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Burn Support Groups

Jennifer Conway, OTR/L

August 16, 2012

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Do you have any support groups at the hospital for burn patients and their families?

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We have several burn support groups.  Due to the fact that we specialize in pediatric burns, we run many support groups that are focused both on the patient and their family. The first, the Phoenix Society, comes in and runs a support group for our patients in the acute side of the hospital.  We also have a "sibling group" which is for the siblings of patients on our units.  Finally, we run a "parent group" three times per week.  All are very important groups to have with this population.


jennifer conway

Jennifer Conway, OTR/L

Senior Therapist & Clinical Leader

Jennifer Conway OTR/L is a graduate of the Occupational Therapy program at Quinnipiac University.  She has 17 years of clinical experience and has specialized in burn care for 10 years. As the Senior Therapist in the rehabilitation department at Shriners Hospitals for Children Boston, she provides leadership and expertise in burn care to the PT and OT departments.  She is a veteran contributor at the annual American Burn Association conferences with presentations of published abstracts, poster presentations, and post graduate course lectures.


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