UW Burn Center in the Arctic
Members of the NWRBMS and UW Burn Center recently traveled to Utqiaġvik, Alaska to teach the Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) Provider Course.
NWRBMS Coordinator in Nicaragua
Gretchen Carrougher is working with staff in Managua developing competencies for the pediatric burn patient treated at Vivian Pellas Hospital.
Dr. Stewart Named to New ACS COT Committee
Congratulations to Barclay T. Stewart MD, PhD, MPH for selection as a Future Trauma Leader in the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma.
Infocomic Wins Digital Health Award
MSKTC and BMS win bronze Digital Health award for Itchy Skin Infocomic!
Gretchen Carrougher MN, RN recipient of Baskent University Nursing Award
Gretchen Carrougher MN, RN was recently awarded the Baskent University Nursing Award
2022 ANZBA Annual Scientific Meeting
Gretchen Carrougher, NWRBMS coordinator, was a keynote speaker with colleague Dr. Nikki Allorto at the recent 2022 ANZBA Annual Scientific Meeting in Sydney, Australia.
Burn Model System Centers Meet with NIDILRR Project Officers
The new 2022-2027 Burn Model System Centers staff recently met with NIDILRR Project Officers. More to come on new initiatives and posts!
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2022 ISBI Congress
Members of the UW Regional Burn Team recently attended the 2022 ISBI Congress, held in the historic city of Guadalajara.
Dr. Pham Receives UW Achievement Award
Dr. Tam Pham has received the 2022 University of Washington Alumni Early Achievement Award!
NWRBMS Project Director Visits Nepal
Dr. Barclay Stewart (NWRBMS Project Director) has joined his colleagues from Kirtipur Hospital in Nepal.
3 New Articles by UW Burn Researchers in 2022
These three recent articles published articles are from investigators at the UW Burn Center and NWRBMS.
Dr. Nicole Gibran: 2022 Schilling Distinguished Faculty Award
Dr. Nicole Gibran, the past NWRBMS project director and UW Professor Emeritus, will receive the Schilling Distinguished Faculty Award for her years of service to the burn and trauma community during the upcoming Department of Surgery 27th Annual Helen & John Schilling Lecture.
Developing a National Trauma Research Action Plan
A new key output for burn research was published in January 2022 featuring results from the Burn Research Gap Delphi Survey.
DailyNurse: BCEN Announces Burn Nursing Specialty Certification
From DailyNurse: The American Nurses Association (ANA) President Ernest Grant has announced that the ANA now formally recognizes burn nursing as a nursing specialty.
Press Release: Certified Burn Nurse Exam
BCEN is moving forward on the development of a Certified Burn Nurse examination!
