Geriatric Emergency Medicine – Train the trainer

The pre-course is a one-day live course that will be held on Wednesday 23 September, from 13:00 to 17:30 CEST and Thursday 24 September, from 8:00-12:30 CEST.

Venue: Panacéa Conseil centre, 22 Rue Georges Picquart, 75017 Paris, Paris, France (please note it is different location than EUSEM Congress 2026!)

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 will be submitted for CME accreditation by the EACCME®.

Faculty

Course Director: Dorothee Riedlinger, DE

  • Pieter Heeren, BE
  • James van Oppen, UK
  • Christophe Fehlmann, CH
  • Arjun Thaur, UK
  • Áine Mitchell, IE
  • Rosa McNamara, IE
  • Don Melady, CA
  • Veronica Wunderlich-Sperl, 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

The price for this course is € 350 (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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TimeTopicFaculty
12:30-13:30Registration
13:30-13:45General introduction (program, general notices)D Riedlinger
13:45-14:30Initial lecture on frailty and key GeriEM concepts          J van Oppen
14:30-14:40Preparing for the small group sessionsD Riedlinger
14:40-15:30Circuit rotation 1 – scenario’s (25min)
Station 1: scenario older trauma patient
Station 2: scenario non-specific complaints		J van Oppen
R McNamara
C Fehlmann
15:30-15:50Coffee break
15:50-16:40Circuit 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-Sperl
A Thaur
D Melady
16:40-17:15Roundup: delivering circuit 1A Mitchell
17:15-17:30Summary day 1 + Q+AD.Riedlinger
All faculty
TimeTopicFaculty
08:15-08:25Welcome day 2D Riedlinger
08:25-08:55How to make your ED “Geri Friendly”P Heeren
08:55-09:05Preparing for small group sessions Circuit 2D Riedlinger
09:05-10:00Circuit 2 – rotation 1 scenario 1
Station 1: Scenario older patient with abdominal pain
Station 2: Scenario older patient with syncope
V Wunderlich-Sperl
R McNamara
D Melady
10:00-10:20Coffee break
10:20-11:15Circuit 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 Riedlinger
A Mitchell
C Fehlmann
11:15-11:55Round up – delivering circuit 2R McNamara
11:55-12:30Summary session + Q&AA Thaur
All faculty
12:30-12:50Evaluation & closeD Riedlinger
12:50-13:45Lunch

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