2018: Glasgow, Schotland

Programme overview

To get more info or look at the presentations, you can click on the links in the programme. Presentations are available for members only.   

Sunday 09 September
Time Clyde Auditorium Lomond Auditorium Room Forth Room Boisdale Room Carron Room Gala
13:00
13:00-14:30
E11

RESUSCITATION
End tidal CO2

13:00-14:30
F11

FREE PAPER 1
Biomarkers

14:30 - 15:00 POSTER HIGHLIGHT SESSIONS - VISIT OF THE EXHIBITION - COFFEE
15:00
15:00-16:30
C12

TOXICOLOGY

16:40
16:40-18:10
A13

SEPSIS

16:40-18:10
E13

NEW TECHNOLOGIES

18:15
18:15-19:00
A14

OPENING CEREMONY

         
Monday 10 September
Time Clyde Auditorium Lomond Auditorium Room Forth Room Boisdale Room Carron Room Gala
08:30          
09:10
10:40 - 11:10 POSTER HIGHLIGHT SESSIONS - VISIT OF THE EXHIBITION - COFFEE
11:10
12:55        
14:10
14:10-15:40
E23

PAEDIATRICS
PEM Education

15:40 - 16:10 POSTER HIGHLIGHT SESSIONS - VISIT OF THE EXHIBITION - COFFEE
16:10
17:40  
17:40-18:45
B25

EUSEM 2018 Diploma and Certificate Ceremony

       
Tuesday 11 September
Time Clyde Auditorium Lomond Auditorium Room Forth Room Boisdale Room Carron Room Gala
08:30          
09:10
10:40 - 11:10 POSTER HIGHLIGHT SESSIONS - VISIT OF THE EXHIBITION - COFFEE
11:10
11:10-12:40
B32

RCEM GRANTS & RCEM PRIZES

12:55
12:55-13:55
AGM

EUSEM Annual General Assembly
for Members only

 
14:10
15:40 - 16:10 POSTER HIGHLIGHT SESSIONS - VISIT OF THE EXHIBITION - COFFEE
16:10
16:10-17:40
B34

MENTAL HEALTH

17:40  
17:40-18:40
BGM

RCEM Annual General Assembly
for Members only

       
Wednesday 12 September
Time Clyde Auditorium Lomond Auditorium Room Forth Room Boisdale Room Carron Room Gala
08:00          
08:40
10:10 - 10:40 POSTER HIGHLIGHT SESSIONS - VISIT OF THE EXHIBITION - COFFEE
10:40
12:10
12:10-12:40
A43

HOT TOPIC LECTURE

         
12:40
12:40-13:10
A44

Closing Ceremony

         

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2018: Glasgow, Scotland

Glasgow, Scotland from 8-12 September 2018

Here you'll find the program and contents of the Congress including the pre-courses. Only content is shared when we got consent from the author. The powerpoints of presentations are accessible for EUSEM members only. The posters are free accessible. 

The pictures are very enjoyable, as well as the simcup video.

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Pre-Courses

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PC 1: Non-Invasive Ventilation

Course Directors

  • Roberto Cosentini (Italy)
  • Paolo Groff (Italy)

Faculty

  • Abdo Khoury (France)
  • Patrick Plaisance (France)
  • Roberta Marino (Italy)

Participants

The course is designed for 25 participants.

Course description & learning objectives

At the end of the course the participant will be able to:

  • evaluate the correct indications for NPPV
  • set both the ventilators and CPAP devices
  • critically analyze ventilator/patient interactions
  • evaluate intolerance and devise corrections

Course format

This is highly interactive course with a predominant part of training sessions on ventilatory stations. The course will bring you cutting edge information on Non Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation use and caveats, with a focus on most common cases. For each indication, a hands on session will be run on a different ventilator and CPAP device stations with cognitive simulation of clinical scenarios.

Schedule

Saturday 8 September

  How I treat hypoxemic patients  
09:00-10:00

Acute Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (ACPE)
- Clinical cases
- Pathophysiology & literature
- How I use CPAP

Roberto Cosentini
10:00-10:45 Pneumonia
- Clinical cases
- Pathophysiology & literature
Roberta Marino
10:45-11:00 Coffee Break (served at Lomond Auditorium Mezzanine)
 
11:00-11:30 The Earlier the Better? NIMV in the pre-Hospital Setting Patrick Plaisance
11:30-12:30 CPAP hands-on  
12:30-13:00 Lunch (served at Lomond Auditorium Mezzanine)
 
  How I treat hypercapnic patients  
13:00-13:45 COPD exacerbation
- Clinical cases
- Pathophysiology & literature
Abdo Khoury
13:45-14:45 Ventilators & Ventilation Abdo Khoury
14:45-15:45 NIV hands-on
Rotation on different stations with problem-solving cases at the ventilator
 
15:45-16:00 Coffee Break (served at Lomond Auditorium Mezzanine)
 
16:00-17:00 NIV hands-on
Rotation on different stations with problem-solving cases at the ventilator
 

 

NIV Precourse

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PC 2: Emergency Medicine Core Competences: Survival Skills for Young Physicians

Course Directors

  • Eric Dryver (Sweden)
  • Gregor Prosen (Slovenia)

Faculty

  • Veronique Brabers (Belgium)
  • Tobias Becker (Germany)
  • Nikolas Sbyrakis (Greece)
  • Caroline Hard af Segerstad (Sweden)

Participants

The course is designed for 24 participants (residents, specialists and educators in Emergency Medicine).

