Posted by Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber on October 05, 2007 at 11:58:19:
The following is the final schedule for the UHMS Pacific Chapter Meeting being held on Catalina Island next month: --------------- UHMS PACIFIC CHAPTER MEETING - NOVEMBER 2-3, 2007 SCHEDULE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2 08:00 - 08:15 Introduction and Welcome 08:15 - 09:05 Decompression Illness in Tunnel Workers in Seattle Ed Kay, MD 09:05 - 09:55 Update on Wound Scoring Systems Michael Strauss, MD 09:55 - 10:45 Medical Problems of Free Divers Ralph Potkin, MD 10:45 - 11:00 Break & Exhibition 11:00 - 11:50 Most Common Fatal Injuries in Diving and Risk Factors Petar Denoble, MD 11:50 - 12:35 Development of the Nitrox Tables Morgan Wells, PhD 12:35 – 13:30 Lunch & Exhibition 13:30 - 14:05 Spirometric Changes with Long-term Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: A prospective study update Dick Sample 14:05 - 14:55 Cerebral Air Embolism in a Scuba Diver with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia: Case presentation with the diver/patient Ralph Potkin, MD 14:55 - 15:10 Break & Exhibition 15:10 - 16:00 Acute Pulmonary Edema During Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Ben Slade, MD 16:00 - 17:00 Lung Leak at High Altitude Robert Schoene, MD Awards Presentation/Dinner Award presented to Morgan Wells, PhD: Honoring a life time of contributions to Hyperbaric Medicine and Diving. Presentation: Science on High-from Mt Everest to the ICU, Robert Schoene, MD SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 - DIVER'S DAY 08:00 - 08:15 Greetings And Introduction 08:15 - 09:00 What Every Diver Should Know About his Ears Lorre Henderson, MD 09:00 - 09:45 Mammalian Adaptations to Diving Micahel Strauss, MD 09:45 - 10:30 Diving with the Humboldt Squids Scott Cassell 10:30 - 10:45 Break & Exhibition 10:45 - 11:30 Similaries and Differences of Fatalities in Recreational, Cave and Rebreater Divers Petar Denoble, MD 11:30 - 12:15 In Search of the Elusive Free Diving Bubbles Karl Huggins 12:15 - 13:15 Lunch 13:15 - 14:15 Underwater Habitation Morgan Wells, PhD 14:15 - 15:15 Scientific Diving in the National Marine Sanctuary Program (NOAA) Steven Katz, MD 15:15 - 15:30 Break & Exhibition 15:30 - 16:30 Poisonous Marine Animals Matthew Berry, MD 16:30 – 17:30 Hard to Find Fish and Where to Find Them Ken Kurtis AFTER MEETING DIVING EVENTS Saturday Night Night Diving on the King Neptune Sunday Morning 2 tank dive with visit to the Catalina Island Hyperbaric Chamber with Special Presentation by Chamber Director, Karl Huggins
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