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Life Webinar | Airway Management in Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine

Part of the Life Webinar series
30 September 2025, 14:00 (CEST)

Registration Deadline
30 September 2025

Airway Management in ICU, Airway in Critically Ill, Videolaryngoscopy, Difficult Airway Mangaement, Advanced Airway Techniques
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Welcome from the Chairs

4th Life Webinar

Airway Management in Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine

Airway control remains one of the most vital and high-stakes interventions in acute care, often determining outcomes within minutes. This session brings together clinicians from diverse acute care specialties, united by a common goal: ensuring safe and effective airway management in our most critically ill patients.

We are privileged to have with us distinguished faculty who will share their expertise, practical insights, and evidence-based strategies. The aim of this webinar is not only to discuss current best practices, but also to highlight evolving techniques, common challenges, and real-world solutions that can enhance patient safety in high-pressure settings.

It is our great pleasure to welcome you all to today's webinar on Airway Management in Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine. We encourage you to actively engage -- ask questions, share your experiences, and learn from each other. Together, we can strengthen our collective skills and confidence in managing the airway when it matters most.

Chairs:

Prof. Dr. Tonny Veenith
Dr. Prahant Nasa

Date: 30 September, 2025
Time: 1:00 p.m. BST
Webinar ID: 851 6137 3450
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com

Event Chairs

Integrated Critical Care Unit, New Cross Hospital, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK

Introduction
Bio
MD, IDCCM, FNB (Critical Care Med.), IFCCM, EDIC, SCE (Acute Medicine), CIC, MSc Healthcare Management He is currently affiliated with the Anesthesia and Integrated Critical Care Unit, New Cross Hospital, Royal Wolverhampton NHS trust, Wolverhampton, UK. Dr. Nasa has over 18 years of vast experience in Intensive Care Medicine and working in tertiary healthcare settings in the United Kingdom, UAE, and India. He has a great interest in clinical research, with over 115 publications in peer-reviewed journals, and has written over 50 chapters in various books on various topics of Critical Care Medicine. He was awarded Excellence in Healthcare Research in the UAE for 2023-24. Dr. Nasa is a co-Editor of the book Rational Use of IV Fluids in Critically ill Patients, which has been downloaded over 1.65 million times in less than a year from its publication and rated 5-star by the readers. Dr. Nasa is also an Associate Editor of IJCCM and a core group member of the PROVE Network in the Netherlands, the International Fluid Academy, and the Abdominal Compartment Society (WSACS). Areas of interest: • ARDS and Mechanical ventilation • Fluid Stewardship • Sepsis

Intensive Care and Acute Care Medicine, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK

Introduction
Bio
Professor Tonny Veenith MBBS, PhD (Cantab), MRCP, FRCA, EDIC, FFICM, is Professor of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine at the University of Wolverhampton and Royal Wolverhampton Hospital, and Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, Anaesthesia and Perioperative Care at Birmingham City University. As Clinical Director of Research and National Training Lead for the National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia, and Macintosh Professor at the Royal College of Anaesthetists, he drives strategic initiatives in critical care education, capacity building, and policy across the UK. An internationally recognised clinician-scientist, he has secured over £9 million in competitive grants and led landmark trials such as CATALYST and ERASER, with more than 155 peer-reviewed publications and an H-index of 36. His work spans neurocritical care, traumatic brain injury, and critical illness, with outputs in leading journals including JAMA, NEJM, and The Lancet. Passionate about mentoring the next generation, he supervises doctoral and postgraduate students, fostering innovation and excellence in medical education and patient care. Areas of Interest: - Neurocritical care and traumatic brain injury - Subarachnoid haemorrhage and status epilepticus management - Sepsis pathobiology, biomarkers, and antibiotic stewardship - Ventilator-associated pneumonia and acute respiratory failure - COVID-19 critical illness and post-ICU rehabilitation - Acute stroke intensive care and haemodynamic optimisation - Neuroimaging, digital ICU monitoring, and translational neurophysiology - Regional and perioperative analgesia in trauma and enhanced recovery - Clinical trial design, guideline authorship, and implementation science