Course description & learning objectives

This course focuses on competence development through scenario-based training.  The competences in focus are:

1-The initial management of critical patients in all age groups

2-Differential diagnosis and decision-making

3-Systematic EKG interpretation

4-Systematic acid-base interpretation

5-Interpretation of the neurological examination and initial management of selected neurological conditions

Participants receive a checklist compendium that helps guide the initial management of critical syndromes (e.g. anaphylaxis, hemorrhagic shock, hyponatremic encephalopathy) and information-acquisition from patients with common symptoms (e.g. shortness of breath, vertigo).

Schedule

Coffee breaks will be served at Lomond Auditorium Mezzanine from 10:30 to 11:00 and from 15:30 to 16:00.

Saturday 8 September

08:00-09:00  Course Introduction
  Lecture: Resuscitation
  Demonstration: Resuscitation Scenarios
09:00-12:15 Works on stations
12:15-13:15 Lunch (served at Lomond Auditorium Mezzanine)
13:15-14:00 Lecture: Differential Diagnosis & Decision-Making
  Demonstration: Diagnosis and Decisions Scenarios
14:00-17:30 Works on stations
17:30-18:00 Questions & Answers Period

Sunday 9 September

08:00-08:45 Lecture: Neurology / Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  Demonstration: Neurology Examination
08:45-12:00 Works on stations
12:00  Conclusion

 

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PC 3: Ultrasound Beginner & Advanced

Course Directors

  • Jim Connolly (UK)
  • Michael J. Lambert (USA)

Faculty to be announced

Participants

The course is designed for 60 participants (EP, emergency medicine PA’s and nurses).

Ultrasound Beginner

Course description & learning objectives

Image acquisition & instrumentation:
1. Enhance your basic understanding of the basic principles of ultrasound.
2. Apply these principles to the reduction of common artifacts and improvement of high quality diagnostic ultrasound images.
3. Understand the relationship between transducer position and image orientation.
4. Demonstrate the basic operator controls on the ultrasound system required for image acquisition.

eFast
1. Understand the surface landmarks for appropriate transducer positioning to perform the Extended Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma (eFAST) examination. 
2. Understand the sonographic landmarks and anatomical relationships of the heart, liver, spleen and bladder as they relate to the FAST examination.
3. Demonstrate the ability to identify and visualize the areas of potential intra-abdominal and thoracic spaces for free fluid to collect or pneumothorax.
4. Understand the sonographic findings and pitfalls for identifying life-threatening trauma conditions such as cardiac tamponade, hemo/pneumothorax and intra-abdominal hemorrhage.

Vascular Access
1. Understand the sonographic landmarks and anatomical relationships as they relate to the vasculature of the neck, upper extremity and groin.
2. Acquire and interpret sonographic images of the internal jugular, femoral, basilic, brachial and axillary veins in live patient models.
3. Demonstrate ultrasound guided cannulation on vascular simulator.

Echo and Aorta
1. Understand the surface landmarks for appropriate transducer positioning to perform sonographic examinations of the thoracic and abdominal aorta.
2. Demonstrate the ability to identify and visualize landmarks for the aorta in the transverse and longitudinal scanning planes.
3. Understand the sonographic findings and pitfalls for identifying pathology including aortic aneurysm.
4. Understand the utility of motion modality (M-mode) and demonstrate its use.
5. Demonstrate the surface landmarks and transducer position necessary to perform an echocardiogram in the emergency department.
6. Acquire and interpret sonographic images of heart (subcostal, parasternal long, parasternal short and apical windows).
7. Identify pathologic conditions such as pericardial effusion, gross wall motion abnormalities and cardiac tamponade.

Course format

Participants wanted more imaging of the heart and central line placement. Didactic lectures will provide state of the art audiovisual presentation by a veteran faculty, followed by small groups of a maximum four participants / one instructor allowing each individual participant ample time with their hand on the probe. 

Schedule

Saturday 8 September

09:00-09:15 Welcome
09:15-10:00 Image Acquisition and Instrumentation
10:00-10:30 Aorta
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-11:45 Echo in the ED 
11:45-12:30 (eFAST) Examination
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:00 Vascular Access—central and peripheral lines
14:00-14:45 Hands-on Session #1
14:45-15:30 Hands-on Session #2
15:30-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-16:45 Hands-on Session #3
16:45-17:00 Wrap up and Adjourn

 

Ultrasound Advanced

Course description & learning objectives

Aorta & IVC

  1. Understand the surface landmarks for appropriate transducer positioning to perform sonographic examinations of the thoracic and abdominal aorta.
  2. Demonstrate the ability to identify and visualize landmarks for the aorta in the transverse and longitudinal scanning planes.
  3. Understand the sonographic findings and pitfalls for identifying pathology including aortic aneurysm.
  4. Describe the surface landmarks and transducer position necessary to perform ultrasound of the inferior vena cava.
  5. Understand the sonographic landmarks and anatomical relationships as it relates to the inferior vena cava
  6. Discuss indications for performing inferior vena cava ultrasound.

