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PET1 Colombia - EspaƱol
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Method of delivery: Face to faceCourse Duration: 1-day
Cost: GBP 0.01
Reduced Cost: GBP 0.01
Total Course Places: 0 (0 standard places currently available; 0 reduced rate places available)
CPD Points: 6. You will be able to download a pdf of your CPD certificate following attendance at the course.
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OBJECTIVES
This is a 1-day course, which will be delivered by Consultant Paediatric Neurologists in Spanish. The day will consist of lectures and interactive workshops.
Please download and complete the PET1 precourse workbook (see link above) before attending the course. The workbook contains essential learning material.
By the end of the of PET1, attendees will be able to:
- Define: seizure, epilepsy, epilepsy syndrome and be able to provide a simple classification of epilepsy
- Describe the different seizure types eg absence, myoclonic, tonic clonic, tonic, atonic, focal motor and focal sensory
- Give differential diagnosis for seizures, and how to distinguish epilepsy from syncopes (simple faints, reflex anoxic seizure, breath holding) and inattention (day-dreaming, pre-occupation)
- Manage the first seizure event (not status epilepticus management)
- Appreciate the contribution made by EEG and neuro-imaging
- Describe the principles of treatment, the indication for anti-convulsants and the well-known side effects of these drugs
- Offer practical advice for parents and children with epilepsy
PET was launched in Colombia in August 2022 with generous support from the Buist Fund at the University of Dundee.
PROGRAMME
08.30 - 09.00 |
Registro y café |
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9.00 - 11.30 |
Sesión 1: Historia y diagnóstico diferencial |
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09.00 - 09.30 |
1. Introducción, quiz y preguntas iniciales |
Todo el grupo |
09.30 - 10.00 |
2. Hacer la historia clínica |
Todo el grupo |
10.00 - 10.45 |
3. Crisis, desmayos y eventos curiosos |
Todo el grupo |
10.45 - 11.05 |
4. Desmayos |
Taller |
11.05 - 11.30 |
5. Crisis febriles |
Taller |
11.30 - 11.45 |
Té y café |
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11.45 - 13.15 |
Sesión 2: Crisis y síndromes |
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11.45 - 12.05 |
6. Crisis epilépticas y epilepsias |
Todo el grupo |
12.05 - 12.25 |
7. El EEG |
Todo el grupo |
12.25 - 12.45 |
8. Neuroimágenes |
Todo el grupo |
12.45 - 13.15 |
9. Síndromes epilépticos |
Taller |
13.15 - 14.00 |
Almuerzo |
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14.00 - 15.30 |
Sesión 3: Tratamiento agudo y riesgos |
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14.00 - 14.30 |
10. Epilepsia y riesgos |
Todo el grupo |
14.30 - 15.00 |
11. Presentaciones agudas |
Todo el grupo |
15.00 - 15.30 |
12. Cuidado integral |
Taller |
15.30 - 15.45 |
Té y café |
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15.45 -17.15 |
Sesión 4: Tratamiento y comorbilidades |
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15.45 - 16.15 |
13. Tratamiento médico de las epilepsias pediátricas |
Todo el grupo |
16.15 - 16.45 |
14. Epilepsia, aprendizaje y comportamiento |
Todo el grupo |
16.45 - 17.15 |
15. Quiz |
Todo el grupo |
17.15 |
Fin |
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
PET1 has been developed to improve practice within childhood epilepsies. It is suitable for all health professionals providing primary or secondary level care for children with paroxysmal episodes including:
- Consultant Paediatricians and trainees
- Consultants in Neurodisability and trainees
- Consultant Community Paediatricians
- Consultants in Emergency Medicine and trainees
- Nurses in paediatrics and emergency medicine
- Neurophysiologists and EEG technicians
It is recommended those planning to undertake PET2 and PET3 should first complete PET1.
If you are not currently a practising clinician or you hold a different job role to those listed above, please contact a member of the Short Course Team by phone or WhatsApp on +44 (0)208 037 4749 or email us at international@bpna.org.uk to discuss whether you should attend this course.
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