80068994 - Ninth Percutaneous Tracheostomy, Airway and Ultrasound Gastrostomy Course

Monday, November 10, 2025, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Minimally Invasive Surgical Training and Innovation Center (MISTIC), Baltimore, MD


Emergency airway management in critically ill patients outside the controlled setting of the operating room is associated with a higher incidence of difficult intubations, especially since the Covid19 pandemic. This full day activity will begin with didactic lectures of fundamental knowledge related to these procedures. The second half of the activity will provide participants valuable handson training with our interventional pulmonary staff in small groups with different techniques and equipment for managing the airway. This accredited education will address very specific skill sets that will help clinicians improve management of their patients care by offering simulation airway training which is associated with better outcomes, by way of multidisciplinary didactic lectures from our multidisciplinary faculty, who are formally trained in a wide spectrum of airway and interventional pulmonary procedures. This activity is designed to also provide learners with an interactive handson experience in percutaneous tracheostomy and advance airway management using cadavers.

1. Implement proper patient selection for percutaneous tracheostomy and ultrasound gastrostomy.
2. Recognize a potential complex airway and list various techniques for advanced airway management ultrasound gastrostomy.
3. Perform percutaneous tracheostomy, emergency airway techniques and ultrasound gastrostomy on a model.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Johns Hopkins University adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Monday, November 10, 2025