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Training in Emergency Airway Management

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The Courses

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A two day simulator-based course designed to teach the foundations of the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to safely manage the airway in an emergency situation outside the operating theatre.

Who can attend

Aimed at doctors at least 3-4 years after qualification, up to those with significance experience looking to consolidate practice. Particular relevance for doctors with careers in anaesthesia, critical care, emergency medicine or acute medicine.

Requirements

At least six months experience in anaesthesia and three months experience in intensive care.

Areas Covered

– Difficult and Failed
– Paediatric workshops
– Post intubation
– Small group work and case scenarios using high fidelity patient simulators

Upcoming dates of courses

Worcester, Charles Hasting Education Centre | 27-28 March 2025

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Salford Royal Hospital, Mayo Building | 1-2 May 2025

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Worcester Charles Hasting Education Centre | 10-11 July 2025

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Meet the Team

The experts who will be teaching you

Take a look at the faculty with an extensive and broad range of experience that will be teaching you on the TEAM course

JB_Team<strong>Professor Jonathan Benger</strong></br> MD FRCS DA DCH DipIMC FRCEM Consultant in Emergency Medicine, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Critical Care Doctor, Great Western Air Ambulance Charity Professor of Emergency Care, University of the West of England, Bristol. Jonathan Benger was one of the founder members of the UK TEAM Course, and co-edited the first and second editions of the course manual. He was previously airway lead for the College of Emergency Medicine, representing the College in the 4th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists and Difficult Airway Society (NAP 4). Jonathan has contributed to national airway management guidelines and published original research on pre-oxygenation and airway management during cardiac arrest. In addition to his Emergency Medicine practice, Jonathan has extensive pre-hospital airway experience having established the Great Western Air Ambulance as its first Medical Advisor in 2007, and pioneered pre-hospital RSI in Southwest England. He currently chairs the National UK TEAM Course Steering Group.
Dan_TEAM<strong>Dan Horner</strong> </br>Dan is Professor of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine and a Consultant in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, in the UK. He is also regional theme lead for Injuries and Emergencies within the Greater Manchester Clinical Research Network and a member of the editorial board for the StEmlyns blog.
Simon_TEAM<strong>Simon Laing</strong> </br>Simon is the current Airway Lead for the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, an Emergency Medicine Consultant at the Bristol Royal Infirmary and a Pre Hospital Critical Care Doctor. He is the creator and podcaster for <a href=https://theresusroom.co.uk>The Resus Room</a>
graham<strong>Graham Blair</strong> </br>Graham Blair is the Associate Director of Education and Events at the Royal College of Anaesthetists, responsible for leading the development and delivery of a new strategy and change programme to modernise and re-imagine the College’s event and education offering. Graham is currently responsible for the team running the administration behind the TEAM Course ensuring all goes to plan for all delegates from booking to arrival at the course. Graham has over 15 years’ experience in transforming and producing national and international event programmes and strategies. Prior to the Royal College of Anaesthetists Graham worked across many different sectors including commercial, not-for profit and membership working for organisations such as Laithwaite’s Wine, The Royal Academy of Engineering, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and World Cruising Club. He has broad experience across event delivery having worked from the ground up in event logistics, administration and marketing, delivering hundreds of different types of event</a>
David_ray<strong>David Ray</strong> </br>Consultant in Anaesthesia & Critical Care at Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Involved in UK TEAM since its inception; author of chapter in course manual and several of the clinical scenarios used in the course; taught on multiple TEAM courses throughout UK, Ireland and Qatar. Long-standing interest in emergency airway management: publications include techniques and outcomes from RSI in the Emergency Department in Edinburgh, and national audit of critical care intubations in Scotland. Co-developer of original McGrath videolaryngoscope with Aircraft Medical and support for subsequent development of McGrath Mac videolaryngsocope, with several publications related to its utility and training in its use. Other interests include management of patients with hip fracture, and improving organ donation in critical care and the emergency department</a>
dominic<strong>Dominic Williamson</strong> </br>BM MRCP DA FCEM. Qualified 1990. Mixture of Emergency, Paediatric, Anaesthetics/ICU and General Internal Medicine practice before commencing Emergency Medicine SpR training in 1996. Appointed EM consultant in Bath 2001. Long term Director of APLS in Bath. Now Director of the Bath UK Team course. On the development and steering committee for UK TEAM since inception contributing to both course manuals and course materials. Have always supported provision of safe airway care outside the Operating Theatre and cooperative working between Critical Care and Emergency Teams</a>

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Under Pressure, Cricoid Pressure

Cricoid pressure has been the topic of some debate for a number of decades. In theory placing pressure on the cricoid ring throughout an RSI should occlude the oesophagus and prevent regurgitation of stomach contents into the chest: sounds good! […]

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35 Red Lion Square,

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020 7092 1673

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