Emerging Indications for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Course overview

Learner Objectives: As a result of having attended the meeting, the participants should have had the opportunity to: 1. Recognize and score the presentations of aseptic osteonecrosis. 2. Evaluate the human burden of the disease. 3. Suggest an appropriate dosing of hyperbaric oxygen treatment. 4. Preconditioning is a safe therapeutic approach to reduce inflammation and prepare patients for surgery or divers for immersion. 5. Basics pathophysiological cascade of non-recoverable brain injuries. 6. The neuroplasticity effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. 7. Selecting the optimal candidate for the treatment Subject Matter: Emerging Indications for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Teaching Methods: Online video of speakers lecture with PPT slides embedded; Exam questions for each lecture; Evaluation of program. Evaluation Methods: Evaluation is offered online after completion of the activity, which evaluates the effectiveness of the meeting, that no bias was presented, individual faculty and overall objectives were met. References: 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)