West Virginia Northern Community College

This is a 16 hour class and will be held over 2 days - Tuesday, April 14th and Thursday April 16, 2026.

The Difficult Airway Course teaches healthcare providers advanced, hands-on techniques for managing challenging airway scenarios, focusing on identifying difficult airways, systematic approaches, using tools like video laryngoscopes and extraglottic devices, cricothyrotomy, awake intubation, medication-assisted intubation, and incorporating human factors like team communication

Includes: 

• Didactic and Hands-on Training
• Prediction of the Difficult Airway
• Video Laryngoscopy and other advanced imaging devices
• Medication-assisted Intubation (including RSI and RSA)
• Pediatric intubation
• Endotracheal tube introducers (bougie)
• Cricothyrotomy
• Extraglottic devices

If you have questions, please contact Mike Freeman at mfreeman2@wvncc.edu