We’re thrilled to reveal our increased support for our partnership with the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation to enhance children's burn care right here at Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary!! Thanks to the unwavering commitment of CFBTS, we’ve pledged $300,000 to launch this life-changing initiative—offering specialized pediatric burn care and hope for young survivors across [...]
Last week, we proudly celebrate the incredible nurses who are the backbone of health care—not just in Southern Alberta, but across the country. At the Calgary Firefighters Burn Treatment Society, we’re honoured to work alongside an elite team of nurses at the Calgary Firefighters Burn Treatment Unit at Foothills Medical Centre—one of the most [...]
This amazing team is always in front of the curve and making new connections! Check out the article that just keeps getting picked up by more Medical journals. https://news.ucalgary.ca/news/highly-specialized-ucalgary-lab-brings-new-understanding-skin-cancer-linked-burn-scars https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1062877 https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-10-genomic-technology-aggressive-skin-cancer.html https://www.miragenews.com/genomic-tech-probes-aggressive-skin-cancer-in-1345702/
With August here, the CFBTS has helped to support the work of several undergraduate summer students. This year, Apolline Pistek worked on “Multimodal mechanical examination of human skin following burn injury and split thickness skin grafting” with Dr. Gabriel. Apolline was awarded a scholarship from the Program for Undergraduate Research Experience. Keerthana Chockalingham worked [...]