THE ONE COURSE YOU’LL NEED■ Instruction by a world-class faculty of airway experts with an

unparalleled passion for teaching.

■ Proven airway algorithms that go beyond the ASA and apply to the most challenging airway situations.

■ Hands-on sessions that allow you to practice with a multitude of proven airway devices.

■ Techniques and “pearls” that benefit even the most experiencedproviders.

■ Code airway stations that hone your skills andtest your knowledge.

■ Special offer: All course attendees are eligible for a 40% discount on the definitiveairway management text book, Managementof the Difficult and Failed Airway, 2nd edition(McGraw-Hill, 2011) by Orlando Hung, MDand Michael F. Murphy, MD.

Offered by: Airway Management Education Center

Purpose: Airway Management is a critical skill in Anesthesia. Thiscourse is designed to provide participants with state-of-the-art informationand hands-on experience to ensure effective and appropriate manage-ment of difficult and failed airways.

Target audience: The Difficult Airway Course: Anesthesia is intendedfor healthcare providers including, Anesthesiologists, Nurse Anesthetistsand Anesthesiologist Assistants.

Course objectives: Upon successful completion of the course, the participant will be able to: 1. Anticipate and manage the difficult airway; 2. Identify and manage the failed airway; 3. Understand the special case of the failed airway in obstetrics and pediatrics; and 4. Perform an awake intubation in the predicted difficult airway.

Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the essential areas and policies of the AccreditationCouncil for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorshipof Hospital Physician Partners and Airway Management EducationCenter. Hospital Physician Partners is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit: Hospital Physician Partners designates this live activity for a maximum of 20.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians shouldclaim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participationin the activity. An additional 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ will beawarded for the Lung Separation Workshop.

Hospital Physician Partners is committed to making its CME activities accessible to all individuals. If you are in need of anaccommodation, please do not hesitate to call and/or submit a description of your needs in writing.

Hands-on Training in Crucial Airway Techniques:

the difficultairwaycourse™

ANESTHESIA

■ Percutaneous and SurgicalCricothyrotomy

■ Flexible Endoscopic Intubation■ Lighted Stylet Intubation■ Fiberoptic Stylets and Guides■ Video Laryngoscopy■ Optically Enhanced Laryngoscopy■ Extraglottic Devices

■ Awake Intubation■ Topical Anesthesia Techniques■ Aids for Difficult Direct

Laryngoscopy■ Pediatric Airway Skills■ Techniques for the Obese Patient■ Obstetrical Airway Management

Fiberoptic Lung Separation Workshop (Optional)In this pre-course workshop, participants learn and practice lung separation techniques in airway simulators. The Workshop focuses on left and right double lumen tube placement with confirmation of placement and troubleshooting. Use of bronchial blockers andoptions for lung separation in the difficult airway are also covered.Enrollment is limited. Pre-registration is required.

“This is hands down the best CMEevent I've done in my 35 years as an anesthesiologist. Keep up the splendidwork!” Michael Sopchak, MD, Pennsylvania

“Thank you for updating my skills andelevating my self confidence. I know I will be a better provider and clinicalinstructor. There was not one ounce of intimidation - a wonderful environment to learn.Thank you sincerely.” Sylvia Tuch, CRNA, California

“Lung Separation Workshop wasoutstanding. It was designed so that even the “rookie anesthesiologist” wouldfeel comfortable after attending the course.”Maria Khan, MD, Connecticut

Pre-Course Workshop (on Day 1)6:00 – 7:00 am Registration/Continental Breakfast

7:00 – 10:45 am Fiberoptic Lung Separation WorkshopPre-registration and additional fee required.

