With the ever-increasing popularity of recreational diving, there are greater demands on the medical community to provide medical clearance to divers and to understand the needs of the injured diver.

Medical Seminars, Inc. developed Medicine of Diving to educate physicians who serve as medical consultants to divers in their local communities. This course is designed to empower physicians to make informed recommendations on fitness to dive and to recognize and manage diving injuries.

Upon completion of the Medicine of Diving activity, participants should be able to:

DAY 1 / Sunday, January 20, 2019

• Introduction (P Sheffield, PhD)
• The Underwater Environment (T Bozzuto, DO)
• Artisanal Divers in the Americas  (M Nochetto, MD)
• Neurobiology of Panic (D Wakely, MBBS)
• Practical Diving Safety (P Sheffield, PhD)

DAY 2 / Monday, January 21, 2019

• Decompression Theory and Dive Medicine (T Bozzuto, DO)
• Decompression Table Models  (D Wakely, MBBS)
• Seafood Harvesting Hazards (M Nochetto, MD)
• Elevated Partial Pressure of Gases (D VanderVaart, MD)

DAY 3 / Tuesday, January 22, 2019

• Immersion Pulmonary Edema (G Worth, MD)
• Marine Life Toxinology (M Nochetto, MD)
• Remote Operations Injury Management Part I (M Nochetto, MD)
• Remote Operations Injury Management Part II (DAN Case Studies) (M Nochetto, MD)

DAY 4 / Wednesday, January 23, 2019

• Drugs Under Pressure (G Worth, MD)
• Parasitic Infections of Adventure Dive Trips  (M Nochetto, MD)
• Differential Diagnosis of the Dizzy Diver (T Bozzuto, DO)
• Diagnosis and Treatment of Seasickness (T Bozzuto, DO)

DAY 5 / Thursday, January 24, 2019

• Treatment of Injuries from Aquatic Animals (T Bozzuto, DO)
• Legal Aspects of Medical Care in Remote Locations (T Bozzuto, DO)
• Diver Training Accidents: Cause and Avoidance (G Toups, MD)
• Helicopter Rescue of Divers At Sea (G Toups, MD)

DAY 6 / Friday, January 25, 2019

• Self Assessment Exam (P Sheffield)
• Exam Review/ Critique (Faculty)