Coventry Cadaveric Airway Course

Course aimed at senior trainees, trust grade doctors and consultants in Anaesthetics, Emergency Medicine, Paediatrics, and Intensive Care Medicine. Course is also open to Nurses, ODPs, Paramedics, and Trade Representatives.

Hands-on experience of direct laryngoscopy and videolaryngoscopy using a variety of different devices, intubating through the laryngeal mask, fibre-optic intubation (nasal and oral), and surgical cricothyroidotomy on 8 human cadaveric specimens. A ratio of only 2 delegates per specimen to ensure a high quality experience, far superior to practice on mannequins. One delegate of the pair will have the opportunity of performing the surgical cricothyroidotomy (limited availability).

The course is also open to paediatricians, ED drs, Physicians, ICU drs as well as nurses, paramedics and ODPs.

One day course available on Friday 13th April, 2018 at West Midlands Surgical Training Centre, University Hospital Coventry, CV2 2DX.

CPD points applied for.

Course directors: Dr Joy Beamer, Consultant Anaesthetist UHCW; and Dr Rajneesh Sachdeva, Consultant Anaesthetist UHB.