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Airway and Mechanical Ventilation Management for the Critically Ill Patient

Saturday, February 22, 2025
6:45am – 5:30pm Eastern Time
Location: W307
CE: 12.5

This full-day skills course covers airway and mechanical ventilation management for the critically ill patient using didactic discussion, hands-on learning, and simulation-based exercises. Attendees will access all the course lectures before attending the in-person skills-only portion of the course. The skills portion will provide attendees with approaches to airway assessment, emergent intubation, airway management pharmacology, and rescue techniques for maintaining ventilation, in addition to traditional and novel techniques for difficult airway management in adult patients. Mechanical ventilation topics include indications, contraindications, and benefits of ventilatory support modes. Attendees will learn and practice with expert faculty at skill stations encompassing laryngoscopy, fiberoptic intubation, surgical approaches to airway establishment, and rescue strategies. Skill stations on mechanical ventilation focus on mode selection, troubleshooting patient-ventilator desynchrony, and alternative modes available for the critically ill adult patient.

Learning Objectives:

  • Apply current mechanical ventilation strategies
  • Recognize examination findings associated with difficult airway management
  • Practice essential airway and mechanical ventilation management skills
  • Identify the unique challenges of airway management
  • Review indications, contraindications, and benefits of the various modes of ventilatory support

Presentations:

  • 6:45am – 7:45am Eastern Time
    Registration and Continental Breakfast
  • 7:45am – 8:00am Eastern Time
    Welcome and Overview

    Edward A. Bittner, MD, PhD, MSEd, FCCM – Massachusetts General Hospital

    John J. Gallagher, DNP, CCNS, CCRN, RR (he/him/his) – Case Western Reserve University

  • 8:00am – 10:00am Eastern Time
    Skills Stations: Airway Management

    Edward A. Bittner, MD, PhD, MSEd, FCCM – Massachusetts General Hospital

    Craig S. Jabaley, MD, FCCM (he/him/his) – Emory University Hospital

    Megan Rech, BCCCP, MS, PharmD – VA

    Aditi Balakrishna, MD (she/her/hers) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Christopher R. Tainter, MD, RDMS, FCCM (he/him/his)

    Caroline Jensen, MD (she/her/hers) – Columbia University

  • 10:00am – 10:15am Eastern Time
    Break
  • 10:15am – 12:15pm Eastern Time
    Skills Stations: Airway Management

    Daniel D. Yeh, MD, MHPE, FCCM – Ernest E. Moore Shock Trauma Center at Denver Health

    Christopher R. Tainter, MD, RDMS, FCCM (he/him/his)

    Edward A. Bittner, MD, PhD, MSEd, FCCM – Massachusetts General Hospital

    Aditi Balakrishna, MD (she/her/hers) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    John Hunninghake, MD – Wesley Healthcare Center

    Caroline Jensen, MD (she/her/hers) – Columbia University

  • 12:15pm – 1:00pm Eastern Time
    Lunch
  • 1:00pm – 3:00pm Eastern Time
    Skills Stations: Mechanical Ventilation

    John J. Gallagher, DNP, CCNS, CCRN, RR (he/him/his) – Case Western Reserve University

    John Hunninghake, MD – Wesley Healthcare Center

    Arthur Tokarczyk, MD (he/him/his) – NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital

    Michelle Rausen, MS, RRT, RRT-ACCS – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    Tanner Hill, BS, RRT – Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester

    David Ferraro, MD, FCCM – National Jewish Health

  • 3:00pm – 3:15pm Eastern Time
    Break
  • 3:15pm – 5:15pm Eastern Time
    Skills Stations: Mechanical Ventilation

    Tanner Hill, BS, RRT – Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester

    David Ferraro, MD, FCCM – National Jewish Health

    Craig S. Jabaley, MD, FCCM (he/him/his) – Emory University Hospital

    Christopher R. Tainter, MD, RDMS, FCCM (he/him/his)

    Michelle Rausen, MS, RRT, RRT-ACCS – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    John J. Gallagher, DNP, CCNS, CCRN, RR (he/him/his) – Case Western Reserve University

  • 5:15pm – 5:30pm Eastern Time
    Recap: Moving Forward

    Edward A. Bittner, MD, PhD, MSEd, FCCM – Massachusetts General Hospital

    John J. Gallagher, DNP, CCNS, CCRN, RR (he/him/his) – Case Western Reserve University