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The Difficult Airway Course: Anesthesia™
New Orleans, LA / November 17, 2023 - November 19, 2023
Please select the applicable course fee
Payment by credit card is required for on-line registration. If you need to make other payment arrangements, please call 503-635-4761 and select option 2, to register and make payment.
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you require accommodations, please contact Jen Gove at 860-679-9285 or jen@theairwaysite.com three weeks before the start of the course.
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2024 Typical Course Schedule (final schedule distributed on-site)
Day 1
Lung Separation Workshop (optional/pre-registration required)
6:15-7:30 am
Optional Workshop Registration/Continental Breakfast (for workshop participants only)
7:30-8:00 am
Introduction to Lung Separation
8:00-11:15 am
Left-sided DLT placement, confirmation and troubleshooting.
Right-sided DLT placement, confirmation and troubleshooting.
Placement of Bronchial Blockers
11:15-11:45 am
Lunch (Provided for Lung Separation Workshop participants only)
The Difficult Airway Course: Anesthesia
11:00 – 11:45 am
Registration
11:45 - 12:25 pm
Course Introduction: Welcome
Cornerstone: Managing the Difficult Airway
12:25 - 1:10 pm
Difficult Airway Identification and Planning
1:10 - 1:30 pm
Airway Anatomy: Nasal Endoscopy Self-Scope and Airway Ultrasound
1:30 - 1:45 pm
Break/Exhibits
1:45 - 2:15 pm
Awake Tracheal Intubation
2:15 - 2:45 pm
Difficult Airway in Pediatric Patients
2:45 - 3:05 pm
Break/Exhibits
3:05 - 6:05 pm
Breakout Sessions:
Case Discussion: Anticipated Difficult Airway - Obstructing Pathology
Case Discussion: Anticipated Difficult Airway - Non-Obstructing Pathology
Skills Workshop: Awake Tracheal Intubation
Day 2
6:30 - 7:30 am
Registration/Breakfast
Cornerstone: Managing the Failed Airway
7:30-8:00 am
Difficult Airway in the Induced Patient
8:00 - 8:30 am
Cannot Intubate / Cannot Ventilate
8:30 - 8:45 am
Break/Exhibits
8:45 am – 10:15 pm
Breakout Sessiosn:
Case Discussion: Difficult Airway in the Induced Patient
Skills Workshop: Surgical Airway
Skills Workshop: Management of the Failed Airway
10:15 - 10:30 am
Break
10:30am - 12:00pm
Breakout Sessions:
Case Discussion: Difficult Airway in the Induced Patient
Skills Workshop: Surgical Airway
Skills Workshop: Management of the Failed Airway
12:00 – 12:45 pm
Panel Lunch (provided)
12:45 - 1:45 pm
Human Factors in an Airway Crisis
1:45 - 3:30 pm
Code Airway™ Simulations
3:30 - 3:45 pm
Break/Exhibits
3:45 - 5:00 pm
Code Airway™ Simulations
Day 3
Cornerstone: Endotracheal Tube Exchange & Extubation of the Difficult Airway
6:30-7:30 am
Registration/Continental Breakfast
7:30-8:30 am
Extubation and Airway Exchange Catheters
8:30-10:30 am
Rotate Sessions:
Case Discussions: Intra-Op Airway Issues, Tracheostomy Issues and Extubation Issues
Skills Workshop: Airway Exchange Catheters & Additional Flexible Endoscopy Practice
10:30-11:30 am
Interactive Exam, Review and Final Wrap-up
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of SCP Health and Airway Management Education Center (AMEC). SCP Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit
2024 Accreditation Information
The Difficult Airway Course: Anesthesia
SCP Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 18.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Lung Separation Workshop
SCP Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
2025 Accreditation Information
The Difficult Airway Course: Anesthesia
SCP Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 18.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Lung Separation Workshop
SCP Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AANA Prior Approval
2024 Accreditation Information
The Difficult Airway Course: Anesthesia
This program has been prior approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology for 18.50 Class A CE credits; Code Number 1044314; Expiration Date 9/8/2024.
Lung Separation Workshop
This program has been prior approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology for 3.75 Class A CE credits; Code Number 1044309; Expiration Date 9/8/2024.
2025 Accreditation Information
The Difficult Airway Course: Anesthesia
This program has been prior approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology for 18.50 Class A CE credits; Code Number 1045068; Expiration Date 9/21/2025.
Lung Separation Workshop
This program has been prior approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology for 3.75 Class A CE credits; Code Number 1045069; Expiration Date 9//21/2025.
ANZCA & FPM CPD
Participants in the ANZCA and FPM CPD program may claim this workshop as a CICO emergency response activity in their CPD portfolio.
Recognition code: ER-24-CICO-011
Emergency Response Activity: CICO
Recognition Expiration Date: 30 June 2027
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