Mastering the Difficult Airway Course - June 1, 2019

This CME course will focus on aiding participants in understanding and mastering the management of difficult airways. The course will offer lectures in the morning session that cover new, up-to-date information as well as review airway basics. Then, in the afternoon session, participants will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience to reinforce their knowledge with simulation based learning. Simulations will include non-invasive airway management, surgical airways, fiberoptic intubations, and much more.
When Jun 01, 2019
from 07:00 AM to 05:15 PM
Where Paris Simulation Center, Instructional Building, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, KY, 40292
Contact Name
Contact Phone 502-852-1735
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Target Audience
Physicians, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA), Registered Nurses (RN), Respiratory Therapists, and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers.

Agenda
7:00-7:45 am
Registration and Breakfast

Session One (Moderator Dr. Alexander Williams)

7:45-8:00 am
Introduction and Welcome
Dr. Sean P Clifford

8:00-8:20 am
The History of Airway Management Through the Ages
Dr. Sean P Clifford

8:20-8:40 am
Identification of the Difficult Airway
Dr. Daisy Sangroula
 
8:40–9:00 am
What's New in Airway Management
Dr. Rodrigo Silva Cavallazzi

9:00–9:20 am
Airway Management in the Morbidly Obese Parturient for Emergency Surgery
Dr. Brittany Maggard
 
9:20-9:40 am
Combined Use of Airway Devices in Unanticipated Difficult Airway
Dr. Jerrad R Businger

9:40-10:00 am
Airway Management with Upper Airway Trauma
Dr. Ryan Joel Hogue

10:00-10:20 am
Break and Visit Exhibitors

Session Two (Moderator Dr. Diana Neamtu)

10:20–10:40 am
Cannot Intubate – Cannot Ventilate
Dr. Paul A. Tennant

10:40–11:00 am
Extubation of the Difficult Airway and Post-extubation Period
Dr. Heidi M Koenig

11:00–11:20 am
Airway Related Crisis – Team Leadership and Human Factors
Dr. Ozan Akca

11:20-11:40 am
Stories of Difficult Airways
Mr. Ian Farah

11:40-12:40 pm
Keynote Lecture: Awake Intubation Made Easy!
Dr. William Rosenblatt

12:40-1:30 pm
Lunch and Visit Exhibitors
 
1:30 -5:30 pm
Simulation Workshops Stations
(25 minutes for each workshop with 5 minutes to change station)

Station 1: Intubation in Morbid Obese Parturient Patient
Brittany Maggard, MD and Daisy Sangroula, MD
Station 2: Combined Use of Airway Devices for Difficult Airway
Jerrad R Businger MD and Alexander Williams, MD
Station 3: Video Laryngoscopy and Importance of Stylets
Rana K Latif, MD
Station 4: Fiberoptic Intubationn
William Rosenblatt, MD and Heidi M  Koenig, MD
Station 5: Tips and Tricks on Airway Management in the Field
Ian Farrah, CRNA and Ryan Joel Hogue, MD 
Station 6: Emergency Surgical Airway - Cricothyrotomy
Paul A Tennant, MD
Station 7: Fiberoptic Bronchscope Manipulation Skill and Identification of Pulmonary Tree
Rodrigo Silva Cavallazzi, MD
Station 8: Leadership & Team Work - Difficult Airway Scenario
Ozan Akca, MD and Diana Neamtu, MD

5:30 pm
Adjourn

Course Directors
Jerrad R Businger, DO
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
University of Louisville

Ian Farah, CRNA
Chief CRNA
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
University of Louisville
 
Rana Latif, MD
Professor
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
University of Louisville

Brittany Maggard, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
University of Louisville

Daisy Sangroula, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

Invited Guest Faculty
William Rosenblatt, MD
Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Yale School of Medicine

University of Louisville Faculty
Ozan Akca, MD
Professor
Department of Anesthesiology and Peri-operative Medicine
University of Louisville

Rodrigo Silva Cavallazzi, MD    
Associate Professor
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Disorders Medicine
University of Louisville

Ryan Joel Hogue, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology and Peri-operative Medicine
University of Louisville

Heidi M Koenig, MD
Professor
Department of Anesthesiology and Peri-operative Medicine
University of Louisville

Diana Neamtu, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology and Peri-operative Medicine
University of Louisville

Paul A. Tennant, MD
Assistant Professor
Otolaryngology & Comm Disorder
University of Louisville

Alexander Williams, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology and Peri-operative Medicine
University of Louisville

Continuing Education Credit
Physician Credit - The University of Louisville Continuing Medical Education office designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Credit - This program has been approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing for 9.2 continuing education credits through University of Louisville Hospital, provider number 4-0068-7-20-1098. The Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual nursing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content. Completion criteria to obtain CE's: Attend entire session and complete the evaluation.

Respiratory Care Therapists
This course has been approved by Kentucky Board Of Respiratory Care (KBSC) for continuing educational units.

Nurse Anesthetists
Credit for Nurse Anesthetists has been applied for through the AANA. Determination of credit is pending.

Accreditation
 The University of Louisville School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.


Special Services
To request disability arrangements, please contact Amy Reid at (502) 852-1735 at least 14 days prior to the date of this program. Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof.


Brochure
CLICK HERE for a copy of the course brochure

Registration
Registration Options and Fees:
1. UofL Physicians - $200
2. Nurses, RTs, EMS, PAs - $50
3. UofL Residents/Fellows - $50
4. UofL Student - $0
5. All Others - $250

Registration for this event is now closed. You may still attend by registering as a walk-in at the welcome desk the morning of the program.
 
Directions & Maps
Driving Directions to the Paris Simulation Center
Map of the University of Louisville's Health Sciences Campus


Cancellation Policy
Requests for cancellation must be submitted to cmepd@louisville.edu on or before Friday, May 31, 2019. Requests received on or before Friday, May 31, 2019 will receive a full refund less a $25 processing fee. No refund will be given for requests received after Friday, May 31, 2019.

Acknowledgments
We thank our participating companies for their support of the Mastering the Difficult Airway Course,  a final listing of supporters and exhibitors will be available at the meeting.