Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) 2026

The 2026 course takes place at WakeMed Cary Hospital in Cary, North Carolina.

The course is designed for first responders, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and physicians.

It is worth it for nurses, advanced practice providers, physicians and first responders who could be the first to treat a burn patient, since the course teaches assessment and stabilization in the first critical hours and mixes in-person lectures with hands-on simulation. Clinicians who never see burn or trauma cases would get less from it, though the local hospital venue in Cary, provided provider manual and included meals keep the day practical for those who do.

Attendees at hands-on clinical courses usually wear scrubs or comfortable business casual with closed, supportive shoes, since simulation stations involve moving and kneeling at a hospital site.