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Divers Alert Network (DAN)

DAN 71st Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Course

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Overview / Abstract:

This six-day course is designed primarily for physicians. Emergency medical personnel, paramedics, nurses and professionals with interest in diving medicine may also find the course valuable.

The program includes lectures, case presentations, printed support materials, and both formal and informal discussion sessions with faculty. It is anticipated that attendees completing this course will be able to discuss and clinically apply facts relevant to topics included in the program. Course participants should also benefit from a broader understanding of current issues and increased familiarity with recent, relevant scientific literature in diving and hyper baric medicine.

Some of the topics to be presented include:

• Medical and physical fitness to dive
• Diving safety - issues and current research
• Hyperbaric medicine - applications, protocols and mechanisms
• Decompression physiology and pathophysiology
• Diving injuries and management
• Considerations for thermal stress, altitude exposure, technical diving, freediving and special populations
• Controversies in diving medicine

Expiration

Apr 28, 2012

Discipline(s)

EMS / EMT / Paramedic CE, Nurse Practitioner , Physician CME, Physician Assistant CME, Psychology CE, Surgical Technology CE

Format

Live / Seminar

Cost

$650 plus all-inclusive ground package; see registration form for options

Credits / Hours

24 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)

Is This Activity Certified for "Live" Credit?

YES

Presenters / Authors / Faculty

Neal W. Pollock, PhD, Course Director
Research Director, Divers Alert Network, Durham, NC

James R. Holm, MD FACEP
Medical Director, Center for Hyperbaric Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA

Simon J. Mitchell, MB ChB PhD
Head, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Karen B. Van Hoesen, MD
Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine
Director UCSD Diving Medicine Center and Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Fellowship
UC San Diego Health System, San Diego, CA

Activity Specialities / Related Topics

Wound Care, Surgery, Sports Medicine, Orthopedics, Neurology, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Cardiology / Cardiovascular, Asthma, Acute Care

Keywords / Search Terms

Divers Alert Network (DAN) Divers Alert Network (DAN) Divers Alert Network (DAN)

LIVE Activity Location Details

Date(s)
04-28-2012 - 05-05-2012

Fort Young Hotel Dominica
 
Dominica

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