LIBRO + ANEXOS MEDICINA PEDIÁTRICA DE URGENCIAS

Libro Blanco de las ACES Pediátricas 2024 66 ❚ Anexo 2. European Training Requirements 1 European Training Requirements for Training in Paediatric Emergency Medicine Syllabus completed: November 2018 Approved by European Board of Paediatrics Preface Paediatrics is an independent medical specialty based on the knowledge and skills required for the prevention, diagnosis and management of all aspects of illness and injury affecting children of all age groups from birth to the end of adolescence, up to the age of at least 18 years. It is not just about the recognition and treatment of illness in babies and children. It also encompasses child health, which covers all aspects of growth and development and the prevention of disease. The influence of the family and other environmental factors also play a large role in the development of the child, and many conditions require life-long management and follow-up before a smooth transition of care to adult services. This ETR complements the ETR in Emergency Medicine, approved by the UEMS in April 2019. In that ETR, it is recognised that general EM physicians will usually undertake significant work in patients who are children, and addresses the training needs for such physicians regarding their paediatric skills. This current document is targeted at doctors who will either work entirely, or almost so, in a paediatric environment such as a dedicated paediatric Emergency Department. In that context it is believed that the vast majority will have undertaken their early training in paediatrics. For these reasons we believe that this group of trainees require to be able to demonstrate a solid basic training in General Paediatrics, as set out by many National Training Authorities, and addressing skills and competencies recommended in the European Common Trunk Syllabus, approved by the EAP-UEMS (European