Keynote Speakers

Intensive Care and Acute Care Medicine, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK

Introduction
Bio
Professor Tonny Veenith MBBS, PhD (Cantab), MRCP, FRCA, EDIC, FFICM, is Professor of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine at the University of Wolverhampton and Royal Wolverhampton Hospital, and Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, Anaesthesia and Perioperative Care at Birmingham City University. As Clinical Director of Research and National Training Lead for the National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia, and Macintosh Professor at the Royal College of Anaesthetists, he drives strategic initiatives in critical care education, capacity building, and policy across the UK.  An internationally recognised clinician-scientist, he has secured over £9 million in competitive grants and led landmark trials such as CATALYST and ERASER, with more than 155 peer-reviewed publications and an H-index of 36. His work spans neurocritical care, traumatic brain injury and critical illness, with outputs in leading journals including JAMA, NEJM and The Lancet. Passionate about mentoring the next generation, he supervises doctoral and postgraduate students, fostering innovation and excellence in medical education and patient care. Areas of Interest: - Neurocritical care and traumatic brain injury - Subarachnoid haemorrhage and status epilepticus management - Sepsis pathobiology, biomarkers and antibiotic stewardship - Ventilator-associated pneumonia and acute respiratory failure - COVID-19 critical illness and post-ICU rehabilitation - Acute stroke intensive care and haemodynamic optimisation - Neuroimaging, digital ICU monitoring and translational neurophysiology - Regional and perioperative analgesia in trauma and enhanced recovery - Clinical trial design, guideline authorship and implementation science

University of Genoa, Italy Policlinico San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy

Introduction
Bio
Denise Battaglini is a researcher and consultant in critical care, working at the university of Genoa. Her research interests encompass airway care, lung physiology, and pulmonary rehabilitation.

Department of Critical Care Medicine Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, India

Introduction
Bio
Head, Critical Care, Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai. Former Professor and Head, Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain at the Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. Past-President, Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine and the Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists. Editor-in-Chief, Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine. Over 220 publications in national and international journals. H-index 48. Area of interest: Hemodynamics, Ventilation, Airway management, ICU organisation, end-of-life care.

University of Catania, Italy

Introduction
Bio
44 years old Consultant and Professor of Anesthesia and ICU at University of Catania. Completed PhD in Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology. Worked for almost five years in very famous University Hospitals in the United Kingdom. Author of over 215 publications. Actively involved in the ESICM and SIAARTI Societies.

Registration

This is a FREE webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar.  Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.

Certificates of attendance will be delivered to those who attend the live webinar.


Can’t attend? Register anyway and we’ll let you know when the recording is available to watch.

Relevant Special Issue

Airway Management in Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine
Edited by Dr. Prashant Nasa & Prof. Dr. Tonny Veenith
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025

Program

Speaker/Presentation

Time in BST

Time in CEST

Dr. Prashant Nasa & Prof. Dr. Tonny Veenith

Chair Introduction

1:00 - 1:10 pm

2:00 - 2:10 pm

Prof. Dr. Jigeeshu V. Divatia (Speaker 1)

Preparation of patient with Physiologically difficult airway

1:10-1:30 pm

2:10 - 2:30 pm

Prof. Dr. Tonny V. Veenith (Speaker 2)

Intubation and post intubation management of Physiologically difficult airway

1:30 - 1:50 pm

2:30 - 2:50 pm

Prof. Dr. Denise Battaglini (Speaker 3)

Tracheostomy in ARDS Patients

1:50 - 2:10 pm

2:50 - 3:10 pm

Prof. Dr. Filippo Sanfilippo (Speaker 4)

Combined Bronchoscopy and Laryngoscopy for Difficult Intubation

2:10 - 2:30 pm

3:10 - 3:30 pm

Q&A

2:30 - 2:45 pm

3:30 - 3:45 pm

Dr. Prashant Nasa & Prof. Dr. Tonny Veenith

Closing of Webinar

2:45 - 3:00 pm

3:45 - 4 pm

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