Course ScheduleDay 110:00 – 11:00 am Registration

11:00 am – 6:00 pm General Sessions: Standard of Care, The AirwayAlgorithms, Current Concepts, The Difficult Airway,Difficult Airway in Obstetrical Patients, PediatricAirways (“working lunch” included)

Workshops: M&M in the OR, M&M outside the OR, Extraglottic Devices Lab

Day 26:00 – 6:45 am Registration/Continental Breakfast

6:45 – 7:00 am Live Human Fiberoptic Tour of the Airway

7:00 am – 5:45 pm Airway Anesthesia and Awake Intubation

Skills Stations: Flexible Endoscopic Intubation,Video and Optical Devices, Surgical Airway,Pediatric Airway

Group Sessions: Code Airway I, Advanced Techniques for the Difficult Airway

Day 37:00 – 7:30 am Registration/Continental Breakfast

7:30 am – 12:15 pm Group Sessions: Code Airway II, Skills Practice,Written Self Exam, Interactive Exam Review and Final Wrap-up

Faculty

Michael F. Murphy, MDCourse DirectorProfessor and ChairDepartment of Anesthesiaand Pain MedicineUniversity of AlbertaDeputy Zone Chief,AnesthesiaEdmonton ZoneEdmonton, Alberta, Canadammurphy@theairwaysite.com

David C. Abramson, MBChBPartner, North Texas Children’s AnesthesiaDallas, TX

Chris Christodoulou, MDConsultant AnesthetistSt. Boniface General HospitalUndergraduate AnesthesiaProgram DirectorAssistant Professor University of ManitobaWinnipeg, MB Canada

Laura Duggan, MDDirector of Pediatric AnesthesiaRoyal Columbian HospitalAssistant ProfessorUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouver, BC Canada

Lorraine J. Foley, MDStaff AnesthesiologistWinchester HospitalClinical Assistant Professor of AnesthesiaTufts School of MedicineBoston, MA

Eric A. Harris, MDDirector of Alternate Site Anesthesia Jackson Memorial HospitalAssociate Professor of Clinical AnesthesiologyUniversity of Miami School of Medicine Miami, FL

Orlando Hung, MDProfessorAnesthesiologyDalhousie UniversityHalifax, NS Canada

Narasimhan Jagannathan, MDAttending PediatricAnesthesiologistSection Chief,Liver Transplant AnesthesiaAnn & Robert H. LurieChildren’s Hospital of ChicagoAssistant ProfessorNorthwestern UniversityFeinberg School of MedicineChicago, IL

Liane B. Johnson, MDCMAssociate ProfessorPediatric Otolaryngology –Head and Neck SurgeryDalhousie UniversityHalifax, NS Canada

Gordon Launcelott, MDAssociate ProfessorAnesthesiologyDalhousie UniversityHalifax, NS Canada

J. Adam Law, MDProfessor Anesthesiology and Surgery Dalhousie UniversityHalifax, NS Canada

Kirk MacQuarrie, MDAssociate ProfessorAnesthesiology and SurgeryDalhousie UniversityHalifax, NS Canada

Robert W. Matthews, CRNA, PhDStaff Nurse Anesthetist Dept. of Anesthesia University of North CarolinaChapel Hill, NC

Ian R. Morris, MDAssociate Clinical ChiefProfessorAnesthesiologyDalhousie UniversityHalifax, NS Canada

Holly A. Muir, MDVice Chair Clinical OperationsDepartment of AnesthesiaChief, Division of Women’s AnesthesiaDuke University Medical CenterDurham, NC

Adeyemi J. Olufolabi, MB.BSDivision of Women’s AnesthesiaDept. of AnesthesiologyDuke University Medical CenterAssistant ProfessorDuke UniversityDurham, NC

John A. Rivas, CRNAChief CRNAClinical Coordinator, Nurse Anesthesia ProgramVeterans AdministrationMedical CenterCo-Coordinator of Simulatedand Clinical LearningUniversity of Miami School ofNursing and Health StudiesMiami, FL

Brian Ross, MDExecutive DirectorInstitute for Surgical andInterventional SimulationProfessorDept. of AnesthesiologyUniversity of WashingtonSeattle, WA

Michael Rouse, CRNA, MSNStaff Nurse AnesthetistUniversity HospitalShriners Hospital for ChildrenPediatric Clinical InstructorUniversity of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH

Dr. Jeanette ScottSpecialist AnaesthetistMiddlemore HospitalAuckland, New Zealand

Francis S. Stellaccio, MDAttending AnesthesiologistDepartment of AnesthesiologyStony Brook University Medical CenterAssociate ProfessorSUNY @ Stony BrookUniversitySchool of MedicineStony Brook, NY

Narendra Vakharia, MDAssociate ProfessorAnesthesiology Dalhousie UniversityHalifax, NS Canada