Cardiac

  1. Understand the utility of motion modality (M-mode) and demonstrate its use.
  2. Demonstrate the surface landmarks and transducer position necessary to perform an echocardiogram in the emergency department.
  3. Acquire and interpret sonographic images of heart (subcostal, parasternal long, parasternal short and apical windows).
  4. Identify pathologic conditions such as pericardial effusion, gross wall motion abnormalities and cardiac tamponade. 

DVT     

  1. Understand the sonographic landmarks and anatomical relationships as they relate to the vasculature of the neck, upper extremity and lower extremity.
  2. Acquire and interpret sonographic images of the internal jugular, femoral, basilic, brachial and axillary veins in live patient models.
  3. Demonstrate compression technique of upper and lower extremity veins. 

eFast

  1. Understand the surface landmarks for appropriate transducer positioning to perform the FAST examination.
  2. Understand the sonographic landmarks and anatomical relationships of the heart, liver, spleen and bladder as they relate to the FAST examination.
  3. Demonstrate the ability to identify and visualize the areas of potential intra-abdominal and thoracic spaces for free fluid to collect or pneumothorax.
  4. Understand the sonographic findings and pitfalls for identifying life-threatening trauma conditions such as cardiac tamponade, hemo/pneumothorax and intra-abdominal hemorrhage.

Equipment 

  1. Learn to be an expert on ultrasound systems.
  2. Learn how to safely connect and remove probes from their ports.
  3. Learn how to switch between transducers. 
  4. Learn and demonstrate how to store and review images. 
  5. Demonstrate adjustments to controls ie; gain, depth, frequency in hands-on session. 
  6. Demonstrate how to properly document an ultrasound study by adding pt. information, text annotation and proper landmarks. 

Gallbladder & Renal        

  1. Understand the surface landmarks for appropriate transducer positioning to perform sonographic examinations of the aorta, kidney and gallbladder. 
  2. Understand the sonographic windows and landmarks of the aorta, kidney and gallbladder.
  3. Demonstrate the ability to identify and visualize landmarks for the aorta, kidney and gallbladder in the transverse and longitudinal scanning planes.
  4. Understand the sonographic findings and pitfalls for identifying pathology including aortic aneurysm, hydronephrosis and cholelithiasis/cholecystitis.

Gastrointestinal

  1. Understand the sonographic appearance of normal stomach, large and small bowel, and pancreas, including normal anatomical structures and normal bowel peristalsis. 
  2. Describe transducer choices, scanning protocols and patient positions necessary to perform a gastrointestinal examination. 
  3. Identify and detect gastrointestinal pathology such as ileus, pneumoperitoneum, appendicitis, colitis, diverticulitis, ileitis, intussusception or hernias.  
  4. Describe common sites of intra-and retroperitoneal free air, systematic examination techniques and pitfalls for appendicitis, pneumoperitoneum, colitis, diverticulitis and hernia.  

Head & Neck     

  1. Understand the normal sonographic appearance and anatomical landmarks of organs and structures in the head and neck region, including ocular, salivary glands, thyroid gland, the upper airway including larynx and trachea, upper esophagus, facial bones and neck vessels and lymph node anatomy.  
  2. Describe transducer choices, scanning protocols and patient positions necessary to perform a focused ocular examination to detect retinal detachment, vitreous hemorrhage, lens dislocation, periocular free air or increased intracranial pressure. 
  3. Understand common thyroid abnormalities such as cysts or masses and the anatomical relation of the parathyroid glands. 
  4. Describe the appearance of salivary glands and appearance of salivary stones. Identify lymphnodes within the neck. 
  5. Describe ultrasound exam techniques to detect upper airway anatomy to guide correct endotracheal tube placement including normal esophagus and appearance of esophageal intubation.  
  6. Understand anatomy of main neck vessels and their relation to other musculoskeletal structures

Image Acquisition and instrumentation 

  1. Enhance your basic understanding of the basic principles of ultrasound.
  2. Apply these principles to the reduction of common artifacts and improvement of high quality diagnostic ultrasound images.
  3. Understand the relationship between transducer position and image orientation.
  4. Demonstrate the basic operator controls on the ultrasound system required for image acquisition.

Landmark documentation

  1. Demonstrate proper landmark documentation of the heart
  2. Demonstrate proper landmark documentation of the fast examination.
  3. Demonstrate proper landmark documentation of the gb and renal
  4. Demonstrate proper landmark documentation of the Aorta
  5. Demonstrate proper landmark documentation of transabdominal OB

MSK - Lower extremity   

  1. Demonstrate the appearances of various soft tissues on diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound. 
  2. Correctly apply ultrasound basic concepts so as to ensure proper visualization of musculoskeletal structures. 
  3. Proficiently perform a diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound on lower limb structures with emphasis on hip & knee effusions, quad and patellar tendon tears, achilles tendon tears, and TFL injuries of the ankle. 

