This workshop is highly relevant for those interested in applying for anaesthetics, ED, ICU and surgical specialties. This one-day hands-on workshop features practical stations including anatomical landmarks, didactic sessions and case studies and discussions. Hands-on sessions are guided by expert faculty and focus on the incisions and percutaneous insertions involved in front-of-neck surgical access techniques.
Workshop Content
Participants will rotate through a number of interactive animal tissue and model practical sessions and presentations.
Airway Management:
- Airway assessment
- Establishment of airway - head tilt/chinlift/jaw thrust
- Basics of Bag Mask ventilation
- Oropharyngeal / Nasopharyngeal airways and Capnography
- Laryngeal mask
- Emergency chicklist: Team approach / shared mental model
- Direct an dvideo laryngoscopy ETT insertion
- Failed intubation (CICO/Vortex)
Surgical Airways - Front of Neck Access Techniques:
- Anatomy landmarks and surgical cricothyrotomy
- Emergency needle cricothyrotomy
Chest Drains - Placement and Management:
- Chest drainage
- Intercostal catheter insertion and suturing
- Thoracentesis
- Needle decompression for tension pneumothorax
Learning Outcomes
- Participants will have gained knowledge and familiarity with the physiology and anatomy of airways
- Participants will have gained knowledge and experience in chest drains, their management and placement
- Participants will deepen their understanding and skills in surgical airways: cricothyrotomy
- Participants will have gained knowledge and experience with airway management.
Details
Dates:
27 February 2026
19 June 2026
27 November 2026
Cost:
WA Participant: $865
Non-WA Participant: $995
Location:
CTEC
The University of Western Australia
Entrance No.2
Hackett Drive, Crawley
Perth, Western Australia
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