The American Burn Association offers many educational resources for the Emergency Care of burn patients through their Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) programs.
Currently, The American Burn Association is conducting The Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) Course for physicians, nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, therapists, and paramedics. This eight-hour course is a live, hands-on course designed to provide the "how-to" of emergency care of the burn patient through the first 24 hour critical time period.
Following a series of lectures, case studies are presented for group discussions. An opportunity to work with a simulated burn patient to reinforce the assessment, stabilization, and the American Burn Association transfer criteria to a Burn Center will be provided. Testing consists of a written exam and a practical assessment.
Course Objectives:
- Evaluate a patient with a serious burn
- Define the magnitude and severity of the injury
- Identify and establish priorities of treatment
- Manage the airway and support ventilation
- Initiate and monitor fluid resuscitation
- Apply correct methods of physiological monitoring
- Determine which patients should be transferred to a burn center
- Organize and conduct the inter-hospital transfer of a seriously injured patient
The ABA designates this continuing medical education activity for up to 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ of the Physician’s Recognition Award of the American Medical Association. This program also has been approved by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) for 7.40 contact hours Synergy CERP Category A, File number 00018611.
To register, please click here.
Dates you can register:
Friday, January 22, 2016
Friday, March 4, 2016
Friday, May 13, 2016
Friday, September 23, 2016
Time: 7:45 AM to 4:30 PM
Location: HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Military Training Center
Address: 7301 E. 4th Street, Purple Heart Suite, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Advanced Burn Life Support Course Sponsors:
American Burn Association and Arizona Burn Center