MSK - Upper extremity   

  1. Demonstrate the appearances of various soft tissues on diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound. 
  2. Correctly apply ultrasound basic concepts so as to ensure proper visualization of musculoskeletal structures. 
  3. Proficiently perform a diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound on upper limb structures with emphasis on clavicle fractures, shoulder separations, dislocated shoulders, and rotator cuff injuries. 

Ocular

  1. Review and understand how sonography can reveal pathology of the eye and to highlight its usefulness as a simple and cost-effective tool in investigating eye symptoms. 
  2. Understand the normal ultrasound anatomy of the eye, specifically the location of the retina.
  3. Know which probe is needed for ultrasound scans of the eye and the method to accurately and safely perform the exam. 
  4. Visualize an example of a retinal detachment diagnosed by ultrasound.

Procedures - bodily fluid removal

  1. Understand how pleural, pericardial and peritoneal fluid appear on ultrasound
  2. Understand the sonographic landmarks and anatomical relationships as they relate to commonly
    performed US guided procedures in the emergency department - pericadiocentesis, pleurocentesis, and paracentesis
  3. Use phantom models demonstrate ultrasound guided technique

Procedures -Peripheral Nerve Blocks

  1. Discuss the science and practical performance of brachial plexus, axillary and femoral blockade. 
  2. Learn the physiology and anatomy of the techniques and factors that influence success and complications.
  3. Demonstrate approaches for peripheral nerve blocks in the upper and lower extremity. 
  4. Demonstrate peripheral nerve block on simulator under ultrasound guidance.

Procedures - Vascular    

  1. Understand the sonographic landmarks and anatomical relationships as they relate to the vasculature of the neck, upper extremity and groin.
  2. Acquire and interpret sonographic images of the internal jugular, femoral, basilic, brachial and axillary veins in live patient models.
  3. Demonstrate ultrasound guided cannulation on vascular simulator. 

Pulmonary

  1. Review and understand the sonographic artifacts of normal and pathologic pulmonary conditions that give pulmonary ultrasound its diagnostic capacity. This includes, but is not limited to, pleural imaging, the "lung sliding sign," B-line and comet tail identification for extravascular pulmonary congestion and pleural effusion imaging techniques.
  2. Review Demonstrate sonographic landmarks of the ribs, pleura, diaphragm and lung parenchyma. 
  3. Distinguish between normal and pathologic condition through image review and hands-on imaging practice.

Shock  

  1. Provide a sequenced approach to ultrasound in the medical shock patient. 
  2. Demonstrate the surface landmarks and transducer position necessary to evaluate the heart, IVC, aorta and peritoneum. 
  3. Review causes and potential responses to treatments of hypotension and tissue malperfusion. Testicular Ultrasound
  4. Learn and demonstrate the landmarks for the testes in the longitudinal and transverse plane.
  5. State the importance of using color Doppler and pulsed wave Doppler to indicate the waveform of vessels in the testes and epididymis.
  6. Review the following disorders of the testis: hydrocele, varicocele, orchitis, epididymitis, and varicocele.
TEE- Cardiac
 
  1. Understand the mechanics of the TEE probe and how to manipulate the omniplane and flexion control wheels.
  2. Identify relevant cardiac anatomy based on the planes of movement of the TEE transducer including omniplane angle adjustment, rotation of the probe, anteflexion, and retroflexion.
  3. Aquire and interpret sonographic images of the heart (midesophageal 4-chamber, midesophageal long-axis, transgastric short axis).
  4. Identify basic pathology including pericardial effusion, hypovolemia, right and left heart dysfunction.
  5. Understand the indications for TEE during emergency resuscitation as well as contraindications to TEE use.

Ultrasound Program - getting started

  1.  Review the responsibilities of the ultrasound director.
  2. Review the requirements for training faculty and residents and discuss the process of privileging faculty to perform emergency ultrasound.
  3. Review how to establish a quality assurance process and how to report, document and archive images for both teaching and clinical use.
  4. Review equipment necessary to begin a successful program.
  5. Share public domain resources others have used in program initiation.

Course format

This year’s ultrasound courses have been fully updated with participants’ wishes to design the ultimate advanced US course. Participants really wanted more modules. You will have your choice of 5 modules out of a possible 21 different ultrasound applications to chose from. There will be a maximum of four participants per one instructor allowing each individual participant ample time with their hand on the probe.

