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ForwardDiving and Hyperbaric Medicine 2026
This course is Live (in-person) only
Course Directors: Klaus Torp, M.D., and Jay Adusumalli, M.B.B.S, M.P.H.
This course is designed to deliver advanced medical knowledge to healthcare professionals specializing in diving and hyperbaric medicine. It features a comprehensive program with presentations and hands-on workshops covering a wide range of topics within the field. Organized in collaboration with the Department of Hyperbaric Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, the course offers a robust educational experience tailored to the needs of professionals in this specialized area.
Target Audience
This course is designed for physicians, nurses, technicians.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Demonstrate proper techniques to treat orthopedic dive injuries on site.
- Discuss different strategies to keep divers diving with various acquired health conditions.
- Complete a lung, focused cardiac and FAST exam using ultrasound.
- Evaluate the testing protocols used to determine fitness-to-dive for individuals with cardiovascular health conditions.
Attendance at any Mayo Clinic course does not indicate or guarantee competence or proficiency in the skills, knowledge or performance of any care or procedure(s) which may be discussed or taught in this course.
Mayo Clinic Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine 2026 | ||
Cozumel Mexico | ||
May 3 - May 8, 2026 | ||
Eastern Time Zone | ||
Day 1 | Saturday, May 2, 2026 | |
4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Optional in-water weight and equipment check of dive equipment from the hotel shore (no CME credit) |
Day 2 | Sunday, May 3, 2026 | |
4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Optional in-water weight and equipment check of dive equipment from the hotel shore (no CME credit) |
6:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Registration and Welcome Reception, Dive Gear Rental, Dinner to Follow |
Day 3 | Monday, May 4, 2026 | |
7:00 AM | 8:00 AM | Registration & Breakfast |
Moderator: Klaus Torp, MD | ||
8:00 AM | 8:15 AM | Introduction to Mayo Clinic Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine 2026 |
8:15 AM | 8:45 AM | TBD |
8:45 AM | 9:15 AM | Fluid Assessment Using POCUS |
9:15 AM | 9:45 AM | Bubble Detection Using POCUS |
9:45 AM | 10:15 AM | Diving With Gynecological Cancers |
10:15 AM | 10:30 AM | Break |
10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | Item Evaluation for Hyperbaric Chambers. Go-no go Lists. |
11:00 AM | 11:30 AM | HBO for Erectile Dysfunction. Rising Treatment Options. |
11:30 AM | 12:00 PM | Diving With Disabilities |
12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Lunch on Your own |
1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Transfer to Dive Boats |
2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Air vs Nitrox in Bubble Generation (no CME credit) |
3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Workshop: Portable Ultrasound for the Differential Diagnosis of the Injured Diver |
4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Air vs Nitrox in Bubble Generation (no CME credit) |
5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Workshop: Detection of Bubbles After Diving |
6:00 PM | Adjourn | |
Day 4 | Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | |
7:00 AM | 7:45 AM | Registration & Breakfast |
Moderator: Jay Adusumalli, MBBS, MPH | ||
7:45 AM | 8:15 AM | HBO in Stroke and Interventional Procedures |
8:15 AM | 8:45 AM | Hyperbaric Preconditioning Before Ascent to Altitude |
8:45 AM | 9:15 AM | Hyperbaric Nursing in Monoplace vs Multipace Chambers |
9:15 AM | 9:45 AM | Case Reviews in Hyperbaric Medicine |
9:45 AM | 10:00 AM | Break |
10:00 AM | 10:45 AM | ACLS Update |
10:45 AM | 11:30 AM | Case Reviews in Diving Medicine |
11:00 AM | 11:30 AM | Adaptive Diving with Medical Conditions |
11:30 AM | 12:00 PM | Non-Diving Related Injuries During a Dive Trip |
12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Lunch on Your own |
1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Transfer to Dive Boats |
2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Exposure of air/nitrox mixtures at varying depths (no CME credit) |
3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Workshop: TBD |
4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Exposure of air/nitrox mixtures at varying depths (no CME credit) |
5:30 PM | 7:00 PM | Sip and Paint on the beach by Leydi (no CME credit. $50 all supplies provided) |
7:00 PM | Adjourn | |
Day 5 | Wednesday May 6, 2026 | |
7:00 AM | 7:45 AM | Registration & Breakfast |
Moderator: Eduardo Garcia, MD | ||
7:45 AM | 8:15 AM | Neurocognitive Outcomes After Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Trends, Trials, and Hyperbaric Oxygen Controversies |
