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The Anatomy of the Airway

NextGen Learning To Elevate Your Airway Practice



An Integrated Learning Space

To Build Durable Skills

PAC is an integrated learning system, not a single course. Our digital content supports multiple learning styles, on your schedule. Begin in the PACscape to explore the concepts, mental models, and procedural frameworks that underpin safe airway management.

Need CME or an online course for yourself or your program? Our CME-enabled resources provide structured, on-demand education that stands on its own.

But airway skills are not built on screens alone. The same curriculum extends into the physical world through pop-up learning and hands-on training deployed where you work. Graphic, interactive posters guide procedures, skills challenges, expert coaching, and high-fidelity simulation, using a shared language across digital and physical spaces.

For deeper, tailored training, teams can book customized small-group sessions in our studio, or attend live courses and flagship events in New York City and partner sites worldwide.

The result is continuity—from online learning, to hands-on practice, to real-world performance. PAC gives you the tools, structure, and flexibility required for next-generation airway training.

What’s Inside

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The GeometryThat Ligament

Welcome to our learning space on clinically relevant airway anatomy, where you will develop the ability to rapidly identify the essential anatomy that will help you optimize your approach to airway management and create a mental model that will allow you to problem-solve in real time. Together, clinically relevant airway anatomy and a mental model of their spatial relationships will help you build your airway and laryngoscopy skills.

Volume 2

Chapter 1

Introduction

Dive into this vital topic by getting an overview of the clinically relevant airway anatomy.

Chapter 2

The landmarks

A progressive identification of key anatomic landmarks is essential for success. Learn which ones are important and in what order.

Chapter 3

the geometry

Identification of anatomic landmarks is only part of the equation for successful intubation. Learn how to translate 2D images on your video laryngoscope into successful 3D tracheal access.

Chapter 4

the Key Structure

If there is one structure essential to laryngoscopy, this is it. Learn why here.

Chapter 5

Make the cut

Confidence in identifying your key landmarks is essential if you want to perform eFONA effectively

Points Available

30 POINTS AVAILABLE

Each space has multiple learning opportunities that integrate digital and physical space. You can start online, then attend a PAC live event or visit a PAC pop-up to add hands-on guided practice, skills challenges, expert faculty coaching, and high-fidelity simulations to your training. For each of these activities, you can earn points toward PAC certification. Open the guide below, complete the activities related to each poster, and then submit your guide. When you’ve earned enough points, we’ll send you your certificate!

What’s Next

Volume 3


There are three upper airway lifelines that together comprise foundational tools of oxygenation.