IV Regional Conference for the Central American and Caribbean Burn Association:

APROQUEN (Asociacion Pro Niños Quemados de Nicaragua) is preparing to be the site of the IV Regional Conference for the Central American and Caribbean Burn Association which will take place at Crowne Plaza Hotel in Managua, Nicaragua, from the 26th to 28th of August of this year. The Association ties together all organizations dedicated to burn patients in the region. Please click here for more information about the conference.

About the Burn Consortium:

The Central American and Caribbean Association for the Prevention and Treatment of Children with Burns, better known as “Asociación de Hermandad,” is an international alliance dedicated to improving the quality and availability of burn treatment for all children, specifically in Central America and the Caribbean. Our partner organizations play a vital role in promoting burn prevention and improving burn care education and treatment throughout the region.

Some of our main objectives are:

Identifying best practices in pediatric burn care.
Expanding training opportunities.
Collaborating to develop common burn prevention campaigns.
Enhancing research capabilities and sharing that information among partners.
Providing opportunities to share burn treatment information.

Throughout this website, you will find information and resources to help you learn more about what we do; additionally, you’ll find tools and contact information to help you play an important role in our work as well. Please use the links in the left-hand navigation to get started.

Presentations from the 2009 Burn Consortium meeting are now available for download.

The Burn Consortium announces the election of its new officers:

	PRESIDENT: Samia Jarufe Ruth Paz Foundation, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
	VICE PRESIDENT: Dra. Lourdes Santiso Clínica de Quemaduras Infantiles (CLINIQUEMI), Hospital Roosevelt, Guatemala City, Guatemala
	SECRETARY: Vilena Stern Voluntariado Jesús con los Niños, Santiago, Dominican Republic
	TREASURER: Dr. Omar Mejía Fundacion de Atención al Niño Quemado de Honduras (FUNDANIQUEM), Tegucigalpa, Honduras
	LEGAL: Ramón Sánchez Fundación Cristiana de Asistencia a Quemados (CRISAQ), Tegucigalpa, Honduras
	DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE: Dr. Antonio Bonilla Asociación Pro Niño Quemado de El Salvador (APROQUEMES), San Salvador, El Salvador
	DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE: Dr. Julio Marte Simé Hospital Regional Infantil “Dr. Arturo Grullon” Unidad Niños Quemados “Dra. Thelma Rosari”, Santiago, Domincan Republic
	DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE: Dra. Ivette Icaza Unidad de Quemados APROQUEN Hospital Metropolitano “Vivian Pellas”, Managua, Nicaragua