This week at the American Burn Association annual meeting we were awarded the Dr. John A Moncrief Award. The John A. Moncrief Award is awarded to fire services for outstanding contribution in the area of burn prevention or burn care. Dr. John A. Moncrief was one of the founders of the ABA and its [...]
A Huge Congratulations to Alex Chisholm BSc.PT, PgCpain, F-CFCH Alex Chisholm, one of the physiotherapists we work closely with at the Burn Unit, was asked to contribute an article to “Physiotherapy Practice’ the academic journal of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association. Her article; “Easing the Fire in Burn Pain: How does Hypnosis and ‘50 Shades [...]
Congratulations Lindsay!! ‘The Burn Centre leadership team is incredibly excited to announce Lindsay Burnett has accepted the new Nurse Practitioner role for the Burn Centre. Lindsay is passionate about providing the highest standards of care for patients who sustain a burn injury. Her compassionate approach, strong work ethic, and burn expertise will be a [...]
Please join us in offering our huge congratulations to Dr. Holly Sparks for being awarded a Canada Research Chair! Dr. Sparks pursued a PhD in regenerative medicine at UCalgary with Dr. Jeff Biernaskie, PhD, a professor of stem cell biology at UCVM, and the Calgary Firefighters Burn Treatment Society Chair in Skin [...]