
Emergency Medicine Core Competences
Format
This precourse is offered in a hybrid format, which means there will be virtual sessions ahead of the live session at the congress:
Monday 22 September From 18:00 to 20:00 CET: EKG
Wednesday 24 September From 18:00 to 20:00 CET: Acid-Base
Followed by a face-to-face meeting in room Stolz 1, at VIECON, Austria on Saturday 27 September: From 8:30 to 18:00
Overview
OVERVIEW Brief description of course format and/or content:
This hybrid course consists of
1-virtual sessions focussing on EKG and Acid-Base interpretation
2-live sessions focussing on
a) the team management of critically ill patients
b) differential diagnosis and decision-making
c) the neurological examination and interpretation of findings
All sessions prioritize scenario-based training. The course also includes brief lectures and a group-discussion period.
The course is accredited with 8 CMEs by the EACCME®.
Objectives
OBJECTIVES Brief description of course 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
2-Differential diagnosis and decision-making
3-Systematic EKG interpretation
4-Systematic acid-base interpretation
5-Interpretation of the neurological examination and initial management of selected neurological conditions
Participants receive a checklist compendium 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).

Educational material
To be handed over onsite at the course:
Participants receive a checklist compendium
The course includes a pretest with references to open-access educational material.
Faculty
Course Directors:
Eric Dryver, SE & Gregor Prosen, SI
- Tobias Becker, GE
- Christoph Hüser, GE
- Murat Ersel, TR
- Caroline Hård af Segerstad, SE
- Rossana Soloperto, IT
- Alexander Winkler, GE
Registration
Please note: This course is now full. If you’re still interested, please check back on this page regularly, as it will be updated if any spots become available due to cancellations or drop outs
The costs for this course are
€ 280 for physicians
€ 190 for nurses, paramedics, trainees and students
All fees include 13% 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.
Pretest (if applicable): The course includes a pretest with references to open-access educational material
Webinar prior to the live part (more information on the programme will follow).
Monday, 22 September 18:00 – 20:00: EKG (virtual session)
Pretest (if applicable): The course includes a pretest with references to open-access educational material
Webinar prior to the live part (more information on the programme will follow).
Wednesday 24 September 18:00 – 20:00: Acid-Base (virtual session)
| Time | Topic | Faculty |
| 8:30-9:30 | Lectures | E. Dryver |
| 9:30-11:00 | Workshop | All faculty |
| 11:00-11:15 | Coffee break | |
| 11:15-12:45 | Workshop | All faculty |
| 12:45-13:30 | Lunch break | |
| 13:45-14:30 | Lectures | All faculty |
| 14:30-16:00 | Workshop | All faculty |
| 15:45-16:00 | Coffee break | |
| 16:15-17:45 | Workshop | All faculty |
| 17:45-18:00 | Q & A Course evaluation and diploma’s | E. Dryver |