Schedule

Sunday 9 September

08:15-09:00 Hands-on Session #1
09:00-09:45 Hands-on Session #2
09:45-10:30 Hands-on Session #3
10:30-10:45 Coffee Break
10:45-11:30 Hands-on Session #4
11:30-12:15 Hands-on Session #5
12:15-12:30 Wrap up session

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PC 4: Mass Casualty Incident Response Plan: Riceland Simulation Exercise

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Presentation on Mass Casualty Incidents

COURSE DIRECTORS

  • Massimo Azzaretto (Italy)
  • Luca Ragazzoni (Italy)

Faculty

  • Francesco Della Corte
  • Jeffrey Franc
  • Ives Hubloue
  • Mick Molloy
  • Eric Weinstein

Participants

The course is designed for 40 participants.

Required materials

Participants should each bring their own laptop.

Course description 

Participants from various backgrounds and experience in mass casualty incident planning and response will collaborate similar to the constituents involved in the creation of an actual mass casualty incident response plan.  The class will be divided into three committees to work together and collectively to produce a hazard vulnerability analysis, resource analysis and a mass casualty incident plan of a fictional country. Participants will receive lessons from experts, breakout sessions to guide each of the committees to work towards completion of their assignments, and a computer simulation to exercise their plan.

Learning objectives

1. To identify and gather relevant constituents to research, create and implement a mass casualty incident response plan for a government or non-government organization.

2. To research, adapt and complete an appropriate hazard vulnerability analysis of risks facing a government or non-government organization.

3. To research necessary staff, stuff and structures already possessed by response agencies and to learn how to acquire or contract the remaining staff, stuff and structures to meet the demand of a mass casualty incident.

4. To collaborate with relevant constituents to research, create and implement effective and efficient exercises that stress the mass casualty incident response plan with critical review to then implement appropriate process and system improvement.

Schedule

Saturday 8 September

08:00-08:15 Intro to Riceland Game  L. Ragazzoni, M. Azzaretto 
08:15-08:45

Health Authority

E. Weinstein
08:45-09:15 Risk Assessment and Risk Management I. Hubloue
09:15-09:45

Resource Analysis and Logistics

M. Azzaretto
10:00-10:30 Surge Capacity and Crisis Standard of Care F. Della Corte 
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break  
11:00-11:30 ICS/HICS J. Franc
11:30-12:00 MCI Plan M. Molloy
12:00-12:15 Explanation interactive map L. Ragazzoni
12:15-12:30 Explanation Committee format M. Azzaretto
12:30-13:30 Working Lunch & commitee tables  
13:30-14:00

Breakout Committee establish structure 

All instructors
14:00-15:30 Expectation to have clear Committee assignments, establish object  
15:30-16:00 Break  
16:00-16:30

Each Committee presents preliminary work

 
16:30-18:00 Committees continue work  All instructors

Sunday 9 September

08:00-08:15

Recap D#1

M. Azzzaretto, L. Ragazzoni

08:15-09:45 Finalize MCI Plan incorporating HVA, RA E. Weinstein
09:45-10:30 Surge Sim exercise Student plan J. Franc
10:30-11:00 Break  
11:00-11:45 Q&A Plan All Instructors
11:45-12:00

Final thoughts and wrap up

L. Ragazzoni, M. Azzaretto

Disaster Medicine Precourse

 

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PC 5: Non-vital Trauma

Course Directors

  • Jean-Jacques Banihachémi (France)

Faculty

  • Abdelouahab Bellou (USA)
  • Alberto Gregori (Scotland)
  • Rashid Abu-Rajad (Scotland)
  • Patricia O'Connor (Scotland)
  • Régis Pailhé (France)
  • Franck Verschuren (Belgium)
  • Adeline Higuet (Belgium)
  • Francis Launois (France)
  • Mohamed Ben Aissa (Belgium)

Participants

Maximum number : 30
All professionals involved in the management of non-vital traumatology: EPs, orthopedists, nurses, immobilization technicians, medical students.

 

Course description:

Non-vital trauma represents 40-60% of chief complaints in the ED. There are many pitfalls in the diagnosis of lesions generating therapeutic delays that can be dramatic in terms of functional prognosis for the patient. To avoid complications, it is essential to develop strong collaboration between orthopedic surgeons involved in trauma emergencies and emergency physicians (EPS). This course will be led by EPs and ED nurses in collaboration with orthopedic surgeons. 

Objectives:

1. To learn the relevant immobilization techniques of the upper and lower limbs:
a. Plaster
b. Resin
c. Thermoformable
d. Orthosis
e. Strapping
f. Specific assets: shoulder, finger.

2. To learn how to manage sutures of wound injuries in the ED.

Methodology:

This session will take place over a day involving EPs, orthopedic surgeons and immobilization technicians ED nurses. This session will be exclusively practical and interactive. Experts will show how to carry out the various fixed assets and answer the trainees' questions. Trainees will be distributed into 3 groups.

1- Immobilization workshop with 2 groups:  All trainees will practice with each other with the support of the trainers. The goal is to provide skills in all types of immobilization of limbs.

2- Sutures workshop: trainees will practice on pork belly.

