Summary
The Basics of Airway Management course is a comprehensive, one-day training programme designed specifically for registrars and senior house officers (SHOs) looking to enhance their core skills in airway management.
Whether you are new to acute care or seeking to refresh your techniques, this course offers a structured, hands-on learning experience tailored to the clinical realities of emergency and hospital settings.
Suitable for: Registrars and SHOs working in emergency medicine, anaesthesia, critical care or acute medicine who want to strengthen their airway management skills in both routine and high-pressure situations.
Learning outcomes
Participants will be taken through a progressive curriculum that starts with fundamental techniques and builds up to more advanced interventions. Topics include:
- Basic airway techniques: airway assessment, head positioning, and effective bag-mask ventilation.
- Airway adjuncts: use of oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal airways, supraglottic devices.
- Advanced procedures: endotracheal intubation and front-of-neck access (FONA) techniques.
- Critical care topics: introduction to non-invasive ventilation (NIV), principles of ventilator use in the emergency department, and troubleshooting ventilation challenges.