Sarah H. Wiser, MDStaff AnesthesiologistBrigham and Women’s HospitalInstructor Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA

David T. Wong, MDDept. of AnesthesiologyToronto Western HospitalAssociate ProfessorUniversity of TorontoToronto, ON Canada

“Excellent course. Great “hands on”,exhibits and lecture information.Very practical.” Mabel Crosby, MD, New York

“This courseshould bemandatory forany practicingAnesthesiologist,regardless ofexperience.”Atanas Dochev, MD,Canada

“Fantastic! Worth twice the price!”J. Randall Underwood, MD, Illinois

A MUST-SEE!

Course Fee: $1,195Nurse Anesthetists, Anesthesiologist Assistants, HospitalPhysician Partners Medical Staff, and Residents are eligible for a 25% discount ($896).

Lung Separation Workshop: $350

CME CreditsHospital Physician Partners designates this live activity for a maximumof 20.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim onlythe credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in theactivity. An additional 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ will be awarded for the Lung Separation Workshop.

The Difficult Airway Course: AnesthesiaTM has been approved by theAmerican Association of Nurse Anesthetists for 20 CE credits;Code Number 1027146; Expiration Date 11/24/2013.

The Lung Separation Workshop has been approved by the AmericanAssociation of Nurse Anesthetists for 3 CE credits; Code Number1027145; Expiration Date 11/24/2013.

National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants(NCCAA) will accept CME credit for programs approved for continuing medical education credit by the

• American Medical Association (AMA);• American Association of Physician Assistants (AAPA);• Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)

Dates and LocationsDue to the intensive nature of the course and the early start times, we recommend that you stay at the host hotel for each course.

Orlando, FLMarch 8 – 10, 2013Hyatt Regency Grand CypressOne Grand Cypress Blvd.407-239-1234*Rate: $199.00 + $10.00 resort fee (Deadline 2/13/2013)Resort fee covers internet access, unlimited health club use, 9-hole pitch and putt, driving range, racquet club, sail boats, hydrobikes, canoes and bicycles!

Las Vegas, NVApril 5 – 7, 2013Planet Hollywood 3667 Las Vegas Boulevard South877-244-9474*Rate: $165.00 (Deadline 3/11/2013)

Boston, MAApril 26 – 28, 2013Hyatt Regency BostonOne Avenue de Lafayette617-912-1234*Rate: $199.00 (Deadline 3/24/2013)

New Orleans, LAJune 7 – 9, 2013Hyatt Regency New Orleans601 Loyola Avenue504-561-1234*Rate: $185.00 (Deadline 5/13/2013)

Baltimore, MDSeptember 27 – 29, 2013Hyatt Regency Baltimore (Inner Harbor)300 Light Street410-528-1234*Rate: $189.00 (Deadline 9/4/2013)

Las Vegas, NVNovember 22 – 24, 2013Planet Hollywood 3667 Las Vegas Boulevard South877-244-9474*Rate: $165.00 (Deadline 10/21/2013)Note: Thanksgiving is on November 28, 2013.

* A limited number of rooms have been reserved at this discounted rate. Once these rooms are filled or the discount deadline passes, the hotel willcharge its standard rate. Taxes, parking and other hotel fees may apply. Please mention The Difficult Airway Course when making your reservation.Visit www.theairwaysite.com for hotel reservation links.

Registration InformationRegistration is limited. We recommend that you register early.

Online Registration: www.theairwaysite.com (Mastercard, Visa and Discover accepted)

Phone: Toll free in US/Canada 866-924-7929 or direct 503-635-4761.

Mail: The Difficult Airway Course: AnesthesiaTM

Registration Center333 South State Street, Suite V-324Lake Oswego, OR 97034

Fax: 404-795-0711 To download a registration form to mail or fax to us, please visit www.theairwaysite.com and click on “Register.” Please make checks payable in US dollars to “The Difficult Airway Course.”

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations are subject to a $100 fee.Requests to cancel must be made more than 48 hours before thestart of the course to be eligible for a partial refund.

Registration services provided by Well-Assembled Meetings™ (WAM).

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“The surgical airway practice was invaluable.Really a confidence

booster!”Julie Benzie, CRNA, Idaho