University College London | WelcometoAirwayMatters

Welcome to Airway Matters. My name is Emilie Hoogenboom and I am a consultant anaesthetist at UCLH. I have
an interest in airway management training and education.

And I'm Kevin Fong, and I'm a consultant anaesthetist at UCLH. I have an interest in safety, risk management,

human factors, and prehospital medicine.

We're delighted that so many of you have joined us on our course.

Together with our colleagues at UCLH and beyond, we are looking forward to exploring with you matters
surrounding airway management with a particular focus on safe and holistic care for our patients and

multidisciplinary teamwork.

Over the next five weeks, you'll be reading articles, watching videos and other media, and learning from patients,
frontline clinicians, and world renowned experts about what makes airway management safer. There'll be
opportunities to take part in interactive learning activities, including discussions, polls, and quizzes which we hope

you'll get involved with. And the discussions will be supported by us, so they're a good platform for asking any
questions you might have.

Our first week will be split into three parts. The first being about airway management safety. We'll hear from
frontline clinicians and experts in the field about what safe airway management means to them. We'll then be

joined by Professor Tim Cook, co-editor of the National Audit Project 4 report, who will give us a summary of this
milestone study.

The second part will focus on the role of human factors and ergonomics in airway management. Doctor Fiona

Kelly, a human factors expert, will help us review the tragic case of Elaine Bromiley, a 37-year-old woman

attending hospital for what was supposed to be a routine operation on her nasal air passages who suffered
catastrophic brain damage after unexpected airway complications occurred at the start of the procedure.

Doctor Kelly will take us through some key principles and terminology, and this will be followed by a panel
discussion where I'll be joined by several other experts and where we'll share our top tips for improving human

factors and ergonomics working in airway management.

And finally, at the end of the week, we will take a journey through the airways, offering an overview of the airway's

anatomy. We are looking to this journey and we hope you are too.