Course Director
- Said Hachimi Idrissi (Belgium)
Faculty
- Rodrick Babakhanlou (UK)
- Tom Beattie (UK)
- Javier Benito Fernandez (Spain)
- Santi Mintegui (Spain)
- Naveen Poonai (Canada)
- Dave Walker (USA)
- Hezi Waisman (Israel)
Participants
The course is designed for 35 participants. Emergency physicians, Pediatricians and all who are involved in taking care of kids
Course description & learning objectives
To provide physicians participating with both knowledge and advanced skills in recognizing and managing a wide spectrum of paediatric emergencies both in the hospital and pre-hospital settings.
Course format
A 1.5-day course. During the morning hours of both days, lectures will be presented on the management of a wide spectrum of paediatric emergencies with emphasis on evidence-based literature. During the afternoon hours attendees will actively participate in small group advanced skill stations, case scenarios and simulations designed to provide knowledge and skills relevant to paediatric emergency medicine as well as elicit discussion on the clinical management of common paediatric emergencies.
Schedule
Saturday 12 October
| 09:00 | Lectures and interactives sessions | |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Introduction to the APEC course/ introduction of the mentors and mentees | Faculty |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Lecture: An Approach to the Seriously Ill Infant and Child | Said Hachimi-Idrissi |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Interactive session: Fluid Resuscitation in ED | Hezi Waisman |
| 10:30– 11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Lecture: Neurological Emergencies |
Javier Benito Fernandez |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Lecture: Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in Children | Naveen Poonai |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 – 14:15 | Interactive session: Fever management/recognition of bacterial infection | Santi Mintegi |
| 14:15 – 15:00 | Interactive session : Abdominal pain, evaluation and investigations | Tom Beattie |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Interactive session: ECG interpretation | Dave Walker |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Interactive session: Urogenital Emergencies | Rodrick Babakhanlou |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | Day 1 summary | Faculty |
Sunday 13 October
| 09:00 | Introduction to day 2 | Faculty |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Interactive session: Toxicological Emergencies | Santi Mintegi |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Interactive session: Neonatal Emergencies | Said Hachimi-Idrissi |
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Hands- on: Management of multi-traumatized child |
Tom Beattie |
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Hands-on: Capnography in Emergency Department |
Dave Walker & Said Hachimi-Idrissi |
| 11:30 - 12:00 |
Hands-on: Vascular Access |
Hezi Waisman & Javier Benito Fernandez |
| 12:00 - 12:30 |
Course Summary |
Faculty |
| 12:30 |
End of the pre-course |
