A medical career in burn care requires special skills as well as an exceptional degree of caring. The Burn Foundation in partnership with the Mid-Atlantic Nurse Advisory Council offers training programs in burn care to student nurses and medical students throughout the tri-state area. More than 24 nursing schools participate in the Foundation’s sponsored nursing seminars and to date more than 17, 000 student nurses have attended the program. Offered at colleges across the region the seminars are offered multiple times each year and are taught by fully accredited burn care nurses from the four regional burn centers.
For information on up-coming school year schedule and locations of nurse seminars, click here
Hot Issue
"Fire and Burn Prevention for Seniors" The Burn Foundation launches an exciting new prevention program for senior adults. Using a new BurnSafe DVD and an entertaining fire and burn prevention bingo game, seniors learn safe cooking practices, burn first aid, smoking precautions, scald prevention and fire safety throughout the home. This program has been delivered to over 300 seniors in the region with very positive outcomes. If you are interested in supporting, volunteering or learning more about the Senior Program please call (215) 545-3816.
The Burn Foundation Winter, 2008 newsletter has been published!
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