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This seminar focuses on pediatric emergency medicine and was delivered in Salzburg, Austria, from January 21 – 27, 2018. The lectures are prepared by staff from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in weeklong modules that are prepared in affiliation with the American Austrian Foundation Open Medical Institute. The lectures of this seminar are presented in the order of the live event.

Where the Guidelines End

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to define the epidemiology of pediatric CPR, outline the American Heart Association's (AHA) CPR guidelines major changes and explain new research findings regarding the improvement of CPR quality.

Emergencies in the First Month of Life

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to recognize neonatal norms, demonstrate a framework for differential diagnosis of the critically ill newborn, recall select critical neonatal conditions and reproduce emergency department management on critical neonatal conditions.

To Tube or Not to Tube? Is That the Question?

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to recall pediatric airway anatomy and physiology and explain recent literature and trends regarding case-based advanced airway questions.

Worrisome Chief Complaints in Pediatrics

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to describe the importance of vital signs in pediatric assessment, recognize that early goal directed therapy is important for shock, perform a general approach to evaluate an ill child and assess worrisome diagnoses.

Visual Diagnosis Cases

During this session, participants will evaluate a number of visual cases to determine potential causes and diagnoses. At the conclusion of this lecture, participants will have a heightened ability to visually diagnose an array of conditions.

Abdominal Emergencies

During this session, participants will assess abdominal emergencies through case examples to diagnose patients and determine appropriate treatment.

Indelible Moments: Keeping It Personal

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to outline one suggestion for the management of end-of-life care in the acute setting and demonstrate empathy in the delivery of such information to patient families.

Medical Decision-making in Pediatric Medicine

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to identify different modes of thinking to determine causes of diagnostic errors in medicine and how to prevent them.

Approach to Evaluation of Febrile Infants in the Emergency Department

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to execute the care approach to fever in infants and identify factors of commonly diagnosed illnesses.

Child Abuse: The Silent Crime

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to outline definitions and epidemiology associated with child abuse and approach abuse victims appropriately through a number of patterns and risk factors.

Pediatric Oncologic Emergencies

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to recognize disease processes unique to the oncology patient population and apply appropriate initial management and treatment options for specific oncologic emergencies.

Abdominal Trauma in Children

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to identify different types of abdominal injuries found in trauma patients, classify high-risk mechanisms for trauma injuries and demonstrate proper management for repair.

Do No Harm: Pediatric Patient Safety in Emergency Medicine

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to recognize high-reliability principles to reduce medical error, identify common types of medical errors in pediatrics and how to reduce them and practice specific methods to promote a culture of safety.

A Night in the Emergency Department

During this session, participants will review a number of visual cases to determine potential causes and diagnoses. At the conclusion of this lecture, participants will have a heightened ability to visually diagnose rashes and lesions.

ED Approach to New-onset Afebrile Seizures in Children

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to distinguish between seizures and common non-epileptic paroxysmal episodes, investigate the cause of the patient's episode and execute a proper diagnostic evaluation and follow-up plan.

Pediatric Orthopedic Emergencies

During this session, participants will be presented with a number of orthopaedic cases and outcomes to recognize the advantages of early recognition and treatment to prevent complications.