Emergency Medicine Core Competencies
Format
This pre-course is offered in a hybrid format, which means there will be virtual sessions:
Monday 11 September from 18:00 to 20:00 CET: EKG
Wednesday 13 September from 18:00 to 20:00 CET: Acid-Base
Followed by a face-to-face meeting in the Congress center in Barcelona:
Saturday 16 September from 8:30 to 18:30 CET
Objectives
This course focuses on competence development through scenario-based training. The competencies 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).
Overview
This hybrid course consists of
2 virtual sessions focussing on EKG and Acid-Base interpretation
Live session 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.

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
- Christine Canizes Paiva, PT
- Christoph Hüser, GE
- Veronique Brabers, BE
- Caroline Hård af Segerstad, SE
- Rossana Soloperto, IT
- Jens-Oliver Pokorny, DE
- Susan Doering, DE
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. From the Pre-courses tab you can select the pre-courses you would like to join.
8:30-9:30 Lectures | ||
9:30-11:00 Workshop | ||
11:00-11:15 Coffee break | ||
11:15-12:45 Workshop | ||
12:45-13:45 Lunch break | ||
13:45-14:30 Lectures | ||
14:30-16:00 Workshop | ||
16:00-16:15 Coffee break | ||
16:15-17:45 Workshop | ||
17:45-18:15 Q & A Course evaluation and diploma’s |