title: Preparedness and education in airway management.
abstract: A prepared airway practitioner performs safe airway management, displaying skill, knowledge, and a full awareness of human factors, within a culture of safety. The education of prepared practitioners should include deliberate practice and distributed learning and should aim for expertise rather than mere competence. Translational outcomes from improved education and training can significantly decrease patient morbidity and mortality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Auckland, Level 12, Room 081, Auckland Support Building 599, Park Road, Grafton, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand. Electronic address: paul@airwayskills.co.nz.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D058109:Airway Management; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000193:education*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D000066908:Simulation Training
keywords: Airway management; Competency-based medical education; Deliberate practice; Education; Simulation; Simulation-based mastery learning; Simulation-based medical education