John Gallagher, CCNS, CCRN-K, DNP
Case Western Reserve University, Ohio
Disclosure(s): Philips Healthcare: Advisory Board (Ongoing)
John Hunninghake, MD
Wesley Medical Center
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.
Edward Bittner, MD, PhD, MSEd, FCCM
Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.
Megan Rech, BCCCP, MS, PharmD
VA, Colorado
Disclosure(s): EM Foundation/AstraZeneca: Grants/Research Support Recipient (Terminated, February 28, 2025)
Caroline Jensen, MD (she/her/hers)
Columbia University, New York
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.
Aditi Balakrishna, MD (she/her/hers)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.
Daniel Yeh, MD, MHPE, FCCM
Professor
Ernest E. Moore Shock Trauma Center at Denver Health, Colorado
Disclosure(s): Baxter: Scientific Advisory Board (Terminated); Takeda Pharmaceuticals: Consulting fees or other remuneration (Terminated, August 1, 2023); Up To Date: Other Financial or Material Support (Ongoing); Wave Strategies: Consultant (Terminated)
Tanner Hill, BS, RRT
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Minnesota
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.
Arthur Tokarczyk, MD (he/him/his)
NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital, Illinois
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.
Michelle Rausen, MS, RRT, RRT-ACCS
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.
Emily Faulks, MD (she/her/hers)
Carilion Clinic - Virginia Tech Carilion, Virginia
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.
Tyson Sjulin, MD
Brooke Army Medical Center, Texas
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.
Review airway and mechanical ventilation management strategies for critically ill patients. Topics covered include airway assessment; emergent intubation; airway management pharmacology; rescue techniques for maintaining ventilation; traditional and novel techniques for difficult airway management in adult patients; and indications, contraindications, and benefits of ventilatory support modes. After studying the text and viewing the presentations online, attend this full-day skills session and learn and practice with expert faculty at interactive skill stations encompassing laryngoscopy, fiberoptic intubation, surgical approaches to airway establishment, and rescue strategies. Skill stations on mechanical ventilation will focus on mode selection, troubleshooting patient-ventilator dyssynchrony, and alternative modes available for the critically ill adult patient. Hands-on simulations allow learners instruction and practice in difficult airway management and mechanical ventilation. Using simulation-based scenarios, learners will gain valuable experience.