North East Region Difficult Airway Society (NERDS)

Course aims:

• To allow delegates to learn, refresh or update skills in managing the difficult airway
•  To provide practical hands-on experience in common difficult airway techniques
•  To discuss potential approaches to challenging airway cases

A programme of lectures and workshops covering:

•                      Imaging of airway including use of USS in airway management and CT interpretation
•                      Surgeon’s perspective on the difficult airway
•                     Oral & nasal flexible bronchoscopic intubation
•                     Videolaryngoscopy and VL assisted bronchoscopic intubation
•                      Front of Neck Access (surgical cricothyroidotomy)
•                      Shared airway techniques including use of jet ventilation, high flow nasal oxygen, nasendoscopy
•                      Tracheostomy trouble-shooting
•                      Simulation scenarios
•                      Decision-making and human factors considerations
•                      Case based discussions

Course aimed at Anaesthetic Trainees (all grades)

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