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A Message from the Founders of
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Dear Friends of Airway World,
Happy New Year! We are looking forward to bringing you more live events and educational resources in Airway World in 2011. Watch for invitations to webinars and other interactive events featuring members of our National Airway Faculty and invited guest speakers.
In 2011, our focus will be on building Airway World into a vibrant community - a lively, interactive environment where exchanges of ideas and knowledge take place daily. We have so much to learn from each other and now with Airway World, a great tool to share information and interact. We will start with the Public Chat function to create message boards for you to post your ideas, comments and responses to questions. Check out two message boards that are live right now:
1. The "Airwaves" Message Board - where you can comment on the blog postings of Ron Walls, MD
2. The Airway World Message Board - where you can tell us what you think of Airway World and what programs you would like us to offer.
To post on these message boards, click on the Public Chat icon on the Airway World toolbar. Follow the green arrow to "join" the message board you want. Type in your comment and ignite the conversation!
We look forward to hearing from you in 2011!
Ron M. Walls, MD Michael F. Murphy, MD Robert C. Luten, MD
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New Features of Airway World v5.0 | |
Check out these new
v5.0 features:
* Video messaging
* Playlists for your favorite videos
* User rating of content
* Message Boards
* More User Profile options
* Colleague List for collaboration
* More chat options
* Easy content sharing
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| The Exhibit Hall | |
KARL STORZ
Clarus Medical
ROTIGS
King Systems
Journal Watch
The Difficult Airway Course
Airway World Visitor Center
Meetings, Seminars & Courses
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| Airway World Update | | | Annual Report Marks Success in 2010! |
Airway World, the first virtual knowledge and collaboration center dedicated to airway management, is pleased to present its first annual report. In its first year of operation:
- Airway World attracted over 2,000 registered users who visited more than 5,600 times. Airway World visitors stayed for an average of 56 minutes per visit, and watched more than 8,000 videos and viewed more than 4,000 documents.
- Airway World visitors were primarily from the US and Canada, but hailed from 47 different countries. Most specialized in Anesthesiology/Anesthesia, Emergency Medicine, EMS or Critical Care. The majority of Airway World visitors were physicians, EMS providers and CRNAs. Most worked at hospitals or outpatient facilities, EMS Agencies, educational Institutions or in group practices.
- Airway World hosted 12 live events. There were 5 webinars, 4 video presentations with live Q&A and 3 group chats. The topics included airway research, video laryngoscopy, Sellick's maneuver, pediatric airway controversies, topical airway anesthesia and more.
- Eight booths were launched in the Exhibit Hall, showcasing state-of-the-art airway devices and airway-related CME opportunities. Seven specialty booths were launched in The Collection, featuring videos, airway literature, sentinel articles and related links.
 Visit www.AirwayWorld.com to find out what your colleagues know! There is no place like Airway World for staying connected and on the cutting edge!
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| Schedule of Interactive Events |
| Save the date!
February 17, 2011 6:00 PM EST Airway World Auditorium Trauma Airway Review with Michael A. Gibbs, MD (webinar)
Join Michael A. Gibbs, MD, Professor and Chief of Emergency Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine and Maine Medical Center, for a webinar about trauma airway management. Trauma airways are difficult, anxiety-provoking and full of
potential pitfalls. In this case-based session, Dr. Gibbs will review the fundamentals of trauma RSI, difficult airway assessment in the traumatized airway, and trauma physiology as it relates to overall airway management. Don't be nervous about your next trauma airway; be ready! Participants may submit questions to Dr. Gibbs during and after the webinar (via an accompanying chat box). Limit 100 participants.
March 8, 2011 3:30 PM EST Airway World Auditorium
Quarterly Research Review with Ron M. Walls, MD (webinar)
It's easy to stay current in the field of airway management with these quarterly research reviews! Dr. Walls selects the most relevant research from the most recently published, shares the results and discusses their impact on the practice of airway management. Participants may submit questions and comments to Dr. Walls during and after the presentation. Limit 100 participants.
March 22, 2011 4:00 PM EST Airway World Auditorium
Trauma Airways: Fact, Fiction or In Between with Ali S. Raja, MD (webinar)
Join Ali S. Raja, MD, Associate Director for Trauma and attending physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital, as he takes a bold look at the controversies surrounding the management of the trauma airway. Have you ever been told that laryngoscopy is unsafe for trauma patients because of cervical spine motion? What is the supporting evidence for pretreatment agents in patients with suspected brain injury? Is Etomidate safe in polytrauma? Be prepared to support your trauma airway management decisions! Dr. Raja lays out what we know and don't know about airway care of the trauma patient. Participants may submit questions and comments to Dr. Raja during and after the presentation. Limit 100 participants.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE: A link to each webinar will be listed in the Airway World Auditorium. Click on the link when it becomes "live" shortly before the start of the program. You will be taken to the webinar where you will enter your name and email address to join the session.
Check out the Visitor Center Booth in the Airway World Exhibit Hall for the latest calendar of events and instructions for participation. |
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Airway World Spotlight: "Airwaves" - a blog by Ron M. Walls |
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Visit The Collection for the new booth called "Airwaves." In this booth, you will find blogs by Ron M. Walls, MD. Dr. Walls writes about current and controversial airway topics. Here are a few quotes from Dr. Walls' recent blog postings:
On delayed sequence intubation...
"The practice of giving an induction agent alone and then delaying administration of the paralytic agent during an oxygenation phase is potentially hazardous, relatively untested, and should be reserved for very specific clinical circumstances and very experienced providers."
On the RSI dose of Succinycholine...
"In any case, when performing emergency intubation using an RSI technique there is no downside to using a larger dose of succinylcholine and significant potential upside. The take-home message: The dose of succinylcholine for rapid sequence intubation is 1.5 mg/kg."
On expensive "toys"...
"Video laryngoscopes clearly are superior to their primitive conventional direct laryngoscope cousins. So, why are they not yet in most, or all, community hospitals? The answer is a complex blend of technophobia, misdirected fiscal consideration, and lack of knowledge/exposure."
Read the full text of these blogs in the "Airwaves" booth in The Collection. Care to disagree? Agree whole-heartedly? Leave a comment on the Airwaves Public Chat/Message Board. Click on the Public Chat icon in the Airway World toolbar and follow the green arrow to "join" the message board.
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| A Brief Note |
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Dear Airway World Members, The success of Airway World will be determined by how well we meet your needs. Your input and feedback will be the building blocks for this bold new world of virtual education and community building. If there are any programs or resources that you would like us to offer in Airway World, please let us know. You can reach me at the number and email address listed below or by posting a message on the Airway World Message Board (just click on the Public Chat icon in the Airway World toolbar). We hope to hear from you soon!  Sincerely, |
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