On behalf of the Swiss organising Committee it is a great honour to invite you to the 13th European Burns Association Congress in Lausanne at Palais de Beaulieu.

As in any EBA congress, there will be numerous plenary sessions, with something for every participant, for every professional category, respecting the multi-disciplinarily of burn care.

Two problems that confront us all on a regular basis will be highlighted:

infection with hospital hygiene and pain control.

Special attention will be given to pediatric issues and to mass casualties. The surgeons will be given time to share their experience in the treatment of burns to tricky areas of the body and the use of keratinocytes.

We have established contacts with the Mediterranean Burn Society and hope that the southern participation will be higher than in the past EBA congress.

We look forward to fruitful exchanges !

Mette M. Berger, Professor, MD, PhD                                     Wassim Raffoul, PD, MER
Congress Chairperson                                                         Vice Chairman