Pacific Chapter Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society

2009 Conference Schedule*

  The Conference site is the Virginia Mason Medical Center, Lindeman Pavilion in the Volney Richmond Auditorium.  The address is 1201 Terry Ave, Seattle, WA 98101.(Northwest corner of Seneca and Terry).  The Volney Richmond Auditorium is on the Basement floor of the Lindeman Pavilion.  Download Map
   
Friday October 9, 2009 - Scientific Session
   Friday Morning Session
06:30-07:30 Registration
  Moderator: James Holm, MD
07:30-08:30 Air in Blood Vessels: Evidence-Based Diagnosis and Treatment - Richard Moon, MD (in association with VMMC Grand Rounds)
08:30-08:45 Break
08:45-09:00 Opening Remarks - Steven Kirtland, MD, President, UHMS-Pacific Chapter
09:00-10:00 Hyperbaric Oxygen in Wound Healing - Ben Slade, MD
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:15 Oxygen Toxicity Seizures. What's Shakin' in Rain City? - Claude Wreford-Brown, ACHRN
11:15-12:15 Cherry-red and Sleepless in Seattle for 20 Years - Neil Hampson, MD
12:15-13:15 Lunch, Chamber tour
Friday Afternoon Session
  Virginia Mason Medical Center, Lindeman Pavilion, Volney Richmond Auditorium
Moderator: Steve Kirtland, MD
13:15-14:15

Otic Barotrauma - Doug Backous, MD

14:15-15:15 Hemorrhagic Cystitis Past and Present, The Virginia Mason Experience - John Corman, MD
15:15-15:30

Break/Exhibits

15:30-16:30 Deep Hyperbaric Tunneling  - Edmond Kay, MD
16:30-17:00 Closing remarks and Questions - Steve Kirtland, MD
 
  Friday Evening - Annual Awards Banquet
  Dr. Neil Hampson will receive the 2009 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. Hampson, meet other conference attendees and  renew old friendships
  The Banquet will be in the Visions Room at the Marriott Renaissance Hotel - 515 Madison Madison Street, Seattle, WA 98104
18:00-19:00 Social Hour
19:00-21:00 Dinner and Awards
 
Saturday October 10, 2009 - Diver Day
07:00-08:00 Registration
08:00-08:15 Opening Remarks - Steve Kirtland, MD
 
Saturday Morning Session
Moderator: Stuart Miller, MD
08:15-09:00 Fitness to Dive - Richard Moon, MD
09:00-10:00 Fatalities in Recreational Diving - Richard Dunford, MS
10:00-10:15 Break - Chamber Tour
10:15-11:00 Research 101: How To Be A Savvy Science Consumer - Robert Perkins, MD
11:00-11:45 Who is in the Chamber when a Diver is Not - James Holm, MD
11:45-13:00 Lunch & Photography Contest - Matthew Berry, MD
  During there will be a brief presentation on Underwater Photography and winning images, followed by a photography contest.   The photography contest is open to all meeting participants. 
   Photography Contest Rules and Information
   
Saturday Afternoon Session
Moderator: Karl Huggins, MS
13:00-13:45 Marine Life Injuries - Stewart Miller, MD
13:45-14:45 Rebreathers: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Jeff Bozanic, PhD
14:45-15:00 Break, Chamber Tour
15:00-15:30 Review of Selected Seafood Poisoning - Matthew S. Berry, MD
15:30-16:15 What your Dive Computer Doesn't Know Might Hurt You - Karl Huggins, PhD
16:15-16:30 Closing remarks and Questions - Steve Kirtland, MD
   
Saturday Evening
17:00-19:00 CHT/CHRN exam - Please contact the NBDHMT (www.nbdhmt.org) for information about the examination
The exam site is the Library at the Center for Hyperbaric Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center
  Sunday, October 11, 2009 - Post Course
08:30-14:30 Care of Hyperbaric Chamber Acrylic, presented by International ATMO. Separate Registration Fee of $150

08:00

Mark V Dive - Divers Institute of Technology - Contact Jodine_Hatfield@mac.com for information
 
For information on the NDBHMT Exam please go to the NDBHMT website
* Schedule is subject to change
   
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