Posted by Tabby Stone on August 29, 1999 at 11:04:03:
The Pacific Chapter of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society will be holding it's annual meeting at UCLA on October 8th and 9th.
A traditional part of our meetings is the Saturday, "Diver Day" session. This year it's a symposium called "Stay Informed - Dive Safely."
It runs from 8a.m. to 5p.m. on Saturday October 9th.
Speakers and topics will include:
Dr. Karen Van Hoesen from UC San Diego on "ontroversies in Diving Medicine"(Asthma, Diabetes, Patent Foramen Ovale)
Dr. Matthew Berry on "Hazardous Marine Life"
Karl Huggins from the Catalina Chamber on "Issues in Technical Diving Accident Management"
Dr. Richard Vann from DAN on "Flying After Diving"
Dr. Edmond Kay on "Prevention and Management of Middle Ear Barotrauma"
(He'll teach you how to clear your ears and will be bringing along a video otoscope so you can see what your ears look like after all your diving.)
There will also be a scientific session on both diving and clinical hyperbaric medicine on Friday which is more of interest to professionals in the field.
Continuing education credits for physicians, nurses and many other professionals is available for both days of the meeting.
The cost is $45 if you sign up before Sept. 8, $55 after that and $65 at the door.
For more information, contatct Dr. Tabby Stone stone@hsc.usc.edu or check out the UCLA Hyperbaric Chamber website at
http://www.bol.ucla.edu/~mlieber