Flexible Bronchoscopic Intubation (FBI) has become a mainstay of difficult airway management in awake, sedated, and anesthetized patients; its use and value is widely accepted and its role is recognized in guidelines for management of both anticipated and unanticipated difficult airways.
Guidelines assume FBI to be a basic skill. Learning curves suggest that true expertise may only be achieved after 45 flexible intubations. Trainees, at the completion of their training, have been shown to have performed only a fraction of these numbers. All in all, experience has shown that confidence in using FBI is low.
In small groups, this comprehensive, hands-on, simulation-based, state-of-the-art MasterClass will provide physicians with the best knowledge, and solid technical skills for effectively managing challenging airways in diverse clinical situations.

Learning objectives:
At the conclusion of this one-day MasterClass, participants will be able to:

• Determine proper patient selection and preparation for awake flexible bronchoscopic intubation
• Perform adequate topical anesthesia of the airway
• Confidently navigate an endoscope for flexible bronchoscopic intubations
• Master flexible bronchoscopic intubations in the adult patient in several clinical situations of varying complexity