Aerosol generating procedures - are they even real? Part 1

David Anderson describes the current state of play with airway management in the prehospital setting. There are important differences between airway management in the prehospital environment and airway management in hospital. Prehospital intubation has been practiced for over 50 years and continues to evolve, with many techniques and procedures devised from prehospital use finding their way into ED and ICU practice. The main indications for prehospital intubation are cardiac arrest and severe TBI. 3 large studies show no evidence to support prehospital intubation in cardiac arrest and this practice should probably be reserved for specific cases. Prehospital RSI for TBI remains controversial as the evidence available to date is conflicting and isn’t high quality. While scene time if often commented on, there is no evidence available prehospital RSI increases time to CT or OR for patients with a severe TBI. There is no evidence that any one craft group is better at intubation than any other. In order to make prehospital airway management as safe as possible, innovations such as checklists, kit dumps and pre-drawn syringes are common. Many prehospital services invest much more heavily in the training and maintenance of airway skills than in-hospital specialties. This session was recorded at the SAS workshop at CODA22 which took place in Melbourne in September 2022. For more information about the CODA Project go to: https://codachange.org/ 

Adam Rehak and Gerri Khong walk through the good, the bad and the ugly of human factors in airway management. Using video footage of a highly realistic (tachycardia inducing) simulated airway emergency, the multi-stage case discussion canvases both audience responses and the input of a panel of human factors experts: David Brewster, Brooke Dench, Ben Meadley and Ian Summers, to illustrate that airway management is far more than just a technical skill. Instead, it will become clear that success is equally dependent on careful preparation, coordinated teamwork, precise communication and effective cognitive tools. This session was recorded at the SAS workshop at CODA22 which took place in Melbourne in September 2022. For more information about the CODA Project go to: https://codachange.org/ 

David Brewster describes the current state of play with airway management in the critical care setting, including a summary of the INTUBE study and the Safe Airway Society guidelines for airway management in COVID-19 patients. This session was recorded at the SAS workshop at CODA22 which took place in Melbourne in September 2022. For more information about the CODA Project go to: https://codachange.org/ 

This discussion discusses the use of ketamine in fibre-optic intubation.  This session was recorded at the SAS workshop at CODA22 which took place in Melbourne in September 2022. For more information about the CODA Project go to: https://codachange.org/ 

Adam Rehak addresses confusion and lack of awareness around these combined techniques that are making their way into the armament of airway operators.  This session was recorded at the SAS workshop at CODA22 which took place in Melbourne in September 2022. For more information about the CODA Project go to: https://codachange.org/ 

ENT surgeon Georgie Harris and anaesthetist Drew Heffernan describe how they use high flow nasal oxygen to achieve tubeless airway surgery. This session was recorded at the SAS workshop at CODA22 which took place in Melbourne in September 2022. For more information about the CODA Project go to: https://codachange.org/ 

This panel features Jo Simpson, Forbes McGain, Andy Shrimpton and Tim Cook and took place during the SAS Workshop at CODA22, which took place in Melbourne in September 2022. This is Part 2 of this discussion. For more information about the CODA Project go to: https://codachange.org/  Panel Description Are we safe when we intubate COVID-19 patients? Are CPAP, high-flow oxygen, and intubation AGPs? Two years into this pandemic, what should we be doing at work to keep ourselves safe? An international panel of experts presents their research, emerging evidence and review current practice. Andy Shrimpton presents the game-changing AERATOR studies, Forbes McGain presents his experience with the ventilation hood and Jo Simpson reviews the historical evidence regarding AGPs and her work on aerosol containment devices. Finally, Tim Cook, who was awarded an OBE for services to anaesthesia during COVID-19, brings the session together with his take on the evidence surrounding healthcare worker safety during the pandemic.

This panel features Jo Simpson, Forbes McGain, Andy Shrimpton and Tim Cook and took place during the SAS Workshop at CODA22, which took place in Melbourne in September 2022. This is Part 1 of this discussion. For more information about the CODA Project go to: https://codachange.org/  Panel Description Are we safe when we intubate COVID-19 patients? Are CPAP, high-flow oxygen, and intubation AGPs? Two years into this pandemic, what should we be doing at work to keep ourselves safe? An international panel of experts presents their research, emerging evidence and review current practice. Andy Shrimpton presents the game-changing AERATOR studies, Forbes McGain presents his experience with the ventilation hood and Jo Simpson reviews the historical evidence regarding AGPs and her work on aerosol containment devices. Finally, Tim Cook, who was awarded an OBE for services to anaesthesia during COVID-19, brings the session together with his take on the evidence surrounding healthcare worker safety during the pandemic.

This panel discussion features features Eve Purdy, Casey Parker, Sarah Yong, Jeremy Pallas, and Chris Hicks and took place during the Clinical stream at CODA22, which took place in Melbourne in September 2022.  For more information about the CODA Project go to: https://codachange.org/

This presentation features Ben Dunne and took place during the Earth stream at CODA22, which took place in Melbourne in September 2022.  For more information about the CODA Project go to: https://codachange.org/