Hyperbaric Oxygen Safety Considerations: Disinfection of Hyperbaric Facilities and COVID-19 Risk Mitigation Strategies

(Presented virtually June 8, 2021)

• Hyperbaric oxygen in treating COVID-19. - Sandra Wainwright, MD
• A survey of hyperbaric chamber cleaning practices. - Lin Weaver, MD
• Case studies of normal items that you wouldn’t think are dangerous in a hyperbaric chamber but are. - Kevin Kraft, RN, BSN, ACHRN, CNML
• Distractions and complacency and their impact on safety. - Richard “Gus” Gustavson, MPH, RN, CHRNC-A, CWCN, CHT-A, CRT
• Urgent and emergent HBO₂: Operational readiness assessment and plan of care communication. - Nick Marosek, BSN, RN, ACHRN
• Hyperbaric chamber disinfection: Determining effective suitable products and methods for COVID infection control. - François Burman, Pr Eng, BSc (Eng), MSc
• Disinfection of medical hyperbaric chambers - review of standards and options. - Jacek Kot, MD, PhD
• Maintaining accreditation and safety through 2020 challenges. - Derall Garrett, CHT and Monica Skarban, RN
• Acrylic shell viewport rupture in Bogotá - What do we know? - Andrew Melnyczenko, CHT
• Risk mitigation of COVID transmission for hyperbaric work in support of diving and tunneling operations. - Sherri Ferguson, MSc.
• Adapt and overcome: Building your team's approach to handling the unusual and unexpected. - Gary Toups, MD

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