1-Day Advanced and Difficult Airway Course (Oct 18, 2025)

1-Day Advanced and Difficult Airway Course is organized by Provider Practice Essentials (PPE), LLC and will be held on Oct 18, 2025 at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Orlando at SeaWorld, Orlando, Florida, United States of America.

Description:
This 1-Day CME program is perfect for Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Residents, and Students. Learn about acute care airway management including application of a difficult airway algorithm. Includes HANDS-ON airway management techniques using standard and difficult airway equipment. Individual clinical scenarios are applied to cement concepts. 

1-Day Advanced and Difficult Airway Course Schedule:
Airway Anatomy and Assessment

• How to assess an airway
• Identification of landmarks
• Predicting a difficult airway
• Special scenarios
• Airway classification and grading

Indications for Airway Management

• Clinical conditions
• Respiratory status
• Anatomy
• Predictors of airway need
• Common approaches

Non-Invasive and Invasive Airway Management

• Escalation of intervention
• Sequential oxygenation
• BIPAP
• CPAP
• Endotracheal Intubation
• Airway Adjuncts (LMA, OPA)

Airway Options and Medications

• Types of airway devices
• Airway equipment
• Laryngoscopes
• Fiberoptic and Video Scopes
• Induction agents and dosing

Induction and Intubation

• Procedure organization and setup
• Stepwise airway protocols
• Anatomy
• Endotracheal Intubation
• Tube Confirmation
• Confirmatory tests
• Defining an intact airway
• How to manage a failed airway
• Hands-On Procedure Practice

Difficult Airway

• Difficult airway algorithm and management
• Fiberoptic laryngoscopy
• Laryngeal mask airway
• Video laryngoscope
• Application of the difficult airway algorithm

Individual Patient Scenarios and Wrap-Up

• Simulated patient scenarios
• Intubation with video laryngoscopy
• Hands-On airway procedure lab
• Individual review with instructor
• Certification Examination