APDS Presidential Address.

My goal today is to make an argument that the APDS: is at a crossroads because of unprecedented changes; is in a great position to succeed; seeing the need for change we should nevertheless act consistent with our longstated principles/goals as we negotiate this new path we need to be resolute, bold and brave; the path I hope to convince you of, and which is the subject of this talk, is EQIP (Educational Quality Improvement Project). We humans are in a time of cataclysmic change that rivals fire, the wheel, and the printing press. This change, the digitization of data, allows the collection of vast troves of data that allows healthcare system consolidation, more and more physician oversight, and the subsequent demand for business-like efficiency in the healthcare space.

A Full-Thickness Burn in a Teenager Resulting from Prolonged Contact with a Mobile Phone Charging Cube: A Case Report.

We present a case of a teenager who suffered a full-thickness burn following prolonged contact with a mobile phone charging cube. The patient required primary surgical excision and closure of the wound resulting in a good clinical outcome. There have been multiple reports in the literature of burns resulting from lithium batteries; however, this appears to be the first case report of a full thickness burn resulting from a mobile phone charging cube.

Burn Shock and Resuscitation: Proceedings of a Symposium Conducted at the Meeting of the American Burn Association, Chicago, IL, 21 April 2015.

The Special Interest Groups of the American Burn Association provide a forum for interested members of the multidisciplinary burn team to congregate and discuss matters of mutual interest. At the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Burn Association in Chicago, IL, the Fluid Resuscitation Special Interest Group sponsored a special symposium on burn resuscitation. The purpose of the symposium was to review the history, current status, and future direction of fluid resuscitation of patients with burn shock.

An update on the regional organizations of the american burn association.

In 1985, the American Burn Association (ABA) created 10 regions in the United States and charged the Chiefs of these regions with the development of regional disaster plans. Now more than 25 years after this mandate, the ABA's Organizational and Delivery of Burn Care Committee assessed the status of regional development. The extant region leaders were contacted by email and queried as to the activities of their region and their opinion as to the success or failure of the regionalization initiative.