The Difficult Airway Course: Virtual 2020 welcomed over 250 attendees for three dynamic days of airway education in October.  The attendees hailed from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Guam, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Thailand, UAE, UK, and the USA.  This geographically diverse group also represented multiple specialties, including anesthesiology, emergency medicine, critical […]

We are excited to introduce The Difficult Airway Course: Virtual 2020, the first virtual offering of The Difficult Airway Course. In response to great demand for airway education and the inability for medical professionals to travel and gather for traditional education during the COVID-19 pandemic, we have shifted to a virtual format for the first […]

We are pleased to announce the first winner of The Difficult Airway Course Alumni Award – Dr. Thomas Betjeman! Dr. Betjeman was nominated by Darren Braude, MD, Medical Director for The Difficult Airway Course: EMS. Read the full story in Dr. Braude’s nomination below: A male patient in his 70s presented to the ED of […]

In the interest of the health and safety of our attendees, faculty & staff, and the public, the leadership of Airway Management Education Center has made the difficult decision to cancel The Difficult Airway Courses in New Orleans (September), San Diego (October), and Nashville (November). In our 22-year history, we have only ever had to […]

Airway Management Education Center announces the launch of the COVID-19 Airway Management Resource Center. The faculty of The Difficult Airway Course™ are committed to arming health care providers with the latest information about emergency airway management in critically ill patients with known or suspected COVID-19, while keeping treatment teams as safe as possible.  With this […]

The Difficult Airway Course (Emergency, Anesthesia & Critical Care) The leadership of Airway Management Education Center has made the difficult decision to cancel The Difficult Airway Courses in Boston (April 4 – 6) and Seattle (May 29 – 31).  Please click here for a statement from the Founders and National Course Directors. Our fall courses are proceeding […]

Safe intubation of the suspected COVID-19 patient is of upmost importance. Guidance on 3 steps to safe intubation of patients suspected of having COVID-19 is below in a convenient infographic. Please read and feel free to share this document with your colleagues! Download the PDF Here. Authored by: Calvin A. Brown, III, MD – National […]

The Difficult Airway Course (Emergency, Anesthesia and Critical Care) The leadership of Airway Management Education Center has made the difficult decision to cancel The Difficult Airway Courses in Boston (April 4 – 6) and Seattle (May 29 – 31).  Please click here for a statement from the Founders and National Course Directors. If you are […]

Airway Management Education Center, the creators of The Difficult Airway Course™, hosted the eighth annual “Airway Article of the Year” award show as a live webinar on December 12, 2019.  Webinar host, Calvin Brown III, MD presented four articles as finalists.  The nominees were selected from among all the articles covered during the Airway Management […]

The Difficult Airway Course made its way to Brazil, providing a unique learning experience to a new audience. Bringing the Course to Brazil was a long process, but it all came together in June. “It’s an exciting time to be involved in residency education in South America,” said David Caro, Co-Director of The Difficult Airway […]