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.

November 2026 Workshop Co-Convenor
Dr Dilip Wickremasinghe

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 refreshment