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IAFF BURN FOUNDATION
RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM

The IAFF Burn Foundation Research Grant Program continues to lead to new knowledge and innovative approaches to the prevention and treatment of the physical and psychological problems that impair the quality of life for a burn patient.

The IAFF Burn Foundation recognizes the need to improve the quality of burn care in North America and, is therefore, committed to two goals over the next five years:


  • Develop practice guidelines in burn care by facilitating high-quality clinical research.


  • Expand existing research programs in burn centers to study the acute and chronic health problems of fire fighters exposed to smoke inhalation.


Grant Application Process

The deadline for grant applications is To Be Announced. The current granting process is being reviewed. .

The upper funding limit for each grant award is $25,000.

Grants will be funded for one year periods only; in some cases applications for one additional year of funding will be accepted.



Application Preferences and Priorities

The following preferences will be used to identify grant applications that correspond to the priority of fostering the growth of evidence-based medicine in burns:

Suggested Categories of Study Types

  • Epidemiological studies

  • Retrospective studies

  • Prospective observational studies

  • Practice guidelines

  • Pilot studies for prospective interventional studies


Points of Value for Studies

  • Applications from young or new investigators will be encouraged.

  • Emphasis will be placed on new investigations and novel projects.

  • Projects through the ABA Multicenter Trials Group or other multicenter clinical trial agencies will be given priority.

  • Productivity will be emphasized.

  • Priorities for clinical research have been established in Practice Guidelines published in 2001 and during three subsequent State of the Sciences conferences sponsored by the American Burn Association.  These priorities can be identified at the following URL's:
    http://www.ameriburn.org/PracticeGuidelines2001.pdf

    http://www.ameriburn.org/SOSMeeting.php

Inclusionary and Exclusionary Criteria

  • Applications that study either acute or chronic health issues related to fire fighter exposure to smoke and other toxins will be given precedence.

  • Studies that focus on experiments in systems using human tissues, cells or genomic material have to demonstrate a clear and relevant relationship with clinical outcomes at the bedside.

  • No studies using experimentation in animal tissues, cells or genomic material will be funded.


Application Review Process

At the completion of the application scoring process, a letter will be sent to the Principal Investigator with the score, the decision of the Board of Medical Advisors, and any recommendations for modification to the grant application.

If the Board of Medical Advisors believes that there is a reasonable chance of funding if certain changes are made to the application, this will be clearly stated in the letter. Conversely, if the Board of Medical Advisors does not believe that the application will be funded, even with changes, an appropriate statement will be made.

The Principal Investigator will be responsible for interim and final progress reports. The IAFF Burn Foundation must be cited in every publication.

 

 



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