8:15 AM | 8:45 AM | Carbon Monoxide Poisoning |
8:45 AM | 9:15 AM | Diving After Major Thermal Injury |
9:15 AM | 9:45 AM | Pathophysiology of Decompression Illness |
9:45 AM | 10:00 AM | Break |
10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Bad Dive or Bad Fish. Challenges in Differential Diagnosis |
10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | HBO in Chronic Pain |
11:00 AM | 11:30 AM | Diving: Risk Versus Reward |
11:30 AM | 12:00 PM | Aquanauts vs Astronauts. Same but Different |
12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Lunch on your own |
1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Transfer to Dive Boats |
2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Air vs Nitrox Bubble Generation (no CME credit) |
3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Workshop: Orthopedic Injuries on Dive Boats. Treat With What you Have. |
4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Air vs Nitrox Bubble Generation (no CME credit) |
6:30 PM | Optional Identification of Dangerous Marine Life in the Dark. Timing Subject to Change. (no CME credit) | |
Adjourn | ||
Day 6 | Thursday, May 7, 2026 | |
7:00 AM | 7:45 AM | Registration & Breakfast |
Moderator: Shaun Gruenbaum, MD, PhD | ||
7:45 AM | 8:15 AM | TBD |
8:15 AM | 8:45 AM | Pearls in Travel Medicine |
8:45 AM | 9:15 AM | HBO in Avascular Necrosis |
9:15 AM | 9:45 AM | Acute Pulmonary Edema |
9:45 AM | 10:00 AM | Break |
10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Acute Pulmonary Edema in Divers vs Snorkelers |
10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | Pulmonary Vascular Disease and Risk of Diving |
11:00 AM | 11:30 AM | Off label indications in hyperbarics. Should we or should we not? |
11:30 AM | 12:00 PM | TBD |
12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Lunch on your own |
1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Transfer to Dive Boats |
2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | Identifying Potentially Dangerous Marine Life (no CME credit) |
3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Workshop: Diving Injuries Treated on the Dive Boat |
4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Identifying Potentially Dangerous Marine Life (no CME credit) |
7:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Farewell Dinner at the Beach Club |
9:00 PM | Adjourn for the day | |
Day 7 | Friday, May 8, 2026 | |
7:00 AM | 8:00 AM | Registration & Breakfast |
8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | Transfer to Dive Boats |
9:00 AM | 10:00 AM | Air vs Nitrox workshop on bubble generation (no CME credit) |
10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | Workshop: Ultrasound Detection of Volume Status |
11:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Air vs Nitrox workshop on bubble generation (no CME credit) |
12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Workshop: Ultrasound Detection of Volume Status |
1:00 PM | 2:30 PM | Lunch |
Moderator: Klaus Torp, MD | ||
2:30 PM | 3:00 PM | Fire in a Monoplace Chamber. Lessons Learned (or not) |
3:00 PM | 3:30 PM | Critical Care in an HBO Chamber |
3:30 PM | 4:00 PM | Preliminary Data on Fluid Assessment Study. |
4:30 PM | 5:00 PM | Walk to Hyperbaric Chamber |
5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Practical Operations and Logistical Concerns Operating a Hyperbaric Chamber |
6:00 PM | Adjourn | |
The Cozumel Hotel and Resort is offering hotel rooms for attendees and their guests at the group rate per room night in single or double occupancy. Hotel reservations can be made using this link Cozumel Hotel & Resort in Cozumel, Official Website The reservation code is: HYPERBARIC2026
All travel and lodging expenses are the sole responsibility of the individual registrant.
ACLS and PALS
The presentation will be free for the course participants. However, if you require an official AHA certificate there is an added cost associated with it. The certificate will be issued through Trucare and only those who require an AHA certificate need to sign up separately. See below:
AHA Course:
Location: Zoom (link will be sent 24hrs in advance)
Duration: 45 min
To Schedule Click Here: https://trucare.as.me/cozumel
Matt McMahon, Lead Instructor
President/CEO, TruCare Medical Training
American Heart Association Training Site
p: 407. 820.7064 w: traintrucare.com e:info@teamtrucare.com
a: 1101 Symonds Ave, Suite 200. Winter Park, FL 32789
We will provide optional in-water activities including 5 optional CME opportunities during the surface intervals. We will depart from the hotel lobby at 1 pm everyday Mo-Thurs, taking ground transportation to the marina. On Friday we will leave the Hotel lobby at 8:30 am, so we can keep an appropriate pre-flight interval for Saturday May 9thdepartures.
