Connemara Resuscitation Airway Course
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Course Highlights
- Suction Assisted Laryngoscopy Airway Decontamination (SALAD)
- Bougies & Stylets
- Hyperangulated Blades
- Trauma & Prehospital RSI
- Paeds and Obstetric Airways
- Video-assisted Flexible Intubation
- Airway governance & training strategies in the ED
- Being the senior airway doctor
- After the tube: infusions & vents
Hands-on-Practice - Interactive workshops and simulation scenarios that replicate the real-deal in the resus room.
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What to expect
Expert instruction from seasoned EM, HEMS, ICU and Anaesthesiologists who will guide you through airway topics, didactically and practically. CRAiC is the only DAS certified course in Ireland with a focus on Emergency and Prehospital practitioners.
CRAiC is also approved by the Irish Committee for EM Training and is validated for CME at RCSI.
The course is intended for any airway practitioner who intubates in their normal clinical practice.
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How do I find out more?
Expressions of interest for the 2026 course are now open. All EOIs can be sent to: admin@galwayem.ie
Where, When, and Cost
Date: Septembe 3 - 4, 2026
Venue: Killary Lodge, Leenaun, Co. Galway
https://killaryadventure.com/killary-lodge/en/killary-lodge-luxury-holiday-home
All meals provided by the award-winning Misunderstood Heron
https://www.misunderstoodheron.com/
Cost includes 1 night stay at the Killary Lodge.
Cost: €850
Expressions of Interest are now open and can be emailed to admin@galwayem.ie
Faculty
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Dr. Jimmy Lee
Course Co-Director
EM Consultant, University Hospital Galway
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Dr. James Foley
Course Co-Director
EM Consultant, University Hospital Galway
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Dr. Niall Owens
EM Consultant, University Hospital Galway, HEMS, Lincoln & Notts Air Ambulance
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Dr. Cathal de Buitléir
EM Consultant, University Hospital Galway
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Prof. John O'Donnell
EM Consultant, University Hospital Galway
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Dr. Orna Grant
Consultant in Paediatric Anaesthesiology, CHI Dublin & IPATS
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Dr. Peter Moran
Consultant in ICM & Anaesthesiology, University Hospital Galway
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Dr. Mark Ross
Consultant in ICM & Anaesthesiology, University Hospital Galway
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Dr. Ciara Hanley
Consultant in ICM & Anaesthesiology, University Hospital Galway
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Louise Rossen
Advanced Critical Care Paramedic, Essex & Herts Air Ambulance, UK
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Dr. Irene Grossi
EM Consultant, Bristol Royal Infirmary, UK
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Dr. Loes Bruijstens
Consultant in Anaesthesiology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Netherlands
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Prof. Jim Ducanto
Professor in Anaesthesiology, UW-Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Feedback from previous courses
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Best Airway course.
EM SpR, Dublin
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Well done on a winning recipe for airway learning in Ireland.
Anaesthesia Registrar, Galway
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I think this course is one of, if not the best courses I have been to. I just love how 'chill' the faculty and the atmosphere was... to be able to learn in such an environment is just pure satisfaction. The lectures and the practical sessions are really organised well, not just the run of a mill ''put a plastic into a hole'' type thing, but you'd sit and understand why something doesnt work, and how to fix it.
EM SpR, Dublin
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Really great course. Just the right mix of practical and didactic. Definitely increased my own confidence in this area. By far the best course I’ve been on.
EM Consultant, Dublin
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It was the most fun on a course (and the most I've learned on a course) in a VERY long time. You are all gifted educators... it truly was very special. Thank you!
Advanced Paramedic, Galway
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Fantastic course as it has covered all the airway techniques and maneovers required for Emergency Medicine and helpful in improving your skill set.
EM SpR, Galway
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Faculty were excellent, highly skilled in what they were teaching, and very approachable.
EM Reg, Galway
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Excellent course which was led by genuinely enthusiastic experts, improves upon basic clinical practice, and helps build a foundation for developing safe, robust processes for practitioners' own teams.
EM Consultant, Cork
