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Add-on Course

Advanced Airway and Mechanical Ventilation Workshop

Sunday, April 12, 2026
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT
Location: Adams - 2nd Floor
Add-on Course Sign-Up Required

    Course Director(s)

  • Gregory Wu, MD FAAEM (he/him/his)

    Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medicine
    Albany Medical Center
    Albany, New York

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

    • Course Faculty(s)

  • June Gordon, MD (she/her/hers)

    Clinical Assistant Professor
    Stanford University School of Medicine
    Menlo Park, California

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Emelia Potter, DO (she/her/hers)

    Fellow
    BJC/Washington University
    St Louis, Missouri

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Alexander Giuliano, MD (he/him/his)

    Attending Physician, Critical Care and Emergency Medicine
    St. Vincent's Medical Center, Hartford HealthCare
    Stratford, Connecticut

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Jeremy M. Kaswer, MD, FAAEM (he/him/his)

    Assistant Professor
    Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Mitchell Zekhtser, DO FAAEM (he/him/his)

    Attending Physician
    Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
    San Francisco, California

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Kene Chukwuanu, MD, FAAEM (he/him/his)

    Associate Residency Program Director; Associate Clinical Professor - Emergency Medicine & Critical Care Medicine
    Saint Louis University School of Medicine/SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital
    St. Louis, Missouri

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Elias E. Wan, MD, FAAEM (he/him/his)

    Assistance Clinical Professor and Attending Intensivist
    SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Maimonides Medical Center
    Jericho, New York

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Spencer J. Lord, MD (he/him/his)

    Instructor, Emergency Medicine and Surgical Critical Care Intensivist
    Massachusetts General Hospital
    Boston, Massachusetts

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Andrew Pellet, MD FAAEM (he/him/his)

    Assistant Professor
    The University of Vermont, Larner College of Medicine
    Burlington, Vermont

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):
Gregory Wu, MD FAAEM: No financial relationships to disclose
June Gordon, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Emelia Potter, DO: No financial relationships to disclose
Alexander Giuliano, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Jeremy M. Kaswer, MD, FAAEM: No financial relationships to disclose
Mitchell Zekhtser, DO FAAEM: No financial relationships to disclose
Kene Chukwuanu, MD, FAAEM: No financial relationships to disclose
Elias E. Wan, MD, FAAEM: No financial relationships to disclose
Spencer J. Lord, MD: No financial relationships to disclose
Andrew Pellet, MD FAAEM: No financial relationships to disclose
This fast-paced, hands-on workshop is designed to enhance the practical skills of emergency physicians in ventilator management and advanced airway management skills. As the acuity and complexity of critically ill patients in the ED continue to grow, proficiency in both invasive airway techniques and post-intubation ventilator strategies is essential. Participants will gain confidence in managing difficult airways and in optimizing mechanical ventilation in the emergency department. We will cover ventilator mechanics and how to troubleshoot difficult scenarios, and alternatives to classic laryngoscopy such as fiberoptics and rescue modalities. This is not the course to miss!

The workshop will focus on practice using real ventilators and high fidelity airway simulation. Attendees are strongly encouraged to attend a virtual pre-course or watch the video lectures that will make sure you are ready to get the most out of this course. Be ready for your next difficult airway or ventilated patient!

Learning Objectives:

  • Use a flexible bronchoscope to tracheally intubate and troubleshoot complicated airway scenarios
  • Develop a strategy to set and adjust ventilators in intubated patients and troubleshoot ventilators based on physiologic and blood gas data
  • Perform and troubleshoot front of neck airways