Schedule

Saturday 8 September

08:00 Welcome
08:10-08:30

Introduction of the course

 

Distribution into 3 groups of 10 trainees

 

Sutures worksop, superior limbs workshop, inferior limbs workshop

08:30-12:30 Practice
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-17:30 Practice
17:30-18:00 Conclusion & Evaluation

Non Vital Trauma Precourse NEW

 

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PC 6: EUSEM leadership course in cooperation with IEDLI and RCEM

Course Directors & Faculty

  • J. Stroobants (Belgium)
  • B. Hogan (Germany, EUSEM)
  • P. Anderson (IEDLI)
  • T. Hassan (UK, RCEM)

 Participants

The course is designed for 20 participants. It will be organised in 4 small groups of 5 persons.

Course description & learning objectives

The objectives of the workshop are to teach leadership skills that are relevant for current ED leaders and directors, individuals who have mid-level leadership roles, and individuals who are interested in taking on leadership roles.  

This workshop has been developed and presented jointly by EUSEM (EUSEM Professional Committee), the International Emergency Department Leadership Institute (IEDLI) and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM). 
The goal of the workshop is to teach leadership skills that are relevant for current ED leaders and directors, individuals who have mid-level leadership roles, and individuals who are interested in taking on leadership roles. 

The workshop will be a seminar-style format that will focus on 4 topics.  Each topic will include some interactive presentation of content by the faculty followed by activity in small groups in which the participants will interact with each other and the faculty to analyse data, work through challenges, develop plans. 

Schedule

Saturday 8 September

08:30-08:45 Welcome words EUSEM, RCEM, IEDLI R. Petrino, T. Hassan, P. Anderson
08:45-09:00 Course introduction   B. Hogan
09:00-09:15 Module 1 - Introductory lecture

Team building 

B. Hogan, R. Arafat
09:15-10:30

Module 1 - Practical exercises in small working groups

   
10:30-11:00 Coffee break    
11:00-11:15 Module 2  - Introductory lecture  

Caring for Self, Team, Vision

 T. Hassan 
11:15-12:30 Module 2 - Practical exercises in small working groups    
12:30-13:30

Lunch break

   
13:30-13:45 Module 3 - Introductory lecture  Negotiation  J. Stroobants
13:45-15:00

Module 3 - Practical exercises in small working groups

   
15:00-15:30  Coffee break    
15:30-15:45 Module 4 - Introductory lecture  Difficult conversation / Dealing with the media   P. Anderson
15:45-17:00

Module 4 - Practical exercises in small working groups

   
17:00-17:30

Feedback

  All Participants
17:30-18:00

Summary, wrap up

 

 

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PC 7: SafeER PSA - Procedural sedation and analgesia for Emergency Physicians

Course Director

  • Christian Heringhaus (The Netherlands)

Faculty

  • Yannick Groutars (The Netherlands)
  • Erick Oskam (The Netherlands)
  • Douwe Rijpsma (The Netherlands)
  • Ruth Sneep (The Netherlands)
  • Vanessa Valk (The Netherlands)
  • Rebekka Veugelers (The Netherlands)

Participants

The course is designed for 16 participants (Emergency Physicians).
Doctors who will follow the pre-course must be adequately trained in advanced life support and airway management skills.

Course description & learning objectives

Procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) is widely administered by emergency physicians, in order to perform painful or uncomfortable procedures in the Accident and Emergency department.

PSA is significant associated with complications and must be seen as a high risk procedure. Due to the inherent risks, it is important that doctors are aware of and follow available national, international and local guidelines.

Furthermore it is crucial that adequate training should be followed to ensure the knowledge and skills to safely administer PSA and to treat possible complications.

With this course we will give the participants an overview over existing national and international guidelines, show them how to prepare the patient and the environment to perform safe PSA on the Accident and Emergency department and how to avoid and treat the most common complications related to PSA.

After an introduction with some short presentations we will mainly train with simulated patients in hands-on workshops.

Schedule

08.00 – 08.30 Welcome and introduction
08.30 – 09.00 Lecture: SafeER PSA -  The course
09.00 – 09.15 Lecture: PSA a continuum
09.15 – 09.50 Lecture: PSA – a routine procedure?
09.50 – 10.05 Lecture: Risk assessment and pre-sedation screening
10.05 – 10.20 Lecture: Airway
10.20 – 10.30 Lecture: Patient characteristics and positioning
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 11.20 Lecture: Monitoring
11.20 – 12.30 Lecture: Pharmacology
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch
13.30 – 13.50 Table Top exercise
13.50 – 14.00 Demonstration
14.00 – 15.30 Sedation workshops
15.30 – 16.00 Break
16.00 – 17.30 Sedation workshops
17.30 – 18.00 Quiz

 

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PC 8: Simulation : Train the Trainers

Course Directors

  • François Lecomte (France)
  • Pierluigi Ingrassia (Italy)

Faculty

  • Youri Yordanov (France)
  • Abdo Khoury (France)
  • Mohammed Mouhaoui (Morocco)
  • Felix Lorang (Germany)
  • Guillem Bouilleau (France)

Participants

The course is designed for 15 participants.

