The Difficult Airway Course: Critical Care™ (May 01 - 03, 2026)
In-Person Event
May 01 - 03, 2026
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ 
OVERVIEW
The Difficult Airway Course: Critical Care™ is organized by Airway Management Education Center (AMEC) and will be held from May 01 - 03, 2026 at Hyatt Regency Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Description:
Master the Airway When It Matters Most
When a difficult airway presents in the ICU, there is no time to hesitate - and there may be no backup coming.
The Difficult Airway Course: Critical Care is designed to prepare clinicians to manage high-risk, high-stakes airway situations with confidence, precision, and a clear plan.
Why This Course Is Different
This is not a lecture-based course.
Participants spend the majority of their time:
- Practicing airway techniques in small-group, hands-on skill stations
- Managing high-fidelity Code Airway simulations
- Working through real-world critical care scenarios including hypoxia, shock, trauma, and soiled airways
You will leave with practical skills you can apply at the bedside on your very next shift.
After This Course You’ll Be Able To:
- Confidently manage failed and difficult airways
- Choose the right approach and device quickly under pressure
- Execute surgical airway techniques as part of the plan, not a last resort
- Apply proven, evidence-based airway strategies in critically ill patients
- Lead and communicate effectively with the patient care team during airway emergencies
Core Hands-On Skills
- Advanced Video laryngoscopy techniques
- Awake airway strategies
- Surgical airway (Cricothyrotomy)
- Management of the soiled airway
- Rescue oxygenation techniques
- BMV optimization
- Post-intubation critical care management
Code Airway Stations
Participants take part in immersive Code Airway scenarios, designed to replicate real clinical crises including:
- Rapid desaturation with failed first intubation attempt
- Hemodynamically unstable intubation
- Contaminated / bleeding airway
- “Can’t intubate, can’t oxygenate” situations
These sessions bring it all together, focusing on:
- Decision-making under pressure
- Avoiding common—and dangerous—pitfalls
- Team leadership and communication
Who Is This Course Is For
- Critical care and ICU physicians and advanced practice providers
- Hospitalists managing acutely ill patients
- Rural providers practicing without immediate backup
Why Should You Attend?
In many settings—especially rural and critical access hospitals—the clinician at the bedside is the most experienced airway provider available. This course prepares you for that reality.
KEY DATES
01 May, 2026
Event Start Date
03 May, 2026
Event End Date
ACCREDITATION & CREDITS
Accreditation
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 SCP Health and Airway Management Education Center (AMEC). SCP Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit
2026 Accreditation Information
SCP Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AOA Credit Statement
The American Osteopathic Association accepts for AOA Category 2 credit activities designated for AMA PRA Category 1™ Credit from organizations accredited by ACCME (Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education) and programs approved by AAFP (American Academy of Family Physicians) for Prescribed or Elective credit.
PREREQUISITES
No educational pre-requisites.
Some pre-course reading, available after registration.
TARGET AUDIENCE
PhysicianNursingPhysician AssistantRespiratory TherapistAdvanced Practice NurseResidentsNursesHospitalistCritical Care PhysicianIntensivistsFellowsTechniciansParamedicsSPECIALITIES
Critical Care MedicineHospital MedicineSUGGESTED HOTELS
CONFERENCE VENUE
Hyatt Regency BostonCANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY
Cancellation by Registrant
The following fee schedule applies to all cancellations, regardless of the reason for cancellation:
- Cancellations requested 14 days or more prior to the course start date, registrants will receive a 90% refund (tuition paid minus 10% Administrative Fee)
- Cancellations requested 2 - 14 days prior to the course start date, registrants will receive a 50% refund (tuition paid minus 50% Administrative Fee)
- Cancellations requested within 2 days of the course start date, no refunds will be issued.
- No-Show: No refund will be issued for registrants who do not attend the course and fail to make prior arrangements for cancellation or transfer.
All cancellation requests must be made by email to support@emedevents.com. Registrants may contact us by phone, but the effective date of cancellation request will be based on the email timestamp.
Airway Management Education Center does not waive the fees outlined above due to natural disasters, weather-related problems, travel-related delays, government shut-downs or similar events beyond our control. Registrants affected by this type of situation are encouraged to transfer their registration to a future course.
Cancellation by Airway Management Education Center
In the unlikely event that a Course must be canceled by Airway Management Education Center (for example due to safety concerns, insufficient enrollment, or venue issues) all registrants will be offered the following options:
- A 100% refund of tuition paid
- Transfer registration to a future course at no charge.
Airway Management Education Center is not responsible for any additional costs incurred by the participant (such as travel, accommodations or other incidental expenses).
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