Saturday 27 September: 08:30 - 17:00
Sunday 28 September: 08:30 - 13:30
Course Director
- Yehezkel Waisman, Israel
- Said Hachimi Idrissi, Belgium
Faculty
- Silvia Bressan, Italy
- Nadeem Quereshi, USA
- Said Hachimi Idrissi, Belgium
- Liviana da Dalt, Italy
- Santiago Mintegui, Spain
- Tom Beattie, UK
- Itai Shavit, Israel
Participants
The course is designed for 30 participants (skill stations and case scenarios will be conducted in small groups). More specifically, it is designed for PEM Physicians, Paediatricans, and Emergency Physicians who provide care for children in emergencies and who want to refine their knowledge and skills in PEM.
Course description & learning objectives
Background: The APEC course is a development of the Paediatric Section at EuSEM, and will be conducted by its faculty members. At the end of the course participants will be presented with certificates of course completion by EuSEM.
Objectives: To provide physicians participating in the course with both knowledge and advanced skills in recognizing and managing a wide spectrum of paediatric emergencies including trauma, both in the hospital and pre-hospital settings.General Outline: A two-day course.
During the morning hours of both days, lectures will be presented on the management of a wide spectrum of paediatric emergencies (including trauma) with emphasis on evidence-based literature. During the afternoon hours of day 1, students will actively participate (hands-on) in advanced skill stations designed to provide knowledge and skills relevant to paediatric emergency medicine. During the afternoon of day 2, students will participate in small group discussions / cases simulations designed to elicit discussion on the clinical management of common paediatric emergencies including trauma.A full course agenda is provided below.
Schedule
| DAY1 | ||||
| 08:30 | Registration/Buffet | |||
| 09:00 | Introduction to the APEC course | Faculty | ||
| 09:15 | An Approach to the Seriously Ill Infant and Child | Said Hachimi Idrissi, Belgium | ||
| 09:45 | Principles of Pediatric Triage | Yehezkel Hezi Waisman, Israel | ||
| 10:15 | Respiratory Emergencies | Silvia Bressan, Italy | ||
| 10:45 | Coffee break | |||
| 11:15 | Management of the Febrile Child in the ED | Silvia Bressan, Italy | ||
| 11:45 | Status Epilepticus (SE) | Nadeem Quereshi, USA | ||
| 12:15 | Abdominal Emergencies | Silvia Bressan, Italy | ||
| 12:45 | Common Toxicological Emergencies | Santiago Mintegui, Spain | ||
| 13:15 | Lunch Break | |||
| 14:00 | Case Scenarios (Simulations) Respiratory Cases | Silvia Bressan, Italy | ||
| 14:45 | Shock (2-3) | Yehezkel Hezi Waisman, Israel | ||
| 15:30 | Cardiac Cases & Pediatric Arrhythmias (3) | Said Hachimi Idrissi, Belgium | ||
| 16:15 | Trauma Cases (2-3) | Itai Shavit, Israel | ||
| DAY 2 | ||||
| 08:30 | Buffet | |||
| 09:00 | Introduction to day 2 | Faculty | ||
| 09:15 | Approach to the Pediatric Multiple Trauma Patient | Tom Beattie, UK | ||
| 10:00 | Cardiovascular Emergencies | Said Hachimi Idrissi, Belgium | ||
| 10:30 | Diabetic Keto-Acidosis | Nadeem Quereshi, USA | ||
| 11:00 | Coffee break | |||
| 11:30 | Procedural Sedation & Analgesia |
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| 12:15 | Pediatric Orthopedic Emergencies | Tom Beattie, UK | ||
| 13:00 | Course Summary & Certificate Handout | Faculty | ||
