
Program Directors:

Michelle Sergel, MD
Co-Director - Rush Center for Clinical Skills and Simulation
Director - Cook County Hospital Simulation Center;
Professor of Emergency Medicine - Rush Medical College
Department of Emergency Medicine

William H. Rosenblatt, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology & Surgery (Otolaryngology)
Yale University School of Medicine
William H. Rosenblatt, MD, and Michelle Sergel, MD, have partnered alongside the Center for Innovative and Lifelong Learning to feature Airway on Demand: Emergency Medicine. This is a virtual didactic and hands-on course that further educates Emergency Medicine physicians on airway techniques for elective and emergency care patients. Dr. Rosenblatt has over two decades of experience teaching Airway on Demand and has piloted over 100 airway workshop events. CILL’s presentation of the course will follow a 3-part structure:
- Downloadable learning materials
- Live Zoom Q&A with Dr. Rosenblatt & Dr. Sergel
- COVID-19 compliant, in-person and hands-on seminars at the Rush University Simulation Lab
Upon completion, this comprehensive course will teach ED physicians, nurse practitioners, advanced practice providers, Respiratory Therapists, and Anesthetists the following:
- Patient Airway evaluation and decision-making
- Monitoring patient airway
- Basic airway support and rescue techniques
- Advanced Intubation techniques
- Failed intubation techniques
- Simulated COVID-19 intubation in full PPE
The in-person participation will focus on guided practice in a variety of non-invasive and invasive airway management techniques and devices.
Tuition: $815
Why Take This Course Now?
Space is limited to promote the optimal interactive learning experience for participants with instructors.
Learning Objectives:
- Assess the need for airway management
- Perform basic and advanced airway management on routine and special populations
- Use video laryngoscopy, rapid sequence intubation, supraglottic airways and emergency invasive airways
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Rush University Medical Center is jointly accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Rush University Medical Center designates this other format (enduring material, webinar, live activity) for a maximum of 8.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ANCC Credit Designation – Nurses
The maximum number of hours awarded for this CE activity is 8.5 nursing contact hours.
This activity is being presented without bias and without commercial support.
Rush University is an approved provider for physical therapy (216.000272), occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, social work (159.001203), nutrition, speech-audiology, and psychology by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation.
Rush University designates this live activity for 8.5 Continuing Education credit(s).