Course description & learning objectives

  1. To learn the basis on medical education, medical error and human factor.                                                                  
  2. To get knowledge on Simulation in Healthcare: definition, tools, scenarios, briefing, debriefing.
  3. To learn the concept of Crisis Management (CRM) and team work and multi-disciplinary approach in Simulation.
  4. To practice Simulation by producing scenarios in small trainee groups

Schedule

Saturday 8 September

09:15-09:30

Welcome and Introduction
Objectives: Introduction of participants (instructors and trainees)

09:30-10:10 What is simulation education? From standardized patient to high fidelity simulation. Crisis Resource Management
Objectives: Basis in medical education, medical error and human factor; simulation: definition, description of simulation tools. Intro to CRM
10:10-10:30 Preparing and running a simulation and debriefing session: Key principles
Objectives: Scenarios, briefing, simulation session, debriefing, learning objectives
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-11:30 Presentation of one patient simulator / Prebriefing
Objectives: Practical presentation of simulation room and principles to learners
11:30-12:30 Scenario design and preparation
Objectives: Creation of two simulation scenario (one with manikin and one simulated patient)
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:30 Hands on opportunity (1): Running and taking part in a scenario
15:30-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-16:45 Hands on opportunity (2): Running and taking part in a scenario
16:45-17:30 Q&A, discussion, workshop evaluation
Objectives: How to implement simulation in initial and continuous education

 

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PC 9: Young Investigators pre-course on Research

Course Directors

  • Said Laribi (France)

Faculty

  • Zerrin Defne Dundar (Turkey)
  • Luis Garcia-Castrillo (Spain)
  • Mehmet A. Karamercan (Turkey)
  • Claudia Römer (Germany)
  • Anna Slagman (Germany)

 

Participants

Maximum number : 20
EM residents and young EM fellows (Young EM investigators).

 

Course description & Objectives:

Welcome to this training course on research for young EM residents and fellows. Our goal is to develop a common understanding and language for developing and implementing research in the field of Emergency Medicine. This course will increase your knowledge of current best practices, improve your skills and offer practical applications that will benefit you and your organization. Take advantage of being part of the enthusiastic community of EM researchers. We look forward to meeting you in Glasgow!

 

Schedule

Saturday 8 September

09:00-09:15 Opening remarks and Faculty introduction  
09:15-10:00 What is th research question? Identify a research question, identify research objetcives Mehmet Karamercan
10:00-10:30

Ethical and regulatory rules

Said Laribi

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break

 
11:00-12:30

Different types of studies

 
  1. Qualitative research Zerrin Defne Dundar
  2. Cohort studies Said Laribi
  3. Questionnaire/survey Claudia Römer
12:30-13:30 Lunch  
13:30-14:30 Different types of studies  
  1. Diagnostic evaluation Luis Garcia-Castrillo
  2. Secondary data analysis Anna Slagman
14:30-15:30 Which statistical tests to use? Zerrin Defne Dubdar
  1. Differentiate qualitative from quantitative variables   
  2. Determine risk of errors  
  3. Parametric or non-parametric?  
15:30-16:00 Coffee Break  
16:00-16:45 Editors view, Tips to publish your research Anna Slagman
16:45-17:00 Conclusions  

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PC 10: Advanced Paediatric Emergency Care (APEC)

Course Director

  • Prof. dr. Said Hachimi Idrissi (Belgium)

Faculty

  • Dr. Javier Benito Fernandez (SP)
  • Dr. Tom Beattie (UK)
  • Dr. Silvia Bressan (Italy)
  • Dr. Santiago Mintegi (Spain)
  • Prof. dr. Yehezkel (Hezi) Waisman (Israel)
  • Dr. Rodrick Babakhanlou (UK)
  • Dr. Dave Walker (USA)
  • Dr. Nadeem Qureshi (USA)

Participants

The course is designed for 40 participants.
PEM Physicians, Pediatricians, and Emergency Physicians who provide care for children in emergencies and who want to refine their knowledge and skills in PEM
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.

Course description & learning objectives

To provide physicians participating at the APEC course 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 8 September

08:30 Lectures and interactives sessions  
08:30 - 09:00 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  Prof. dr. Said Hachimi-Idrissi 
09:30 - 10:00 Lecture: Metabolic Syndromes Prof. dr. Yehezkel Waisman 
10:30– 11:00 Coffee Break  
11:00 - 11:30 Lecture: Neurological Emergencies Dr. Javier Benito
11:30 - 12:00 Interactive session: Fluid Resuscitation in ED Dr. Nadeem Qureshi
12:00 - 12:30 Interactive session: Respiratory Emergencies Dr. Silvia Bressan
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch  
13:30 – 14:15 Hands-on: Non-invasive ventilation (High flow, CPAP, Bipap, etc…) Dr. Dave Walker
14:15 – 15:00 Interactive session : Abdominal pain, evaluation and investigations Dr. Tom Beattie
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break  
16:00 – 16:30 Interactive session: ECG interpretation Dr. Dave Walker 
16:30 - 17:00 Interactive session: Urogenital Emergencies Dr. Rodrick Babakhanlou
17:00 – 17:30 Day 1 summary  Faculty

