Management of a tracheostomy is a complex undertaking and includes many components that span several healthcare disciplines, including tube and stoma care, humidity therapy, communication and swallowing strategies, emergency management, and weaning and decannulation. In recent years, clinicians worldwide have demonstrated a renewed interest in the management of tracheostomy patients due to recognition of preventable adverse outcomes for many of these patients. The United Kingdom's 2014 report by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) on the care received by tracheostomy patients concluded that tracheostomy management is suboptimal. Since tracheostomy management is a complex, multi-disciplinary endeavor, recent research has advocated the use of a multidisciplinary tracheostomy team. One notable collective is the Global Tracheostomy Collaborative; this collaboration consists of a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, speech therapists, and patients working together to find best practices and improve the clinical outcomes centered on tracheostomy care. As part of their mission, they state that, "through multidisciplinary care, a standardization of care, broad staff educations, and patient and family involvement, these critical key drivers serve to continue to bring about improvements in tracheostomy care." In an effort to improve the care of tracheostomy patients, an expert panel convened by the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery developed a Clinical Consensus Statement on the management of these patients. The authors of the consensus statement noted that current approaches to tracheostomy care are inconsistent among clinicians and between different institutions. Consequently, the primary goal of the consensus statement is to reduce variances in clinical practice when managing tracheostomy patients, and minimizing complications. Aspects of tracheostomy management that are addressed by the clinical consensus statement include initial tube change, management of emergencies and complications, decannulation protocol, management of tube cuffs and communication devices, and specific patient and caregiver needs. With regard to humidification, the expert panel reached the following consensus: (i) humidification should be used during the immediate postoperative period and as necessary thereafter, (ii) humidification should be used if a patient requires mechanical ventilation, and (iii) humidification should be used for patients with a history of thick secretions.