Advanced Pediatric Emergency Care
Format
This course will be offered on Saturday, September 16 at 8:30 – 18:30 CEST and Sunday, September 17 at 8:30 – 12:30 CEST at the Barcelona Congress center.
Overview
This course is developed by the Paediatric Branch of the European Society for Emergency Medicine. The branch wants to promote and facilitate the dissemination of knowledge in PEM in Europe and the world through meetings, courses, research, publications, and various clinical activities.
The content of this course will:
Objective
The objective of this course is to provide participating physicians with both knowledge and advanced skills in recognizing and managing a wide spectrum of Pediatric Emergencies.

Learning outcomes
For who
Resident/Postgraduate and every physician taking care of sick children.
The course participant should have some experience of working in an environment where ill and injured children of all ages are seen and treated. And willing to discuss management and challenge tutors in small group discussions.
Programme
A more detailed programme will be provided later
- Lectures on how to recognise a sever sick child
- Paediatric assessment triangle
- ABCDE
- Reel cases and challenging approaches
- Challenging the audience (based on their experiences)
- Providing evidence medicine on specific topics
- Small discussion groups

Educational material
The educational material will be delivered to you in advance.
Registration
The costs for this course are:
€ 290* for physicians
€ 169* for nurses, paramedics, trainees and students
*All prices exclusing VAT
Please register through your MyEUSEM account by clicking on the EUSEM Congress registration button. On the pre-course tab you can select the pre-courses you would like to join.
Faculty
Course Director: Prof Said Hachimi-Idrissi, BE
- Dr Ruth Farrugia, MT
- Dr Naveen Poonai, CA
- Prof Itai Shavit, IL
- Dr Dave Walker, USA
- Dr Hezi Waisman, IL
- Dr Tom Beattie, UK
- Dr Benito Helvia, ES
- Dr Roberto Velasco Zuñiga, ES
- Dr Borja Gomez, ES
Time | Day 1-September 16, 2023 |
08:30-09:15 | Introduction/Mentors -Mentees Q&A: PAT and ABCDE approach |
09:15-10:45 | Small groups discussions (2 groups) When to suspect intoxication and what to do?/Wheezing how to manage? |
10:45 -11:15 | Coffee Break |
11:15 – 12:45 | Small groups discussions (2 groups) Wheezing how to manage?/ When to suspect intoxication and what to do? |
12:45 – 13:45 | Lunch Break |
13:45-14:45 | Small groups discussions (2 groups) Non-invasive ventilation (High flow, CPAP, Bipap, etc…)/ Management of multi-traumatized child (bleeding cases/ neurotrauma/…) First management and mitigating the secondary worsening/ massive transfusion protocol vs. major hemorrhage protocol |
14:45-15:45 | Small groups discussions (2 groups) Management of multi-traumatized child (bleeding cases/ neurotrauma/…) First management and mitigating the secondary worsening/ massive transfusion protocol vs. major hemorrhage protocol / Hands-on: Non-invasive ventilation (High flow, CPAP, Bipap, etc…) |
15:45-16:15 | Coffee Break |
16:15 -17:00 | Small groups discussions (2 groups) Neonatal Emergencies/ Metabolic Syndromes for dummies |
17:00-17:45 | Small groups discussions (2 groups) Metabolic Syndromes for dummies /Neonatal Emergencies |
17:45-18:15 | Feedback and questions |
18:15-18:30 | Close & wrap up |
Time | Day 2-September 17, 2023 |
08:30-09:00 | Group 1: Hands-on: Capnography Group 2: Hands-on: Vascular Access and fluid resuscitation |
09:00-10:00 | Group 1: Hands-on: Vascular Access and fluid resuscitation Group 2: Hands-on: Capnography |
10:00 -10:30 | Group 1: ECG interpretation and quiz Group 2: Radiology and short cases quiz |
10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break |
11:00 – 12:00 | Group 1: Radiology and short cases quiz Group 2: ECG interpretation and quiz |
12:00-12:30 | Ask any question you want Feedback and questions Close & wrap up |