Pacific Coast Chapter UHMS 34th Annual Meeting
September 11 & 12, 2008, Palm Springs, CA

Friday Morning

Genie Sample registered the attendees

Dick Sample, Chapter President  opens the meeting 

Dr. Steve Kirtland, Chapter President-Elect moderated the morning session and gave the conferences first lecture of the conference on "Drugs Under Pressure".

Dr. James Holm, Past President of the UHMS-Pacific Chapter (2005) spoke on "Cardiac Manifestations of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning"
                      

Dr. J.Ben Slade, Past President (2000) of the Chapter presented "HBO2 Enhancement of Radiation Therapy for Brain Tumors"

Rob Sheffield, CHT discussed "Decision Process for Hyperbaric Wound Dressings"

Dr. Neil Hampson presented "Radiation Tissue Injury and HBO2: Is there any Evidence?" 

  
       
                    
                      

Friday Afternoon
Dick Sample, Chapter President moderated the afternoon session Dr. Wayne Zhang discussed "Vascular Diagnostic Testing" Dr. John Zhang makes a point during his lecture on "Potential HBO Application for Neurological Disorders" Dick Sample presented "HBOT Complications and Myth Busters"
                      

Tom Workman discussed "UHMS Accreditation Safety Lessons Learned"

Karl Huggins is congratulated by Chapter President Dick Sample on being elected Chapter Secretary for the upcoming year. Karl will be Chapter President for the 2011 meeting.

 

 
                         
                        

Friday Evening

Reception and Banquet
                           
                           
Dick Sample Moderated the evening .Dr. George Hart, A legend in the science of hyperbaric medicine, is awarded the Merrill P. Spencer lifetime achievement award.  Merrill P.Spencer lifetime achievement award is given for Significant Contributions to the Advancement of Undersea Science and Hyperbaric Medicine. Dr. Hart gives the keynote address of the evening  
     Dick Sample presents Chapter Executive Director Matthew Berry with an award of appreciation for his work  Dick Sample presents Chapter Secretary Stuart Miller with an award of appreciation for his work  Dick Sample passes the gavel to the incoming Chapter President Steve Kirtland     Dr. Hart with his wife and daughter 
            
            
            

        
                           

Saturday Morning 

Chapter President Dick Sample opens "Diver Day" Chapter Secretary Dr. Stuart Miller presented "Hazardous Marine Life" and moderated the morning session Dr. Matthew Berry, Executive Director and Past President of the UHMS-Pacific Chapter (2001) presented "Seafood Poisonings" Dr. Tabby Stone discussed "Medical Aspects of Diving Medicine"
                      
Dr. Michael Strauss discussed "Mammalian Adaptations to Diving: Respiratory System" Dr. Lorre Henderson Past President of the UHMS-Pacific Chapter (2006) lectured on "Ear & SInus Barotrauma"    
                      

Saturday Afternoon

     
Dr. James Holm, Past President of the UHMS-Pacific Chapter (2005), moderated the afternoon session Dr. Dick Vann of DAN discussed "Technical Diving: the state of the art, the Edge of the Envelope" Dr. Steven Katz presented "NOAA Update" Newly Elected Chapter Secretary Karl Huggins presented "The Catalina Surge: 2008 diving Accidents at the USC Catalina Chamber"
       
Kevin Corson gave the Conferences final lecture on "History of the CHT from Dive Boat to Hospital"      
       
       
                      

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