This is half day pre-course taking place on Wednesday 23 September from 13:00-17:30 CEST in room CORONIS & HELIOS in Panacéa Conseil centre, 22 Rue Georges Picquart, 75017 Paris, Paris, France (please note it is different location than EUSEM Congress 2026!)

This 0.5-day intensive workshop addresses the critical “Golden Hour” of psychiatric emergencies in the ED. It combines evidence-based verbal de-escalation techniques, a logic-based algorithm for medical clearance of “mimics,” and high-fidelity simulation for managing agitated adolescents and high-risk suicide assessments.

Emergency physicians, psychiatry trainees, advanced nurse practitioners (ED and Psychiatry), physician associates, Acute and Emergency care educators, Psychiatric nurses specialists, and clinical leaders managing front-line acute psychiatric emergencies.

• Dr. Ahmad Abdelsadek Hassan (Course-Director)
• Dr. Claire Leonard, IE
• Dr. Ashraf Gadir, IE
• Dr. Bassem Alhadi, EG
• Dr. Mohamed Elhoseny, IE
• Dr. Rasha Sawaya, IE

After completing the precourse, participants will be able to:

• Apply a shared, structured approach to acute psychiatric emergencies.
• Rapidly secure patient, staff, and environmental safety using non‑coercive techniques.
• Differentiate medical from primary psychiatric pathology, including overdose and delirium.
• Demonstrate advanced verbal de‑escalation and human‑factors‑informed communication.
• Select and safely administer pharmacological strategies for agitation and behavioural disturbance.
• Navigate duty of care, documentation, and Mental Health Act considerations.

Engagement with pre-course materials is not obligatory. Nevertheless, upon confirmation of the finalized booking list, attendees will be provided with access to the Academyium.com e-learning portal approximately four weeks in advance of the scheduled course date.

The price for this course is € 200 (including 10% VAT)

Please register through your MyEUSEM account by clicking on the EUSEM Congress registration button. From the Pre-courses tab you can select the pre-courses you would like to join.

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