Pacific Chapter Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society

2008 Conference Schedule*

Thursday September 11, 2008 - Pre-Course
12:00-14:00  CHT/CHRN review class on Sept. 11 (1200 - 1400) - No charge

14:30-20:00

Care of Hyperbaric Chamber Acrylic, presented by International ATMO. Separate Registration Fee of $125
15:00-17:00 CHT/CHRN exam - Please contact the NBDHMT (www.nbdhmt.org) for information about the examination
Friday September 12, 2008 - Scientific Session
07:00-08:00 Registration
08:00-08:15 Opening Remarks - Dick Sample, RCP, RRT, CHT - Pacific Chapter President 
 
  Friday Morning Session - Wyndham Hotel
  Moderator: Steven Kirtland, MD
08:15-09:00 Drugs Under Pressure - Steven Kirtland, MD
09:00-09:45 Cardiac Manifestations of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - James Holm, MD
09:45-10:15 HBO2 Enhancement of Radiation Therapy for Brain Tumors - Ben Slade, MD
10:15-10:45 Break/Exhibits
10:45-11:15 Decision Process for Hyperbaric Wound Dressings - Rob Sheffield, CHT
11:15-12:15 HBOT Complications and Myth Busters - Dick Sample, RCP, RRT, CHT
12:15-13:15 Lunch Break
Friday Afternoon Session - Wyndham Hotel
Moderator: Dick Sample, RCP, RRT, CHT
13:15-14:15

Vascular Testing - Wayne Zhang, MD

14:15-15:15 Cerebral Perfusion/Edema - John Zhang, MD
15:15-15:45

Break/Exhibits - Book Signing (John Zhang, MD)

15:45-16:45 Radiation Tissue Injury and HBO2: Is there any Evidence? - Neil Hampson, MD
16:45-17:15

UHMS Accreditation Safety Lessons Learned - Tom Workman, MS, CAsP, CHT, FAsMA

  Friday Evening - Annual Awards Banquet
19:00-21:30 Guest of Honor: Dr. George Hart
  Dr. Hart will receive the 2008 Merrill P. Spencer Lifetime Achievement Award for significant contributions to the advancement of Undersea Science and Hyperbaric Medicine
  Please join us in this social event to honor Dr. Hart, meet other conference attendees and to renew old friendships
Saturday September 13, 2008
07:00-08:00 Registration
08:00-08:05 Opening Remarks - Dick Sample, RCP, RRT, CHT - Pacific Chapter President 
 
Saturday Morning Session - Wyndham Hotel
Moderator: Stuart Miller, MD
08:05-08:45 Hazardous Marine Life - Stuart Miller, MD
08:45-09:30 Seafood Poisonings - Matthew S. Berry, MD
09:30-10:15 Medical Aspects of Dive Travel - Tabby Stone, MD
10:15-10:45 Break/Exhibits
10:45-11:30 Mammalian Adaptations to Diving: Respiratory System - Michael Strauss, MD
11:30-12:15 Ear & Sinus Barotrauma - Lorre Henderson, OD, MD
12:15-13:15 Lunch
   
Saturday Afternoon Session - Wyndham Hotel
Moderator: Jim Holm, MD
13:15-14:15 Technical Diving: The State of the Art, the Edge of the Envelope - Dick Vann, PhD
14:15-15:15 NOAA Update - Stephen Katz, PhD
15:15-15:45 Break/Exhibits
15:45-16:30 The Catalina Surge: 2008 Diving Accidents at the USC Catalina Chamber - Karl Huggins, PhD
16:30-17:00 History of the CHT - Kevin Corson, CHT
   
  Sunday, September 14, 2008 - Post Course
08:00-17:00 Preparing for UHMS Accreditation Survey - Tom Workman. Separate Fee - $150
08:00-12:00 Fire Safety in the hyperbaric environment, presented by OxyHeal. Separate Registration Fee of $75
For information on the NDBHMT Exam please go to the NDBHMT website
   
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*Meeting Schedule is Subject to Revision