Sunday 9 September

09:00 Introduction to day 2 Faculty 
09:00 - 09:30 Interactive session: Toxicological Emergencies Dr. Santi Mintegi
09:30 - 10:00 Interactive session: Neonatal Emergencies Prof. dr. Said Hachimi-Idrissi & Dr. Nadeem Qureshi
10:00 - 10:30

Hands- on: Management of multi-traumatized child
(bleeding cases/ neurotrauma/…) First management and 
mitigating the secondary worsening/ massive transfusion 
protocol vs. major haemorrhage protocol

Dr. Tom Beattie & 
Dr. Rodrick Babakhanlou

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

 
11:00 - 11:30

Hands-on: Airway management

Dr. Santi Mintegi & Dr. Silvia Bressan
11:30 - 12:00

Hands-on: Vascular Access 

Prof. dr. Yehezkel Waisman & 
Dr. Javier Benito Fernandez 
12:00 - 12:30

Course Summary

Faculty
12:30

End of the pre-course 

 

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PC 11: Airway Management Precourse for inner-clinical Emergency Medicine

Course Directors

  • Sabine Merz (Germany)
  • Christian Hohenstein (Germany)

 

Participants

The course is designed for 20 participants (Emergency Physicians).
Skill stations will be coconducted in small groups.

Course description & learning objectives

Airway Management is a major topic in the Emergency Department. Anesthesiologists are not always available; therefore each member of the ED needs to be able to perform Airway Management. To secure the airway of a patient, it is necessary to know the different devices and techniques and also to consider, that the algorithm is different to the familiar pre-hospital and OR airway algorithm.

In this course, participants will learn about basic and difficult Airway Management. Furthermore, the technique of anaesthetization will be taught.

All participants will be able to train the different techniques and devices on intubation trainers. 

Schedule

Coffee break will served at Lomond Auditorium Mezzanine from 10:30 to 11:00.

08.30– 09.30 Lecture Dr Christian Hohenstein
 

Oxygenation of the patient

 

Induction of Anesthesia 

 

Intubation of the emergency patient in the trauma room (plan A)

  Research update
09.30 – 10.30 Lecture Dr Sabine Merz
 

Specifics of airway management in the Emergency Department 

 

Recognizing difficult airways 

 

Explanation of  techniques & description of devices for Airway Management (plan B) 

 

Verification of tube position 

10.30 – 12.30 Workstations on Trainers 
  Direct and indirect laryngoscopy
  Intubation with the flexible intubation endoscope with and without additional tools
  Supraglottic devices
  Surgical Airways

 

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PC 12: Geriatric Emergency Medicine

Course Directors

  • Christian Nickel (Switzerland)

Faculty 

  • Arjun Thaur (UK)
  • Simon Conroy (UK)
  • Sarah Turpin (UK)
  • James Wallace (UK)
  • Bas de Groot (The Netherlands)
  • Jacinta Lucke (The Netherlands)
  • Laura Blomaard (The Netherlands)
  • Simon Mooijaart (The Netherlands)
  • James van Oppen (UK)

Participants

The course is designed for 16 participants (Emergency clinicians, nurses and paramedics welcome).

Course description  

The number of older patients in the Emergency Department is rising. Many of these older patients suffer from complex comorbidities, frailty and are at risk of adverse outcomes. Working with frail older patients can be difficult for those working in Emergency Medicine, however it is becoming more and more important.

This  ‘hands on’ pre-course has the goal to improve the knowledge and skills regarding Geriatric Emergency Medicine of the participants. We start with one lecture after which the rest of the day will be filled with working groups and scenario’s with small groups.

The participants will be provided with practical tips and clinical education points with which they can start working when they are back in their own hospital.

Using several themes the main issues of working with older patients in the ED will be discussed, such as frailty, the older trauma patient, sepsis, pain management, syncope, polypharmacy, cognitive impairment and end-of-life care.

Learning objectives

  • To teach participants about general concepts of Geriatric Emergency Medicine such as frailty and its implications when working in the ED
  • To give participants clinical education about older patients with:
    • Trauma
    • Sepsis
    • Deprescribing / polypharmacy
    • Pain management
    • Abdominal pain
    • Syncope
    • Delirium and cognitive impairment
  • To give participants training on how to discuss end of life care in the ED

Schedule

08:30– 08:40 General introduction (program, general notices)
08:40-09:00

General introduction into GEM (frailty)

09:00-10:40

Working groups 4x25 minutes 

 

Station 1: scenario older trauma patient

  Station 2: scenario older patient with sepsis
09:30 – 10:30 Station 3: Table top discussion: deprescribing/polypharmacy
 

Station 4: Table top discussion: pain management  

10:40-11:00

Coffee break 

11:00-12:40

Working groups 4x25 minutes 

 

Station 1: Scenario older patient with abdominal pain

  Station 2: Scenario older patient with syncope 
  Station 3: Table top discussion: delirium/cognitive impairment
  Station 4: Table top discussion: end of life care in the ED
12:40-12:55 Summary of key-learning points
12:55-13:00 Closing & evaluation 

 

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