严重的烧伤可能是人体在身体和情感上可能遭受的最痛苦的伤害之一。对于许多家庭而言，在寻找长期支持服务方面的难度可能会增加他们的负担来治愈身体和情感疤痕。随着在美国烧伤中心的生存率上升超过96％（美国烧伤协会），长期恢复服务的需求更高，以满足烧伤幸存者及其家人的身体和情感需求。这是一个信息，即900多名烧伤幸存者，他们的家人，护理人员，烧伤护理专业人员和消防员将于10月22日至25日在Hilton Anaheim在凤凰城燃烧幸存者协会®第26届年度Phoenix WorldCongress®与世界分享在加利福尼亚。
主持凤凰世界烧伤大会的凤凰社一直在领导改变这一现实的道路。自1977年以来，凤凰社为受烧伤影响的人提供了重要的信息，资源和同伴支持，以便他们生活充实，幸福和生产力。最近的研究支持长期恢复资源和社会支持对烧伤幸存者的结果的积极影响。想象一下，是学校中唯一的孩子，或者是镇上唯一遭受烧伤的家庭。凤凰社协会与盟友组织，卫生保健专业人员和消防行业紧密合作，以开发和提供北美的长期恢复和支持计划。
长期恢复计划领域发展的一个例子是PhoenixSoar®的增长，PhoenixSoar®是幸存者提供援助®的缩写，这是Phoenix Society基于医院的同伴支持计划。就在十年前，Phoenix Soar计划正在进行中，我们的主要赞助商是第一个在加利福尼亚实施该医院计划的人。现在，加利福尼亚州提供幸存者同伴支持的燃烧中心数量增加了一倍，加入了全国其他64个中心，这些中心正在提供重要的编程，以支持数千人的长期恢复。
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二十到三十年前，像加利福尼亚州埃尔西诺湖的安吉尔·阿尔马祖（Angel Almazon）在2008年受伤，很可能不会幸存。随着烧伤中心提供的改进医疗服务，他确实生存了下来。他还幸运地找到了一个不断增长的支持社区，以帮助他进行情感康复。他赞助参加2012年的第一次凤凰城世界烧伤大会，并说：“凤凰城烧伤幸存者协会是我那里有帮助我进行情感恢复的组织之一。”
菲尼克斯社会执行董事艾米·阿克顿（Amy Acton）表示：“幸存者社区致力于确保每个燃烧的幸存者和亲人都有所需的必要支持和资源，以充分恢复和过着充实的生活。”“我们已经与社区中的许多人合作，以支持个人幸存者和家庭，并与烧伤中心，消防员和社区领袖建立了伙伴关系，以做出持久的改变 - 不仅在加利福尼亚州，而且在全国范围内。我们与经历过并正在幸存毁灭性烧伤伤害的家庭合作的经验增强了我们的决心，以继续改善全国范围内获得此类资源的机会，因为“生存还不够”。
凤凰城世界燃烧大会是烧伤幸存者及其家人一年中最重要的事件之一。这是一个分享经验，增加有关恢复知识并了解不断增长的烧伤支持网络的机会。
This year’s lead sponsors include UC Irvine Health Regional Burn Center, Community Regional Medical Center’s Leon S. Peters Burn Center and Tyco. Anaheim Fire & Rescue will be serving as host fire service agency assisting with conference logistics including coordinating Southern California fire personnel to personally welcome survivors and their families at the local airports.
“It is an honor and privilege to be a lead sponsor of Phoenix World Burn Congress,” said Dr. Victor Joe, trauma surgeon and medical director of the UC Irvine Health Regional Burn Center. “For more than 35 years, our goal has been to expand the care and resources available to those affected by a burn injury. Our surgeons, nurses, therapists and staff are crucial to the healing of physical and emotional scars but we believe the true healing for a burn survivor continues after leaving the hospital. Our partnership with the Phoenix Society has been important in meeting that goal.”
“Phoenix World Burn Congress is an invaluable resource of information and support for burn survivors and their families and we are honored to partner with them on this event,” said Joe, noting that Phoenix WBC attendee Angel Almazon was treated at UC Irvine and participates in its survivorship programs.
“Community Regional’s Leon S. Peters Burn Center is honored to sponsor Phoenix World Burn Congress,” stated Sandy Yovino, director, Burn Services, at Community Regional. “Burn survivors and their family members from around the world are able to share their experiences, provide support to others with injuries, and learn for their burn recovery. We want to thank the Phoenix Society for their continued mission dedicated to empowering anyone affected by a burn injury.”
在为期四天的会议,会议将湾r topics ranging from social challenges such as dealing with anxiety and psychological pain after hospital discharge to a young adult program helping survivors ages 18 to 25 build confidence, foster personal growth and enhance communication skills. A special youth and family program for children 7 to 17 years old will help family members learn how a burn injury impacts the entire family. Burn survivors can also attend a private creative cosmetics and color analysis consultation. In addition, survivors can gain knowledge about advocacy roles they can play to raise awareness about burn prevention programs. A special Walk of Remembrance will be held October 22, 2014 to pay tribute to the lives lost from burn injury.
For more information, or to view a copy of the program brochure including the workshops, bios and schedule of events, visit www.phoenix-society.org/wbc2014/.
