Difficult Airway Management: A Critical Care Approach

Overview

Difficult Airway Management: A Critical Care Approach
ACCP Simulation Center for Advanced Clinical Education
July 20-22, 2012
Northbrook, IL

Every intubation in the ICU can be a difficult airway. This 2-1/2 day simulation course will provide participants with a state-of-the-art, systematic overview and a hands-on experience with the preparation, teamwork, and tools necessary to manage common and complex airway situations. Each participant will have the opportunity to review the fundamental skills of intubation, identify exam findings associated with a difficult airway, and discuss in detail a practical approach to management of the difficult airway in the critically ill patient. Learners will receive extensive training and hands-on experience with a variety of advanced airway management tools. They will also work together in airway management teams to solve airway problems in a high-fidelity, simulated clinical environment using scenarios developed from real-life cases.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required to take this course.

Objectives

1. Describe risk factors, physical examination findings, and clinical situations associated with a difficult airway.
2. Classify the various types of equipment used in the management of the patient with a difficult airway and understand their potential uses and limitations.
3. Demonstrate a systematic approach to patient, equipment, and drug preparation prior to intubation.
4. Demonstrate effective management of the simulated patient with a difficult airway.
5. Successfully perform direct laryngoscopy in a simulated clinical environment.
6. Use crisis resource management principles to effectively utilize an airway management team, maximizing success and patient safety during intubation.

Agenda

Difficult Airway Management: A Critical Care Approach
July 20-22, 2012
Northbrook, IL

Friday, July 20, 2012

7:30 am - 8:00 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00 am - 8:15am
Introduction Video

8:15 am - 8:45 am
Welcome and Introductions

8:45 am - 9:15 am
Pre-Knowledge Assessment

9:15 am - 10:30 pm
Workshop Rotation I (participants divided into small groups)
    •Airway Assessment and Difficult Airway Algorithm Lecture
    •Hands-on Pre-Skills Assessment
    •Direct Laryngoscopy, Bag-Valve-Mask, and Bougie

10:30 pm - 10:45 pm
Break

10:45 pm - 12:15 pm
Workshop Rotation II
    •Airway Pharmacology Lecture
    •Checklist Review
    •Crew Resource Management Lecture
    •Airway Management Team Lecture

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Lunch

1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Workshop Rotation III
    •Airway Assessment and Difficult Airway Algorithm Lecture
    •Hands-on Pre-Skills Assessment
    •Direct Laryngoscopy, Bag-Valve-Mask, and Bougie

2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Break

2:45 pm - 4:15 pm
Workshop Rotation IV
    •Airway Pharmacology Lecture
    •Checklist Review
    •Crew Resource Management Lecture
    •Airway Management Team Lecture

Saturday, July 21, 2012

7:30 am - 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast

8:00 am - 8:15 am
Instructions for Morning Workshops

8:15 am - 9:00 am
Workshop Rotation I
    •Various Laryngeal Mask Airways
    •Advanced Airway Tools
    •Crew Resource Management Scenarios
    •Difficult Airway Cases #1

9:00 am - 9:45 am
Workshop Rotation II
    •Various Laryngeal Mask Airways
    •Advanced Airway Tools
    •Crew Resource Management Scenarios
    •Difficult Airway Cases #1

9:45 am - 10:00 am
Break

10:00 am - 10:45 am
Workshop Rotation III
    •Various Laryngeal Mask Airways
    •Advanced Airway Tools
    •Crew Resource Management Scenarios
    •Difficult Airway Cases #1

10:45 am - 11:30 am
Workshop Rotation IV
    •Various Laryngeal Mask Airways
    •Advanced Airway Tools
    •Crew Resource Management Scenarios
    •Difficult Airway Cases #1

11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Lunch

12:30 pm - 2:15 pm
Workshop Rotation V
    •Difficult Airway Cases #2
    •Cricothyroidotomy
    •Difficult Airway Cases #3

2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Break

2:30 pm - 4:15 pm
Workshop Rotation VI
    •Difficult Airway Cases #2
    •Cricothyroidotomy
    •Difficult Airway Cases #3

4:15 pm - 4:45 pm
Questions and Answers

Sunday, July 22, 2012

7:30 am - 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast

8:00 am - 8:30 am
Post-Knowledge Assessment

8:30 am - 8:45 am
Instructions for Morning Workshops

8:45 am - 10:45 am
Workshop Rotation I
    •Awake Intubation Lecture
    •Advanced Airway Tools
    •Hands-on Post-Skills Assessment

