Eusem - 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