Paediatric Section
PEM SECTION
Introduction
Paediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) links the specialties of Paediatrics and Emergency Medicine. In Europe, PEM is still regarded as a new medical profession. The EuSEM PEM Section was established in October 2006 with the goal of encouraging physicians who are practicing Emergency Pediatrics to join EuSEM and to be involved in its clinical, educational and research activities.
Mission statement
To promote and facilitate the dissemination of knowledge and quality of care in PEM in Europe through meetings, courses, research, publications, policy statements and by producing clinical guidelines and other activities.
Goals
- To advocate for children and emergency care.
- To promote international collaboration between physicians who practice PEM and the various European Paediatric Emergency societies.
- To enhance the relationship between adult and paediatric EM.
Objectives
- To encourage physicians who practice PEM to participate in EuSEM activities.
- To be fully responsible for the academic programme of the paediatric sessions in the annual EuSEM meetings/congresses.
- To initiate educational activities in PEM through courses, projects and various clinical activities.
Section Members:
| Beattie, Dr Tom | United Kingdom |
| Benito, Javier | Spain |
| Bognar, Zsolt | Hungary |
| Cheron, Dr Gerard | France |
| Da Dalt, Dr Liviana | Italy |
| Gervaix, Dr Alain | Switzerland |
| Mintegi, Dr Santiago | Spain |
| Qureshi, Dr Nadeem | Saudi Arabia |
| Shavit, Dr Itai | Israel |
| Waisman, Prof Yehezkel (Hezi) (Chair) | Israel |
| Yilmaz, Dr Hayri Levent | Turkey |
REPEM - RESEARCH IN EUROPEAN PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE
REPEM is a Research Network that includes physicians at the capacity of medical director, research director, consultant or director of medical education who work in a European paediatric emergency department. The network was established in October 2006 at the EuSEM Congress in Crete.
Mission Statement
Improving emergency care for children through a high standard multi-national and multi-centre research.
Objectives
- To conduct high-level paediatric emergency research in Europe by combining the efforts of individual institutions and to enhance the image of paediatric emergency medicine as a credible academic discipline with its own research agenda.
- To facilitate and promote research activities among the participating institutions and develop cohesiveness between centres involved in the practice of paediatric emergency medicine.
- To create a research infrastructure for paediatric emergency medicine on an international level in the participating countries.
Section Meeting Report 14 September 2011
For further information and to express interest in joining the PEM Section, contact the Section Chair:
Prof Yehezkel (Hezi) Waisman
E: waisy@clalit.org.il