Airway Management (Mar 12, 2023)

Airway Management is organized by University of Alberta and will be held on Mar 12, 2023 at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Course Outline:
Emergency Airway Prep Program (Online):
• Emergency Airway Prep Program
• Practice Guidelines
• Basic physiology of oxygenation and ventilation
• Pre-sedation airway assessment
• Monitoring during procedural sedation
• Maintaining airway patency
• Oxygenation strategies
• Ventilation strategies
• Airway adjuncts
• Extraglottic airway devices (EGD)
• Infraglottic airway devices
• Preparation for procedural sedation

Clinical Competency (Hands-On):
The course offers the opportunity to practice airway management on high-fidelity simulators. Each participant will have a morning or afternoon to run through simulations and improve their confidence level and skill set with respect to Airway Management. Particular emphasis is placed on patient monitoring and airway management and will:
• Distinguish sedation levels and general anesthesia in terms of clinical characteristics and influence on respiratory and cardiovascular function
• Describe essential features of preoperative assessment for patients undergoing dental treatment under sedation or general anesthesia
• Describe and demonstrate principles of patient monitoring distinguishing requirements for moderate sedation versus deep sedation/general anesthesia
• Describe and demonstrate proper airway maintenance during sedation and general anesthesia
• Describe and demonstrate the proper use of devices for oxygenation and ventilation
• Describe the pathogenesis, recognition, and appropriate management of possible complications associated with moderate sedation, including essential pharmacology of emergency drugs that may be required