This course is designed to give the critical care trainee a structured approach to management of the upper airway.
The course includes pre-course reading, pre-course MCQs, e-learning and classroom lectures, but the main focus will be the skill stations to develop hands on expertise in rescue techniques and decision making in a crisis situation. Case studies will be used to illustrate situational awareness and decision making.

Target Audience :
The course is intended for College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM) trainees with prior anaesthetic experience. It assumes basic airway skills. It would also be useful for trainees in Anaesthesia and Emergency Medicine. This course is endorsed by the CICM as an advanced airway skills course (mandatory requirement for post-2014 trainees) and by ANZCA for CICO (ER-14-CICO-114)

Workshops include:
• Direct and video laryngoscopy
• Laryngeal mask airways
• Bronchoscopy and fibre-optic intubation
• Tracheostomy and cricothyrotomy
• Intubation planning, airway assessment
• Anticipated and unanticipated difficult intubation
• Endotracheal tube exchange
• Acute upper airway obstruction

Dates: August 4th and 5th, 2025 (0800hrs – 1700hrs)
Venue: Sunshine Coast Health Institute, Sunshine Coast University Hospital 6 Doherty St, Birtinya QLD 4575
Fees: $ 750
Registration: please follow this link for registration


Additional Information:
Participants are required to complete pre-reading material and a precourse online assessment prior to attending the course. Places cannot be reserved until payment has been received.
Cancellation Policy:
• Cancellation > 21 days prior- full refund 
• No refunds thereafter 

For further course information visit https://www.aic.cuhk.edu.hk/am/country.php, 
Contact via email to David.Gutierrez@health.qld.gov.au