PPP019 - Management of Major Burns with Miss Heather Cleland

Jane and Dan talk to Miss Heather Cleland, Head of the Victorian Adult Burns Service.

We talk to Heather about:

• The epidemiology and pathophysiology of burn injury
• Acute and long-term management of burns
• Pharmacokinetic changes in burn injuries

Further reading:

Resources for managing burns can be found on the Victorian Adult Burns Service website

Cota et al. Intravenous Antibiotic and Antifungal Agent Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Dosing in Adults with Severe Burn Injury. Clin Ther. 2016;38(9):2016-31.

Jager et al. Therapeutic drug monitoring of anti-infective agents in critically ill patients. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2016;9(7):961-79.