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The American Burn Association’s 2026–2028 Strategic Work Plan outlines the key priorities that ABA leadership will focus on over the next three years to advance burn care, strengthen the professional community, and improve outcomes for patients and families.
Developed through conversations with members, committees, and leaders across the...
Written by: Professor Pinar Karaca-Mandic
There are moments in academic and community life when you realize something genuinely important just happened. The final presentations of the HeatMap Hackathon 2026 were one of those moments for me.
I attended the finals this week wearing multiple hats — as...
I am very excited about our 2026 ABA Annual Meeting in Orlando. This is more than an opportunity to reconnect with colleagues and friends—or to meet new ones—it is also a moment to reflect on how far we have come over the past 12 months and the momentum we...
Burn care continues to evolve rapidly. From emerging technologies to new rehabilitation strategies and operational considerations, staying up to date requires more than a single annual touchpoint.
The ABA 2026 Masterclass Series is a virtual, CE-eligible program designed to extend learning beyond the Annual Meeting. Across three focused...
The American Burn Association (ABA) will host its 2026 Annual Meeting from April 14-17 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, Florida. Clinicians, researchers, and burn care leaders from around the world will gather to explore strategies to advance burn care while strengthening disaster-preparedness systems. Burn injuries remain...
The American Burn Association is excited to announce that registration is now open for the Burn Surgeon Forum 2026, taking place September 23–25 in San Antonio, Texas. This is where the nation’s most dedicated burn and trauma surgeons come together—surgeons meeting surgeons, driven by passion,...
As March unfolds, there is a strong sense of connection and shared purpose across the burn care community. Over the past year, my conversations with members, board and committee leaders, and professionals across burn centers have reinforced something that defines this field: the strength of interdisciplinary teams working together in service of patients and...
Recent global events serve as an important reminder that burn disasters, whether caused by conflict, industrial accidents, wildfires, transportation incidents, or fires in public gathering spaces, can place extraordinary demands on healthcare systems. While such events are fortunately rare, their impact on patients, families, and communities can be profound.
In August 2020, burn nursing achieved formal specialty recognition from the American Nurses Association. That milestone affirmed what burn nurses have long demonstrated: specialized knowledge, advanced competencies, and accountability across the continuum of care.
The 2025 edition of Burn Nursing: Scope & Standards of Practicebuilds on that...
On January 30, the Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education issued the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for public inspection to implement the One Big Beautiful Bill Act student loan limits for post-baccalaureate degrees. The rule is now in a 30-day comment period, which closes on Monday,...