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 Presents
Burn Research Grant Awards at 2008 American Burn Association Annual
Meeting
The IAFF Burn Foundation participated in the 40th Annual American Burn Association meeting in Chicago, Illinois on April 29-May 2, 2008. Fire fighters from IAFF local affiliates throughout North America, along with approximately 1,500 burn care professionals, attended the week-long conference designed to educate burn care nurses, physicians, therapists and fire fighters on advances in burn treatment. More
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:
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Develop practice guidelines in burn care by facilitating high-quality clinical research.
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Expand existing research programs in burn centers to study the acute and chronic health problems of fire fighters exposed to smoke inhalation.
More
on the IAFF Burn Foundation grant application process
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.
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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.
Board of Medical Advisors
The IAFF Burn Foundation's
Board of Medical Advisors, comprised
of five internationally recognized physicians specializing in
burns, assists the Foundation in the grant review process.
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Pilot study of a burn prevention teaching tool for Amish children
Mary T. Rieman, BSN, RN, CCRC
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Cincinnati, OH
The effects of alcohol intoxication on inflammation and pulmonary outcomes
Joslyn M. Albright, MD
Loyola Medical Center - Maywood, IL
A multi-center study of the efficacy of SOAR--a formalized peer support program for burn survivors and their support persons
Karen Badger, Ph.D., MSW
University of Kentucky – Lexington, KY
Amy Acton
Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors
Grand Rapids, MI
Effect of pulsed-dye laser on scar formation in pediatric burn patients
J. Kevin Bailey, MD, FACS
Shriners Hospital for Children- Cincinnati, OH
Caregiver dynamics and quality of life following burn injury
Amalia Cochran, MD, FACS
University of Utah – Salt Lake City, UT
Long-term cost outcomes of pediatric burn injury
Matthew B. Klein, M.D.
University of Washington Burn Center – Seattle, Washington
The use of a new delivery system for virtual reality to reduce children's burn pain
Walter Meyer, M.D.
University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston, TX
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