Burn survivor credits medical teamwork, leading-edge technology for his life

2025-05-28T10:31:20-06:00December 9th, 2017|Events, General Health News, Grants, Awards & Fundraising, Scientific Research in Health Technology|

Thanks to Don for always giving back & for the amazing team of the Calgary firefighters burn treatment Centre for everything and everyone they help in so many ways. They are such an amazing team! Check out the full article below http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/fortney-burn-victim-credits-his-survival-to-medical-teamwork-leading-edge-technology    

Modern-Day Burn Resuscitation: Moving Beyond the Parkland Formula

2025-05-28T10:31:33-06:00July 1st, 2017|General Health News, Scientific Research in Health Technology|

Modern-Day Burn Resuscitation: Moving Beyond the Parkland Formula SEP 28TH, 2016 MARY BILLINGTON CATEGORIES: FOAMEDPRACTICE UPDATES Authors: Mary Ellen Billington, MD (EM Resident Physician, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, TX) and Brett D. Arnoldo, MD, FACS (Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, TX) // Edited by: Erica Simon, DO, MHA (@E_M_Simon) & Alex [...]

Improving skin grafts for burn victims

2025-05-28T10:31:37-06:00July 1st, 2017|General Health News, Scientific Research in Health Technology|

A collaboration including (left to right) Dr. Duncan Nickerson (Plastic Surgeon, Medical Director Calgary Firefighters' Burn Treatment Centre), Ross Pambrun, treasurer, Calgary Firefighters' Burn Treatment Society, Jeff Biernaskie from veterinary medicine and Dr. Vincent Gabriel (Director, Burn Rehabilitation Calgary Firefighters' Burn Treatment Centre). Photo by Janet Webb Improving Skin Grafts for Burn Victims [...]

UCalgary researchers identify ‘signal’ crucial to stem cell function in hair follicles

2025-05-28T10:31:44-06:00July 1st, 2017|General Health News, Scientific Research in Health Technology|

Findings also suggest disruption of the signal may cause hair loss, slower wound healing By Collene Ferguson, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine May 23, 2017 Jeff Biernaskie’s research identifies a factor essential for dermal stem cells to continuously divide during tissue regeneration. Photo by Riley Brandt, University of Calgary Stem cell researchers at the University of Calgary [...]

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