UHMS Annual Scientific Meeting Posters 2017

Course overview

Learner Objectives As a result of having attended the meeting, the participants should have had the opportunity to: attend oral or poster presentations in which ideas and data are presented pertaining to currently accepted uses of hyperbaric oxygen and diving medicine and, where applicable, incorporate these ideas into their practice; gain a more in-depth knowledge and appreciation of scientific issues involved in critiquing decompression schedules and/or in developing safer decompression schedules; gain a more in-depth knowledge of current issues pertaining to the physiology and pathophysiology of compression and decompression phenomena and, where applicable, be able to apply this information in their practice; gain a more in-depth knowledge of the physiologic, pharmacologic, pathologic, and biochemical effects of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, the noble gases, especially in the hyperbaric environment, on different levels of biological organization and, where applicable, be able to incorporate this information into their practice; gain a more in-depth knowledge of the current status of treating toxic and anoxic disorders, especially carbon monoxide poisoning, with hyperbaric oxygen and, where applicable, be able to incorporate this knowledge into their practice; gain new knowledge about the future scientific and medical directions of hyperbaric medicine and, where applicable, be able to incorporate the appropriate information into their practice to further improve patient outcomes; present material pertaining to their experiences within the diverse field of high-pressure biology and to receive critical reviews of their work; be introduced to new diagnostic, research, or therapeutic techniques and equipment pertaining to hyperbaric medicine and be able to incorporate the relevant knowledge and procedures into their practice; Subject Matter • Undersea/Diving Medicine • Hyperbaric Medicine • Wound Care • Safety • UHMS Approved Indications and the latest research • Decompression Sickness • Carbon Monoxide • Iatrogenic Arterial Gas Embolism • Post-Concussive Symptoms Teaching Methods • Poster presentations in pdf format to read and review • Question and Answer time • Case Studies Evaluation Methods Evaluation is offered at the UHMS Online Continuing Medical Education Portal. Participants will be required to read and answer questions relevant to the posters and they will receive a graded score upon completion. They will also be asked to evaluate the course to include its effectiveness and changes to knowledge, performance and/or competence. Referenes • Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Journal, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, North Palm Beach, Florida • National Fire Protection Association 99, Health Care Facilities; 2015. www.nfpa.org • UHMS Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Indications, Thirteenth Edition, Dr. Lindell Weaver, April 2014 (http://www.bestpub.com/books/hyperbaric-a-undersea-medicine/product/359-ebook-hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy-indications-thirteenth-edition.html) • Oxygen testing UHMS Material Testing Advisory Committee (MTAC), Wendull Hull & Associates (http://www.wendellhull.com/)