ABA News and Activities

The ABA Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded to recognize lifetime outstanding achievement and contribution to the field of burn care. Congratulations to Palmer Q. Bessey, MD, FACS, MS, the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient.

According to the American Burn Association (ABA), every year over 450,000 serious burn injuries occur in the United States that require medical treatment.

The ABA is pleased to announce the ABA members that have been appointed to the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma.

Two stories from the 14th Annual Valley Preferred Spirit of Courage Awards Celebration held at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem, PA.

The ABA Special Achievement Award is awarded periodically to members of the burn community acknowledging their stellar contribution to the field of thermal and non-thermal injuries.

The Cheryl Jordan Scholarship is awarded to a non-physician burn team member with the opportunity and learn from an ABA verified burn center.

The Harvey Stuart Allen Distinguished Service Award is awarded to an outstanding North American scientist for his/her contribution in the burn field.

The Burn Prevention Award is presented for exceptional burn prevention efforts

The House is expected to vote next week on a bundle of five Fiscal Year 2020 bills, including one funding the Department of Defense.

The 33rd Annual Scientific Assembly of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) will be held January 14-18, 2020 at the Loews Sapphire Falls Resort in Orlando, Florida.