Dressing Changes and Lifting Spirits: Burn Care Expertise from Cat Eustace

In our last episode of Season 6 of Girls with Grafts, Rachel and Amber sit down with Cat Eustace, a dedicated burn care professional and current Outpatient Burn Clinic Supervisor. We start our conversation by learning how Cat got involved in burn care and how her love for our community has developed over the years. 🏥❤️

Together, and thanks to today's podcast sponsor, Mölnlycke Health Care, we delve into the art and science of burn wound dressing changes, exploring best practices and innovations that make a difference in healing. 🩺 Cat also offers invaluable advice for preventing burnout in burn care, emphasizing the importance of self-care and support networks.

Whether you're a survivor, caregiver, or burn care professional, this episode is packed with practical tips and inspiring stories to empower and uplift. 🫶 Tune in to learn how Cat's expertise transforms the lives of those in the burn community! 

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Meet Our Guest 

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Catherine Eustace first worked in the music industry at a major record label. When her now husband was hit by a car and required surgery and full-time care during his recovery, she quit the music industry to take care of him. That resulted in changing careers to become a nurse.  

After getting her BSN from the University of Miami, Catherine worked for years in the ER, then transitioned to Burn care 7 years ago. The Burn ICU was not in the plan, but after starting, she didn’t want to work anywhere else!

Over the last few years, she took over the Outpatient Burn Clinic and has enjoyed the transition. Getting to educate patients, working with burn patients of all ages, and doing community outreach as well.

She is married with two small children and lives in the Los Angeles suburbs with her family and 13-year-old terrier, Marshall.

 

Links 

• Learn more about Mölnlycke Health Care and their power of gentle campaign.
• Download our 2023 State of the Survivor report, which highlights pain and anxiety burn survivors face daily. 
• Watch “Advocating for the Burn Survivor Patient” with Joey Lavallee on YouTube.
• Listen to “Advocating for the Burn Survivor Patient” with Joey Lavallee on Apple Podcasts.

Podcast Sponsor 

Today’s podcast is powered by Mölnlycke Health Care! Mölnlycke is a world-leading MedTech company that specializes in innovative solutions for wound care and surgical procedures. Mölnlycke products and solutions are used daily by hospitals, healthcare providers, and patients in over 100 countries around the world. 

Mölnlycke Health Care’s advanced wound care dressings are enabled by Safetac® technology, a gentle silicone adhesive that reduces pain and minimizes skin trauma of burn survivors at dressing change. For more information about burn care solutions, you can visit their website at https://www.molnlycke.us/solutions/burns/.

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