17th Annual Society for Airway Management Scientific Meeting

The Society for Airway Management (SAM) is comprised of a multidisciplinary group of physicians from Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Otolaryngology, Critical Care, and Pulmonology as well as CRNAs, paramedics and nurses. The 17th SAM Annual Scientific Meeting and Workshop has been developed to feature international experts in the various fields of medicine dealing with airway management. Many aspects of difficult airway management, in a variety of clinical settings, will be highlighted. This course will consist of plenary presentations, small group round table discussions, a Hands-On Workshop including a Patient Simulator session, and Professor Poster Rounds. Audience engagement will be encouraged with question periods and an audience response system. There are Abstract Scientific Exhibit sessions, oral presentations of selected abstracts and opportunities to interact with product developers, manufacturers and distributors.

Some of the themes at this year’s annual meeting include fostering collaboration with other medical specialties to gain new skills in airway management in and outside of the operating room, a critical assessment of airway injuries resulting from battlefield casualties, management of difficult airways with limited resources and how we can introduce new techniques into our busy practice. We will also explore what we learn through collaboration with other clinical specialties. We anticipate several lively debates and challenging case presentations.