Background: The majority of pediatric emergency medicine patients are cared for in general emergency medicine departments. However, emergency medicine residents have limited exposure to pediatric cases during their training. Depending on when their rotations are during the year, they may miss the opportunity to care for common pediatric medical problems such as croup or bronchiolitis. Additionally, the emergency medicine residents have limited exposure to caring for critically ill children during their rotations. The purpose of this course it to help supplement and reinforce their overall pediatric emergency medicine rotation education with high fidelity case based learning.
Format: 1 hour
Venue: In situ (ED)
Frequency: Approximately 36 times per year
Participants: Majority will be emergency medicine interns, occasionally may have medical students and 3rd year residents
Expertise Level: Novice
Course Leaders: Joyce Li MD MPH, Joshua Nagler MD
Highlights/Objectives:
- Use simulation to facilitate case based learning of common a pediatric medical problems
- Reinforce basics of pediatric assessment and identifying acute and critically ill children
- Reinforce/Teach basic treatment modalities for common pediatric medical problems
- Allow residents the opportunity to practice basic procedures including basic airway management (e.g. BMV) and vascular access (including IO placement )