The Firefighters Podcast

#328 Kristina Stiles - Burns, Trauma & recovery beyond the fire ground

Pete Wakefield Season 4 Episode 328

Kristina Stiles is an internationally recognised expert and educational resource on burn care, a specialist burns and plastic surgery nurse for 20 years.

A Keynote speaker, presenter and content creator across nursing, wound care, trauma, pre-hospital, academic and industry meetings, webinars, e-learning modules, App based resources & podcasts.

She was quality improvement project lead instrumental in developing regional and national Clinical Practice Guidelines on emergency burn care, a referral form for a regional burn centre to standardise specialist advice given to referring non-specialist clinicians, and patient information leaflets on life after burn injury.

Founder of the British Burn Association’s Pre-Hospital Special Interest Group, working across speciality boundaries with the Fire and Rescue Services, Ambulance Services, HEMS, trauma, specialist burn services, tissue viability and wound care, and charity services. Innovator with an award-winning project portfolio, including educational specialist board game - “The Burns Game”, children’s book on burn prevention and first aid - “Family Oops and Burns First Aid”, and “Saving Lives is Not Enough” report, which proposes quality improvement recommendations for pre-hospital burn care to ensure optimal long-term outcomes for burn survivors.

An advocate for the patient voice and recipient of the "Outstanding Patient Care" and "Innovation in Care” awards and a proud Ambassador of the national children’s burns charity.

you can connect with Kristina HERE or email her on krissie.stiles@gmail.com
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