UCSD Community Wide 

BURN

Baby Be Safe
200 W. Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103-8640
Contact: Cindy Rutter, R.N., Assistant Nurse Manager
(619) 543-2328 crutter@ucsd.edu

Baby Be Safe is an interactive program for expectant parents to promote burn prevention in the home. The program educates parents to potential at-home risks, and provides smoke detectors, water thermometers, electrical outlet covers, and printed information on burn treatment, fire prevention, and health promotion. Free classes are offered four times per month.

Brave Heart Youth Support Program
200 W. Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103-8640
Contact: John D. Lozano, M.D., Director Clinical Burn Care
(619) 543-2328 

The Brave Heart Youth Support Program assists children and adolescents with burns to develop positive coping skills. Peer-to-peer support opportunities and mentoring are available through enrichment activities including youth field trips, a family support picnic, and a parent and youth seminar. Quarterly youth programs are open to all children and adolescents who will benefit from this support program.

Burn Support Group
200 W. Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103-8640
Contact: Janine Dubina, Nurse Manager
(619) 543-6545 jdubina@ucsd.edu

The Burn Support Group, comprised of burn survivors and family members, meets monthly with a UCSD facilitator. The primary purpose of the meeting is to provide psycho-social support to burn survivors and family members. In a relaxed environment participants discuss topics related to burn recovery, ask questions, and explore feelings related to their injury. The meeting offers education related to burn treatment and rehabilitation, peer survival tips, community referrals, and assessment by the UCSD health care team. The group meets the third Wednesday of every month at 6:00 P.M. in the UCSD Medical Center cafeteria meeting room.

Community Health Care Provider Education
200 W. Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103-8640
Contact: John D. Lozano, M.D., Director Clinical Burn Care
(619) 294-6042 

Community Health Care Provider Education classes provide first responder education and up-to-date training on burn care in the pre-hospital setting. Activities include, but are not limited to emergency medical services tape review to critique triage and pre-hospital care (quarterly); burn education and clinical training for EMS service providers (by request); and burn education and clinical training for paramedic and emergency technician students (by request).

Health Fairs for Fire Safety and Burn Prevention
200 W. Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103-8640
Contact: Cindy Rutter, R.N., Assistant Nurse Manager
(619) 543-2328 crutter@ucsd.edu

Coordinated by the UCSD burn unit staff, these fairs provide community education about fire safety and burn prevention through education and interactive programs. Forums include community-sponsored health fairs, elementary and middle school activities, senior citizen forums, and guest presentations to business and community organizations (by request).

Peer Counseling
200 W. Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103-8640
Contact: Cindy Rutter, R.N., Assistant Nurse Manager
(619) 543-2328 crutter@ucsd.edu

The UCSD Peer Counseling Program is based on the premise that people seek support from those with similar experiences, expectations, or values. Program participants assist burn survivors/families with emotional issues during the acute and rehabilitation phases of recovery, provide support to the community-at-large, and consult with burn center staff. Peer counselors receive specialized training to make inpatient visits and support calls; to participate in the Burn Support Group, community education, and prevention activities; and become counselors for Burn Camp (by request).

School Re-Entry Program
200 W. Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103-8622
Contact: Karyl Reid, Clinical Nurse Specialist
(619) 543-3678

The School Re-Entry Program assists children with burns and/or disfigurement to reintegrate into school. The program is co-sponsored by the UCSD Regional Burn Center and Center for Child and Adolescent Health. Children with physical differences are more successful with reintegration when their peers are aware of their injury and treatment requirements. This program provides burn prevention education and health promotion information (by request).

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