This is the course George is alluding to. I will be attending this July.
George says he has Seattle wired!

dean


NOAA/UHMS/USRF PHYSICIANS' TRAINING IN DIVING MEDICINE COURSE

JULY 9-20, 2007

NOAA Diving Center, SEATTLE, WA

The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society is pleased to announce that it will again conduct the above referenced advanced training program in diving medicine for physicians. This course is held in conjunction with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Undersea Research Foundation (USRF). The program has been scheduled for July 9-20, 2007. Dr. Morgan Wells (USRF) will serve as Course Director. This two-week course will be held at the NOAA Diving Center, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, Seattle, Washington.

The goal of this course is to fully train physicians to be capable to handle complex diving medical emergencies. After completing the course, the diving physician should be able to manage diving emergency cases and to safely operate the hyperbaric chamber and its support equipment.

The course will include practical "hands on" experience operating and working inside recompression chambers, and the use of commercial and military diving equipment. Training facilities will include 72", 60", and 42" diameter therapeutic recompression chambers and a 30-foot deep diver-training tower. Chambers will be equipped to demonstrate recent technological advances developed by USRF and NOAA.

Instructional content covered by the faculty experts include:

Physical and physiological effects of pressure
Hypothermia and hyperthermia in undersea and hyperbaric systems
Physiological effects of gases
High pressure nervous syndrome
Life support parameters/systems
Diving in polluted water
Fundamentals of gas exchange
Tunnel and caisson workers
Decompression theory and procedures (air/oxygen/mixed gases)
Chamber safety
Diagnosis & treatment of diving casualties
Oxygen toxicity
Recompression therapy
Saturation diving
Ear, nose and throat problems
Recreational diving
Patent Foramen Ovale
Hyperbaric technology

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy


Applicants for the course should possess an M.D., D.O., or equivalent degree. A detailed curriculum vita should be submitted with the course application. Supporting references should be submitted directly to the UHMS. Preference will be given to those applicants who will use the training in their geographic areas to enhance the safety and efficiency of diving operations. Consideration will be given to those applicants who indicate how the training will enhance their professional careers in diving, hyperbaric, or occupational medicine. The applicant must pass a diving physical examination if they wish to participate in diving/pressure related activities.

The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society designates this continuing medical education activity for 82 hours in Category 1 of the Physician’s Recognition Award of the American Medical Association.