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Working Together for Burn & Wound Healing Research
Dr. Bernie Bressler, executive director of Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute> and vice president, Research, at Vancouver Coastal Health says, that Dr. Ghahary’s research has tremendous applications to the ongoing care of burn survivors as well as the many patients who need wound care management, including diabetics. “In addition, Dr. Ghahary will be supervising and training graduate and post graduate students, who are the next generation of researchers. This recruitment reinforces Vancouver Coastal Health’s reputation as a research and teaching health
The BCPFF Burn & Wound Healing Research Laboratory shows the power of what can be achieved when Fire Fighters, medical caregivers, and the community work in partnership, according to Dr. Nicholas Carr, head of the Division of Plastic Surgery, UBC. “The Lab has the potential to bring to this community the most significant advances ever achieved in the care of burn injured and scarred patients. I am tremendously optimistic that with Dr. Ghahary's Lab, Vancouver will emerge as an important international leader in burn care.”
“Fundamental and applied research is a critical component of our overall health care system,” says Dr. Gavin Stuart, dean of the Faculty of Medicine at UBC. “Health discoveries of British Columbia, such as that by Dr. Ghahary, leads to new treatment options, enhanced health and leading-edge care for people right across the province. Research conducted in our laboratories leads to improved bedside care. Dr. Ghahary’s research reinforces UBC’s profile as a world-class research University.”
To recognize the partnership between theVGH & UBC Hospital Foundation> and the Burn Fund, the research facility bears the name ‘BC Professional Fire Fighters’ in honour of the Burn Fund’s significant contribution and long-term relationship with VGH.
The equipment is funded by a $400 thousand gift from the Burn Fund. VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation, in partnership with the Burn Fund, are also committed to raise $3 million towards the program for Burn and Wound Healing.
“Support from our donors helps to build momentum to attract and retain world-class health care professionals to care for patients,” says Ron Dumouchelle, President and CEO, VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation. “We need to continue to build on the momentum we have achieved to raise additional funds to advance world-class health care for people in British Columbia.”
“BC’s 3,400 Professional Fire Fighters take great pride in our more than twenty-five year partnership with VGH Hospital,” says Al Leier, president of the BCPFF Burn Fund. “The work Dr. Ghahary and his team are doing is an opportunity for the future, and the care of all burn survivors and those who are injured or suffer scars.
“We pledge a lifelong commitment to B.C.’s burn survivors and to the partnership with VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation and the BCPFF Burn Unit. We look forward to working to raise additional funds to help support the BCPFF Burn & Wound Healing Research Laboratory, which is another example of the Burn Fund’s legacy to our province’s citizens.”
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI) is the research body of Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, which includes BC’s largest academic and teaching health sciences centres: VGH, UBC Hospital, and GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre. In academic partnership with the University of British Columbia, VCHRI brings innovation and discovery to patient care, advancing healthier lives in healthy communities across British Columbia, Canada, and beyond.
UBC's Faculty of Medicine - B.C.'s medical school - celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2000 and currently graduates 224 students annually from a four-year program. Faculty researchers attracted almost $159 million in funding in 2004/2005.
VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation is a registered charity that raises vital funding for life-saving equipment, world-class research and improvements to patient care for Vancouver General Hospital, UBC Hospital and GF Strong Rehab Centre. For 25 years, the Foundation has been the bridge between the essential health care governments provide and the most advanced health care possible.
The BCPFF Burn Fund is a registered non-profit charity established in 1978 by the BC Professional Fire Fighters Association. The Burn Fund provides life saving, life supporting, and life enriching services to the people in British Columbia. More than 3,400 professional fire fighters around the province are building the Burn Fund’s vision. They dedicate their time and skills to support burn survivors and increase the public’s knowledge about fire and burn safety issues through the work the Burn Fund does with its Burn Awareness, Research and Prevention Programs.
The BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn & Wound Healing Laboratory is located in the Jack Bell Research Centre at Vancouver General Hospital. For more information on Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, the laboratory, and the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn & Plastic Surgery Unit, please visit www.woundtowellness.com. |
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