Airway Leads day
Join fellow airway leads from across the country to share best practice and address key topics.
The Royal College of Anaesthetists and Difficult Airway Society are delighted to announce the eighth Airway Leads Day.
Join fellow airway leads from across the country to share best practice and address key topics in airway management.
Session topics will include patient safety, airway training and perioperative care.
This event is aimed at airway leads and is by invitation only.
If you have any queries, please contact the events department via email or call 020 7092 1673.
| 08:30-09:20 | REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS | |
| 09:20-09:30 | Welcome and introduction | Dr Sandeep Sudan, National Airway Lead Dr Sarah Thornton, RCoA Council Member |
| SESSION 1 | Chair: TBC | |
| 09:30-09:50 | Enhancing patient safety in 2025 | Dr Annie Hunningher, London |
| 09:50-10:10 | Ethical airway training and management | Dr Barry McGuire, Dundee |
| 10:10-10:30 | Aftermath of an airway disaster | Dr Jane Sturgess, Cambridge |
| 10:30-10:50 | DISCUSSION / Q&A SESSION | |
| 10:50-11:20 | REFRESHMENT BREAK | |
| SESSION 2 | Chair: TBC | |
| 11:20-11:35 | Lean airway management | Dr Stuart Gold, Bath |
| 11:35-11:50 | Aiming for good practice in new equipment implementation: Evidence, evaluation, education and post implementation data collection | Dr Simon Crawley, Dundee |
| 11:50-12:10 | Getting the best airway kit | Prof Chris Frerk, Northampton |
| 12:10-12:20 | DISCUSSION / Q&A SESSION | |
| 12:20-13:20 | LUNCH | |
| SESSION 3 | Chair: TBC | |
| 13:20-13:40 | Pre-operative airway clinics: how and why | Dr Imran Ahmad, Immediate Past President, Difficult Airway Society |
| 13:40-14:00 | Airway training within the RCoA curriculum | Dr Sarah Thornton, RCoA Council Member Dr Sandeep Sudan, National Airway Lead |
| 14:00-14:20 | How to teach advanced airway techniques | Dr Bhavesh Patel, Surrey Dr Olivia Dow, Surrey |
| 14:20-14:40 | DISCUSSION / Q&A SESSION | |
| 14:40-15:00 | REFRESHMENT BREAK | |
| SESSION 4 | Chair: TBC | |
| 15:00-15:20 | Time to retire No Trace Wrong Place | TBC |
| 15:20-15:30 | Registry update: eFONAr – Emergency Front of Neck Airway Registry |
Dr Alistair McNarry, President, Difficult Airway Society |
| 15:30-15:40 | Registry update: DAS Difficult Airway Registry |
Dr Achuthan Sajayan, Birmingham |
| 15:40-16:00 | NAP4: 15 years on – national survey of implementation and current practice | Dr Samantha Warnakulasuriya, RCoA QI Lead |
| 16:00-16:15 | DISCUSSION / Q&A SESSION | |
| SESSION 5 | QUESTION TIME | Chair: Dr Sandeep Sudan, National Airway Lead |
| 16:15-17:00 | Question Time Questions submitted in advance, plus questions from floor. |
Panellists: TBC |
| 17:00 | CLOSE OF MEETING | |
| 17:00-18:00 | NETWORKING AND DRINKS RECEPTION | All attendees welcome |
Accommodation
The RCoA have agreed a preferential rate with the Holiday Inn, Bloomsbury. If you would like to book using the RCoA rate click the link below where you will be able to select the hotel and dates required.
Please note: the rate per night may be increased by the hotel based on demand so we suggest booking as early as possible. Free cancellation is available up to 24 hours prior to check in. The terms and conditions are available to view on the hotel booking pages.
The RCoA accepts no responsibility for your booking or stay with the hotel. Any queries should be directed to the Hotel.
Holiday Inn, Bloomsbury - CLICK HERE to access the booking platform.