3-Day Advanced and Difficult Airway, Skills, & Procedure Workshop
July 23-25, 2026
✅ 33 CME/CE Credits
✅ Hands-On Training with Expert Instructors
✅ Airway management, intubation, and over 30 essential procedures
✅ Take home procedure kit, textbook, and online access
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Dallas, TX - Aloft Dallas Downtown Hotel
1033 Young Street, Dallas, TX 75202
Hands-on Training, CME Accredited
Small program sizes emphasize individual attention and personalized skill improvement.
An Instructor-led live CME workshop designed for NP’s, PA’s and Physicians to build confidence and proficiency in fundamental clinical skills and procedures.
Workshop Highlights
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Build confidence in airway and key skills
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Practice with lifelike simulators
Earn AAPA or AAFP approved CME/CE
Network with healthcare peers
Procedures Covered
✔️ Airway Assessment and Equipment
✔️ LMA, adjunct, and endotracheal airway placement
✔️ Difficult airway equipment and management
✔️ Surgical airway application and technique
✔️ Suturing and Wound Management
✔️ Joint injections and aspiration
✔️ Central Line Placement
✔️ Chest tube placement and needle decompression
✔️ Lumbar puncture
✔️ & More
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Day 1 Morning
8:00 am
Airway Anatomy and Assessment
- How to assess an airway
- Identification of landmarks
- Predicting a difficult airway
- Special scenarios
- Airway classification and grading
Indications for Airway Management
- Clinical conditions
- Respiratory status
- Anatomy
- Predictors of airway need
- Common approaches
Non-Invasive and Invasive Airway Interventions
- Escalation of intervention
- Sequential oxygenation
- BIPAP
- CPAP
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Airway Adjuncts (LMA, OPA)
- Types of Invasive Management
- Equipment options
- Selection of the correct device
- Tube selection and Insertion Preparation
Airway and Pharmacology Options
- Types of airway devices
- Airway equipment
- Laryngoscopes
- Fiberoptic and Video Scopes
- Intubating LMA
- Discussion of pharmacology options
- Comparison of sedative hypnotics and anxiolytics
- Paralytic selection and safe use
- Optimal dosing and other uses
Induction, Intubation, and Confirmation
- Procedure organization and setup
- Stepwise airway protocols
- Anatomy
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Tube Confirmation
- Confirmatory tests
- Defining an intact airway
- How to manage a failed airway
- Hands-On Procedure Practice
Difficult Airway Equipment and Management
- Difficult airway algorithm and management
- Fiberoptic laryngoscopy
- Laryngeal mask airway
- Video laryngoscope
- Application of the difficult airway algorithm
- Decision making for crash, routine, difficult, and failed scenarios
- Surgical airway indications and procedure
Day 1 Afternoon
Individual Patient Scenarios and Wrap-Up
- Simulated patient scenarios
- Intubation with video laryngoscopy
- Hands-On airway procedure lab
- Individual review with instructor
- Certification Examination
- Workshop ends no later than 3pm
Day 2 Morning
8:00 am
Cardiac Disorders
- Course Introduction
- Cardiac Overview
- EKG Interpretation
- Acute MI (recognition, management)
- Common Dysrhythmias
- Electrolyte Abnormalities and rhythm impacts
- Conduction blocks
- Bundle Branch Blocks
- Application to practice
Pulmonary Disorders
- Pulmonary Overview
- Basic Airway Assessment
- Pneumothorax
- Asthma Management
- COPD Management
- Supplemental Oxygenation
- Wells Criteria
- PERC Rule
- Using D-Dimer
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism
Introduction to Radiology – Chest and Abdomen
- Overview of Radiograph Interpretation
- Chest, Shoulder, Clavicle Radiographs
- Systemic Reading Process
- Abnormal Radiographs
- Radiographic Signs of Major Diseases
- Suggested treatment guidelines based on findings
- Radiographic Signs of High Impact Injuries
- Foreign body ingestion, aspiration, and insertion
- Pediatric foreign body aspiration and management
Procedure Overview
- Procedural Overview
- Needle Decompression
- Chest Tube Insertion
- Tracheostomy Replacement
- Shoulder Reduction and Immobilization
- Upper Extremity Joint Aspiration
- Trigger Point Injection
- Nail Trephination
- Nail Removal
- Foreign Body and Fish Hook RemovalIntroduction to Suture Techniques
Day 2 Afternoon
The Suturing Course
- Suture Clinic and Equipment Introduction
- Knot Tying
- Simple Interrupted
- Simple Running
- Mattress
- Subcutaneous/Multiple Layer Closure
- Staples
- Skin Adhesive
- Surgeon’s Knot
- Buried Knot
- Billing and Documentation for Sutures
- Local Injections and Digital Blocks
Procedure Workshop
- Knee Injection and Aspiration
- Shoulder Injection
- Needle Decompression
- Chest Tube Insertion
- Wrap Up by 5pm
Day 3 Morning
8:00 am
Cervical Spine Injuries
- Long Board and Collar Removal
- NEXUS Criteria
- Unstable Fractures
- Mechanisms of Common Fractures
- Immobilization
- Ordering the Correct Studies
- Correct Consult and Referral
Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Injuries
- Spine form and function
- Mechanisms of Injury
- Unstable Fractures
- Mechanisms of Common Fractures
- Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Epidural Abscess
- Ordering the Correct Studies
- Correct Consult and Referral
Upper Extremity Injuries and Radiology
- Speaking Orthopedics
- Common Patterns of Fractures
- Common Dislocation and Reduction Techniques
- Splinting Techniques and Compartment Syndrome
- Clavicle, Shoulder, Humerus, Elbow, Radius. Ulna. Paired fractures, Wrist and Carpal Bones, Hand
- When to Consult Orthopedics
- When to Consider Transfer/EMS
- What to send home
Lower Extremity Injuries and Radiology
- Common Patterns of Fractures
- Common Dislocation and Reduction Techniques
- Splinting Techniques and Compartment Syndrome
- Pelvis, Hip, Femur, Knee, Tibia, Fibula, and Foot
- Amputations
- When to Consult Orthopedics
- When to Consider Transfer/EMS
- What to send home
Day 3 Afternoon
Skin Conditions Not to Miss
- Skin and Soft Tissue Conditions
- Emergent Rash Identification
- Cellulitis
- Abscess Incision and Drainage
- DVT Identification and decision rules
- Burn Care and Referral Criteria
- What Not to Send Home
Procedure Workshop
- Procedure Clinic
- Lumbar Puncture
- Splinting Workshop
- Intraosseous Access
- Central Venous Catheter Insertion
- Wrap up and post-course CME survey by 5pm
A combination of up-to-date didactics and hands-on training.
This program includes a combination of LIVE and INTERACTIVE didactic sessions and HANDS-ON Procedure training on high quality simulators. Group participation is encouraged and – WE MAKE IT FUN! Procedures tie together concepts and techniques taught in the didactic sessions.
Airway training with common, standard laryngoscope and video laryngoscope equipment.
We make It easy for you! Small group and individual skills practice and coaching is included.
Workshop includes a suture simulator and all equipment.
All attendees receive a high quality suture simulator (with all instruments and suture materials), tote bag, pen, and full color textbook.
A printed course companion and optional Pocket Guide
A full-sized HIGH QUALITY text contains all of the program slides in full color format and normal reference images along with room for taking notes. Enjoy a full year of FREE access to The Clinical Toolkit – a multimedia online reference library for common conditions you should know, along with all of the videos and slides for this program. This subscription will renew annually after your first year, and you can opt out of renewals at any time.
Informal Instruction and Engaging Faculty.
Dress comfortably and leave your anxiety at the door! Our engaging staff are experts at all of our topics and ready to share their experience with you!
About our CME Credits
We are accredited to provide CME credits for nurse practitioners (NP’s), physicians (MD/DO/MBBS/etc), and physician associates (PA’s). CME is interchangeable for up to 33 Nurse Practitioner continuing education (CE) hours, and also includes 20.5 emergency procedure hours and 4.5 pharmacology hours. Anyone completing our programs may claim CME credits!
“This airway course was clear, practical, and confidence-building. It gave me the tools I can use right away in airway management. I highly recommend this for anyone looking to improve their airway skills“
-Latasha Anderson, APRN August 2025
“Simplified, Straightforward, Excellent!“
-Khaled Shammout, MD, Critical Care Medicine August 2025
“If you’re looking for a strong refresher on ED/acute care pathophys, diagnostic tools, workup and treatment plan this is the course you should take.”
– Ailene Berry, PA-C
Who can attend?
NP’s, PA’s, Physicians, and Residents of all experience levels (and students too!). We use a small group format with individual attention.
What if I have little experience?
We specialize in teaching ALL skill levels – we will teach you step-by-step and give you focus as needed. We GUARANTEE you will leave with more confidence and a stronger skill set!
What's Included?
1-Day Advanced and Difficult Airway Workshop
What's Included in the workshop-
The 1-Day Advanced and Difficult Airway Workshop $1095
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The 2-Day Skills and Procedure Workshop $1895
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1 year access to all videos and slides $795
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1 year access to the Clinical Toolkit $150
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Suture Simulator, Instruments, Tote Bag, and Course Book $170
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TOTAL VALUE: $5100
All supplies, CME/CE credit, lunch both days, 1-year of FREE online access to our clinical toolkit*, and recorded lectures and slides for this course are available for your review. An optional certification is included and available to give to your employer.
Cancellation policy?
Refunds are tiered based on the program start date. No refunds within 30 days. $250 processing/rescheduling fee.
