PAEDIATRIC SECTION REPORT
KOS September 2011
Hezi 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
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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 Activities
at VI MEMC
• Paediatric Track
• 1 lectures session
• 1 scientific abstract session – both well attended
• Paediatric Section Meeting
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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 Activities
at 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
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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
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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
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Creation of Consortium? – proposal by Itai Shavit
3 RESEARCH PROPOSALS
H Cruces . Bilbao
2 SPERG
1 H Cruces
20 PEDs already
involved
7 PEDs already
involved
DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF
LEUKOPENIA IN YOUNG
FEBRILE INFANTS
PROPOSAL OF MULTICENTER
STUDY
Main investigator
AUGUST 2011
B Gomez. H Cruces. Bilbao
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 investigator
R Velasco. H Rio Hortega. Valladolid
Young febrile infants.
Step by step approach
Main investigator
S 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!