Editor: Suzanne M. Burns, RN, MSN, RRT, ACNP, CCRN, FAAN - University of Virginia Health System, Virginia

Suzanne Burns is a Professor of Nursing and an Advanced Practice Nurse in the MICU at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville, Virginia. She is known nationally for her work in the areas of weaning, mechanical ventilation and clinical research. She speaks and publishes widely on these and many other topics and is the inventor of the Burns Wean Assessment Program (BWAP).

Suzanne has received numerous awards such as the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) “Distinguished Researcher Award”, the University of Virginia’s “Excellence in Teaching Award”, AACN’s “Mentoring Award”, and SCCM’s “Presidential Citation”. Suzanne was also a member of the AACN’s Third National Study Group on Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation. She is currently completing a three-year term as one of the AACN’s Board of Directors.