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DIVINGThe Australian and New Zealand Hyperbaric Medicine Group
Introductory Course in Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine
Date: TBC 2018
Venue: The Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Sydney
The course content includes:
- History of Diving Medicine and Hyperbaric Oxygen treatment
- Physics and physiology of Diving and Compressed gases
- Presentation, diagnosis and management of diving injuries
- Assessment of fitness to dive
- Accepted indications for hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment
- Wound management and transcutaneous oximetry
- In water rescue and simulated management of a seriously ill diver
- Visit to HMAS Penguin
- Practical workshops
- Marine Envenomation
Approved as a CPD learning project by ANZCA: (knowledge and skills category), 56 hours for attendance at lectures and presentations for one credit per hour, 24 hours for workshops/PBLDs/small group discussions for two credits per hour.
Course Conveners: Associate Professor David Smart, Dr John Orton, Cost: AUD TBC (inclusive of GST)
Contact for information:Ms Gabrielle Janik, Course Administrator
Phone: +61-(0)2-9382-3880
Fax:+61-(0)2-9382-3882
E-mail: gabrielle.janik@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au
Fiona Stanley Hospital, Recreational Diving Medical Course
This activity has been approved for RACGP 40 Category 1 points
Successful completion of this course will enable General Practitioners to be competent to examine potential scuba divers as to their fitness to dive (Australian Standard 4005.1)
The course dates are to be confirmed.
Expressions of interest can be sent to: fsh.hyperbaric@health.wa.gov.au
Royal Adelaide Hospital Medical Officers’ Course in Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine 2017
Dates: 28 August – 08 September 2017
Venue: The Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide
Cost: AUD$2,500.00 (inclusive of GST)
Course Conveners: Dr David Wilkinson, Dr Suzy Szekely
Invited faculty includes: Professor Michael Bennett, Professor Simon Mitchell
The course content includes:
- Physics and physiology of diving
- Recreational fitness-to-dive
- Occupational fitness-to-dive
- Decompression Illness and non-dysbaric injuries
- Medical management and return to diving
- Technical and Professional diving
- Marine Envenomation
- Introduction to Hyperbaric Medicine
Royal Australian Navy Medical Officers’ Underwater Medicine Course 2017
Dates: TBC 2017
Venue: HMAS Penguin, Sydney
The MOUM course seeks to provide the medical practitioner with an understanding of the range of potential medical problems faced by divers. Considerable emphasis is placed on the contraindications to diving and the diving medical, together with the pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of the more common diving related illnesses. The course includes scenario based simulation focusing on management of diving emergencies and workshops covering the key components of the diving medical.
Faculty includes: Professor Simon Mitchell, Professor Michael Bennett, Clinical Professor David Smart
Cost: AUD 1,355 (approx) without accommodation (AUD 2,300 approx with accommodation and meals at HMAS Penguin)
For information and application forms contact: Rajeev Karekar, for Officer in Charge, Submarine and Underwater Medicine Unit HMAS Penguin Middle Head Rd, Mosman NSW 2088, Australia Phone: +61 (0)2-9647-5572 Fax: +61 (0)2-9960-4435 E-mail: Rajeev.Karekar@defence.gov.auMedical Support of Occupational and Saturation Diving Course Tasmania
Dates: 08 - 14 April 2018
Venue: Tamar Valley Resort, The Underwater Centre Tasmania and Lake Cethana Saturation Diving Complex, Tasmania Australia
Cost: AUD$3,300.00 (inclusive of GST)
Course Conveners: Clinical Professor David Smart
Download a brochure with all the information below.
COURSE CONTENT:
The course will cover the following areas of occupational diving and diving medicine:
- Equipment and Procedures in Commercial Diving
- Organisation of Medical Support/ Aeromedical Evacuation of Divers
- Work Health and Safety Problems in Commercial divers
- Decompression theory, tables and Treatment including Saturation DCI treatment
- Health Assessment/Monitoring and Fitness to Dive Occupational Divers
- Fitness to return to diving after accidents and illness
- DMAC 15 Diving Medical Kit and equipment to support offshore diving
- Australian and International Standards for Professional Diving
- Tunneling and Caisson Work
- Thermal issues in Deep and Saturation Diving
- Nitrox diving in the Occupational Setting
- Emergency Procedures in Saturation, bell emergencies and retrieval of the injured diver
- Health Hazards, Medical and Surgical Emergencies in Saturation
- Submarine Escape Training
- Risk Mitigation in Occupational Bounce and Yo-yo Diving
Expressions of interest and registration:
Please forward any expressions of interest to Clinical Professor David Smart, Convener. iN2Deep Medical Consulting
E-mail: dsmart@iinet.net.au
Telephone Mob: +61 (0) 437 221422
