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Speakers
We are pleased to announce that to date we have the following confirmed
speakers:
 | David R Patterson PhD
Psychologist UW-HMC Rehab Med and Burns, USA
David
R Patterson PhD is a professor of psychology in the Departments of
Rehabilitation Medicine, Surgery and Psychology at the University of
Washington School of Medicine. His research and clinical interests are
in pain control, hypnosis, and treating and measuring outcome after
burn and
trauma injuries. He has over a 100 peer reviewed
articles, 25 chapters and will be publishing his own book on hypnosis
and pain in 2009. He has been funded since 1989 by the National
Institutes of Health for his research on pain control, virtual reality
and hypnosis. Dr Patterson is married with three boys. He plays and
coaches soccer and his free time and is the drummer for a Seattle band
known as the Shrinking Heads. | |
Ron
Paterson
Health and Disability Commissioner, New Zealand
|  | Dr
Chandini Perera Colombo Burn Unit
Dr Chandini Perera is a Sri Lankan Citizen who graduated with honors 2nd upper class with distinctions and Gold medal in Surgery
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out from the Post Graduate Institute Of medicine Of Sri Lanka with a
masters in Surgery and P.R Anthonis Gold medal for Surgery In 1996,
After completing the Plastic Surgery training in Sri Lanka, spent 18
months At Royal North Shore Hospital In Sydney NSW . Was first
introduced to Modern Burn Care at Royal North Shore Hospital.1997-2000
April
Since return was appointed as consultant Plastic Surgeon
At the national Hospital Of Sri Lanka April 1st 2000. (The largest
tertiary care Hospital In Asia) and having the only burns Unit in the
Country.
Since Being In charge of the unit Began the first ever
tangential excision Of burns with early excision and grafting of all
admitted burn, Established a separate Physical therapy occupational
therapy unit for Burn rehabilitation, Also a separate psychological
counseling center and legal aid for burns. Has conducted annual
teaching workshops for both the hospital and at least one Hospital in
the peripheral Hospitals of The country each year including the war
torn main hospital of the eastern province of our country.
Been
a lectures and instructor for burn care to both Post graduates and
under graduates. Since20047 established a 6 month Burns training
program that is appropriate for our local set up for all plastic
surgical trainees. Established a One day training work shop for Post
basic Nurses training college.
Been an invited speaker for burns at an international level in India Japan, Hong Kong Nicaragua USA and Canada
Web based and other publications on Reconstruction of post burn reconstruction and prevention of post burn hand deformities.
Currently
an out reach director for Interplast US and a resource person for ANZBA
as n EMSB instructor. Also resource person for WIN (women in need) an
NGO for domestic violence and abuse.
Burn Related interests:,
Burn Rehabilitation using local resources. Post burn Reconstruction.
Violence and burning specially gender based violence and burning with
regards to Asia and South Asia
Other Interests:Jazz,Dance particularly traditional dance and Latin dance. Art and literature, Reading, Hiking
| | Peter
Dziewulski
Surgeon,
St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, UK
|  | Robert W. Kreis, surgeon (PhD MD professor & res. LtCol)
Red Cross Hospital Beverwijk the Netherlands
Burns Department
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Robert Kreis started his surgical career as a trauma and vascular
surgeon. After the retirement of the well known Dutch (burn) surgeon
professor Rudi Hermans, he took over the responsibility for the burn
unit. Special field of interest are the topic of wound healing and
burns in disaster management. Besides that, basic work has been done in
skin expansion techniques, skin banking and the founding of the
"European Skin Bank" and the "Burns Research Institute".
Robert Kreis is professor in "Burn Treatment" at the Free University of Amsterdam and also (res.) LtCol in the Dutch Army
Membership & Activities concerning burns:
-involved in training programs on burn & disaster management for civil, medical and army organisations;
-member of the Medical Advisory Board of the Dutch Burns Foundation;
-Course-Instructor Emergency Management Severe Burns (EMSB);
-member of the American and European Burn Association;
-member of the International Society of Burn Injury;
-Senior Editorial board member of the journal 'BURNS'.
| | Joel Fish
Surgeon,
St. John's Rehab Hospital, Toronto
|  | Kathy G Supple MSN, APN-BC, CCRN
Acute
Care Nurse Practitioner for the Burn Service at Loyola University
Medical Center. Received a Masters in Science as a CNS in 1990
and a post-masters Nurse Practitioner Degree in 2000 both from Loyola
University. Over 20 years of burn care experience in the
treatment and care of burn patients across the care continuum.
Numerous presentations and publications regarding burn care.
Member of many organizations including Board of Trustees for American
Burn Association.
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Full details of speakers will be posted as they become
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