Co-sponsored by the NTI and the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, this event, held on June 4-5, 2009, involved 80 of the premiere academic and institutional experts in this field. The conference focused on assessing the current state of automation and decision support systems in hospitals, as well as the challenges of technology development in this arena."
Outcomes from this meeting included recommendations for research and development as well as for government, industry and academic health care providers. Attendees also recommended transitioning current laboratory projects involving information technology into the direct patient care environment.
The ultimate goal for the automation conference attendees is to help emergency, surgical and critical care medical teams improve patient care by incorporating automation technology into routine patient care.
Register for NTI’s
Advanced Airway
Workshop
Tuesday,
August 31, 2010
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The Advanced Airway Workshop is a three-hour course offered as part of the Annual Trauma Symposium, which will include live demonstrations on manikins and other adjunct materials.
The workshop will be conducted by Drs Venticinque and Hernandez--board certified anesthesiologists with board certification in critical care medicine. Additional advanced practice personnel with specialization in managing the challenging airway will assist with 13 learning stations where workshop participants can practice with the following devices:
• Optical Stylet
• Fiberoptic Intubation
• Supraglottic Airway Devices
• Video Laryngoscope
• Percutaneous Airway
• Laryngeal Mask
• Fiberoptic ETT Guides
• Surgical Airway
• Intubating Bougie
• Jet Ventilation
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[The Advanced Airway Workshop costs $50 in addition to Symposium registration. Space is limited to 150 participants, so
register now!]
