THE ONE COURSE YOU’LL NEED■ Instruction by a world-class faculty of airway experts with an

unparalleled passion for teaching.

■ Proven airway algorithms that go beyond the ASA and apply to the most challenging airway situations.

■ Hands-on sessions that allow you to practice with a multitude of proven airway devices.

■ Techniques and “pearls” that benefit even the most experiencedproviders.

■ Code airway stations that hone your skillsand test your knowledge.

■ Exclusive offer: All course attendees are eligible for a 40% discount on the definitiveairway management text book, Management of the Difficult and Failed Airway, 2nd edition(McGraw-Hill, 2011) by Orlando Hung, MDand Michael F. Murphy, MD.

Offered by: Airway Management Education Center

Purpose: Airway Management is a critical skill in Anesthesia. Thiscourse is designed to provide participants with state-of-the-art infor-mation and hands-on experience to ensure effective and appropriatemanagement of difficult and failed airways.

Target audience: The Difficult Airway Course: Anesthesia is intendedfor healthcare providers including, Anesthesiologists, NurseAnesthetists and Anesthesiologist Assistants.

Course objectives: Upon successful completion of the course, theparticipant will be able to: 1. Anticipate and manage the difficult air-way; 2. Identify and manage the failed airway; 3. Understand thespecial case of the failed airway in obstetrics and pediatrics; and 4.Perform an awake intubation in the predicted difficult airway.

Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented inaccordance with the essential areas and policies of the AccreditationCouncil for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsor-ship of Hospital Physician Partners and Airway ManagementEducation Center. Hospital Physician Partners is accredited by theACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit: Hospital Physician Partners designates this live activity for amaximum of 20.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians shouldclaim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participa-tion in the activity. An additional 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™will be awarded for the Lung Separation Workshop.

Hospital Physician Partners is committed to making its CME activities accessible to all individuals. If you are in need of anaccommodation, please do not hesitate to call and/or submit a description of your needs in writing.

Hands-on Training in Crucial Airway Techniques:

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ANESTHESIA

■ Percutaneous and SurgicalCricothyrotomy

■ Flexible Fiberoptic Intubation■ Lighted Stylet Intubation■ Fiberoptic Stylets and Guides■ Video Laryngoscopy■ Optically Enhanced Laryngoscopy

■ Extraglottic Devices■ Awake Intubation■ Topical Anesthesia Techniques■ Aids for Difficult Direct Laryngoscopy■ Pediatric Airway Skills■ Techniques for the Obese Patient■ Obstetrical Airway Management

Fiberoptic Lung Separation Workshop (Optional) In this pre-course workshop, participants learn and practice lungseparation techniques in airway simulators. The Workshop focuseson left and right double lumen tube placement with confirmation of placement and troubleshooting. Use of bronchial blockers and options for lung separation in the difficult airway are also covered. Enrollment is limited. Pre-registration is required.

“Absolutely the most relevant course that I haveever attended. Every piece of this impeccably organizedcourse teaches must-have skills. Loved, loved, loved it!”Susan Mundy, CRNA, West Virginia

“This course was one of the most intensive andsophisticated courses I have ever attended in30 years of Anesthesia practice.  It is clear that atremendous amount of work and thought was extended todevelop this course. The faculty was outstanding.”Robert Amrhein, MD, Massachusetts

“All the faculty were awesome. All information wasdelivered with great humor and in non-threatening ways.”

Robin Pinto, CRNA, New Hampshire

“Lung Separation Workshop was outstanding. It was designed so that eventhe “rookie anesthesiologist” would feelcomfortable after attending the course.”Maria Khan, MD, Connecticut

Pre-Course Workshop (on Day 1)6:00 – 7:00 am Registration / Continental Breakfast

7:00 – 10:45 am Fiberoptic Lung Separation WorkshopPre-registration and additional fee required.

Course ScheduleDAY 1 10:00 – 11:00 am Registration

11:00 am – 6:00 pm  Interactive Pre TestGeneral Sessions: Standard of Care, The AirwayAlgorithms, Current Concepts, The Difficult Airway, Difficult Airway in Obstetrical Patients, Pediatric Airways (“working lunch” included)

Workshops:  M&M in the OR, M&M outside the OR, Rescue Devices Lab

DAY 26:00 – 6:45 am Registration / Continental Breakfast

6:45 – 7:00 am Live Human Fiberoptic Tour of the Airway

7:00 am – 5:45 pm Airway Anesthesia and Awake Intubation

Skills Stations: Flexible Fiberoptic Intubation, Video and Optical Devices, Surgical Airway, Pediatric Airway

Group Sessions: Code Airway I, Advanced Techniques for the Difficult Airway

DAY 37:00 – 7:30 am Registration / Continental Breakfast

7:30 am – 12:15 pm Group Sessions: Code Airway II, Skills Practice, Written Self Exam Interactive Exam Review and Final Wrap-up

Faculty

Michael F. Murphy, MDCourse DirectorProfessor and ChairDepartment of Anesthesiaand Pain MedicineUniversity of AlbertaDeputy Zone Chief,AnesthesiaEdmonton ZoneEdmonton, Alberta, Canadammurphy@theairwaysite.com

David C. Abramson, MBChB Partner, North Texas Children’s AnesthesiaDallas, TX

Jeffrey M. Berman, MDAttending AnesthesiologistUniversity of North Carolina HospitalsProfessor of AnesthesiologyUniversity of North CarolinaChapel Hill, NC

Chris Christodoulou, MDConsultant AnesthetistSt. Boniface General HospitalUndergraduate AnesthesiaProgram DirectorAssistant ProfessorUniversity of ManitobaWinnipeg, MB Canada

