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: 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.

Faculty

Course Director: Pieter Heeren, BE

  • James van Oppen, UK
  • Jacinta Lucke, NL
  • Dorothee Reidlinger, IE
  • Áine Mitchell, IE
  • Deirdre Breslin, IE
  • Arjun Thaur, UK

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 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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08:30-08:45General introduction (program, general notices)
08:45-09:00Initial lecture on frailty and key GeriEM concepts          
09:00-9:20Preparing for the small group sessions
9:20-10:00Circuit 1 – scenario’s
Station 1: scenario older trauma patient
Station 2: scenario older patient with sepsis
10:00-10:30Coffee break
10:30-11:10Circuit 1 – table top discussions
Station 3: Table top discussion: delirium/cognitive impairment
Station 4: Table top discussion: pain management
11:10-11:25Roundup: delivering circuit 1
11:25-12:15How to make your ED ‘Geri Friendly’
12:15-12:45Circuit 2 – scenario’s
Station 1: Scenario older patient with abdominal pain
Station 2: Scenario older patient with syncope
12:45-13:45Lunch
13:45-14:50Circuit 2 – rotations continue
Circuit 2 – table top disussions
Station 3: Table top discussion: polypharmacy
Station 4: Table top discussion: end of life care in the ED
14:50-15:05Round up – delivering circuit 2
15:05-15:20Delivering the summary session
15:20-15:45Summary, questions and discussions
15:45-16:15Coffee break

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