Advanced Burn Life Support
Provider Course
The Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) Provider Course is an eight-hour course for
physicians, nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, therapists and paramedics.
This hands-on course teaches the “how-to” of emergency burn patient care during the
first critical 24 hours after injury.
Who should attend?
- Physicians (MD/DO)
- Nurses (RNs)
- Physician assistants (PAs)
- Nurse practitioners (NPs)
- Therapists
- Paramedics and EMTs
- Other pre-hospital and hospital-based providers
What you will learn
Following a series of lectures, case studies are presented for group discussion. You will
also work with a simulated burn patient to reinforce assessment, stabilization and the
American Burn Association transfer criteria to a verified Burn Center. 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 treatment priorities
- Manage the airway and support ventilation
- Initiate and monitor fluid resuscitation
- Apply correct methods of physiological monitoring
- Determine which patients need transfer to a burn center
- Organize and conduct inter-hospital transfers
Course schedule and locations
ABLS Provider courses are offered on select Tuesdays in 2026 from 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
at locations in Dallas, Fort Worth and Tyler, Texas.
- Parkland Hospital – 5200 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75235
- Bob Bolen Public Safety Complex Administration – 505 W. Felix St., Fort Worth, TX 76115
- Wisenbaker Conference Center – 800 E. Dawson St., Tyler, TX 75701
2026 Course Dates at a Glance
ABLS Provider courses are offered on select Tuesdays in 2026 from
7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. at locations in Dallas, Fort Worth and Tyler.
Course fees
- $25 for first responders (EMTs, paramedics, firefighters) – ID required on day of class
- $180 for all other health care workers (RNs, MDs, PAs, NPs, PT/OT)
An email will be sent prior to class with details about the location, parking and study materials.
Registration closes on the first of every month for that event date.
Continuing education credit
The American Burn Association (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.
How to register
Registration and payment are completed online. To be eligible for ABA continuing education
credit, participants must complete all required registrations and course components.
Register online:
https://bit.ly/3ULDigP
Contact us
For more information, please call 214-590-BURN (2876), option 6 or email
parklandabls@phhs.org.