CCAM Essentials is a half-day course specifically designed to fulfil the College of Intensive Care Medicine Specialist High Level Requirement for Airway Management, which CICM Fellows must complete every 3 years.
The course will also be credentialled as an ANZCA CICO Emergency response activity and as ACEM Procedural Skills Training.
CCAM Essentials will also act as a refresher for senior clinicians from any speciality who have attended the CCAM course, who are returning to work after a period of absence, or who are taking on a new role with increased airway management responsibilities.
CCAM Essentials is therefore only open to Fellows (Consultants or Post-Fellowship Trainees) of any of the medical colleges.
Please note that CCAM Essentials does NOT fulfil the criteria for Advanced Airway Skills Face-to-Face Training (required to gain the CICM Fellowship – please attend the full CCAM course for this purpose.
CCAM Essentials is a practical, hands-on course, consisting of interactive sessions, skills stations and high-fidelity simulated scenarios with expert faculty.
Continuing Professional Development
Specialist High Level Requirement – Airway Management (required by FCICMs every 3 years)
CPD (Educational Activities) – 6 hours
CICO Emergency Response activity – ER-26-CICO-021
CPD (Knowledge and Skills) – 6 hours
Essential Emergency Medicine Procedural skills:
A1-7, A9, B1, B3, S1, S4-6 – application pending
CPD (Educational Activities) – 6 hours – application pending
CCAM Essentials is a not-for-profit course.
COURSE HANDBOOK
You will be required to complete e-learning modules before attending CCAM Essentials.
The module content is also provided here for your reference at any time (click on the icons below).
AIRWAY ASSESSMENT
Assessing for anatomical and physiological difficulty
Aligning management strategy with assessment
ALGORITHMS AND CHECKLISTS
Planning for failure and following a rescue strategy
The importance of human factors
PLAN A
Two-Curve theory
The 3-stage CCAM approach to tracheal intubation
PLAN B
Bronchoscopic intubation via supraglottic airways
The Aintree Intubating Catheter
NECK RESCUE
Priming for neck rescue
Cannula, Seldinger and surgical cricothyroidotomy
TRACHEOSTOMY
Tracheostomy and laryngectomy – the essentials
Management of emergencies
Simulation
CCAM Essentials contains high-fidelity, pause-and-discuss simulation to cement your knowedge, delivered by expert faculty.
Testimonials
“Great to have a head each at every station to maximise exposure”
“Ticked the box for CICM requirement – but really learnt a lot too – great course – thanks!”
“I actully really enjoyed doing the e-learning modules, which I think is a first for me!”
“Course was spot on – thanks”
“I didn’t want to think about what I would do in a CICO situation – the course removed my inertia to think about it and just do it!”