International Society for Burn Injuries (ISBI)

The International Society for Burn Injuries (ISBI) had its beginnings at the First International Congress on Research in Burns in Bethesda, Maryland in September 1960.

That congress was considered such a success by its participants that a Second Congress was scheduled in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland in 1965. This Second Congress generated as great, if not greater, enthusiasm among the participants for subsequent International Congresses. Additionally, the participants decided to establish a permanent organization. Mr. A.B. Wallace orchestrated the birth of the ISBI and became the Secretary General. As the ISBI's first Secretary General he said, "The delegates of the Edinburgh Congress aim to set up a permanent organization in the hope of reducing the incidence of this major scourge, as well as improving patient care, especially in developing countries.

Mission:
To reduce the global burden of burns and improve burn care
Aims:
• Promote burn prevention around the world in collaboration with other organizations
• Establish guidelines for optimizing burn care
• Be a global resource for burn education and advocacy
• Sponsor hands-on approach to burn training for the entire burn team
• Create a community for knowledge exchange
• Improve the quality of burn care across all regions of the world