Difficult Airway Management June 2021 (Chestnet)

Difficult Airway Management June 2021 (Chestnet)

Course Format

Target Audience

COVID-19 Safety Precautions

Learning Objectives

• – Describe risk factors, physical exam findings, and clinical situations associated with a difficult airway.
• – Classify the various types of equipment used in the management of the patient with a difficult airway and describe their potential use and limitations.
• – Demonstrate a systematic approach to patient, equipment, and drug preparation prior to intubation.
• – Demonstrate effective management of the patient with a difficult airway.
• – Successfully perform direct laryngoscopy in a clinical environment.
• – Employ video laryngoscopes in difficult airways.
• – Plan for and use extraglottic devices and cricothyrotomy to manage failed airways.
• – Use crew resource management principles to effectively utilize an airway management team, maximizing success and patient safety during intubation.

Content :

Interactive Lectures

Interactive Workshops

• APPROACH: Checklist for Success
• Algorithms: Case-based Discussions
• Panel Discussion: How Do You Do It?
• Taking the Checklist to Your Institution

Hands-on Workshops

• Biomechanics of Intubation: Video Feedback of Technique
• Direct Laryngoscopy, Bag-Valve-Mask, Bougie
• Extraglottic Airways With Fiberoptic Intubation
• Videolaryngoscopy and Other Advanced Airway Tools
• Limited Mouth Opening
• Portable Videoscopes
• Cricothyrotomy
• Management of Tracheostomy Complications
• Awake Intubation
• The Airway Checklist: Every Patient, Every Time
• High-fidelity Simulations: A Teamwork Approach, Crew Resource Management, Difficulty Levels 2-5, Failed Airway and Rescue

Assessments

• Pre- and Post-course Knowledge Assessments—knowledge assessments to be completed on your own time
• Post-course Knowledge and Skills-based Assessment