10th Annual
Canadian Burn Conference 2025
October 16–18, 2025 | Calgary, AB
Join like-minded and passionate health practitioners from across the country for a truly Canadian experience.
Dear Friends and Colleagues
We’re reaching out to you on behalf of the program committee for the upcoming Canadian Burn Conference taking place in Calgary, AB Oct 16-18, 2025.
Our goal for the 2025 meeting is to ensure that we create a program that serves the needs of all burn care providers. The agenda will be focused on sharing our unique, Canadian experiences to learn from one another and improve care across the country.
This is a preliminary reminder to not only save the date for attending the conference, but also to encourage you to inform us of your needs and goals in attending such a conference. As you contemplate your conference options for the near future, we encourage you to consider joining like-minded and passionate health practitioners from across the country for a truly Canadian experience.
Please stay tuned for further information as to the structure and content of the program as it takes shape, and don’t hesitate to contact the program committee directly with any ideas or suggestions. Please feel free to forward this message to any individual who might be interested in attending the conference. Looking forward to welcoming you to the 2025 Canadian Burn Conference in Calgary, AB.
Program Committee Chairs (Lindsay, Josh and Shar)
Program Chair
Lindsay Burnett (Nurse Practitioner, Calgary, AB)
Program co-chairs
Dr. Josh Wong (Burn Surgeon, Edmonton, AB)
Dr. Shahriar Shahrokhi (Burn Surgeon, Hamilton, ON)
Program Committee
Christina DiPlacido (Clinical Nurse Educator, Vancouver, BC)
Ashleigh Maxwell (Patient Care Coordinator & Burn Fund Liaison, Vancouver, BC)
Allison Ziegler (Burn Unit Manager, Edmonton, AB)
Nancy Coutris (Registered Dietician, Winnipeg Manitoba)
Dr. Joel Fish (Pediatric Burn Director, Toronto, ON)
Charis Kelly (Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Toronto, ON)
Dr. Alisa Savetamal (Burn Surgeon, Bridgeport, CT)
Dr. Marc Jeschke (Burn Director, Hamilton, ON)
Dr. Jack Rasmussen (Burn Director, Halifax, NS)
Dr. Alex Morzycki (Burn Surgeon, Edmonton, AB)
Dr. Sebastian Vrouwe (Burn Surgeon, Chicago, IL)
Dr. Anthony Papp (Burn Director, Vancouver, BC)
Dr. M. Godleski (Burn Physiatrist, Toronto, ON)
Danielle Fuchko (Clinical Nurse Educator, Calgary, AB)
Thomas Kerr (Firefighter, Calgary, AB)
Nadine Stewart (Occupational Therapist, Calgary, AB)
Alex Chisholm (Physical Therapist, Calgary, AB)
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More About Us
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
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
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.
The CBA strives to be diverse. equitable. inclusive.
Our Vision
The Canadian Burn Association will strive to advance the practice and provision of burn care in Canada by collaboratively addressing the burn care community’s needs, rooted in evidence while respecting cultural and regional diversity.
Our Mission
We are a scientific and educational association dedicated to improving burn care, supporting research, and preventing burn injuries. Together, we will work towards these goals through multidisciplinary support with members that reflect the burn care team’s spectrum, including first responders and burn survivors.
We are committed to advancing best practices, developing burn organization on provincial and federal levels, and implementing a mass casualty management plan. The CBA is critical for our vast Canadian healthcare landscape, and we will strive to improve outcomes for burn patients and survivors. Essential to our Vision and Mission is building an equitable, diverse, and inclusive community that promotes respect for all.
We mean everyone
Equity. Diversity. Inclusion. We are greater together. To effectively advance burn care in Canada, we need members that reflect the patients we serve and Canada. Everyone is welcome.
What we do…
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Finished Projects
4144
Hours of Work
Last but not least…
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