Matteo Parotto, MD, Course Director for The Difficult Airway Course: Anesthesia, discusses recent research related to airway management in anesthesia practice. Topics include comparison of the McGrath VL vs DL for rapid sequence intubation in the OR, comparison of hyperangulated vs Macintosh video laryngoscope blades, airway management with cervical spine injuries, and preoxygenation using non-invasive ventilation in emergency intubation. Dr. Parotto offers his key take-away lessons on each topic.

Christyn Magill, MD, faculty for The Difficult Airway Course: Emergency, discusses recent research related to airway management in pediatric patients.  Topics include airway management in neonates and infants, factors associated with first pass success in endotracheal intubation in children, video-assisted laryngoscopy and blade selection, usage and success in pediatric intubation, and endotracheal tube depth recommendations for ETI in children.  Dr. Magill offers her key take-away lessons on each topic.

Darren Braude, MD, EMT-P, Medical Director for The Difficult Airway Course: EMS, discusses recent research related to Post-Intubation Management, Supraglottic Airways vs EndoTracheal Intubation, Trauma Airways, Induction Agents and The Power of Prediction.  He offers his key take-away lessons on each topic.

Calvin A Brown III, MD presents three nominees for “2022 Airway Article of the Year.” The nominated articles were chosen from among those featured in the 2022 Quarterly Airway Research Updates. Dr. Brown discusses the merits of each article and the audience votes for the “Airway Article of the Year.”

Dr. Calvin Brown discusses recent research related to i-Gel vs. Endotracheal Intubation (ETI) and i-Gel vs. King LTS-D in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, compares the iLTS-D with the Ambu Auragain.  He offers key take-away lessons, "Calvin's Critical Concepts," after each research topic is discussed.

Dr. Calvin Brown discusses recent research related to VL vs. DL, peri-intubation hemodynamic instability, and etomidate vs. ketamine in emergency endotracheal intubation.  He offers key take-away lessons, "Calvin's Critical Concepts", after each research topic is discussed.  

Calvin A Brown III, MD presents four nominees for "2021 Airway Article of the Year." The nominated articles were chosen from among those featured in the 2021 Quarterly Airway Research Updates. Dr. Brown discusses the merits of each article and the audience votes for the "Airway Article of the Year."