Shanghai, China – Infectious Diseases & Emergency Medicine Training Program

Infectious Diseases & Emergency Medicine Training Program, Shanghai, China

The objectives of the Infectious Diseases and the Emergency Medicine Training Programs are:

• To train a total of 22 paediatricians from across the PRC who wish to specialize in pediatric infectious diseases and pediatric emergency medicine.
• To develop a system for postgraduate pediatric infectious diseases and emergency medicine/critical care training for Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, one of the designated national pediatric training centres in China, which is comprehensive and eventually self-sustaining.
• To upgrade the professional and clinical skills of the emergency department of Children’s Hospital of Fudan University and strive to improve the network of care in emergency medicine hospitals.
• To promote the development of expertise in clinical infectious diseases and emergency/critical care.
• To promote excellence in the practice of infection control.
• To enhance surveillance of both community and hospital-acquired infections of children.
• To promote collaboration within the hospital between the differing pediatric disciplines, in order to maximize the expertise and training opportunities of the Infectious Diseases Specialists.
• To promote the prevention of infectious diseases of children through liaison with the Centre for Disease Control in Shanghai and with the Public Health Immunization Service.
• To evaluate the knowledge acquisition and skills of trainees at regular intervals throughout the training process.
• To develop and implement broad measures of program success between the two institutions.
• To conduct a follow-up evaluation with trainees one year following completion of the programs assessing implementation of new skills and knowledge in their home regions.