in your field. You receive
a free subscription to the Journal as part of your member
benefit package. Members also receive a complimentary copy of
Burn Care Resources in North America, updated biannually.
The publication is an invaluable guide that includes a comprehensive
listing of burn care facilities, fellowships, foundations, and
skin banks throughout the United States and Canada. The ABA also
provides complimentary software, training, and technical support
to members for the National TRACS®/ABA Burn Registry program.
This project, run in conjunction with the American College of
Surgeons, gives burn centers a state-of-the-art software package
to track clinical and administrative data for burn patients. In
addition to free software and technical support, all burn registry
users receive the ACS periodic newsletter, National TRACS®
News.
ADVOCACY
The ABA, on behalf of the burn care professionals its represents
and the patients they serve, is a strong national advocate on
important clinical, legislative and regulatory issues. This past
year, the ABA, working in conjunction with the Safe Children's
Sleepwear Coalition, has taken a proactive stance toward calling
for reinstatement of the stricter flammability standard for children's
sleepwear that was relaxed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission
in 1996. On the payment front, the newly proposed burn DRGs advocated
by the ABA have been approved by the Health Care Financing Administration
and were published in the Federal Register. The ABA has
also been successful in achieving sought-after changes in physician
reimbursement. Five CPT code changes that will enhance reimbursement
and a new modifier interpretation that will allow two burn surgeons
to perform excision and grafting simultaneously in the management
of massive burns will go into effect with CPT© 1999.
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