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Airway and Mechanical Ventilation Management for the Critically Ill Patient (Orlando)

Review strategies for critically ill patients.

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Saturday, February 22, 2025
Orange County Convention Center
Orlando, Florida, USA
7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time

The course includes:

  • 4.25 hours of online presentations by subject matter experts
  • 8 hours of interactive skills training
  • Airway and Mechanical Ventilation Management eBook
  • Up to 12.5 accredited continuing education credits and maintenance of certification points

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.

This course is offered as a Critical Care Congress precourse. Attend in conjunction with Congress and save. A la carte registration is also available.

Registrant
Rate
By February 22, 2025
Congress Attendee $1,250
SCCM Member a la carte $1,350
Nonmember a la carte $1,450

Payment Information

  • American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa credit cards are accepted.
  • Check or international money order, payable to SCCM, may be used to register via mail only.
  • Fees must be paid in U.S. funds and checks must be drawn on a U.S. bank.
  • For information on paying via wire transfer, please contact SCCM Customer Service at +1 847 827-6888.
  • Inquiries can be emailed to support@sccm.org.

Cancellation Policy 

Registrants may be eligible for refunds of activities at SCCM’s discretion. If you have not accessed the activity’s materials, have not completed a significant portion of the activity, and/or the content does not meet your needs, you may be eligible for a refund. A registrant’s cancellation of an in-person activity may incur a fee, at SCCM’s discretion. To reschedule an in-person activity, please contact SCCM Customer Service at least 30 days before the activity. If SCCM cannot hold an activity as intended, SCCM shall not be liable for any costs, expenses, or fees related to cancellation of travel and attendance associated with the event.


Agenda

Subject to change.
7:00 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.Registration and Breakfast
7:45 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.Welcome and Overview
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.Skill Stations
  • Overview of Airway Practice
  • Intubation Medications
  • Laryngoscopy: Direct Laryngoscopy and Video Laryngoscopy
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.Break
10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.Skill Stations
  • Surgical Airways
  • Team Approach to Airway Management
  • Advanced Airways Techniques
12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.Skill Stations
  • Safe Mechanical Ventilation
  • Patient Ventilator Dysynchrony
  • Refractory Hypoxemia: Now What
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.Break
3:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.Skill Stations
  • Noninvasive Ventilation/High Flow Nasal Canula
  • Disease Specific Strategies
  • Weaning the Difficult Patient
5:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.Recap: Moving Forward

Subject Matter Experts

Subject to change.

Ed Bittner, MD, PhD, MSEd, FCCM
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, USA 

Aditi Balakrishna, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, USA

David M. Ferraro, MD, FCCM
National Jewish Health
Denver, Colorado, USA

John J. Gallagher, CCNS, CCRN-K, DNP, RRT, FCCM
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Tanner Hill, RRT
Mayo Clinic Hospital
Rochester, Minnesota, USA

Craig S. Jabaley, MD, FCCM
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Caroline Jensen, MD
Columbia University
New York, New York, USA

John Hunninghake, MD
Wesley Healthcare Center
Wichita, Kansas, USA

Michelle Rausen, MS, RRT, RRT-NPS
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, USA

Megan A. Rech, MS, PharmD, BCCP, FCCM
Edward Hines Jr Veterans Affairs Hospital
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Christopher R. Tainter, MD, RDMS, FCCM
University of California
San Diego, California, USA

Arthur Tokarczyk, MD
NorthShore University Health System – Evanston Hospital
Evanston, Illinois, USA

Daniel D. Yeh, MD, MHPE, FCCM
Ernest E. Moore Shock Trauma Center
Denver, Colorado, USA


Continuing Education

Earn up to 12.5 accredited continuing education credits and maintenance of certification points.


Critical Care Congress

Critical Care Congress attendees engage at the event.

February 23-25, 2025
Orange County Convention Center
Orlando, Florida, USA

Everything you need to advance your daily practice is at Congress! Explore the latest in critical care knowledge, research, and technology while engaging with a diverse community of multiprofessional clinicians.

  • Comprehensive science-based program
  • Opportunities to form and strengthen connections
  • Newest tools and technologies
  • Accredited continuing education credits and maintenance of certification points

SCCM is the only multiprofessional organization dedicated exclusively to critical care and is a recognized leader in critical care education. Collaborate with those who share your goal of improving patient care.

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Hotel and Travel

SCCM has secured hotel and travel discounts for registrants of Congress and its precourses, including Airway and Mechanical Ventilation Management for the Critically Ill Patient.

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