The Advanced and Difficult Airway Course - Online is organized by Provider Practice Essentials (PPE), LLC.

Description:
Learn the Ins and Outs of Advanced and Difficult Airway Management

Immersive Online Program

Thorough online tutorial of the critical concepts of oxygenation, airway management, intubation, and ventilation
Taught by a Physician
Learn at your own pace

Master the Basics

Learn about airway assessment, preoxygenation, oxygenation, and non-invasive and invasive airway management
See techniques for improved airway management
Build upon those foundations to apply advanced concepts
Thorough lectures provide high level of detail along with lifelong concepts

Combine Airway Management with Decision-Making

Identify difficult airways early and learn the correct algorithms for safe management
Utilize clinical decision rules to make better medical decisions
Improve your understanding of airway management techniques and maximize their use

Extensive Content
10 topics including airway assessment, progressive oxygenation, non-invasive and invasive airway management, intubation, difficult airway management and more!

Airway Anatomy and Assessment

Overview of airway anatomy
Indications of normal airway
Identification of difficult airway characteristics
Application of assessment for anticipation

Indications for Airway Management

Predictors of airway failure
Identification of clinical risk factors
When to intervene

Non-Invasive Airway Interventions

Progressive Oxygenation
Pulmonary Mechanics
Measured oxygenation techniques
CPAP and BIPAP

Invasive Airway Management

Rescue airway interventions
Laryngeal mask airway
Posterior pharyngeal airway adjuncts
Endotracheal intubation

Airway Options

Identification and selection of the correct airway device
Discussion of equipment options and their uses
Preparation for induction and intubation

Intubation Drugs

A pharmacology review of induction agents
Selection of the best drug combinations for induction
Safe decision-making

Induction and Intubation

Application of each prior learning topic to provide safe intubation
Stepwise, thorough discussion about safe airway induction and intubation
Correct techniques for endotracheal tube insertion

Confirming Tube Placement

Processes to ensure an endotracheal tube is correctly placed
Discussion about reintubation and confirmation
Application to difficult airway management

Difficult Airway Equipment

Intubating LMA, Lighted Stylet, Light Wand, Video Laryngoscope and more
Learn how to select the correct equipment for the situation
Double set-up indications

The Difficult Airway

Application of difficult airway algorithms to fit the correct clinical conditions
A stepwise process discussion to maximize airway success
Indications and procedure for emergent cricothyrotomy