Gretchen J. Carrougher

Research Nurse Supervisor at the University of Washington (UW) Medicine Regional Burn Center, Program Coordinator For The Northwest Regional Burn Model System (NWRBMS) and Affiliate Faculty, UW School of Nursing, Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems in Seattle, Washington

The objectives for this presentation are to:

1) provide a brief review of past research that has focused on employment after burn injury,

2) introduce the concept of productivity postburn, and

3) identify strategies to assist burn survivors in achieving postburn employment and productivity success.