10:45 am - 11:00 am
Break

11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Workshop Rotation II
    •Awake Intubation Lecture
    •Advanced Airway Tools
    •Hands-on Post-Skills Assessment

12:45 pm - 1:30 pm
Working Lunch: Questions and Answers

Faculty

Course Co-Chairs
David L. Bowton, MD, FCCP
Professor and Head, Section on Critical Care
Department of Anesthesiology
Wake Forest Baptist Health
Winston-Salem, NC

Eleanor M. Summerhill, MD, FCCP
Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University
Pawtucket, RI

Faculty
Alexander S. Niven, MD, FCCP
Associate Professor of Medicine
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Program Director, Internal Medicine
Madigan Healthcare System
Tacoma, WA

David Bell, MD, FCCP
Major, Medical Corps, US Army
Program Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
San Antonio, TX

Kevin Felner, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care
NYU School of Medicine
New York Harbor Veterans Administration Healthcare System
New York, NY

Emily Diederich, MD
Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellow
University of Kansas
Kansas City, MO

Program Co-Chairs
Alexander S. Niven, MD, FCCP
Associate Professor of Medicine
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Program Director, Internal Medicine
Madigan Healthcare System
Tacoma, WA

Kevin Doerschug, MD, MS, FCCP
Medical Director, Medical ICU
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Iowa Healthcare
Iowa City, IA

CME

ACCP Education Mission
To promote the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of chest diseases through education, communication, and research.

CME Information
CME Hours by ACCP
The ACCP designates this educational activity for a maximum of (TBD) AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

* The CME credit hours listed above are subject to change. Final CME credit hours will be provided on-site.

Accreditation Statement
The ACCP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Disclosure Statement
The ACCP remains strongly committed to providing the best available evidence-based clinical information to participants of this educational activity and requires an open disclosure of any potential conflict of interest identified by our faculty members. It is not the intent of the ACCP to eliminate all situations of potential conflict of interest, but rather to enable those who are working with the ACCP to recognize situations that may be subject to question by others. All disclosed conflicts of interest are reviewed by the educational activity course director/chair, the Education Committee, or the Conflict of Interest Review Committee to ensure that such situations are properly evaluated and, if necessary, resolved. The ACCP educational standards pertaining to conflict of interest are intended to maintain the professional autonomy of the clinical experts inherent in promoting a balanced presentation of science. Through our review process, all ACCP CME activities are ensured of independent, objective, scientifically balanced presentations of information. Disclosure of any or no relationships will be made available for all educational activities.

ACCP Learning Categories
ACCP Learning Categories organize all ACCP education activities based on how education is delivered to promote a wider variety of educational methods. The sessions presented during Difficult Airway Management: A Critical Care Approach are clearly labeled to identify the type of instruction and methodology used, so you can determine how the presentation will meet your learning style and educational goals. ACCP Learning Categories have no predetermined requirements and will automatically be reflected on the ACCP’s online CME certificate. The six learning categories are:

ACCP Learning Category I: Lecture-Based
 ACCP Learning Category II: Self-Directed
ACCP Learning Category III: Evidence-Based
ACCP Learning Category IV: Case- and Problem-Based
ACCP Learning Category V: Simulation
ACCP Learning Category VI: Quality Improvement

Maintenance of Licensure
The ACCP Learning Categories are further subcategorized into “Maintenance of Licensure” (MOL) areas. The subcategorization is very helpful for applying CME to state requirements. All of the sessions in this program are classified as MOL: Scope of Practice-Critical Care Education.

Registration

Your tuition fee includes attendance at all course sessions, lunch, and breaks. A flash drive containing the handout materials will be provided on-site during registration. No printed materials will be provided by the ACCP

Cancellation Policy
Tuition refund requests for the course must be received in writing by June 29 for a full refund, less a $75 processing fee. No refunds will be issued after June 29, 2012.

To register by phone, please contact ACCP Customer Relations.
(800) 343-2227 or (847) 498-1400

Hotel and Travel

Course location:
American College of Chest Physicians
3300 Dundee Road
Northbrook, IL 60062

Hotel Accommodations
The Westin (Chicago North Shore)
601 North Milwaukee Avenue
Wheeling, IL 60090
(847) 777-6553
http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/ACCPJuly18

Rates and Reservations
Single/Double: $109/$109

Room rates are subject to applicable state and local taxes in effect at the time of check-in. Reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis and must be made on or before June 27, 2012, to secure the ACCP group rate of $109, plus applicable state, local, and hospitality taxes and fees.

Reservation Cutoff: June 27, 2012

Cancellation Policy
Reservations must be canceled at least 5 days prior to scheduled arrival in order to avoid a room and tax charge for one night.