Burn Care Education for Providers, Health Care Students
We offer a range of training programs for health care students and professionals, including:
The Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) Provider Course of the American Burn Association: An eight-hour course for physicians, nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, therapists and paramedics. The course provides guidelines in the assessment and management of the burn patient during the first 24 hours post-injury.
View the Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) Provider Course flyer for detailed information about the course.
Emergency Management and Transport of the Burn Patient: This program aims to present information regarding etiology, mechanism of injury, pathophysiology, types of burns and current treatment recommended by the American Burn Association and the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma.
Nursing Care of the Patient with a Burn Injury – An Introductory Seminar in Burn Nursing for Student Nurses: The aim of this program is to present information basic to the understanding of a burn injury and appropriate to the role of the nurse in delivery of care to a burn patient.
For more information, call 610-447-2810.