Pediatric Urgency and Emergency

Code:

OPT5_31

Acronym:

UEP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2024/2025 - 2S (of 03-03-2025 to 13-06-2025)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Medical Teaching
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Masters Degree in Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIM	6	Official Study Plan	5	-	3	28	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Acquisition of theoretical and practical knowledge about the approach to children and adolescents with acute illness in the Pediatric Emergency Department. The students should obtain competences in the identification and immediate action in cases ofseriously ill children, including pediatric and neonatal basic life support and principles of advanced life support; in approaching children with acute dehydration and hydroelectrolytic disorders; in approaching fever of unknown origin, sepsis and shock situations and in approaching the child victim of trauma, mainly through the use of simulation scenarios, handson, and interactive clinical cases. It is also intended that students acquire knowledge about antibiotic therapy in pediatric acute infectious diseases and skills in the diagnosis and management of the main causes of pediatric emergencies (such as respiratory, genitourinary, gastrointestinal, central nervous system, osteoarticular and surgical pathologies), using clinical scenarios and interactive clinical cases. Through the use of virtual patient simulation technology, it is intended to promote clinical reasoning and decisionmaking skills in simulation scenarios of the most common pediatric emergencies (such as seizures, anaphylactic shock, burns, hypoglycemia, heart rhythm alterations, poisoning, etc.), creating conditions for training in the identification and guidance of serious clinical situations in pediatric patients. Through the use of simulation models for medical training, the acquisition of practical knowledge of t

Learning outcomes and competences

Recognition and approach to the critically ill child (PT)
Basic life support (P SIMUL)
Advanced life support (P SIMUL)
Newborn life support (P SIMUL)
Approach to the child victim of trauma (PT, SIMUL)
Fever of unknown origin, sepsis and shock (PT, CC)
Acute dehydration and electrolyte disturbances (PT, CC)
Antibiotic therapy in pediatric acute infectious diseases (PT)
Respiratory pathology (PT, CC)
Genitourinary pathology (PT, CC)
Gastrointestinal pathology (PT, CC)
Pathology of the central nervous system (PT, CC)
Surgical pathology (PT, CC)
Frequent newborn problems (PT, CC)
Approach to the most frequent intoxications (TP)
Basic and advanced support techniques and procedures training (P, SIMUL)
Pediatric and neonatal stabilization and transport (PT, CC)
Interactive Clinical Cases and simulation training of the most common pediatric emergencies (P, SIMUL)

Working method

Presencial

Program

The topics provided for in the Program will allow the systematization and exploration of the knowledge to be acquired, leading to the consolidation of the skills and knowledge to be developed.

Mandatory literature

Patrick Van de Voorde et al.; European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: Paediatric Life Support., 2021
Guerrero- Fernandez J; Cartón Sánchez A; Barreda Bonis A; Menéndez Suso J; Ruiz Dominguez J.; Manual de Diagnóstico Y Terapeutica en Pediatria, Editorial Médica Panamericana,, 2018
Kliegman, Robert; Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics., Edition 21. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, 2020

Teaching methods and learning activities

TYPE OF CLASSES

Theoretical-Practical Classes (duration 1-2h)
Discussion of theoretical foundations and application of these in clinical scenarios and interactive clinical cases

Practical Classes (duration 1-2h)
Hands-on training using simulation models and virtual patient simulation technology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	40,00
Exame	60,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	51,00
Frequência das aulas	30,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

A minimum attendance of 75% of classes Is required to obtain approval.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final classification will be expressed on a scale of 0 to 20 values, rounded to the nearest tenth. Final exam (oral) based on the performance in simulated clinical scenarios. Approval is obtained with a final classification higher than 9.5 values.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In the specific situation of working students, final evaluation will only consider the Final Exam (oral).

Classification improvement

The possibility of improving the classification will be made through a new final exame (oral) with simulated clinical scenarios.