PC 9: Emergency Medicine Core Competences

Course Directors

  • Eric Dryver, Sweden
  • Gregor Prosen, Slovenia

Faculty

  • Tobias Becker, Germany 
  • Adam Groves, United Kingdom
  • Caroline Hård af Segerstad, Sweden
  • Nikolas Sbyrakis, Greece 
  • Brian de Lange, The Netherlands

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 (Core Curriculum 2.1)

2-Differential diagnosis and decision-making (Core Curriculum 2.2 + 2.5)

3-Systematic EKG interpretation (Core Curriculum 2.4.4)

4-Systematic acid-base interpretation (Core Curriculum 2.2.6)

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

(Core Curriculum 2.2.5)

Educational MATERIALS

Participants receive a course manual prior to the course and a checklist compendium onsite 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).

The course includes a pretest with references to open-access educational

Overview

The course prioritizes scenario-based training and includes over 40 scenarios. Participants take turns managing the case and acquiring clinical information. The course also includes brief lectures, demonstrations and a group-discussion period. 

Thanks to the scenario-based format, the course provides an opportunity to train for the EBEEM Part B.

Schedule

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

Wednesday 27 October

08:00-09:00 

Course Introduction

Lecture:  Differential diagnosis & Decision-Making

Demo:  Diagnosis and Decisions scenario

09:00-10:30

Round 1: Scenario based training 

10:30-10:45

Coffee Break

10:45-12:15

Round 2: Scenario based training 

12:15-13:15

Lunch 

13:15-14:00

Introduction to Resuscitation

Demo Resuscitation scenario

14:00-15:30

Round 3: Scenario based training 

15:30-15:45

Coffee break

15:45-17:15

Round 4: Scenario based training 

17:30-18:00

Question & Answer

Thursday 28 October

08:00-08:45

Introduction to A-CPR & Neurodeficit

Demo:  Neuro Examination

08:45-10:15

Round 5: Scenario based training 

10:15-10:30

Coffee break

10:30-12:00

Round 6: Scenario based training 

12:00-12:15

Course evaluation / diploma's

 

National Societies

Albania
Albania Albania

Albanian Society of Emergency Medicine

Shoqata Shqiptare e Urgjencës Mjekësore - SH.U.M.

Date of origin: 1 January 2013

Austria

Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

Association of Emergency Medicine Physicians of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Udruženje Urgentologa u Federaciji Bosne i Hercegovine

Date of origin: 15 March 2019





France
Georgia
Georgia Georgia

Georgian College of Emergency Physicians

საქართველოს გადაუდებელი მედიცინის ექიმთა კოლეჯი





Kosovo
Kosovo Kosovo

Kosovo Society of Emergency Medicine

Shoqata për Mjekësi Emergjente e Kosovës (SHMEK)  

Year of origin: 2008

Latvia

Lithuania
Lithuania Lithuania

Lithuanian Society for Emergency Medicine

Lietuvos Skubiosios Medicinos Draugija

Date of origin: 3 October 2003

Malta
Malta Malta

Association of Emergency Physicians of Malta

Ghaqda Maltija tat-Tobba ghall-Emergenzi

Date of origin: 1 December 2006


Moldova
Moldova Moldova

Society of Emergency Medicine and Disasters Medicine from Republic of Moldova

Asociația Obștească Societatea Științifico-Practică de Medicină de Urgență și Catastrofe din Republica Moldova

Netherlands

Norway
Norway Norway

Norwegian College of Emergency Medicine


Poland

Portugal
Portugal Portugal

Portuguese Society of Urgent and Emergency Medicine

Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina de Urgência e Emergência 

Romania

Serbia
Slovakia
Slovakia Slovakia

Slovak Society of Disaster and Emergency Medicine

Slovenská spoločnost' urgentnej medicíny katastrof 

Date of origin: 4 October 1997





United Kingdom
United Kingdom United Kingdom

Royal College of Emergency Medicine

Year of origin: 1993