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