For participants who arrive on Saturday May 2nd, we will dive on Sunday morning leaving the hotel at 9 am.
The prices for the 2026 optional activities are as follows:
2 air tank boat dive $116 (includes 16% taxes, marine park fee $12, tip for the boat crew $15 and ground transportation to the marina to save daylight hours)
Nitrox tanks 80 cf (32% or 36%) or Large Nitrox 100 cf tank $13/$16 per tank.
Night dive Wednesday night (includes tip for the boat crew) $60. Light rental per day/night $5.
Nitrox certification (includes 2 Nitrox tanks) in addition to the boat diving fee $170
Refresher course in addition to the boat diving fee which is required for certified divers who have not dove for more than 3 years and less than 5 years. $50
Reactivate course in addition to the boat diving fee, which is required for certified divers how have not dove for 5 or more years. $130 (includes online modules and PADI certificate).
Open Water course referral fee in addition to the boat diving fee for divers who completed their pool classes and wish to complete their open water dives during their stay. $100
Rental fee per day: BC $15, Regulator $15 (both together $25), Computer $10, Wetsuit $10. Dive computers are rented on a first come first serve basis, so please reserve early or purchase your own computer (which is highly recommend for this safety device). Diving should be done with a dive computer as required by all training agencies.
Mask, fins are at no charge for our course participants (but remember these are comfort devices and buying your own will ensure comfortable fit to your face and feet).
We will again arrange on Thursday afternoon for a pleasure snorkel trip to El Cielo (or an alternative location in case of inclement weather). The cost will vary depending on what size boat we will need, which will be split among the boat riders. The dive operator estimates $80 per snorkeler, includes drinks and ceviche. Please sign up with the dive operator and pay on site during the reception on Sunday. This activity is subject to a minimum number of participants. We are planning to meet the divers at El Cielo during their surface interval.
Please contact Caribbean Divers directly at caribbeandivers@gmail.comor WhatsApp +52 987 111 5099 to reserve your water activities.
In order to provide the right number of boats and equipment, the dive operator needs to plan and may need to rent additional boats, so the rates are based on prepayment either by Zelle to 904 515-9051 (Cesar Zepeda) or by credit card to Caribbean Divers. They will provide a credit card link and will incur an additional 5% bank fee.
Walk-up divers will be accommodated based on space availability and incur a surcharge of $14 per day.
If the dive activity is canceled by the dive operator, refunds will be provided to the original form of payment.
We will again offer an optional weight and equipment check (for certified divers only) at the hotel beach club, renting a tank and weights from the hotel dive shop “Dive Paradise”. I would strongly recommend to fill out their liability waiver forms online using this link.
https://forms.zohopublic.com/diveparadise/form/DiverRegistrationForm/formperma/C1PMTJKZud6htA2MJ4oJX6qMdDDTn_cQUnyr0x1MG1E so you are ready to go when you get there. (Please remember that our course dive operator is Caribbean Divers and only the optional weight and equipment check will be with Dive Paradise, so that is why 2 liability waivers are needed, one for each dive operator if you choose to participate in the optional weight and equipment check). Rental equipment for the weight and equipment check can be picked up at Caribbean Divers or delivered to the hotel. Please make arrangements with Caribbean Divers for any equipment.
On Tuesday afternoon back by popular demand we were again able to secure another art workshop session at the beach with famous artist Leydi Alejandra Mari Rivero starting at 5:30 in the afternoon. She will bring everything and all you need to bring is curiosity and creativity to learn and paint in raised color. The cost will be $55 per person and includes all the materials and instructions. Please pay directly on site during the reception on Sunday. Hilariana | Facebook
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Statement(s):
AMA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 24.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ANCC
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this activity for a maximum of 24.75 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Other Healthcare Professionals:
A record of attendance will be provided to all registrants for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies or other professional associations.
| Day | Credit(s) |
|---|---|
| Monday | 5.75 |
| Tuesday | 4.50 |
| Wednesday | 5.00 |
| Thursday | 5.00 |
| Friday | 4.50 |
For disclosure information regarding Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development accreditation review committee member(s) and staff, please go here to review disclosures.
Available Credit
- 24.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 24.25 ANCC
- 24.25 Attendance
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