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The Difficult Airway Course: Anesthesia™
Chicago, IL / October 4 - October 6
Please select the applicable course fee
Payment by credit card is required for on-line registration. If you need to pay by check or another method, please call 503-635-4761 and select option 2, to register and make payment arrangements.
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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Typical Course Schedule (final schedule distributed on-site)
Day 1
Lung Separation Workshop (optional/pre-registration required)
6:30-7:30 am
Optional Workshop Registration/Continental Breakfast
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
The Difficult Airway Course: Anesthesia
11:00 – 11:45 am
Registration
11:45 - 12:15 pm
Course Introduction
Welcome and Standard of Care
12:15 - 12:55 pm
Difficult Airway Decisions
12:55 - 1:15 pm
Airway Anatomy
1:15 - 1:30 pm
Live Self-Scope Demonstration
1:30 - 1:45 pm
Break/Exhibits
1:45 - 2:45 pm
Difficult Airways & Awake Intubation
2:45 - 3:00 pm
Break/Exhibits
3:00 - 6:00 pm
Workshops:
Emergency Awake Intubation
Non-Emergency Awake Intubation
Management of the Difficult Airway/Awake Intubation
Day 2
6:30 - 7:30 am
Registration/Breakfast
Cornerstone: Managing the Failed Airway
7:30-8:30 am
Definition & Failed Algorithms/Failed Intubation & Failed Oxygenation
Break
8:30 - 8:45 am
Break
8:45 am – 12:00 pm
Workshops:
Management of the Failed Airway
Surgical Management of the Failed Airway
Case Discussions:
Failed Intubation/Failed Oxygenation
10:15 - 10:30 am
Break
12:00 – 1:00 pm
Lunch (provided)
Skills Practice
1:00 - 1:15 pm
Break
Cornerstone: Managing an Airway Crisis
1:15-2:15 pm
Crisis and Leadership Management Team
2:15 – 2:30 pm
Break
2:30 – 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
Case Discussions: Intra-Op & Extubation
Airway Exchange Catheters & Additional FOB
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 Schumacher Clinical Partners (SCP) and Airway Management Education Center. Schumacher Clinical Partners is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA CME Credit
Schumacher Clinical Partners designates this live activity for a maximum of 17.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
An additional 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM will be awarded for the Lung Separation Workshop.
AANA CE Credit
The Difficult Airway Course: AnesthesiaTM has been approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists for 17.75 Class A CE Credits; Code Number 1036933; Expiration Date 10/6/2019.
The Lung Separation Workshop has been approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists for 3.5 Class A CE Credits; Code Number 1036943, Expiration Date 10/6/2019.
NCCAA CME Credit
National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants (NCCAA) will accept CME credit for programs approved for continuing education credit by the American Medical Association (AMA), American Association of Physicians Assistants (AAPA), and Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
ANZCA CPD Accreditation
Participants in the ANZCA and FPM CPD program may claim these courses as a CICO emergency response activity in their CPD portfolio. Recognition Code: ER-19-CICO-097; Expiration Date June 30, 2022.
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