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ForwardCCM APP Difficult Airway Course Wiser 5.6.26
Target Audience
Nurse Practitioner
Physician Assistant
Learning Objectives
Identify available airway‑management resources and support personnel within the clinical environment.
Discuss the importance of activating additional resources when managing a difficult airway and recognize situations in which early assistance improves patient safety.
Demonstrate effective and aggressive suction techniques for intubating patients with gastrointestinal or variceal bleeding.
Discuss strategies to mitigate aspiration risk and manage unintended emesis during airway management.
Explain and apply alternative patient‑positioning strategies to optimize anatomical visualization during laryngoscopy.
Demonstrate the use of the 3‑3‑2 rule, LEMON assessment, and other standardized pre‑intubation airway assessment tools to predict the difficulty of airway management.
Additional Information
Accreditation and credit designation
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh 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.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 4.0 contact hours.
Physician Assistant (AAPA)
The University of Pittsburgh has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 4.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Other Healthcare Professionals
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 4.00 AAPA Category I CME
- 4.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 4.00 Attendance