PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

Essential Burn Care (EBC)

A clinical tutorial on foundational burn care management, covering prevention, first aid, comprehensive assessment, multi-disciplinary treatment, and rehabilitation.
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  • 4 hours
  • Shareable Certificate
  • Expert discussion

Course description 

This course covers all essential aspects of delivering good quality burn care, from prevention and first aid, to assessment, treatment and rehabilitation, and the importance of leadership and teamwork.
Reviewed by SURGhub, August 2024

This course is provided by:

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  • Specialty: Surgery, Anaesthesia, Perioperative Care
  • Subspecialty: Basic Surgery, General Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Paediatric Surgery, Wound Care, Basic Anaesthesia, Paediatric Anaesthesia, Critical Care, Pain Medicine, Preoperative Nursing, Intraoperative Nursing, Postoperative Nursing, Critical Care Nursing, Psychological Impact of Critical Illness, Disaster Management & Triaging a Surgical Patient
  • Target audience:Surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses, and medical students.
  • Level: Basic
  • Language: English
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This course is provided by:

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Learning objectives

  • Develop, start, and manage burn prevention activities.
  • Safely and accurately assess burn patients.
  • Be confident in the comprehensive and effective treatment of patients with mild to moderate burn injuries.
  • Assess, stabilise and transfer patients with major burns.

Course structure 

Learn from global burn care experts

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Name of the Content Author(s)

Expert contributors from around the globe

  • Sian Falder

    Consultant Burn Surgeon, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK

  • Tom Potokar

    Consultant Burn Surgeon, and Interburns co-founder

  • Lucy Kynge

    Head of Content Development, Interburns
  • Essential Burn Care (EBC) has been developed by a broad range of experts from a variety of settings over a number of years. With thanks to all those who have contributed to its development.

What learners are saying




"A well-structured, evidence-based course that highlights the critical nature of holistic burn care from a global health perspective."
Nurse, United Arab Emirates



"I found this course on burn care extremely engaging because it covered the comprehensive management of patients, including physical, nutritional, and psychological aspects."

Nursing Student, Mexico
"The initial assessment and triage of burn injuries was particularly interesting as it highlighted the importance of early intervention in improving outcomes. The section on fluid resuscitation and wound management was very informative, especially how tailored care plans are developed based on burn severity and depth."

Nurse, Kuwait
"I found the sections on fluid resuscitation, burn assessment, and rehabilitation most interesting. Learning about the Rule of Palm, TBSA calculation, and anti-contracture positioning was very practical and useful for real-life patient care."

Medical Technician, Kazakhstan

"I found the sections on chemical and electrical burns particularly engaging, especially the emphasis on underlying pathophysiology and the differences between pediatric and adult burn management."
Emergency Medicine Doctor, Nigeria


"Thank you for making this course possible. I wish it improves the care of burn patients everywhere."
Nurse, United Arab Emirates

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Interburns

Interburns is an international network of volunteer healthcare professionals working to transform burn care and prevention through education, training, research and capacity-building. We train the multi-disciplinary team of doctors, nurses, surgeons, therapists and nutritionists, to provide safe and effective burn treatment and equip staff with skills to deliver sustainable quality improvement in burns services, especially in low resource and conflict settings.

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