Description
The Department of War (DoW) Blast Injury Research Coordinating Office (BIRCO) is hosting a consensus building meeting to discuss the Blast Injury Prevention Standards Recommendation (BIPSR) Process for dermal burns blast injury type. The meeting aims to inform individuals of the BIPSR Process, review existing capabilities, collect stakeholder input, and discuss the state of the science and recommendations for targeted research. The outcomes from this meeting will inform the final report for future research and MHS blast injury prevention standards for improved service member protection against blast derived dermal burns.
Some key points to consider include:
• The BIPSR Process is designed to address the needs of all Services for biomedically valid Blast Injury Prevention Standards to protect against the entire spectrum of blast injuries.
• The process provides an unbiased, stakeholder-driven critical assessment methodology for identifying the best biomedically valid candidate MHS Blast Injury Prevention Standards currently available.
• The meeting will include technical talks on dermal burns research and discussions aimed at identifying and addressing dermal burns research gaps.
• The outcomes from this meeting are recommendations for both a dermal burn blast injury prevention standard and targeted research topics to fill identified knowledge gaps for better protection of service members against blast derived dermal burns.