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Airway and Mechanical Ventilation for the Critically Ill Patient
Airway and Mechanical Ventilation for the Critically Ill Patient
A CCAD–SCCM Hybrid Airway and Mechanical Ventilation Course
"Master the airway. Understand the physiology. Personalize ventilatory support."
Welcome to Mastering Airway Management and Mechanical Ventilation: From Fundamentals to Advanced Practice.
Effective airway management and mechanical ventilation require more than performing intubation or selecting a ventilator mode. They require a structured understanding of airway assessment, respiratory physiology, clinical decision-making, technical skills, and the ability to respond safely to both routine and emergency situations.
This hybrid course combines structured SCCM online education with two days of immersive, hands-on simulation at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
The airway management component will guide participants from initial airway evaluation and preparation through basic airway techniques, structured airway algorithms, difficult airway management, rescue strategies, and emergency surgical airway access.
The mechanical ventilation component will progress from respiratory physiology and ventilator fundamentals to advanced bedside applications, including respiratory mechanics, waveform interpretation, patient–ventilator interaction, lung-protective ventilation, ARDS management, individualized PEEP, ventilator emergencies, and liberation from mechanical ventilation.
Our goal is to provide an engaging, multidisciplinary learning experience that strengthens clinical reasoning, procedural skills, communication, teamwork, and confidence in managing airways and mechanically ventilated patients.
We look forward to welcoming participants to Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
Dr. Ahmed Taha
Course Director
Dr. Mohammed Megri
Course Chair
Dr. Tarig Omer
Course Co-Chair
Target Audience
The course is intended for healthcare professionals involved in airway management and the care of critically ill patients requiring invasive or noninvasive ventilatory support, including:
• Critical care physicians and fellows or trainees
• Pulmonologists and pulmonary fellows or trainees
• Anesthesiologists and anesthesia trainees
• Emergency medicine physicians and trainees
• Respiratory therapists
• Critical care nurses
• Advanced practice providers
• Other clinicians seeking practical training in airway management and mechanical ventilation
Learning Objectives
The course is suitable for participants developing foundational knowledge as well as experienced clinicians seeking advanced, simulation-based training.
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Perform a structured airway assessment and identify predictors of difficult airway management.
- Prepare the patient, equipment, medications, and clinical team for safe airway management.
- Apply a structured airway management algorithm, progressing from basic airway support to advanced and rescue techniques.
- Demonstrate effective bag-mask ventilation, supraglottic airway placement, endotracheal intubation, and advanced airway techniques.
- Recognize a difficult or failed airway and apply appropriate rescue strategies.
- Demonstrate the principles and techniques of emergency surgical airway management.
- Explain the essential principles of respiratory physiology, gas exchange, and respiratory mechanics.
- Select appropriate invasive or noninvasive ventilatory support based on the patient’s physiology and clinical condition.
- Initiate mechanical ventilation and individualize essential ventilator settings.
- Interpret ventilator waveforms and loops and recognize common abnormalities.
- Measure and interpret plateau pressure, driving pressure, compliance, airway resistance, intrinsic PEEP, and mechanical power.
- Apply evidence-based lung-protective ventilation and individualized PEEP strategies in ARDS.
- Recognize and correct common types of patient–ventilator asynchrony.
- Apply appropriate ventilatory strategies in complex clinical scenarios.
- Assess readiness for liberation from mechanical ventilation and identify causes of weaning failure.
- Recognize and manage airway and ventilator emergencies using structured bedside approaches.
- Demonstrate effective clinical reasoning, communication, and teamwork during simulation-based scenarios.
Course summary
- 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- Adam Bennet, Director, Respiratory Therapy, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
- Dr. Ahmed Taha, Associate Staff Physician, Critical Care, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
- Dr. Amr Abouelela
- Dr. Ihab Ahmed, Associate Staff Physician, Critical Care, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
- Dr. Khaled Ismail, Staff Physician, Critical Care, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
- Dr. Michele Kigozi, Staff Physician, Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
- Dr. Mohammed Megri, MD, FCCP, Staff Physician, Critical Care, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
- Dr. Reem Alfalasy, Staff Physician, Critical Care, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
- Dr. Tarig Omer, Staff Physician, Critical Care, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
- Dr. Ujwal Dunde, Associate Staff Physician, Critical Care, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
- Dr. Yasser Zaghloul, Senior Consultant of Anesthesiology, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
All planning committee members, faculty, and others in control of content (either individually or as a group) have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Accreditation Statement
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi designates this Live activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Available Credit
- 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Registration Fees:
- External participants: AED 950
- CCAD Caregivers: AED 650
To register email [email protected]
The registration fee includes access to all sessions, course materials, and refreshments