Laura Duggan, MDDirector of Pediatric AnesthesiaRoyal Columbian HospitalAssistant ProfessorUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouver, BC Canada

Lorraine J. Foley, MDStaff AnesthesiologistWinchester HospitalClinical Assistant Professor of AnesthesiaTufts School of MedicineBoston, MA

Eric A. Harris, MDDirector of Alternate Site Anesthesia Jackson Memorial HospitalAssociate Professor of Clinical AnesthesiologyUniversity of Miami School of MedicineMiami, FL

Wendy Howard, MDDirector of ENT Anesthesia and Difficult AirwaysAssistant ProfessorSUNY Upstate Medical UniversitySyracuse, NY

Orlando Hung, MDProfessorAnesthesiologyDalhousie UniversityHalifax, NS Canada

Narasimhan Jagannathan, MDAttending AnesthesiologistDepartment of PediatricAnesthesiaChildren's Memorial HospitalAssistant Professor ofAnesthesiology Northwestern UniversityFeinberg School of MedicineChicago, IL

Liane B. Johnson, MDCMAssociate ProfessorDepartment of SurgeryDivision of PediatricOtolaryngology – Head andNeck SurgeryDalhousie UniversityHalifax, NS Canada

Gordon Launcelott, MDAssociate ProfessorAnesthesiologyDalhousie UniversityHalifax, NS Canada

J. Adam Law, MDProfessor Anesthesiology and Surgery Dalhousie UniversityHalifax, NS Canada

Kirk MacQuarrie, MDAssociate ProfessorAnesthesiology and SurgeryDalhousie UniversityHalifax, NS Canada

Robert W. Matthews, CRNA, PhDStaff Nurse Anesthetist Dept. of Anesthesia University of North CarolinaChapel Hill, NC

Ian R. Morris, MDAssociate Clinical ChiefProfessorAnesthesiologyDalhousie UniversityHalifax, NS Canada

Holly A. Muir, MDVice Chair Clinical OperationsDept. of AnesthesiaChief, Division of Women’s AnesthesiaDuke University Medical CenterDurham, NC

Adeyemi J. Olufolabi, MB.BSDivision of Women’s AnesthesiaDept. of AnesthesiologyDuke University Medical CenterAssistant ProfessorDuke UniversityDurham, NC

John A. Rivas, CRNAChief CRNAClinical Coordinator, NurseAnesthesia ProgramVeterans AdministrationMedical CenterCo-Coordinator of Simulatedand Clinical LearningUniversity of Miami School ofNursing and Health StudiesMiami, FL

Brian Ross, MDExecutive DirectorInstitute for Surgical andInterventional SimulationProfessorDept. of AnesthesiologyUniversity of WashingtonSeattle, WA

Dr. Jeanette ScottSpecialist AnaesthetistMiddlemore HospitalAuckland, New Zealand

Narendra Vakharia, MDAssociate ProfessorAnesthesiology Dalhousie UniversityHalifax, NS Canada

Sarah H. Wiser, MDStaff AnesthesiologistBrigham and Women’s HospitalInstructor Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA

David T. Wong, MDDept. of AnesthesiologyToronto Western HospitalAssociate ProfessorUniversity of TorontoToronto, ON Canada

Las Vegas, NVA MUST-SEE!

“Fantastic course. Great didactic information. I lovedthe in-depth, hands on workshops.”

Eric Miller, MD, Arizona

“One of the best overall courses I have ever attended. Great complete coverage of all aspects ofthe difficult airway.”

J. Scott Ewert, MD, Maine

“This course was excellent. A must for all anesthesiologists. The faculty was exceptional.”

Richard T. Warner, MD, Connecticut

“Fantastic! Worth twice the price!”J. Randall Underwood, MD, Illinois

Course Fee: $1195Nurse Anesthetists, Anesthesiologist Assistants, HospitalPhysician Partners Medical Staff and Residents are eligible for a 25% discount ($896).

Lung Separation Workshop: $300

Dates and LocationsDue to the intensive nature of the course and the early start times,we recommend that you stay at the host hotel for each course.

Registration InformationRegistration is limited. We recommend that you register early.

Online Registration: www.theairwaysite.com(Mastercard, Visa and Discover accepted)

Phone: Toll free in US/Canada (866) 924-7929 or direct (503) 635-4761.

Mail: The Difficult Airway Course: AnesthesiaTM

Registration Center333 South State Street, Suite V-324 Lake Oswego, OR 97034

Fax: (404) 795-0711 To download a registration form to mail or fax to us, please visit www.theairwaysite.com and click on “Register.” Please make checks payable in US dollars to “The Difficult Airway Course.”

Cancellation of a registration is subject to a $100 administrative fee.

Registration services provided by Well-Assembled Meetings™ (WAM).

Course photos by Christopher Hung

Chicago, IL

CME CreditsHospital Physician Partners designates this live activity for a maximumof 20.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only thecredit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.An additional 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ will be awarded for theLung Separation Workshop.

The Difficult Airway Course: AnesthesiaTM has been approved by theAmerican Association of Nurse Anesthetists for 20 CE credits; CodeNumber 34292; Expiration Date 11/18/2012.

The Lung Separation Workshop has been approved by the AmericanAssociation of Nurse Anesthetists for 3 CE credits; Code Number34293; Expiration Date 11/18/2012.

National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants(NCCAA) will accept CME credit for programs approved for continuingmedical education credit by the

– American Medical Association (AMA); – American Association of Physician Assistants (AAPA);– Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)

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“The surgical airway practice was invaluable.Really a confidence booster!”

Julie Benzie, CRNA, Idaho

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