NRBC Pre-Conference Agenda
Thursday, November 21st, 2025
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. Registration limited to 70 attendees.
8:00 am – 5:00 pm Psychosocial Pre-conference
“Advancing Mental Health in Burn Care: Innovations in treatment, assessment, and support”
This workshop will spotlight the critical role of innovative psychosocial care in burn recovery. From early intervention to post-hospital support, topics include advancements in mental health care for burn survivors. Discover why integrating comprehensive psychological support is not just important — it’s essential to achieving the best outcomes after a burn injury. Registration limited to 45 attendees.
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 |
| 8:00 am – 10:30 am | Tour Washington MedStar Burn Center (visit registration page for more info) |
| 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 |