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Background

One of the most stressful situations for family doctors who treat with emergencies is dealing with acute cardiac pathologies, which put the patient in a critical condition and push physicians to the limit, challenging their knowledge, reaction capacity and clinical judgment.

A wide variety of pathologies to attend and, frequently, the uncertainty among professionals in the ability to manage them, is our reality.

This is especially crucial in systems with small clinics and rural consultations, where lack of collegial support, the growing proportion of elderly, fragile and challenging patients are common.

Aim:

We aim to train general practitioners up giving the required skills to help them feel more prepared and confident in the most common cardiac emergencies of their daily practice.

Methods and timetable:

The idea is to develop a 90-minute fun "Know and Win" contest. Behind its casual format and lively appearance, a meticulous analysis of clinical cases will be hidden, accompanied by ECG traces of the heart rhythms most frequently encountered in daily practice and most feared by family doctors.

Results / Conclusions

- Elaborate a working model of the Emergency Skills Module (ESM) to be used in the training of general practitioners working in emergency services and rural areas and keeping them updated

- Offer a new self-assessment format to improve interpretation skills through ECG problems for exam preparation and real daily practice.

- Encourage discussion about what emergency skills and ranges of knowledge are essential for general practitioners in the emergency setting.

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Background:

The use of recreational drugs to facilitate sexual activities (colloquially called chemsex) whether done voluntarily for pleasure, unbeknownst or forced on others, or exploitatively, is on the rise. It primarily affects LGTBI communities, and other social groups living in unsafe conditions such as migrants, and religious and ethnic minorities. It is linked to many different health and legal consequences. Support of the affected population(s), disclosure and evaluation require professional, close, and reliable advice on the risks and consequences. However, this requires primary care professionals to improve their knowledge and develop very specific skills.

Aims and learning objectives:

Provide GPs with knowledge about who, how and why pertaining to chemsex, and practice effective techniques for addressing this challenging multifaceted problem.

Methods and timetable:

3"_Team presentation

10"_Animated icebreaker to feel and reflect

20"_Chemsex definition, pharmacology and cornerstones presentation

7"_Chemsex clinical interview videos

40"_Interactive exercises and role-playing on the clinical cases, where participants will train in the skills for how to integrally assess a patient who engages in chemsex. Paying special attention to clinical interview techniques in Primary Care.

10"_Take home messages

Proposed results:

To attain awareness of chemsex, and the main health concerns and consequences for patients and local communities.

To provide GPs with adequate skills to recognize and tackle the issue among specific populations at high risk.

To inspire colleagues to work in collaboration with other local health providers such as sexual health and drug services.