What’s New at NWRBMS?

Tara Lerew, BSN, RN, NE-BC holds a DAISY Nurse Leader Award

Tara Lerew Wins Leadership Award

Congratulations to Burn Center Acute Care Nurse Manager, Tara Lerew on receiving the DAISY Nurse Leader Award. This international award honors nurse managers for their compassion in leadership. We are SO proud!

Team of 5 people standing on frozen ocean in Barrow, AK

Barrow, Alaska 2025

A multi-institutional team of educators traveled to Utqiagvik (Barrow, Alaska) in February 2025 to teach ABLS to clinicians and first responders.

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NEWSLETTER: Winter 2025

Group photo next to UW Airlift plane on tarmac.

Bootcamp in Juneau

A team from the UW Medicine Regional Burn Center traveled to Juneau, Alaska to provide a 2-day ‘basic burn bootcamp’ educational course to members of the Juneau Airlift Northwest team.

Group photo of about a dozen nurses and therapists in Managua

Teaching in Managua

February 2025: Gretchen Carrougher RN and past UW-Occupational Therapist Beth Costa travel to Managua, Nicaragua to participate in a week-long teaching session with nurses and therapists at the pediatric burn unit – Aproquen

Damian Carter MD

Grand Rounds: Dr. Damian Carter

Dr. Damian Carter recently spoke at Grand Rounds about targeting mitochondrial dysfunction to improve post-injury outcomes, followed by presentations by Deja Nicholas and Cameron Kneib MD.

MDPI

New BMS Publication (Nov 2024)

“Establishing a Collaborative Genomic Repository for Adult Burn Survivors: A Burn Model System Feasibility Study” full article is now available as open text.

Burns Open

New BMS Publication (Feb 2025)

“Association between community distress and return to work after burn injury” full article available as open text.

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NEWSLETTER: Summer 2024

Burns Open

New BMS Publication (Jul 2024)

“Burn Model System educational outputs: Domestic and global dissemination” full article available as open text.

MDPI

New BMS Publication (Apr 2024)

“Factors Associated with Self-Reported Voice Change in the Hospitalized Burn Population: A Burn Model System National Database Study” full article available as open text.

Group photo of members of the UW Burn Center team at the ABA 2024 conference

UW Burn Team Attend 2024 ABA Conference

UW Burn Center team and colleagues celebrate at the 2024 American Burn Association meeting in Chicago, IL. with over 20 presentations by UW/BMS researchers and clinicians.

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NEWSLETTER: Spring 2024

Division 22 Lifetime Practice Excellence Award Shelley Wiechman, PhD, ABPP

Dr. Wiechman Lifetime Excellence Award

Dr. Wiechman received this recognition in February at the annual APA meeting.

Shaun in the Outpatient Clinic

New in the Outpatient Clinic

Have you visited the outpatient clinic recently? We now have messages of hope and recovery from burn survivors. Shaun who was injured several years ago shares his message of recovery.

2024 Progress Report

Read the 2024 Progress Report for the David and Nancy Auth-Washington Research Foundation Endowed Chair for Restorative Burn Surgery.  This report provides an updated snapshot of important advancements for the UW Burn Center.

Tamara Dominguez

Researcher Tamara Dominguez Joins MOLA-MRF

This achievement highlights a commitment to future leadership in health education, research, and clinical care, aligning seamlessly with MOLA’s mission to address the healthcare needs of the Latinx community nationwide.

Melissa Harris, RN receiving award certificate with UW Burn Center team

UW Burn Center Award Winner

Melissa Harris RN was nominated for 2023 HMC Preceptor of the Year. Melissa is a team member of our HMC/UW Burn Center outpatient clinic staff.  Thank you and congratulations Melissa!

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NEWSLETTER: Winter 2024

Infocomic of a woman exercising

Award for MSKTC Infocomic

The MSKTC won a silver digital health award for their Excercise After Burn Infocomic.