Airway Matters

Overview

The safe management of a patient’s airway is one of the most challenging and complex tasks undertaken by a health professional - complications can result in devastating outcomes.

How can we improve safety, prevent complications, and be prepared to manage difficulties when they arise?

How, in a crisis, can we ensure that human and technical resources are best utilised?

The Airway Matters course from UCL by FutureLearn  will provide answers to these key questions and help you develop strategies to improve patient safety in your area of practice, discussing safe airway management in patient groups and multidisciplinary clinical settings.

By the end of the course, you'll be able to:

• Improve your strategies to deal with the unexpected difficult airway and explore guidelines to use in special circumstances.

• Identify the key learning points and recommendations from the 4th National Audit Project (NAP4) on major complications of airway management in the UK.

• Apply the principles of multidisciplinary planning, communication and teamwork in shared airways interventions.

• Describe the technical and non-technical aspects of safe airway management for patients undergoing elective or emergency surgery, and the critically ill.

• Engage in a global discussion on airway matters with health professionals from around the world.