Summary

Dr. Michael Feldman and the Burn Care Team at the Evans-Haynes Burn Center at VCU Medical Center / Virginia Commonwealth University invite you to attend the 39th Annual Southern Region Burn Conference.

This year’s conference coincides with the celebration of our nation’s 250th Anniversary and will be held in the historic and beautiful Williamsburg, Virginia—a perfect setting for learning, connection, and reflection.

About the Meeting

This meeting is designed to bring together all members of the burn team to further explore burn care assessment, management, and rehabilitation. A key event in the Southern Region, this conference will focus on burn education, burn recovery, and the latest advancements in emergency care and trauma management. Topics covered will include current interventions, protocols, treatment modalities, research, and critical pathways to advance patient care. This meeting will provide a forum for discussion of cases, up‐to‐date procedures and sources, data results and their cost‐effective application, and activities in a burn center.

Attendees

The conference attracts a diverse group of more than 300 physicians, health care professionals, first responders, hospital administrators, and other professionals dedicated to burn care. All meeting attendees are highly motivated to learn more about the latest advances in burn recovery, trauma management, emergency care, technology, burn care products, and trends for the future.

Accreditation

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

The Southern Medical Association (SMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Nursing Accreditation

This nursing continuing professional development activity will be submitted for accredited nursing hours.

Disclosures of Relevant Financial Relationships

Southern Medical Association adheres to the policies and guidelines, including the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE, set forth to providers by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and all other professional organizations, as applicable, stating those activities where continuing education credits are awarded must be balanced, independent, objective, and scientifically rigorous. All persons in a position to control the content provided by Southern Medical Association are required to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible company within the past 24 months.

Description

Burn care is a dynamic field that requires continuous education and training to keep pace with advancements in clinical protocols, treatment modalities, and rehabilitation techniques. Current practice gaps include insufficient implementation of updated clinical guidelines, variability in burn care management across institutions, and limited integration of multidisciplinary approaches to patient care. Additionally, healthcare professionals may lack access to the latest research on interventions, outcomes, and cost-effective applications of resources in burn care. These gaps hinder optimal patient outcomes and highlight the need for targeted education and collaboration among the burn care team.

This meeting is designed to address these gaps by bringing together a diverse group of healthcare professionals, including physicians, nurses, first responders, hospital administrators, and others dedicated to burn care. The program will focus on exploring current interventions, research, protocols, and pathways for enhancing patient care. By providing a platform for discussion, the activity aims to foster collaboration, standardize best practices, and integrate evidence-based approaches to improve patient outcomes in burn care. The meeting satisfies required education for licensure/certification for a variety of multidisciplinary burn team professionals.

Learning Objectives

1. Enhance knowledge of current burn care interventions: Participants will be able to identify and apply evidence-based treatment protocols, including wound care, infection control, and pain management strategies, for improved patient outcomes.
2. Develop skills for effective multidisciplinary collaboration: Attendees will gain the ability to work as part of a burn care team, integrating the roles of physicians, nurses, therapists, and other specialists to optimize patient care throughout the burn recovery process.
3. Evaluate cost-effective burn care strategies: Participants will learn to assess and implement treatment modalities that balance clinical effectiveness with cost-efficiency, ensuring sustainable care delivery in burn centers.

Target Audience

The 39th Annual Southern Region Burn Conference is designed for a multidisciplinary audience, including burn care physicians (such as plastic surgeons, trauma surgeons, and emergency physicians), nurses, physical and occupational therapists, rehabilitation specialists, and burn center administrators. The event also targets healthcare providers involved in emergency or critical care, as well as medical residents and fellows specializing in burn care, trauma, or related fields. This diverse group will benefit from comprehensive discussions on the latest interventions, treatment protocols, and rehabilitation strategies in burn care, enhancing collaboration and improving patient outcomes

2026 Southern Region Burn Rehabilitation Workshop
Celebrating America 250: A Congress for Rehab Success and Community Connection
Williamsburg Lodge, Williamsburg, Virginia
September 10, 2026

Activity Summary

This meeting is designed to bring together members of the burn team who are responsible for all aspects of rehabilitation of the burn patient. 

With the ever-evolving innovations in treatment of burn injuries, it is critical to ensure therapists are current on treatment practices and guidelines to ensure optimal outcomes and recovery. There is a paucity of basic knowledge and skills training for therapists entering burn rehabilitation. In addition, we have an obligation to provide advanced competency training for seasoned therapists. Many burn centers do not have certified burn therapists (BT-C) or seasoned staff who can provide the education and training that is needed. 

