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Course Dates and Locations
April 20 - 22, 2012
Las Vegas, Nevada
May 18 - 20, 2012
Boston, Massachusetts
June 8 - 10, 2012
Chicago, Illinois
September 21 - 23, 2012
Seattle, Washington
October 26 - 28, 2012
Atlanta, Georgia
November 16 - 18, 2012
Las Vegas, Nevada
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Comments from Course Attendees
“The best course I have ever attended, period!”
Ethsun R. Mirza, MD, Providence, RI
“Great course. The didactics were really great and hands-on really increased confidence. Extremely knowledgeable faculty.”
Bruce Adams, MD, Ft Sam Houston, TX
“Excellent, very supportive environment which is conducive to learning.”
Nick Gyles, MD, Fayetteville, AR
“I finally got to attend the ‘gold standard’ difficult airway course and was not disappointed. Difficult airway cases are some of the most frightening, and this course will help me to handle both adult and peds cases with much more organization and confidence.”
Greg Hamel, MD, Manhattan, KS
“Excellent. I will now be able to anticipate intubations rather than fear that one may be needed during any shifts at the ER.” Michel Garcia, MD, Kuujjuaq, Quebec, Canada
“This is the best CME conference I’ve ever attended, everything was useful. Nothing wasted my time - thank you.”
Jonathan Slater, DO, Bloomington, IL
“This was the most well-organized, comprehensive education program in emergency airway management I have ever attended. I will recommend it to all providers of emergency airway care from paramedic to ED physician. The clinical scenario-based format was extremely informative and enjoyable.” William J. Powell, NREMT-P, CCEMT-P, Glen Allen, VA
“Excellent - best organized, most hands-on course with 100% application to my practice of emergency medicine with experts in the field.”
Roy Praker, RPAC, Lake Placid, NY
“You think you know everything about managing airways until you take this course. There are great little pearls that will change my practice for years to come.”
Gigi Alsdel-Samed, MD, Milledgeville, GA
“Excellent course. The faculty is not intimidating, very helpful. I will certainly take this course again if opportunity arises. I will recommend it to my colleagues.”
Rodrigo De Luna, MD, Timmons, ON, Canada
“Second time taking this course - still the best CME course I ever attended. I’ll be back.”
David Lubin, DO, Gainesville, GA
“Beyond a doubt - the most practical and appropriate course that I have ever attended. Fabulous!”
Jeff Weinberg, Toronto, ON, Canada
“I traveled 10,000 miles from the UK for this course and I was not disappointed.”
Simon Wyer,MRCS (Glas) MRCS (Eng) MFAEM, United Kingdom
“This was an absolutely wonderful course. I have used many of the devices that were discussed, but the degree of specifics has never been taught like this. I loved the decision and thought training given to me by the staff.”
Robert Hamilton, NREMT-P, Richmond, VA
“Best prepared course I have ever attended. I strongly believe it should be a requirement for all physicians involved in emergency care.”
O. F. Fonseca, MD, Norton, VA
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Setting The Standard
Thousands of physicians worldwide come to our course for intensive training in difficult airway management. Highlights include:
- Instruction by a world class faculty.
- Simple airway algorithms that allow for an orderly, reproducible approach to any emergency airway.
- Small group, hands-on sessions exclusively focusing on difficult and failed airways, emphasizing rescue strategies and devices.
- Code Airway Stations: Challenging medical simulations to reinforce decision-making and skills.
- Focused sessions on Pediatric Airways, Trauma, Medical Emergencies, Difficult and Failed Airways.
- Detailed instruction in a variety of challenging patient scenarios:
- elevated ICP
- pulmonary edema
- cardiogenic shock
- status asthmaticus
- foreign body in the airway
- direct airway trauma
- multiple trauma with shock
- and many more.
- Dynamic and interactive learning environment.
- Tuition includes the course textbook, Manual of Emergency Airway Management (© 2012 Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins), and The Airway Card.
Hands-on training in crucial airway techniques
- Percutaneous and surgical cricothyrotomy
- Video laryngoscopy
- Fiberoptic stylets and guides
- Optically enhanced laryngoscopy
- Extraglottic devices
- Awake intubation
- Flexible fiberoptic intubation
- Aids for direct laryngoscopy
- Pediatric airway skills
- Techniques for the obese patient
- And more!
Purpose and Objectives
Airway Management is one of the most critical skills in Emergency Medicine. This Course is designed to provide participants with state-of-the-art information and hands-on experience that ensure effective and appropriate management of airway emergencies.
Course objectives
Upon successful completion of the course, the participant will be able to:
- Have a clear conceptual framework for Difficult Airway Management in the emergency setting.
- Be able to identify the Difficult, Unanticipated/Emergency Difficult and Failed airway.
- Have a rapid and systematic approach for the management of each of these clinical dilemmas.
- Be familiar with the devices and techniques needed to manage these clinical dilemmas, and when and how to use them.
Target audience
The Difficult Airway Course: Emergency™ is intended for healthcare providers including Emergency Physicians, Critical Care Specialists, Intensivists, Hospitalists, Family Physicians, Physician Assistants, Paramedics, Flight Nurses, and Respiratory Therapists.
Course Fees
Tuition: $1,295 USD
20% Discount available for:
- Hospital Physician Partners Physicians
- Emergency Medicine residents
15% Discount available for:
- Physician Assistants
- Advanced Practice Nurses
- Nurses
- Respiratory Therapists
10% Discount available for members of:
Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Hospital Physician Partners and Airway Management Education Center. Hospital Physician Partners is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
2012 AMA CME Credit
Hospital Physician Partners designates this live activity for a maximum of 22 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
2012 ACEP Credit
Approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for 22.0 hours of ACEP Category 1 credit.
2012 AAFP Credit
This Live activity, "The Difficult Airway Course: Emergency," with a beginning date of April 20, 2012 has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 21.50 Elective credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
2012 AAPA Credit
AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for Category 1 credit from AOACCME, Prescribed credit from AAFP, and AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 22.0 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.
Cancellation/Reschedule Policy
Cancellations are subject to a $100 fee. Requests to cancel must be made more than 48 hours before the start of the course to be eligible for a partial refund.
Requests to reschedule to a different course must be made more than 48 hours hours before the start of the course. The reschedule fee of $50 will be waived for the first reschedule request. Fees will apply for subsequent reschedule requests.
No refunds will be granted to those who do not attend and do not cancel or request to reschedule according to the policies above. . |