Pediatric Emergency Medicine Skills Course for 1st Year PEM Fellows
This course, designed for first year Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellows, is an intensive 2-day course that will provide hands-on training in critical Pediatric Emergency Medicine procedure skills. This will include airway management techniques, vascular access and resuscitation procedures. Using high fidelity simulation, this course will also focus on the development of communication, teamwork and crisis resource management skills.
Target Audience
1st Year PEM Fellows Registration Fee:
$150.00
Learning Objectives
- Identify subtle as well as classic radiographic findings in acute pediatric presentations
- Use appropriate adjuncts to secure a pediatric airway
- Describe techniques to obtain vascular access in neonatal and pediatric patients
- Describe the management of neonatal emergencies
- Identify indicators of illness and injury in the pediatric patient
- Discuss the newest recommendations for advanced life support in pediatric patients
- Manage complex children in the Emergency Department
- Communicate effectively with physicians, other health care professionals, patients and families
- Develop communication skills necessary to engage in difficult decisions with patients and families
Contact information: If you have any questions about this course, please contact Nemours Children’s Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) at (302)651-6719 or NICE@nemours.org
Additional Information
Monday, July 22, 2024
7:45 am - Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 am - Welcome and Overview
8:10 am - Pediatric Radiology - Challenging Cases
8:50 am - Introduction to Skills
9:00 am - Pediatric Skills Stations
10:00 am - BREAK
10:15 am - Pediatric Skills Stations
12:15 pm - LUNCH
12:45 pm - Leadership, Teamwork and Crisis Resource Management
1:20 pm - Overview of Simulation Scenarios
1:30 pm - Pediatric Simulation Sessions
2:45 pm - BREAK
3:00 pm - Pediatric Simulation Sessions
4:15 pm - Wrap-up and Questions
4:30 pm - Adjourn
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
7:45 am - Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 am - Welcome and Overview
8:10 am - Delivering Serious News
8:50 am - Overview of Patient Scenarios
9:00 am - Patient Scenarios
12:15 pm - LUNCH
1:00 pm - Approach to the Pediatric Trauma Patient
1:30 pm - Pediatric Simulation Scenarios
2:45 pm - BREAK
3:00 pm - Pediatric Simulation Sessions
4:15 pm - Wrap-up and Questions
4:30 pm - Adjourn
This course will be held in the 3rd floor lecture hall, classrooms, and simulation center of Nemours Children’s Hospital
Maria Carmen Diaz, MD, FAAP, FACEP
Christine Colella, RRT
Kimberly Dawson, MSN, RN, CPEN, TCRN, CHSE, EMT
Heather Fackelman, DO
Mindy Fink, MD, FAAP, FAAHPM
Tabitha Guthrie, NREMT-B
Fran Hildwine, BS, NRP, CHSOS
Carly Levy, MD, FAAP, FAAHPM
Elaine Marchese, BSN, RN
Sarah Perry, Pediatric Critical Care Intensivist
Jillian Savage, DO
Heather Sobolewski, MSN, RN-BC, CHSE
Alexandra Taylor
Amy Thompson
Price
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