8th Annual Canadian Burn Conference
October 21-23, 2022
Join like-minded and passionate health practitioners from across the country for a truly Canadian experience.
About the Association
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The Canadian Burn Association is a scientific and educational association dedicated to improving burn care, supporting research, and preventing burn injuries.
Find a Burn Centre
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Burn Centres across Canada are at the forefront of care from the initial injury, during hospitalization and rehabilitation, and in the long-term recovery and adaptation throughout the life course. This list includes the websites and contact information for centres in Canadian cities.
Association Membership
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CBA Membership has its privileges. All members receive access to the annual Canadian Burn Conference and to special association events and programs as part of their membership fee.
Burn News & Events
British Burn Association Annual Meeting
The BBA Annual Meeting will take place in Bristol on May 4th-6th, 2022
Mark your Calendar: Canadian Burn Symposium 2021
The Burn Symposium will take place in Montréal, Québec on December 4 & 5, 2021.
Canadian Burn Association Town Hall Meeting
The town hall meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. The Agenda will include a discussion of: Association Updates and a 2021 webinar sneak peak.
Handheld 3D skin printer helps heal large, severe burns
U of T researchers’ handheld 3D skin printer helps heal large, severe burns, study finds. A handheld 3D skin printer developed by researchers at the University of Toronto and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre can deposit sheets of skin to cover large burn wounds – and its “bio ink” can accelerate the healing process.
The Ford Fallout
The Ford Fallout: “We discovered a way to grow skin for burn victims. Now our research is in jeopardy” Marc Jeschke, a surgeon and director of the Ross Tilley Burn Centre at Sunnybrook, on the provincial funding cuts.
Testing a new ‘recipe’ for regenerating skin
One of the grim realities of treating a complex burn is that doctors must harvest healthy skin from the patient in order to cover the wound, thereby creating another injury. Dr. Marc Jeschke, a senior scientist in Biological Sciences at Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI) and director of the Ross Tilley Burn Centre at Sunnybrook, is determined to find a better way.
7 dangerous things that could lead to house fires, serious burns
With a recent cold snap and a number of reported house fires across the country, some health experts are warning Canadians to be extra cautious about fire and burn safety inside and outside the home.