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- Course Description
- Course Credits
Table of Contents:
- COVID-19: rationale for Hyperbaric Treatment and Elements of a “Good” Protocol - John J Feldmeier, DO, 78 minutes
- Side Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy - Sandra Wainwright, MD, 62 minutes
- Potential for Hyperbaric Oxygen to Alleviate Advancing Respiratory Distress in ARDS Patients - Keith Van Meter, MD, 50 minutes
- What Can HBO2 Learn from ECMO in this COVID-19 Era? - John Kirby, MD/Dick Clarke, CHT , 51 minutes
- Reimbursement and Regulatory Updates in Hyperbaric Medicine - Helen Gelly, MD, 51 minutes
Objectives:
- Review the mechanical and physiological effects of hyperbaric oxygen treatments HBO2.
- Understand the absolute and relative contraindications to HBO2 and how they relate to various medical conditions.
- Understand the rationale for modifications in various medical therapies and their implication to the safety of the patients in hyperbaric treatment.
- Review the relative literature pertaining to the potentially toxic effects across organ systems in the hyperbaric patient.
- Identify those elements of COVID-19 that cause its morbidity and mortality.
- Will be able to state the effects of HBO2 on inflammation.
- Will be able to state the impact of HBO2 on D-dimers in COVID-19.
- To discuss the potential of HBO2 to alleviate ARDS in seriously ill patients.
- To illustrate by case presentation the use of HBO2 in critical care medicine.
- To suggest the need for funded controlled trials to research the effectiveness of treating respiratory distress in Covid-19 patients.
- Understand the new supervision guidelines for HOPD.
- Continuing Targeted Probe and Educate along with other audits.
- Limited physician network participation due to board certification issues.
Price:
- Non-Member: $112.50
- Regular UHMS Member: $87.50
- Associate UHMS Member: $62.50
Estimated time to complete this activity: 5 hours
Accreditation Statement: The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physician.
Disclosure: All faculty members and planners participating in continuing medical education activities sponsored by UHMS are expected to disclose to the participants any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests. Full disclosure of faculty and planner relevant financial relationships will be made at the activity.
Designation Statements (CME/CEU Approvals):
Physician CME: The Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society designates this enduring material for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
MOC ABPM: The American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) has approved this activity for a maximum of 5 LLSA credits towards ABPM MOC Part II requirements.
Nursing/RRT: This enduring material is approved for 5 contact hours provided by Florida Board of Registered Nursing/RRT Provider #50-10881.
NBDHMT: This enduring material is approved for 5 Category A credit hours by National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology, 9 Medical Park, Suite 440, Columbia, South Carolina 29203
“CHT re-certification requires a minimum of nine of the minimum 12 Category A credits relate directly to any combination of hyperbaric operations, related technical aspects and chamber safety.”
Termination Date: December 22, 2023
Disclaimer: The information provided by this CME material is for Continuing Medical Education purposes only. The lecture content, statements or opinions expressed however, do not necessarily represent those of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS), its affiliates or its employees.
Goal: For over 40 years the UHMS has been the primary source of information for hyperbaric medicine and physiology worldwide. This enduring material has as its goal to address identified professional practice gaps and provide a quality CME opportunity which will improve scientific knowledge and skills for hyperbaric and wound care: physicians, nurses and technicians, and other clinicians and personnel whose practice includes hyperbaric medicine and wound care.
Target Audience – physicians, nurses, CHT’s or anyone with an interest in diving, hyperbaric oxygen therapy or wound care.
All individuals in control of content for this educational activity with their relevant financial relationship disclosed are listed below. ACCME defines a relevant financial relationship “as financial relationships in any amount occurring within the past 12 months that create a conflict of interest.” An individual who refuses to disclose relevant financial relationships will be disqualified from being a planning committee member, a teacher, or an author of CME, and cannot have control of, or responsibility for, the development, management, presentation or evaluation of the CME activity.
| Name of Individual | Individuals Role in Activity | Name of Commercial Interest (If Applicable) | Nature of Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|
| John J Feldmeier, DO | Faculty | none | n/a |
| Sandra Wainwright, MD | Faculty | none | n/a |
| Keith Van Meter, MD | Faculty | none | n/a |
| John Kirby, MD | Faculty | none | n/a |
| Dick Clarke, CHT | Faculty | none | n/a |
| Helen Gelly, MD | Faculty | none | n/a |
| Stacy Harmon, BS | Planner/Reviewer | none | n/a |
| Owen J. O’Neill, MD | Reviewer | none | n/a |
| Tom Bozzuto, DO | Reviewer | none | n/a |
| Kaighley Brett, MD | Reviewer | none | n/a |
| J. Ben Slade, MD | Reviewer | none | n/a |
| J. Nicholas Vandemoer, MD | Reviewer | none | n/a |
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This enduring material event is produced for online use, and was created using the following platforms:
Video format: MP4 video; High Definition; hosted on Vimeo.com
Aspect Ratio: frame width 1280p x height 720p
Audio: Sample Rate 48k Hz; Bit rate 189 kbps; Channels 2 (stereo)
Frames per second: 29 frames per second
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