RESEARCH
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The IAFF Burn
Foundation is one of the largest sources
of burn research grants and has awarded over $2.5 million
in burn research grants since 1982.
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IAFF Burn Foundation Research Grant Program 2011
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 of the burn community in North America to improve the quality of burn care.
The IAFF Burn Foundation is committing itself to two goals over the next five years:
* To hasten the development of practice guidelines in burn care by facilitating the performance of high-quality clinical research in burns.
* To take advantage of the excellent research programs already in place in burn centers to study acute and chronic health problems of fire fighters exposed to smoke inhalation.
This year the award will cover two years of research work, and will be a total (direct and indirect) of $60,000. In contrast to previous years in which multiple awards were issued, this award will be given for funding a single project. Deadline for grant applications is Decemeber 1, 2010.
Grant Application Process
All information for the Grant Application process complete with a standardized application form is located here.
Grant
Project Updates
Foundation-funded research
has been published in numerous professional medical journals and
has resulted in many important advances in burn care treatment
and improved quality of life issues for burn survivors. View
some of the latest advances here.
Medical Advisory Board
The IAFF Burn Foundation's
Medical Advisory Board, comprised
of five internationally recognized physicians specializing in
burns, assists the Foundation in the grant review process.
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2009 IAFF Burn Foundation Research Grant Recipients
In 2009, the IAFF Burn Foundation announced the funding of five research grants totaling $100,000. The grants were presented at the American Burn Association meeting in San Antonio, TX on March 25, 2009.
$24,400 Regions Hospital EMS - Oakdale, MN - “Effect of Fire Fighter Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) use on Carboxyhemoglobin Values During the Overhaul Phase of Fire Fighting” - R. J. Frascone, MD
$2,400 University of Texas Medical Center - “Localization of Relaxin Receptors in Burn Scar Fibroblasts” - Vincent Gabriel, MD
$24,400 University of Iowa - “Rational Dosing Guidelines of Ketamine for Procedural Sedation in the Pediatric Burns” - Anthony Han, MD, PhD
$24,400 University of Louisville School of Nursing - “Measuring the Change in Nurses’ Burn Prevention” - Carlee Lehna, PhD, RN
$24,400 Shriners Hospital for Children - Northern California - “Randomized, Prospective, Blinded Evaluation of Pressure Garment Therapy in Pediatric Burn Patients” - Pirko Maguina, MD
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