The Pan African Burn Society (PABS) held its biennial conference for 2017 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 6-9th June. Following on from the first Francophone conference in Cote d’Ivoire in Abidjan in early 2015, the conference brought together over 80
Staff at the Interburns Training Centre at Choithram Hospital and Research Centre in Indore continue to offer fellowships in burn care to a range of colleagues from various countries, including dieticians and nutrition staff. Most recently, Maghida Shridhar became the first Indian Interburns Nutrition
In 2016, Interburns was requested to provide an ABC Nursing training programme in Ghana in early 2017, as part of a larger project funded by the Tropical Health Education Trust with a grant to Canniesburn burn unit in Glasgow, supporting
In February 2017, Interburns held an international consensus meeting in Kathmandu Nepal to develop practical guidelines and checklists for burn care that can be used by individual clinicians working in resource-poor settings globally. The meeting was held over 5 days
From 16 -20th January Interburns ran a training programme in partnership with the World Health Organisation for staff treating burns in Northern Syria. The programme was held in southern Turkey with faculty from the UK, Syria and Greece. Taking into
From the 4-9th December Interburns ran a training programme in Ramallah in the West Bank, in partnership with Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP). This training followed on from an initial course held in Hebron in January 2016 to staff from
In October a mixed team from Interburns and Universitats Kinderspital Zurich (University Children’s Hospital, Zurich) visited Kabul to work with our local partners based at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health (IGICH). IGICH has the main paediatric burns
The biannual Pan African Burns Society (PABS) congress will be held from the 6th to the 9th of June 2017. This 4 day conference will include an Essential Burn Care training on the 9th of June by Interburns. Registration for
In 2012, Interburns sent a team of instructors to train local faculty in Nepal to deliver Essential Burn care training in Nepali throughout the country. With funding from the UK Department for International Development, Nepal Burn Society and Interburns have
A team from Kirtipur Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal visited the Interburns Training Centre at Choithram Hospital and Research Centre in Indore, India to learn different aspects of acute burn care, under the supervision and guidance of Dr Shobha Chamania and her
Pan African Burns Society conference in Addis Ababa (June 2017)
The Pan African Burn Society (PABS) held its biennial conference for 2017 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 6-9th June. Following on from the first Francophone conference in Cote d’Ivoire in Abidjan in early 2015, the conference brought together over 80
Nutrition fellowships in Indore, India (May 2017)
Staff at the Interburns Training Centre at Choithram Hospital and Research Centre in Indore continue to offer fellowships in burn care to a range of colleagues from various countries, including dieticians and nutrition staff. Most recently, Maghida Shridhar became the first Indian Interburns Nutrition
Advanced Nursing training for Ghana (March 2017)
In 2016, Interburns was requested to provide an ABC Nursing training programme in Ghana in early 2017, as part of a larger project funded by the Tropical Health Education Trust with a grant to Canniesburn burn unit in Glasgow, supporting
Developing practical guidelines and checklists for global burn care (February 2017)
In February 2017, Interburns held an international consensus meeting in Kathmandu Nepal to develop practical guidelines and checklists for burn care that can be used by individual clinicians working in resource-poor settings globally. The meeting was held over 5 days
Burn Care in a Conflict Zone: Training for Northern Syria (January 2017)
From 16 -20th January Interburns ran a training programme in partnership with the World Health Organisation for staff treating burns in Northern Syria. The programme was held in southern Turkey with faculty from the UK, Syria and Greece. Taking into
Burns Training in Ramallah (December 2016)
From the 4-9th December Interburns ran a training programme in Ramallah in the West Bank, in partnership with Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP). This training followed on from an initial course held in Hebron in January 2016 to staff from
Paediatric Burn Care in Kabul, Afghanistan (November 2016)
In October a mixed team from Interburns and Universitats Kinderspital Zurich (University Children’s Hospital, Zurich) visited Kabul to work with our local partners based at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health (IGICH). IGICH has the main paediatric burns
Pan African Burns Society Congress, 6-9th June 2017
The biannual Pan African Burns Society (PABS) congress will be held from the 6th to the 9th of June 2017. This 4 day conference will include an Essential Burn Care training on the 9th of June by Interburns. Registration for
Kanti Children’s Hospital: Burns Training for Nurses and Doctors (September 2016)
In 2012, Interburns sent a team of instructors to train local faculty in Nepal to deliver Essential Burn care training in Nepali throughout the country. With funding from the UK Department for International Development, Nepal Burn Society and Interburns have
Acute Burn Care Fellowships for Kirtipur Team (September 2016)
A team from Kirtipur Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal visited the Interburns Training Centre at Choithram Hospital and Research Centre in Indore, India to learn different aspects of acute burn care, under the supervision and guidance of Dr Shobha Chamania and her