Emergency Paediatric Care Course

The EPC – Emergency Pediatric Care Course, is an intensive training program for pediatric patient management, which includes theoretical lectures and practical training in thematic stations covering all the skills necessary for managing a pediatric patient, aligned with the challenging conditions of the pre-hospital environment. The training program is aimed at EMTs – ambulance crews, doctors, nurses, as well as those whose field of operation is the management of pediatric patients.
The training focuses on critical paediatric physiology, illnesses, injuries, and interventions to help healthcare professionals provide the best treatment for sick and injured children. The educational activity emphasises the development of «critical thinking» technical skills with the aim of making better decisions for their young patients. The purpose of the EPC is to train all healthcare professionals working in the pre-hospital setting as well as in the A&E department, who support the management of paediatric patients from the moment of an incident, with on-scene management, management during transport, right up to comprehensive handover to the Emergency Department.
The aim of the EPC is to manage paediatric patients in the best possible way, taking into account their specific needs and promoting critical thinking.
The programme's syllabus is determined by a special scientific committee of NAEMT and ACS, combines all the latest scientific data, modifies the curriculum every four years to be adapted to the latest scientific data, publishes a new manual that includes all the updated syllabus, and monitors the implementation of the programme worldwide.
Program Structure
The programme's structure includes lecture-based training and hands-on training at practice stations, which aim for systematic education and skill development based on a specific paediatric trauma management protocol, including the following:
Pathophysiology of the most common critical paediatric emergencies and the development of critical thinking for better and more immediate management.
• Application of the Paediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT), a tool that helps health professionals working in the management of paediatric patients to immediately and effectively assess specific patients, taking into account their particularities.
The 16-hour educational process, through its thematic units, aims to develop knowledge and skills for the following:
The importance of paediatric patient care, taking the family into consideration
• The specificities of communicating with paediatric patients
• The peculiarities in the management of the airway, breathing and oxygenation
• Specific challenges in the management of paediatric cardiological emergencies
• Recognition of child abuse and neglect
• The management of hypovolaemic shock
• The peculiarities of newborn resuscitation.

Tuition fees: €360
Upon payment of the €360 subscription, registration is confirmed and includes: registration for the PHTLS programme, books, equipment, models, remuneration for support staff, and breakfast and lunch.

Programme Coordinator: Marina Athanasiou Tel. 99897779