Airway Interventions and Management in Emergencies (AIME)

AIME program highlights include:

• Case-based clinical decision making
• NEW algorithms based on Canadian Airway Focused Group Guidelines
• NEW managing patients with high risk infections
• Optimizing your patient prior to airway management
• Hyperangulated, Macintosh and channelled video laryngoscopy
• Managing the contaminated airway
• When, why and how to perform awake or rapid sequence intubation
• Management of the difficult airway and rescue oxygenation and ventilation
• How to make the decision and safely execute a cruicothyrotomy
• On-line open access textbook Infinity Edition of Airway Management in Emergencies
• Unique, customized clinical videos
• Limited registration to ensure clinician to instructor ratio of 5 or 6:1
• Clinician to simulator ratios of 2:1

Learning Objectives

At the end of this program, the learner can expect to:

1. Practice making acute care airway management decisions. (Medical/Family Medicine Expert)
2. Organize a practical staged approach to airway management. (Leader)
3. Choose the most appropriate method of airway management based on a variety of patient presentations. (Medical/Family Medicine Expert)
4. Choose appropriate pharmacologic agents used to facilitate airway management. (Medical/Family Medicine Expert)
5. Illustrate when and how to use various tools and adjuncts for managing the difficult airway. (Medical/Family Medicine Expert)

Program Day

CFPC
This 2 credit per hour Assessment program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada  for up to 22 certified Mainpro+ credits

RCPSC
This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by CAEP. You may claim a maximum of 11 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

*Fees may be higher when associated with a conference outside of CAEP.

*Fees may be higher when associated with a conference outside of CAEP.

“The energy and enthusiasm of the instructors was fantastic. The common sense approach made it easy to learn.”

“This is the best CME course going.  Should be required for all ED physicians”.

“The constant encouragement and non-intimidating approach of the instructors was good for learning. Keep up the great work! This course should be a pre-requisite for all residency programs.”

“This was an excellent course. I feel like I can approach AW decisions with some knowledge and CONFIDENCE. Thank you!”