PAEDIATRIC SECTION REPORT

KOS September 2011Hezi Waisman javier benito

APEC Course• APEC Pre-Conference Course in Kos

• Outstanding facility - 47 Participants• Very positive evaluations by

students/participants• Course agenda was modified to meet local

availabilities

• Future Plans• Advanced course: Emphasis on pre-course

requirements• Format change: Lecture and skill stations

intercalated• Decreased number of lectures• Advertisement at least 4 months ahead of time• Tentative additional courses: Dubai (Jan), Poland

(March), Turkey/Antalya (Oct.), Romania?

Other Section Activitiesat VI MEMC

• Paediatric Track • 1 lectures session • 1 scientific abstract session – both well

attended

• Paediatric Section Meeting• Business issues• Discussions on ways for expanding the

group• More visibility in large meetings• Planning for future APEC Courses• Emphasis on more website updates and

email publication, including facebook

Other Section Activitiesat VI MEMC-2

• European Academy of Paediatrics• Members involved: Javier Benito Fernandez,

Liviana da Dalt, Jean Christophe Mercier, Ian Mechonochie

• Content: • PEM Curriculum• Collaboration on research

Additional Optional Activities

• Updates on EuSEM website• Reviewers for EJEM• Proposals of new activities

REPEM- International Collaboration

• PERN activities• Publications (EJEM, PEC)• H1N1 Study, 96 centers (20 from

Europe), All centers have submitted data, Abstract to be presented on October 2011 at AAP meeting

• PERN presented at IFEM Board meeting – endorsed by IFEM

• Official relationship between PERN – IFEM to be established. Hezi – Liaison person

REPEM activities

• SEPEM study, 2 phases, 20 centers, grant money: PI - Patrick VdV (Belgium)

• Future studies- 3 proposals, Santi Mintegi (Bilbao, Spain) – to be discussed

• SPERG – collaboration with the Spanish research network in PEM

• REPEM-future studies• Creation of Consortium? – proposal by Itai

Shavit

3 RESEARCH PROPOSALSH Cruces . Bilbao

2 SPERG20 PEDs already

involved

2 SPERG20 PEDs already

involved

1 H Cruces7 PEDs already

involved

1 H Cruces7 PEDs already

involved

PROPOSAL OF MULTICENTER STUDY

AUGUST 2011

DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF LEUKOPENIA IN YOUNG

FEBRILE INFANTS

Main investigatorB Gomez. H Cruces. Bilbao Main investigatorB Gomez. H Cruces. Bilbao

Urinary Tract infections in children under 90 days old. Risk

Factors of possible complications

Principal investigators: Roberto Velasco Zúñiga1, Helvia Benito Pastor1, Juan Enrique Trujillo Wurttele1 and Beatriz Serrano Carro2

 

1.- Rio Hortega Teaching Hospital Valladolid 2.- Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Service, Hospital Clinic-IDIBAPS, Barcelona,

Spain

Main investigatorR Velasco. H Rio Hortega. Valladolid Main investigatorR Velasco. H Rio Hortega. Valladolid

Young febrile infants.

Step by step approach

Young febrile infants.

Step by step approach

Main investigatorS Mintegi. H Cruces. Bilbao Main investigatorS Mintegi. H Cruces. Bilbao

PEM Section EuSEM Future plans

PEM Section EuSEM Future plans I

• APEC course:• Give an oficial format to the teaching

materials• Edit a brochure with the more valuable

information about the course• Adapt APEC schedule to the students

characteristics• Reduce the number of instructors per

course• Stablish a close relationship with EuSEM

Education Committee

PEM Section EuSEM Future plans II

• PEM Track in EuSEM meetings:• Close relationship with EuSEM Congress

Scientific Committee • Decide all contents and participants in the

scientific PEM program• Join all PEM activities in one day (first day

after precongress courses) including abstracts presentations

• Promote a more active participación in abstracts sessions

PEM Section EuSEM Future plans III

• REPEM:• Close relationship with EuSEM Research

Commitee • Evaluate research proposals and start at

least one study in 2012.• Update REPEM documents • Look for information about international

collaborative studies rules

Thank you!