Shriners Hospitals for Children–Northern California Continuing Medical Education

Advanced Burn
Life Support (ABLS) 2425 Stockton Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95817
Provider Course
A continuing education course for physicians, nurses,
paramedics, physician assistants, therapists and other
health care providers.

Friday, Feb.10, 2017 l 8 a.m.– 4:30 p.m.

Shriners Hospitals for Children
2425 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA

Space is limited. Please register by January 31.

(916) 453-2041 l ncal.education @ shrinenet.org

www.shrinerschildrens.org
Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS)
Provider Course

Friday, Feb.10, 2017 l 8 a.m.– 4:30 p.m. The ABLS Provider Course is an 8-hour course for physicians, nurses, physician

Educational Opportunity
assistants, nurse practitioners, therapists, firefighters, paramedics, and EMTs.
Shriners Hospitals for Children This live, hands-on course is designed to provide the “how-to” of emergency care
of the burn patient through the first 24-hour critical time period. Following a series
2425 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA of lectures, case studies are presented for group discussions. The course includes
an opportunity to work with a simulated burn patient to reinforce the assessment,
$250 stabilization, and the American Burn Association (ABA) transfer criteria to a Burn
Non-Physicians
Center. Testing consists of a written exam and a practical assessment.
(Nurses, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Therapists,
Paramedics, Firefighters, EMTs) Course Objectives
$350 Physicians At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
The registration fee includes all continuing education credits, presentations, l evaluate a patient with a serious burn;
conference materials, continental breakfast, lunch and refreshments. l define the magnitude and severity of the injury;

Space is limited. Please register by January 31. l identify and establish priorities of treatment;

(916) 453-2041 l ncal.education @ shrinenet.org l manage the airway and support ventilation;
You will receive a registration form to complete and return with registration fee. l initiate and monitor fluid resuscitation;
l apply correct methods of physiological monitoring;
l determine which patients should be transferred to a burn center;
l organize and conduct the inter-hospital transfer of a seriously injured burn patient.

Continuing Medical Education

The American Burn Association (ABA) designates this continuing medical education
2425 Stockton Boulevard l Sacramento, CA 95817 l (916) 453-2000 activity for up to 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ of the Physician’s Recognition
Ncal.info @ shrinenet.org l www.shrinerschildrens.org Award of the American Medical Association. The program also has been approved
by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) for 7.40 contact hours
Driven by Excellence in Treatment, Teaching & Research Synergy CERP Category A, File number 00018611.