Workshops & Seminars
The Department of Anesthesiology conducts several educational seminars each year to augment resident clinical and didactic teaching, including the cricothyrotomy practicum, a practice management seminar and anesthesia machine workshop.
Cricothyrotomy Laboratory Practicum
The cricothyrotomy practicum combines cadaveric dissections in the gross anatomy lab at the medical school with didactics from faculty. The goal of is for residents to develop an understanding of airway anatomy required for emergent cricothyroidotomy. It occurs on a Saturday once a year in the fall and is directed by Jeff Lu, MD. CA-1 and CA-2 residents participate in the practicum.
Learning Objectives
- To recognize indications for cricothyrotomy
- To identify risks and complications of a cricothyrotomy
- To establish an emergent airway through the use of a cricothyrotomy
- To perform the procedure in under two minutes
Private Practice Symposium & Practice Management
Throughout the training year, course director Alex DeLeon, MD, invites speakers (previous graduates of the Northwestern training programs, current faculty and Northwestern attorneys) to educate residents on involvement in the ASA, malpractice, securities and investments, billing and insurance, contracts and financial management. Residents gain an overview of non-clinical skills necessary for a successful anesthesiology practice. These practice management topics occur on Wednesday mornings for CA-2 and CA-3 residents, but all residents are encouraged to attend.