The annual Carolinas’ Pediatric Airway Course was hosted by the UNC Department of Otolaryngology this week. This event rotates between UNC and the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) each year.
Course participants gain experience with a variety of surgical techniques for management of pediatric airway problems. They also develop and improve skills of airway management and bronchoscopic technique by managing emergent scenarios in the simulation laboratory.
Co-Directors for the event are UNC’s Dr. Carlton Zdanski and MUSC’s Dr. David White. Other distinguished faculty for the course included Drs. Christina Baldassari (Eastern Virginia Medical School), Jack Borders, Jr. (Children’s Hospital of Georgia), Robert A. Buckmire (UNC), Jeff Cheng (Duke), Clarice Clemmens (MUSC), Amelia F. Drake (UNC), Rose P. Eapen (Duke), Sharon Gnagi (MUSC), Gabriel Gomez (UNC), Lauren A. Kilpatrick (UNC), Daniel J. Kirse (Wake Forest University), Paul Krakovitz (Case Western Reserve Medical School), Wade McClain (UNC), John Prosser (Children’s Hospital of Georgia), Eileen M. Raynor (Duke), Austin S. Rose (UNC), Soham Roy (The University of Texas Medical School at Houston), Marisa Ryan (Duke), Rupali N. Shah (UNC)
A huge thank you to the event’s sponsors: Acclarent, Acelity, Integra Life, Karl Storz, KLS Martin, Medtronic, OmniGuide, Stryker. Without their support, this event would not be possible.