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NRBC Pre-Conference Agenda (subject to modification)

8:00 am – 4:00 pm        Rehabilitation Conference

“Improving Patient Care: Creating Effective Nursing and Rehab Collaboration Teams”

This workshop is open to all providers, and will examine way to improve patient care, with a focus on collaboration throughout all phases of recovery.  Critical topics such as positioning, effective communication and practical ways to assist all team members with meeting patient goals will be featured.

8:00 am – 5:00 pm        Psychosocial Pre-conference

“Advancing Mental Health in Burn Care: Innovations in treatment, assessment, and support”

This workshop is an educational forum, with a focus on combining current innovations with future planning for mental health.

 

8:00 am – 5:00 pm        Advanced Burn Life Support Instructor Course

ABLS Instructor American Burn Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  The ABLS Instructor program has been approved by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education for 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM and by the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation for 4.5 contact hours.

ABLS Instructor Course Pre-requisites

  • Current ABA membership
  • Employed in a Burn Center for a minimum of 3 years
  • ABLS Provider Course completed one year prior to Instructor Course date

 

ABLS Provider course WILL NOT be offered.  Please consult the ABA website at www.ameriburn.org for a list of scheduled courses.

NRBC Conference Agenda (subject to modification)

 

Friday, November 21st, 2025 (Program subject to change)

8:00 am – 11:00 am      Exhibitor Set-up

Times to be arranged    Tour Washington MedStar Burn Center

11:00 am – 12:00 pm    Lunch with Exhibitors

12:00 pm – 12:15 pm    NRBC Conference Welcome & Honor Guard

12:15 pm – 1:15 pm      Plenary I: ABA Presidential Keynote

1:25 pm – 2:25 pm        Correlative Sessions

2:35 pm – 3:05 pm        Break with Exhibitors

3:05 pm – 4:00 pm        NRBC/ERBDC/ABA Updates

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm        Plenary II: “Community Engagement and Aftercare Reintegration”

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm         Welcome Reception

Saturday, November 22nd, 2025 (Program subject to change)

7:00 am – 7:55 am        Breakfast with Exhibitors

7:55 am – 8:00 am        Welcome back

8:00 am – 9:00 pm        Plenary III: “LASERS”

9:10 am – 10:10 am      Correlative Sessions

10:15 am – 10:45 am     Break with Exhibitors

10:45 am – 11:55 pm    Challenging Case

12:00 am – 1:00 pm      Correlative Sessions

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm         Lunch with Exhibitors

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm        Plenary IV: “Long-term Firefighter Outcomes”

3:10 pm – 3:30 pm         Correlative Sessions

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm        Break with Exhibitors

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm        Pro/Con Sessions

Burn Navigation and use of AI

ECMO in the Burn Center

Full meeting: The American Burn Association is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID# 10429. This live meeting is offered at 11.25 CEs, introductory and intermediate, foundational knowledge, OT service delivery, and professional issues. The assignment of AOTA CEs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

Pre-con: The American Burn Association is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID# 10306. This live meeting is offered at 7 CEs, introductory and intermediate, foundational knowledge, OT service delivery, and professional issues. The assignment of AOTA CEs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

Abstract Submissions

Abstract submission deadline midnight, July 13 EDT, 2025.  Updated submission guidelines must be followed for acceptance.  Presenters and alternates must have a current Conflict of Interest form on file for abstracts to be accepted.  Forms may be found on ABA website; www.ameriburn.org, under the Education page.

Abstract Submission