Saturday 23 September: 08:30-18:00 & Sunday 24 September: 09:00-13:00
Course Director
- Said Hachimi Idrissi (Belgium)
Faculty
- Tom Beattie (UK)
- Silvia Bressan (Italy)
- Liviana Dadalt (Italy)
- Santiago Mintegi (Spain)
- Itai Shavit (Israel)
- Yehezkel (Hezi) Waisman (Israel)
- Rodrick Babakhanlou (UK)
- Niccollo Parri (Italy)
- Dave Walker (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
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 pediatric emergencies including trauma, both in the hospital and pre-hospital settings.
Course format
The course is provided over 1.5-day course. During the both days, lectures are presented on the management of a wide spectrum of pediatric emergencies (including trauma) with emphasis on evidence-based literature. During the hands-on sessions, the candidates will actively participate in small group on advanced skill stations, case scenarios and simulations designed to provide knowledge and skills relevant to pediatric emergency medicine, as well as elicit discussion on the clinical management of common pediatric emergencies including trauma. At the end of the course participants are presented with certificates of course completion by EuSEM.
Schedule
Saturday 23 September
| 08.30 | Introduction |
| 08.45 – 10.15 | Challenges in resuscitation practice |
| 10.15 – 10.45 | Coffee Break |
| 10.45– 12.15 | Respiratory emergencies |
| 12.15 – 13.00 | Lunch |
| 13.00 – 14.30 | Cardiac emergencies |
| 14.30 – 16.00 | Abdominal pain/surgical emergencies |
| 16.00 – 16.15 | Coffee Break |
| 16.15 – 17.45 | Analgesia/sedation |
| 17.45 – 18.00 | Debriefing with the faculty |
Sunday 24 September
| 09.00-10.30 | Toxicology/metabolic syndromes |
| 10.30-11.00 | Break |
| 11.00-12.30 | Trauma management |
| 12.30-13.00 | Debriefing with the faculty |