This meeting is designed to address these gaps by bringing together a diverse group of healthcare professionals, including physicians and therapists,  The program will focus on exploring current interventions, research, protocols, and pathways for enhancing patient care. By providing a platform for discussion, the activity aims to foster collaboration, standardize best practices, and integrate evidence-based approaches to improve patient outcomes in burn care.  

• Gain confidence, apply knowledge and skills to design psychosocial treatment plans for complex burn patients from initial assessment through rehab, and transition to a lifelong journey of managing chronic conditions.
• Attain knowledge and skills for scar management of the face and neck, and implement practical techniques into treatment.
• Review cutaneokinematics and application to daily treatment practice for improved functional outcomes.
• Receive practical knowledge and skills, coaching for burn out prevention with this complex patient population.
• Acquire practical advice and support for adjunct certifications.

Schedule

Accreditation

This activity has been approved for AMA Category 1 Credit^TM

The Southern Medical Association (SMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

For all non-physicians, a certificate of attendance will be provided.

2026 Southern Region Burn Pediatric Programz
Importance of Food and Nutrition for the Critical Pediatric Patient
Williamsburg Lodge, Williamsburg, Virginia
September 10, 2026

Activity Summary

This meeting is designed to bring together members of the burn team who are responsible for the care of pediatric burn care specialists. 

Nutrition should be regarded as an essential therapeutic element in pediatric critical care, with individualized nutrition interventions provided according to each patient's age and medical condition.

Delivering personalized nutritional support requires strong clinical judgment and critical thinking, supported by a multidisciplinary team that includes physicians, pharmacists, dietitians, and nurses with specialized expertise.

This activity will review the importance of proper food and nutrition in the critical ill patient with a focus on the pediatric burn patient

1. Establish caloric requirements for different ages/weights.  Discuss how nutritional requirements change with age and the effects on critical illness
2. Define resources a speech therapist brings to care and how they evaluate and treat pediatric patients.
3. Instill the benefits to providers of taste testing and how the various formulas taste and their various components

Schedule

2:00 pm: Feeding the Burn Patient:  It's More Than Just Calories, Richard Cartie, MD

3:00 pm: Pediatric Feeding and Swallow:  Diagnostics and Treatment Options, Janet Shaw MHA, M ED., CCC-SLP

4:00 pm: Pediatric Formulas:  I Hope You Brought a Chaser!, Richard Cartie, MD

5:00 pm: Adjourn

Accreditation

This activity has been approved for AMA Category 1 Credit^TM

The Southern Medical Association (SMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

For all non-physicians, a certificate of attendance will be provided.

39th Annual Southern Region Burn Conference
Thursday, September 10

8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Rehabilitation Workshop
Rehab Workshop Lectures and Hands-on take place in the Tidewater Room ABCD

2:00 – 5:00 pm
Pediatric Burns Session
Pediatric Burn Course takes place in the Allegheny Room AB

1:00 – 6:00 pm
Early Registration and Poster/Exhibit Set-up
Takes place in the Virginia Ballroom and Promenade

6:00 – 10:00 pm
Welcome to Williamsburg Reception
Reception with Casino Night
Colonial Heritage Club
6500 Arthur Hills Dr
Williamsburg, VA
Transportation from the Lodge to the Club will be provided

39th Annual Southern Region Burn Conference
Friday, September 11

All educational sessions will take place in the Colony Room.

7:00 – 8:00 am
Registration, View Posters, Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
Location: Virginia Ballroom and Promenade

8:00 – 8:15 am
Welcome & Announcements

8:15 – 9:00 am
Educational Sessions

9:00 – 9:30 am
ABA President’s Address by Leopoldo Cancio, MD, FABA

9:30 – 10:15 am
Break, View Posters, Visit with Exhibitors
Location: Virginia Ballroom and Promenade

10:15 – 11:15 am
Educational Sessions

11:15 – 11:45 am
Alan R. Dimick, MD Memorial Lecture – Charles S. Hultman, MD, MBA, FACS

11:45 am – 1:15 pm
Lunch, View Posters, Visit with Exhibitors
Location: Virginia Ballroom and Promenade

1:15 – 3:00 pm
Educational – Breakout Sessions

3:00 – 3:45 pm
Break, View Posters, Visit with Exhibitors
Location: Virginia Ballroom and Promenade

3:45 – 5:30 pm
Educational – Breakout Sessions

5:30 – 7:30 pm
Reception in Exhibit Hall
Location: Virginia Ballroom and Promenade

5:45 – 6:45 pm
Moderated Poster Rounds 
Location: Virginia Ballroom Promenade

39th Annual Southern Region Burn Conference
Saturday, September 12

All educational sessions will take place in the Colony Room.

