Sessions

 

Our regional training program in EM consists of a cycle of 20 half-day sessions. For each training session, we aim to provide a document with links to a selection of articles, podcasts and other educational resources. The links are intended to loosely correspond to items in the Swedish Core Curriculum for Emergency Medicine and the European Core Curriculum for Emergency Medicine. Suggestions for additions are welcome; please e-mail love.lindauliljekvist@skane.se

 

01-ORGANIZATION & COMMUNICATION

• Leadership, organization and communication in the Emergency Department and in the prehospital arena, during normal circumstances and in the setting of major events

Organisation & Communication 260408

 

02-CARDIAC ARREST & ARRHYTHMIAS

• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation for all age groups

• Management of tachy- & bradyarrhythmias

Arrhythmias 260408

Cardiac Arrest 260408

 

03-AIRWAY

• Basic and advanced airway management for all age groups

• Procedural sedation

Airway 241216

 

 

04-BREATHING & PROCEDURAL SEDATION

• Investigation and treatment of patients with dyspnea

Breathing 250904

PSA 260914

 

05-SHOCK & CHEST PAIN

• Recognition and management of patients with shock

• Investigation and treatment of patients with chest pain

Shock 260914

Chest Pain 260914

 

06-ALTERED CONSCIOUSNESS & HEADACHE

• Investigation and treatment of patients with altered consciousness, including temporary loss of consciousness (syncope, seizure)

• Investigation and treatment of patients with headache

Altered Consciousness 260203

Headache 260203

 

07-NEUROLOGICAL DEFICITS & OPHTHALMOLOGY

• Investigation & management of patients with neurological deficits

• Lumbar puncture

• Ophthalmology in the Emergency Department

Neurological Deficits 260203

Ophthalmology 260203

 

08-EXPOSURE & ABNORMAL BLOOD TEST RESULTS

• Dermatology, management of burns, hyper- and hypothermia

• Hypo- and hypernatremia, -kalemia, renal failure, abnormal liver function tests, anemia, thrombocytopenia, febrile neutropenia

Abnormal Test Results 260315

Exposure 260315

 

09-TRAUMA & ABDOMINAL PAIN

• Management of trauma patients

• Investigation & management of patients with abdominal or testicular pain

Abdominal Pain 250904

Trauma 260914

 

10-IV/IO ACCESS, DRAINS & WOUNDS

• Chest tube, intraosseous needle, generic Seldinger technique, wound assessment, suturing, suprapubic catheterization

Venous Access, Tubes & Wounds 260914

 

11-UPPER EXTREMITY

• Investigation & management of patients with shoulder, elbow and wrist pain

• Joint examination, arthrocentesis, reduction. Management of upper extremity fractures

Upper Extremity 250422

 

12-LOWER EXTREMITY, PELVIS & BACK

• Investigation & management of patients with back, hip, thigh, knee, calf and foot pain

• Pelvic girdle, femur traction, spinal immobilization, arthrocentesis

• Management of lower extremity fractures

Lower Extremity, Pelvis & Back 260315

 

13-INTOXICATION

• Investigation and management of patients with suspected intoxication

• Recognition and treatment of toxidromes

Poisoning 260514

 

 

14-PEDIATRICS

• Resuscitation of critically ill children

• Investigation and treatment of children with fever, rash, diarrhea, fatigue, breathing problems etc.

Pediatrics 260116

 

15-PREGNANCY, DELIVERY & NEONATAL RESUSCITATION

• Investigation and treatment of pregnant women with vaginal bleeding, breathing problems, chest or abdominal pain

• Delivery: normal, shoulder dystocia, breech

• Neonatal resuscitation

Pregnancy, Delivery & Newborn Resuscitation 260116

 

16-PSYCHIATRY, MEDICOLEGAL & PHARMACOLOGY

• Mental Status Examination, management of patients with depression & psychosis

• Medicolegal: LPT, LVM etc.

Psychiatry, Medicolegal & Pharmacology 260226

 

17-EKG & ACID-BASE DISTURBANCES

• Systematic EKG and blood gas interpretation

• Differential diagnosis of abnormal EKG components, metabolic or respiratory disorders

Acid-Base 260514

EKG 260514

 

18-ULTRASOUND

• Basic knowledge and skills of point-of-care ultrasound focusing on examination of the heart, inferior vena cava, perihepatic/perisplenic & suprapubic areas, abdominal aorta, apical pleura, lung and lower extremity DVT examination

Ultraljud 260914

 

19-RADIOLOGY

• Choice of imaging, adverse events (e.g. contrast nephropathy, radiation injury)

• Basic image interpretation: chest X-ray, head CT, spine, extremities

Radiology 260315

 

20-DIAGNOSIS, DECISION-MAKING & MENTORING

• Bayes theorem and likelihood ratios, dual process theory, medical decision-making, ethics, mentoring

Diagnosis & Decision-Making 260408