DIFFICULT AIRWAY MANAGEMENT DAY

Difficult Airway Management Day - 25th March 2026

(08:30-17:00)

for ODPs, Anaesthetics, Student ODPs, ED & ICU Nurses and Doctors

Course Aims:

• REVISING DAS GUIDELINES THROUGH PRACTICE
• UNDERSTANDING COMMON VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPY TECHNIQUES
• ASSISTING AWAKE FIBREOPTIC INTUBATIONS
• AWARENESS OF HUMAN FACTORS IN AIRWAY MANAGEMENT
• IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL DIFFICULT AIRWAY AND DEVELOPING MANAGEMENT PLAN AS A TEAM
• GAIN CONFIDENCE IN THE USE OF AIRWAY ADJUNCTS AND DEVICES

Lecture/ Simulations:

• DAS INTUBATION AND EXTUBATION GUIDELINES
• HUMAN FACTORS IN CRITICAL INCIDENTS
• WORKPLACE ERGONOMICS
• AIRWAY ANATOMY

Hands-on Practice Workshops:

• SUPRAGLOTTIC AIRWAY DEVICES / ENDOTRACHEAL TUBES
• VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPES
• FIBRE-OPTIC INTUBATION
• FRONT-OF-NECK ACCESS
• ‘THRIVE’ & HIGH FLOW OXYGEN DEVICES

COURSE FEE: STUDENT ODPs - £75 & QUALIFIED ODPs - £125

Your place will be confirmed only after the successful payment at the cashier's directly or via phone (01536492036)

Non-refundable/ Non-Transferable

Lunch and refreshments provided

For general enquiries please contact: kgh-tr.clinical.skills@nhs.net

THE P R O G R A M M E

08:30-09:00 Registration & Welcome

09:00-10:00 Airway Anatomy and Laryngoscopy

10:00-10:45 Human Factors in Critical Incidents

10:45-11:15 Workplace Ergonomic

11:15-11:30 Coffee Break

11:30-13:00 DAS Intubation and Extubating Guidelines. Difficult Airway Trolley

13:00-13:45 Lunch Break

Workshops Supraglottic Airway Devices

30 minutes each

5 Groups (ABCDE) Endotracheal Tubes and Direct Laryngoscopes

14:45-15:00 Coffee Break

Video Laryngoscopes

Fibreoptic Intubation

Front of Neck Access

16:30-17:00 Feedback & Certificates