Aim: Burn injuries are among the most common and devastating injuries worldwide, which can lead to death, disability, stigma, and long-term physical and psychological consequences. This course aims to improve outcomes for patients with burns by making essential burn-care knowledge accessible to healthcare workers across all settings.

Course format: Live online from Amsterdam, with lectures, plenary discussions, and breakout sessions.

Target audience: Healthcare professionals living outside the Netherlands who are interested in global burn care, including nurses, residents, and specialists in global health, general surgery, and plastic surgery.

Certificate: All participants will receive a certificate of completion after attending the online course and completing the pre- and post-course assessments and the course evaluation.

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Course Faculty

• Prof. Annebeth de Vries, MD, PhD, Pediatric and Burn Surgeon and professor in Pediatric Burn Care; Rode Kruis Ziekenhuis, The Netherlands
• Matthijs Botman, MD, PhD, Plastic Surgeon, AUMC, The Netherlands
• Prof. Paul van Zuijlen, MD, PhD, Plastic Surgeon and professor in Burn Care; Rode Kruis Ziekenhuis, The Netherlands
• Kiran Baran, MD specialized in Burn Care, Rode Kruis Ziekenhuis, The Netherlands
• Jenda Hop, MD, PhD, Plastic Surgeon, Erasmus MC, The Netherlands
• Shoista Kambiz, MD, PhD, Plastic Surgeon, LUMC, The Netherlands
• Eelke Bosma, MD, Trauma and Burn Surgeon, Martini Ziekenhuis, The Netherlands
• Ymke Lucas, MD specialized in Burn Care, Maasstad Ziekenhuis, The Netherlands
• Myrthe Simon, MD, PhD Candidate, AUMC, The Netherlands
• Charissa Rahmee, MD, MPH, MD specialized in Global Health and resident in Emergency Medicine, Haags Medisch Centrum, The Netherlands

Course website & downloads

All the information provided in this course is summarized in the Basics of Burn Care website. The manuals are also available for download:

Basics of Burn Care website

Burn manual EPUB and PDF downloads

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