BBA: The British Burn Association

Welcome to the BBA

The BBA is a non-profit making organisation whose membership is made up of those people interested in taking forward the Aims of the Association which are burn prevention, and the propagation of knowledge on the best treatment and rehabilitation following a burn injury.

The Association organises educational events and an annual scientific meeting to provide a forum for both members and non-members.

News & Events

AB Wallace Award 2012

The Healing Foundation and the British Burn Association wish to award a prize of up to £10,000 to support research in the area of ‘burns, disfigurement and visible loss of function’ and which pays tribute to the visionary ideals of AB Wallace, the pioneering burns research surgeon, famously passionate about the role of research in advancing burns medicine and care for patients.

Application is open to Professional Members of the ISBI or the BBA, for research that can be shown to have genuine impact on the burn patient. This includes all aspects of prevention, acute care, burn wound healing and post-burn scarring, and post-burn rehabilitation.

This award can be used to support costs including staff, equipment and materials associated with a new or ongoing research project.

Applications are encouraged from low or lower middle income countries as are international collaborations that celebrate the ISBI ‘One World, One Standard of Burn Care’ theme.

Click here for an application pack and form.

Click here for guidelines and terms.

Closing date for applications: Friday 6th July 2012.
Laing Essay Prize 2012

The Laing Essay Prize is open to all involved in burn care, and the title for 2012 is: ‘The 21st Century Burn Care Team’. The essay should be a maximum of 5000 words and in the style used by Burns Journal. Three referees, appointed by the BBA, will judge and award the winner £500. The prize winning essay will be eligible for publication in Burns at the discretion of the Editor. For further information email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Closing date for applications: 30 June 2012
National Burn Prevention Meeting welcomes Mary Creagh MP

The first national British Burn Association (BBA) Prevention Meeting took place on Friday 20th May at Birmingham Council House hosted by the Lord Mayor and organised by Dr Amber Young, BBA Prevention Lead.