7:00 – 7:30 am
Registration, View Posters, Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
Location: Virginia Ballroom and Promenade

7:30 – 9:30 am
Educational Sessions

9:30 – 10:00 am
Break, View Posters, Visit with Exhibitors 
Location: Virginia Ballroom and Promenade

10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Educational Sessions 

12:00 – 1:15 pm
Lunch, View Posters, Visit with Exhibitors
Location: Virginia Ballroom and Promenade

12:15 – 1:15 pm
Director’s Luncheon and Business Meeting (by invitation only)

1:15 – 2:45 pm
Educational Sessions

2:45 – 3:15 pm
Break, View Posters, Visit with Exhibitors

3:15 – 4:45 pm
Educational Sessions
Location: Virginia Ballroom and Promenade

5:00 pm
Adjourn

6:00 – 8:15 pm
Farewell Reception/Dinner and Ghost Tour
Dinner at the Oval Garden Colonial Williamsburg (Across the street from the Lodge)
Fife and Drum will arrive at 6:00 pm to process guests over
Thomas Jefferson will be on hand to greet guests
Bar opens at 6:00 pm
Buffet dinner will be 7:00 pm 

 Colonial Williamsburg Ghost Tours will start at 8:15 pm.
This is within walking distance, and there will be a shuttle.

The ABLS Courses will be taking place at the 39th Annual Southern Region Burn Conference.
Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.
The events will take place at the Williamsburg Lodge in the Allegheny Room C.

The following links take learners to the registration and payment page. Registrants will receive a confirmation email that includes instructions on how to register for CME with the ABA (automated email following successful registration). Course material will be emailed immediately preceding the course in the last week of August or first week of September, depending on how registration is going - as this will include specific details based on number of attendees.

September 9, 2026
ABLS Instructor Course - 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

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September 10, 2026
ABLS Provider (ABLS Live) Course - 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

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If you have any questions, please contact:
Dr. Christopher Craig, ABLS National Faculty
Email: [email protected]

Registration is Open for the 39th Annual Southern Region Burn Conference.

If you have any questions, contact [email protected].

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Fees

• Physician – SMA Member: $500
• Physician + SMA Membership: $820 (includes one year of SMA membership)
• Physician – Non-SMA Member: $1,000
• Military Physician: $650 (includes one year of SMA membership)
• Nurse: $450
• Healthcare Professional: $450
• Non Healthcare Professional: $450
• Resident/Fellow: $150
• Medical, Nursing, and Rehab Student: $150
• Thursday Rehab Program: $250
• Thursday Pediatrics Program: $100
• Friday Only: $275
• Saturday Only: $275

This year’s hotel is the beautiful and historic Williamsburg Lodge in the heart of Colonial Williamsburg

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Step into a hotel where history becomes part of your stay. Built by John D. Rockefeller Jr. in 1939, the Williamsburg Lodge is now an Autograph Collection hotel. Interiors inspired by Abby Aldrich Rockefeller’s folk art collection create a setting that's less formal than a museum and as inviting as a living room. 

Relax in deluxe suites, enjoy coffee on balconies, or admire decorative details—including lanterns made by Colonial Williamsburg tin plate workers.Start mornings at Traditions, enjoy dinner or cocktails at Sweet Tea & Barley, lounge by the pool, hit the fitness center, indulge at the spa, or visit Golden Horseshoe Golf Club, a Top-100 course, just across the street.A short stroll brings you to the Historic Area, William & Mary, and Merchants Square, while Jamestown, Yorktown, & Busch Gardens being just minutes away—perfect for family adventures, romantic getaways, or group gatherings.

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If you are interested in Exhibitor or Sponsor opportunities at this year’s Southern Region Conference, please click on the button below.

Exhibitor Prospectus

Exhibitor & Sponsor Registration

If you have any questions, please contact

Vicki Johnson
Exhibit/Sponsor Coordinator
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 205-421-4124

Below is a link to the Presentation Guidelines for Podium and Poster Presentations. 

NOTE: New size for posters this year, 4 ft x 4 ft. 

Guidelines