The Chinese Burn Association of the Integration of Traditional and Western Medicine (CBAIM) was officially founded on December 28,1996; it is an independent, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to stimulating and supporting burn-related research, education, care, rehabilitation, and prevention. Especially to worldwide spread and popularise the Burns Regenerative Therapy, which is an innovation in burn care field, proposed by Prof. Xu Rongxiang. To advance these goals, the CBAIM sets up a national medical network with many burn centers and hospitals to provide first aid service and medical supervision, sponsors a variety of educational programs, fellowships, research, teaching and publications.

Since its inception, the CBAIM built a formal relationship with China National Science and Technology Center for Burns, Wounds and Ulcers (CNSTC), they established a National Medical (First Aid) Network for Burns, Wounds and Ulcers. Jointed by 105 burn centers and over 4500 hospitals, the network has spread to almost all the national hospitals at prefecture and county levels. Whenever severe burns happen in China, burn patients can be timely treated with Burns Regenerative Therapy (BRT) through the service provided by medical network, dramatically improve the situation that burn patients could not receive appropriate medical attention timely. The burn cases treated with BRT by various burn centers and hospitals within the network increased from the initial 150 thousand to the current 350 thousands each year with a total cure rate of 99.42% and rate of 92% for severe patients with over 90% TBSA (total burn surface area).

Over 100 medical first-aid activities have been performed under the conduct of the network with over 200 experts involved in emergency treatment. Whenever or wherever burns happen, the medical first aid network will direct local burn centers/hospitals to organise a medical team, who are the first one to arrive and carry out on-the-spot treatment.

The CBAIM is governed by a Board of Trustees consisting of 49 members who are elected by the general membership of the CBAIM.

Membership and educational activities

CBAIM members include burn care physicians, nurses, physical and occupational therapists, social workers, psychologists, rehabilitation experts, and research personnel. Firefighters, administrators, prevention educators, and burn patients also comprise the CBAIM membership. Membership is open to health care professionals and others with a demonstrated interest/accomplishment in the field of burns.

One of the CBAIM's major activities is to further the professional education of its members. Annual meetings that include postgraduate and correlative sessions are held----with accreditation awarded by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Continuing Medical Education.

The CBAIM publishes the Chinese Journal of Burns,Wound and Surface Ulcers, its official bimonthly publication, along with the Association's newsletter. The Journal is peer-reviewed, and includes the latest information in research and clinical burn care,wound management.

The Association co-sponsors educational regional meetings throughout the country, and each year awards a number of fellowships and grants to members to advance scientific, clinical, educational, and prevention-related work in the burn care community.

Nowadays, the CBAIM is playing a more and more important role in burn care field, and built a friendly academic relationship with many medical organizations not only in China but also all over the world.