SimA.R.T. Foundations of Airway Management – January 13th, 2027

SimA.R.T. Foundations of Airway Management

Event Description: 

This course is for physicians who want to learn, practice, and improve the skills and knowledge required for safe and effective airway management in an emergency setting. Designed by emergency physicians, for emergency physicians, this course blends simulation and hands-on practice to allow you to integrate skill acquisition with clinical decision making. Skills include: bag-mask ventilation, laryngoscopy and intubation, airway adjuncts, video laryngoscopy, and surgical airway. Principles of airway management covered include: approach to airway management, airway pharmacology, airway anatomy and crisis resource management.

SimAIRWAY: Foundations of Airway Management
Course Objectives:

At the conclusion of this educational activity, the participant should be able to:

1. Discuss how a provider makes the decision to intubate.

2. Define “difficult airway” and “failed airway”.

3. List the predictors of:

• difficult bag-mask ventilation
• difficult laryngoscopy
• difficult extra-glottic device
• difficult cricothyrotomy

4. Apply airway algorithms for RSI, Crash, Difficult and Failed Airways.

5. Compare the use of oxygen delivery systems in airway management.

6. Identify relevant airway anatomy on a manikin.

7. Demonstrate proper technique in the use of the following equipment on an airway trainer:

•  NPA and OPA
• direct laryngoscopy & intubation
• video laryngoscopy & intubation
• gum elastic bougie
• LMA

8. Compare pharmacologic agents used in RSI.

9. Demonstrate appropriate technique for two different approaches to cricothyrotomy on a trainer.

10. Perform appropriate airway management as part of a team, in simulated cases.

11. Demonstrate teamwork and the application of CRM principles in a simulated setting.

Agenda: 

MORNING
09:00 – 09:15 – Welcome and Introductions
09:15 – 09:35 – SKILL STATION 1 – Adjuncts, BVM, Positioning, Basic DL technique
09:35 – 09:50 – Case 1
09:50 – 10:15 – Case 1 – Debrief
10:15 – 10:40 – (25 minutes) SKILL STATION 2 – Instruction: Med considerations in physiologically, challenging patients. Skills: DL Practice, PEEP valve, Bougie
10:40 – 10:55 – Case 2
10:55 – 11:20 –  Case 2 Debrief
11:20 – 11:45 – SKILL STATION 3 – Instruction: TBI airway approach. Skills: In-line stabilization, ETT troubleshooting +/- video
laryngoscopy
11:45 – 12:05 – Case 3
12:05 – 12:30 – Case 3 Debrief
12:30 – 13:30 – (60mins) –  LUNCH BREAK

AFTERNOON
13:30 – 13:45 – SKILL STATION 4 – Instruction: Management of soiled airway; suction adjuncts. Skills: Cricothyroidotomy.
13:45 – 14:00 – Case 4
14:00 – 14:25 – Case 4 Debrief
14:25 – 14:45 – SKILL STATION 5 – Instruction: Complex airway plans, advanced CRM. Skills: LMA vs. iGel
14:45 – 15:05 – Case 5
15:05 – 15:30 – Case 5 Debrief
15:30 – 15:50 – Case 6
15:50 – 16:15 – Case 6 – Debrief
16:15 – 16:30 – SKILL STATION 6 – Instruction: Physiologic difficulties; competing interests. Skills: Learner’s Choice
16:30 – 16:45 (15 mins) Evaluations and Wrap Up

Cancellation Policy
In accordance with CPD Medicine policy:

• More than 21 days’ notice: A refund will be issued, minus a 20% administrative fee (up to a maximum of $200).
• Less than 21 days’ notice: No refund will be provided.

Special refund requests may be submitted to the event coordinator for consideration by the Scientific Planning Committee Chair, CPD Director or the Managing Director.