Welcome to The Difficult Airway Course – where mastering airway management becomes an exhilarating journey rather than a challenge. At The Difficult Airway Course, we're not just about teaching airway management; we're about crafting an experience that transforms practitioners into airway maestros.

Our Approach:

Our commitment to evidence-based education ensures that you're not just learning, but you're mastering airway management on a foundation of rock-solid knowledge. Our unique approach revolves around assessment and decision-making, meticulously crafted from the best scientific evidence available. This isn't just a course; it's a scientific journey through the art of airway management.

What You'll Learn:

Dive deep into the very best practices from the expansive realm of airway management, tailored to your practice environment.
Our curriculum is a treasure trove of knowledge, drawn from a broad base of evidence, experience, and inspiration.
Expect to uncover secrets, master techniques, and elevate your airway game to unprecedented heights. It's not just about what you know; it's about how you apply it in the real world!

Our mission is to equip you with unmatched depth, veracity, and value in airway management. Our offerings are proven and immediately applicable. Consider our programs the "gold standard" in airway management education. Your success is not just a goal; it's the very air we breathe at The Difficult Airway Course.

Core faculty

Jeremy Courtney, MD

Jessica Shelnutt PA-C

Chad Case, MD

NANCY Hatcher, PA-C

Craig Patterson, MD

Gregory Evans, MD

Ryan Carrick, MD

FAQs

Pre-Course Assignments: We would like to bring to your attention some preparatory work that will enhance your experience at the course.

The faculty has selected chapters from the Manual of Emergency Airway Management (6th Edition) as pre-reading. Chapters 1 and 3 are required pre-work and the remaining chapters are highly recommended. ***We understand this is limited by recieving the book.
Materials to review:
- Pulmcast Podcast Episode: Owning the Airway (when you don’t own the airway)
- Pulmcast Podcast Episode: Airway Mayday
- Pulmcast: Airway Reading Track: A reference guide on our website that walks through some very important points for airway management.
  - Focus on:
    - · Plan A, B, C
    - · STOP MAID mnemonic for preparation
    - · Airway Assessments mneumonics
    - · Mallampati Scores
    - · Cormack-Lehane Classification
    - · Airway Basics Videos

Participant Book: Manual of Emergency Airway Management (6th Edition). These books will be mailed to your department if they arrive in time, otherwise you will receive these on your first day.

Registration/Breakfast: 7:30am each morning

Meals: Lunch, Snacks, Water and Coffee will be provided

Parking: 1968 Peachtree Road NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30309 (Park in the North Parking Deck. See map below.) Drive through the Collier Road entrance (see blue arrows below) and drive straight looking for the deck labeled North Deck. Please let the parking attendant know you are here for DAC and they will take care of your ticket. Once you exit the north parking deck and go into the hospital, follow the black arrows to get to the 1984 building.

Location: Piedmont Atlanta Hospital, McRae Auditorium (lower level of 1984 building, see map below). When you reach the end of the black arrow on the map, you will see an elevator and set of vending machines. Go past these and to your left you will see a set of stairs; go down these stairs to reach the auditorium.