Pacific Coast Chapter UHMS 32nd Annual Meeting
September 15 & 16, 2006, Oakland, CA

Friday Morning

Lisa Wasdin (right), registered the attendees.

Dr. Lorre Henderson, Chapter President  opens the meeting 

Dr. Brian McCrary, moderated the morning session.

Dr. Neil Hampson, past president of the UHMS and world expert on carbon monoxide poisonings gave the conferences first lecture on "Carboxyhemoglobin" 
                      
Dr. Ralph Potkin, Chapter President-Elect presented "Medical Problems of Free DIving"  Tom Workman, UHMS Director of Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs speaks to the conference about the organization Dr. Robert Tufft makes a point during his talk  on "Osteoradionecrosis & HBO Treatment"   Dr. Lorre Henderson helps Dr. Ralph Potkin set up his presentation on "Asthma & Sport Diving"  
                    
                      

Friday Afternoon
Dr. Matthew Berry, Chapter Executive DIrector moderated the afternoon session. Dr Patrick Costello discussed "Transverse Myelitis and HBO Therapy” Dr. Robert Vandergraf (R) introduces Dr. Brian McCrary. Dr. Brian McCrary presented "Retinal Artery Occlusion and HBO Therapy"
                      

Dr. James Holm, Chapter Past President  presented "Iatrogenic Gas Embolism"

Dick Sample, CHT, Chapter Secretary presented "Spirometric Changes with Long Term HBO Therapy"

Attendees enjoy a buffet lunch

Relaxing between lectures
                         
                        

Friday Evening

Reception aboard the USS Potomac
                           
                           
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Saturday Morning 

Chapter President Dr. Lorre Henderson opens "Diver Day" Dr. Jim Holm, Chapter President elect was the moderator for the morning session Dr. Dick Vann of DAN started diver day with  2 lectures - "The Risk of Decompression Illness", & "Breathing Underwater is an Unnatural Act" Dr. Matthew Berry gave a seminar on  "Underwater Photography”
                      
Dr. Lorre Henderson, Chapter President,  discussed the  diving problem of "Diving and Your Ears”      
                      

Saturday Afternoon

Chapter President-Elect Dr. Ralph Potkin moderates the closing session Barry Green, RN presented "Hyperbaric Treatment Experience" Dr. Jim Holm, Immediate Past President (2005) of the Chapter discussed "Emergency and HBO Treatment of DCS and AGE". Dr. Ralph Potkin introduces Dr. Matthew Berry who spoke on "Marine Life Hazards"
Dr. Lorre Henderson closes the 32nd meeting and turns the chapter over to the New President, Dr. Ralph Potkin  
                      

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