Cutting Edge Topics in Pediatric Airway

Saturday, March 7, 2026, 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM, HUB for Clinical Collaboration, CHOP, Philadelphia, PA


This comprehensive, multidisciplinary course offers airway training to a national and international audience. It provides participants with the essential evidenced-based knowledge and technical skills to manage anticipated and unanticipated pediatric difficult airways in the operating room, emergency department intensive care units, and diverse clinical settings. The conference integrates a variety of educational formats including didactic lectures, extensive hands-on practice at the stations, immersive simulation workshops, and expert panel discussions. The course is ideally suited for anesthesiology, critical care medicine, emergency medicine, and ENT practitioners. Learning objectives At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to: 1. Incorporate into practice effective strategies and techniques for predicting and managing pediatric difficult airway, per latest evidenced based data. 2. Recognize and safely plan for the physiologically difficult airway 3. Formulate a plan for management of anesthetic depth and oxygenation when caring for a child with a difficult airway 4. Acquire skills for alternative ventilation and oxygenation strategies using supraglottic airway devices (SGA), SGA assisted fiberoptic intubation, and front of neck access. 5. Enhance team communication and practical skills during crisis resource management.

1. Incorporate into practice effective strategies and techniques for predicting and managing pediatric difficult airway, per latest evidenced based data
2. Recognize and safely plan for the physiologically difficult airway
3. Formulate a plan for management of anesthetic depth and oxygenation when caring for a child with a difficult airway
4. Enhance team communication and practical skills during crisis resource management
5. Acquire skills for alternative ventilation and oxygenation strategies using supraglottic airway devices (SGA), SGA assisted fiberoptic intubation, and front of neck access Enhance team communication and practical skills during crisis resource management.

In support of improving patient care, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (8.00 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 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.