Workshop
CTEC’s JDocs: Emergency Airways workshop is aimed at developing the skills and knowledge of pre-vocational doctors in dealing with the establishment of an airway by means of a surgical approach. It is designed to enhance knowledge and confidence in often challenging emergency procedures deployed when attempts at a basic airway have failed in the clinical setting.
Suitable for: Junior Doctors - Interns, Resident Medical Officers and Unaccredited Registrars. It is highly relevant for those interested in applying for anaesthetics, ED, ICU and surgical specialties.
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About
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/ chin lift/jaw thrust
- Basics of Bag Mask ventilation
- Oropharyngeal / Nasopharyngeal airways and Capnography
- Supraglottic airway (LMA/iGel)
- Emergency Checklist: Team approach/Shared mental model
- Direct laryngoscopy and video 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 & Management:
- Chest drainage
- Intercostal catheter insertion and suturing
- Thoracentesis
- Needle decompression for tension pneumothorax
Workshop Inclusions
- Practical sessions featuring RACS certified techniques
- Practical sessions with animal tissue
- Didactic sessions
- All meals and refreshments
- Limited places to maximise practical learning time
2025 Fee
WA Participant: $850
Non-WA Participant: $980
COVID-19 Information for Workshop Participants
Workshop content, date and convenors may be subject to change or cancellation due to unforeseen circumstances.
Accreditations or CPD Approvals
This workshop is approved in the 2025 ACEM CPD Program for 7 hours in Educational Activities.
Accepted by the AMA's CPD Home as an Educational Activity: General Learning - 7.5 hours.
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Testimonials
" There is no substitute for hands on experience and it (the workshop) provided an opportunity to perform these skills in a safe setting."
"The faculty were very approachable and very insightful."
"The teaching aids helped give a realistic scenario for the procedures and allowed us to practise with correct anatomy. "
"The faculty were very approachable and helpful."
"Having multiple attempts to try each procedure gave me confidence. "
- 2025 Workshop Participants
Venue
CTEC
The University of Western Australia
Entrance No.2
Hackett Drive, Crawley
Perth, Western Australia
For more information contact
Elisha Thompson
Senior Course Coordinator
T +61 8 6488 8695
E elisha.thompson@uwa.edu.au
CTEC acknowledges the support of the following:
