Optional Evening Workshops

Airway Workshop
Jennifer Dearden, MD, Bhavani Shankar Kodali, MBBS, MD, FASA ,and Stephanie Yacoubian, MD

Wednesday • May 8, 2024 • 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Hosted on site. Includes dinner.

This special hands-on workshop teaches state-of-the-art approaches for airway management. Education includes a variety of airway methodologies and guidance to employ them in different and difficult clinical circumstances.

The workshop is taught by experts from six different institutions, affording participants the opportunity to learn perspectives from different master clinicians. 

As a participant, you will:

  • Gain an up-to-date understanding of the various methods that are available to secure the airway in crisis
  • Get criteria to use one method vs. another for airway emergencies
  • Gain hands-on experience with newer airway gadgets and methods
  • Explore new airway strategies and technologies
  • Gain additional knowledge and skills to more confidently handle an airway crisis
  • Learn airway skills in pediatric patients
  • Participate in live, hands-on cricothyrotomy training and leave with best practices to perform this life-saving procedure

Please note:

  • Dinner will be provided.
  • To optimize the value of this workshop for each participant, capacity is limited to 50 participants.
  • To be assured a place in this program, early registration is strongly advised.

Regional Anesthesia Workshop
Karen Boretsky, MD and Kamen V. Vlassakov, MD

Thursday • May 9, 2024 • 5:45 pm – 9:30 pm
Hosted on site. Includes dinner.

This special hands-on workshop provides an opportunity to work in very small groups with leading Harvard Medical School clinical faculty to:

  • Explore and gain experience with current ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia techniques
  • Add new block techniques to your repertoire
  • Increase your proficiency in reproducing common ultrasound windows on your patients
  • Improve your eye-hand needling coordination

Of special note:

  • This workshop is designed for both advanced and novice practitioners
  • To optimize the value of this workshop for each participant, registration is limited to 50
  • The instructor-to-student ratio is 2:5
  • The format includes both advanced and basic learning stations
  • Pig and phantom models are used for needling practice
  • Dinner will be provided to participants

To be assured a place in this program, early registration is strongly advised.