Airway Matters

Who is the course for?

This course, endorsed by the Royal College of Anaesthetists and the Difficult Airway Society, is for all members of the multidisciplinary team who provide airway support to patients or care for patients with a compromised airway. This includes anaesthetists, anaesthesia associates, operating department practitioners, prehospital and emergency medicine physicians, paramedics, nurses, physiotherapists, adult and paediatric intensivists, head and neck surgeons and members of the cardiac arrest team.

Health professionals might find the Certificate of Achievement for this course useful for providing evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) or commitment to their career.

What topics will you cover?

This course has been carefully designed to provide an up-to-date and practical educational experience, with learners accessing comprehensive course materials developed in collaboration with leading experts, frontline clinicians, and patients.

Week 1: Safe Airway Management, Human Factors and Ergonomics, Airway Anatomy

Airway Safety: The Big Picture

NAP4, Key Findings and Recommendations

Human Factors and Ergonomics

Capnography

Anatomy: a Journey Through the Airways

Week 2: Airway Assessment and Planning, Cognitive Tools, Dealing with Emergencies

Assess the Airway and Develop a Strategy

Airway Equipment

Cognitive Tools

Can’t Intubate, Can’t Oxygenate

Week 3: Safety and Special Techniques

Rapid Sequence Induction

Extubation

The Obstructed Airway

Special Techniques: Awake Tracheal Intubation, High-Flow Nasal Oxygenation, Jet Ventilation, LASER

Week 4: The Shared Airways

The Patient Journey

Tracheostomies and Laryngectomies

The Critically Ill Patient

Airway Management in the Patient with COVID-19

Week 5: Airway Management in Special Circumstances

Paediatrics

Obstetrics

Obesity

A Global Perspective

Week 6: Pre-Hospital Airway Matters

Challenges and Standards

Drugs and Equipment

Safety

Pre-hospital Airway Management & COVID 19

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