Evidence base in airway management training

Suboptimal airway management is an ongoing cause of serious adverse events in anaesthesia. Education and training is thus of paramount importance but faces several challenges. Therefore the acquisition and maintenance of competences in airway management require sound teaching and learning strategies. The aim of this review is to provide important educational principles based on published evidence in order to guide the conception and the implementation of such training programs. The desired content of an airway course is discussed as well as the importance of technical and non-technical skills. A special focus is given to the contribution of non-clinical training modalities such as models, task-trainers and simulators to efficient training in complement to clinical practice.