Course Director
- Said Hachimi Idrissi, Belgium
Faculty
- Said Hachimi Idrissi (Belgium)
- Javier Benito Fernandez (Spain)
- Dave Walker (USA)
- Itai Shavit (Israel)
- Hezi Waisman (Israel)
- Roberto Velasco Zuniga( Sapin)
- Dorine Borensztajn ( Nederlands)
Participants
The course is designed for 40 participants. Emergency physicians, Pediatricians, and all who are involved in taking care of children.
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
Wednesday 27 October
| 09:00 |
Lectures and interactive sessions |
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| 09:00 - 09:45 |
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Plenary session:
a. Patient assessment triangle
b. “ABCD” approach to resuscitation
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| 09:45 - 10:30 |
Small discussion groups – small groups and rotate at 45 mins:
- · Steroids in croup/croup scoring and other respiratory cases
- · Cardiology including ECG anomalies
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| 10:30– 10:45 |
Coffee Break
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| 10:45 - 12:15 |
Small discussion groups – small groups and rotate at 45 mins:
- · Steroids in croup/croup scoring and other respiratory cases
- · Cardiology including ECG anomalies
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| 12:15 - 13:00 |
Quiz: radiology
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| 13:00 – 13:45 |
Lunch Break
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| 13:45 - 15:15 |
Small discussion groups – small groups and rotate at 45 mins:
- Capnography in the PED
- How to manage metabolic emergencies
- Data analysis eg ABG, electrolyte
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| 15:15 – 15:30 |
Coffee Break
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| 15:30 – 16:15 |
Small discussion groups – small groups and rotate at 45 mins:
- Capnography in the PED
- How to manage metabolic emergencies
- Data analysis eg ABG, electrolyte
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| 16:15 - 17:00 |
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Biomarkers in the child with fever
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| 17:00 – 17:30 |
Q&A
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| Thursday 28 October |
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| 09:00 |
Challenges in fluid therapy in the PED
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| 09:45 - 10:30 |
3 x discussions – small groups and rotate at 45 mins:
- · Procedural sedation and analgesia in the paediatric emergency department
- · How I manage neurological emergencies in the PED
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| 10:30 - 10:45 |
Coffee Break
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| 10:45 - 12:15 |
3 x discussions – small groups and rotate at 45 mins:
- · Procedural sedation and analgesia in the paediatric emergency department
- · How I manage neurological emergencies in the PED
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| 12:15 - 12:30 |
Q&A
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| 12:30 |
Summary and certificate award
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| 13:00 |
End of the pre-course
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