Geriatric Emergency Medicine – Train the trainer

The pre-course is a one-day live course that will be held on Saturday 27 September, from 08:30 to 16:45 CET

Venue: room Schubert 6, VIECON, Vienna, Austria

Learning objectives

  • To refresh participants with key concepts of geriatric emergency medicine.
  • To orientate participants with the EUSEM GeriEM course package.
  • To train participants to deliver the EUSEM GeriEM course.

Overview

This train-the-trainer course is designed for experienced healthcare professionals who want to become familiar with the materials and feel confident in delivering the Geriatric Emergency Medicine – train-the-trainer (EUSEM GeriEM) course at their own institutions.

The number of older patients requiring Emergency Department care is rising. Many of these older patients live with frailty and are consequently at risk of adverse outcomes. Caring for older people living with frailty is complex and often uncomfortable. However, frailty is now so prevalent that all emergency clinicians require core skills in geriatric emergency medicine.

For over five years, the EUSEM GeriEM course has trained participants in key concepts of geriatric emergency medicine. Learning of Geriatric EM should not be restricted to participants attending the annual EUSEM Congress. Thus, a course teaching package has been developed for wider distribution.

The course is accredited with 5.5 CMEs by the EACCME®.

Faculty

Course Director: Áine Mitchell, IE

  • Pieter Heeren, BE
  • James van Oppen, UK
  • Jacinta Lucke, NL
  • Dorothee Riedlinger, DE
  • Áine Mitchell, IE
  • Deirdre Breslin, IE
  • Don Melady, CA
  • Veronica Wunderlich, AT

For who

Emergency Clinicians (doctors, nurses, paramedics, etc) with at least 5 years postgraduate experience providing GeriEM care.

Educational Material

To be provided prior to the course:

GeriEM course information pack (background reading provided for the course)

GeriEM course tutor pack

To be provided during the course:

The slides and handouts will be provided

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

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.

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TimeTopicFaculty
08:30-08:45General introduction (program, general notices)A Mitchell
08:45-09:30Initial lecture on frailty and key GeriEM concepts          J van Oppen
09:30-9:45Preparing for the small group sessionsA Mitchell
9:45-10:10Circuit rotation 1 – scenario’s (25min)
Station 1: scenario older trauma patient
Station 2: scenario older patient with sepsis		J Lucke
J van Oppen
10:10-10:30Coffee break
10:30-10:55Circuit rotation 1 – scenario’s (25min)
10:55-11:50Circuit 1 – rotation 2 table top discussions (25mins each)
Station 3: Table top discussion: delirium/cognitive impairment
Station 4: Table top discussion: pain management		V Wunderlich
D Riedlinger
11:50-12:10Roundup: delivering circuit 1J Lucke
12:10-12:50How to make your ED ‘Geri Friendly’P Heeren
12:50-13:40Lunch
13:40-14:30Circuit 2 – rotation 1 scenario 1
Station 1: Scenario older patient with abdominal pain
Station 2: Scenario older patient with syncope		D Melady
V Wunderlich
14:30-15:20Circuit 2 – rotation 2 table top disussions
Station 3: Table top discussion: polypharmacy
Station 4: Table top discussion: end of life care in the ED		D Melady
A Mitchell
15:20-15:40Round up – delivering circuit 2J Lucke
15:40-16:00Coffee break
16:00-16:25Delivering the summary sessionD Riedlinger
16:25-16:40Q&AJ van Oppen
16:40-16:50Evaluation & closeA Mitchell

Time                      Topic                                                            

08:30 – 08:40         General introduction (program, general notices)              

08:40 – 09:00         General introduction into Geriatric Emergency Medicine

09:00-10:40            Working groups 4×25 minutes

                                    Station 1: scenario

                                    Station 2: scenario

                                    Station 3: Table top discussion

                                    Station 4: Table top discussion

10:40-11:00            Coffee break

11:00-12:40            Working groups 4×25 minutes

                                    Station 1: Scenario

                                    Station 2: Scenario

                                    Station 3: Table top discussion

                                    Station 4: Table top discussion

12:40-12:55            Summary of key-learning points

12:55-13:00            Closing & evaluation