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ForwardDiving and Hyperbaric Medicine 2026
This course is Live (in-person) only
Course Directors: Klaus Torp, M.D., and Gary Toups, M.D.
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.
Saturday May 2
16.00 Toups, Dragon, Mooers: Optional in-water weight and equipment check of dive equipment from the hotel shore (no CME credit)
Sunday May 3
16.00 Toups, Dragon, Mooers: Optional in-water weight and equipment check of dive equipment from the hotel shore (no CME credit)
18.00- 21.00 Registration and welcome reception, dive gear rental, dinner to follow
Monday May 4
7.00-8.00 Breakfast and Registration
Moderator: Torp
8.00-8.15 Torp/Adusumalli: Introduction to Mayo Clinic Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine 2024
8.15-8.45 Filmalter, Sara: Non-diving related injuries during a dive trip
8:45-9.15 Quiniones, Quintin: Fluid Assessment using POCUS.
9.15-9.45 Fleissner, Zachary: Bubble detection using POCUS
9.45-1015 Harrison, Michael: Aquanauts vs Astronauts. Same and different
10.15-10.30 Break
10.30-11.00 Melnyczenko, Andrew CHT: Item evaluation for hyperbaric chambers. Go-no go lists.
11.00-11.30 Pak, Raymond: HBO for erectile dysfunction. Rising treatment options.
11.30-12.00 Toups, Gary: HBO in avascular necrosis
12.00-13.00 Lunch on your own
13.00 Transfer to the boat
14.00-15.00 Air vs Nitrox in bubble generation (no CME credit)
15.00-16.00 Workshop: Shapiro, Scott: Detection of bubbles after diving
16.00-17.00 Air vs Nitrox in bubble generation (no CME credit)
17.00-18.00 Workshop: Shapiro, Scott: Detection of bubbles after diving
Adjourn for the day
Tuesday May 5
7.00-7.45 Breakfast and Registration
Moderator: Shapiro A.
7.45- 8.15 Moss, John: Pulmonary vascular disease and risk of diving
8:15- 8.45 Torp, Klaus: Treatment of DCS without a chamber
8.45 – 9.15 Krieger, Megan RN: Hyperbaric nursing in monoplace vs multipace chambers
9.15- 9.45 Shields, Raymond: Human Facial canine bite injuries treated with HBO
9.45- 10.00 Break
10.00- 10.45 McMahon, Matthew: ACLS updates
10.45-11.30 Torp, Klaus: Off label indications in hyperbarics. Should we or should we not?
11.00- 11.30 Robertson, Matthew: Diving with gynecological cancers
11.30-12.00 Wilson, Aaron CHT: Emergent treatments in a monoplace chamber from a safety director perspective
12.00-13.00 Lunch on your own
13.00 Transfer to the boat
14.00-15.00 Exposure of air/nitrox mixtures at varying depths (no CME credit)
15.00-16.00 Workshop:
16.00-17.00 Exposure of air/nitrox mixtures at varying depths (no CME credit)
17:30-19.00 Sip and Paint on the beach by Leydi (no CME credit. $50 all supplies provided)
Adjourn for the day
Wednesday May 6
7.00-7.45 Breakfast and Registration
Moderator: Garcia
7.45- 8.15 Gruenbaum, Shaun: Neurocognitive Outcomes After Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Trends, Trials, and Hyperbaric Oxygen Controversies
8:15 - 8.45 Stewart: Comparative anatomy and physiology across different species under water
8.45 – 9.15 Price, Thea: Diving after Major Thermal Injury
9.15 - 9.45 Moon, Richard: Pathophysiology of decompression illness
9.45- 10.00 Break
10.00- 10.30 Leon de Fuente, Edgardo: Hyperbaric preconditioning before ascent to altitude
10.30- 11.00 Grossman, Derek: Osteopathic principles and basic treatments for the diver
11.00- 11.30 Orr, Dan: Diving: Risk versus reward
11:30-12:00 Wright, Amanda: Treatment for “mild DCS”, or is it mild? Perspective from a doctor/patient
12.00-13.00 Lunch on your own
13.00 Transfer to the boat
14.00-15.00 Air vs Nitrox bubble generation (no CME credit)
15.00-16.00 Workshop Spencer-Gardner, Luke: Orthopedic injuries on dive boats. Treat with what you have.
16.00-17.00 Air vs Nitrox bubble generation (no CME credit)
18.30 Optional identification of dangerous marine life in the dark. Timing subject to change. (no CME credit)
Adjourn for the day
Thursday May 7
7.00-7.45 Breakfast and Registration
Moderator: Gruenbaum S
7.45- 8.15 Timm, Barbara APRN: HBO therapy for failed oral flap
8:15- 8.45 Elliott/Hernandez: Fitness to dive for adaptive divers
8.45– 9.15 Goodman, Daniel: Diving with disabilities
9.15- 9.45 Garcia, Eduardo: Acute Pulmonary Edema
9.45- 10.00 Break
10.00-10.30 Garcia, Eduardo: Acute Pulmonary Edema in Divers vs Snorkelers
10.30- 11.00 Miller, David: HBO in Stroke and interventional procedures
11:00-11.30 Pollak, Amy: Cardiac Fitness for divers
11.30- 12.00 Pollak, Peter: Diving after cardiac valve interventions
12.00-13.00 Lunch on your own
13.00 Transfer to the boat
14.00-15.00 Identifying potentially dangerous marine life (no CME credit)
15.00-16.00 Workshop: Dragon, Marc: Diving injuries treated on the dive boat
16.00-17.00 Identifying potentially dangerous marine life (no CME credit)
19.00-21.00 Farewell dinner at the beach club
Adjourn for the day
Friday May 8
7.00-8.00 Breakfast and Registration
8.00 Transfer to the boat
9.00-10.00 Air vs Nitrox workshop on bubble generation (no CME credit)
10.00-11.00 Workshop: Shapiro, Scott: Ultrasound detection volume status
11.00-12.00 Air vs Nitrox workshop on bubble generation (no CME credit)
12.00-13.00 Workshop: Shapiro, Scott: Ultrasound detection volume status
13.00-14.30 Lunch
Moderator: Gruenbaum S.
14.30-15.00 Melnyczenko, Andrew CHT: Fire in a monoplace chamber. Lessons learned (or not)
15.00-15.30 Viste, Heather RN: HBO in severe Anemia
15.30-16.00 Quinones, Quintin, Fleisner Zachary: Preliminary data on fluid assessment study.
16.30 Walk to Hyperbaric chamber
17.00-18.00 Torp, Klaus and Garcia, Eduardo: Practical operations and Logistical Concerns operating a hyperbaric chamber
Adjourn
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: 30min
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
Hotel and Resort
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 by clicking HERE
Breakfast is included in the room rate
There is an optional on-site payment per person/per night that covers the meal plan, coffee breaks, welcome reception, and farewell dinner, which is highly recommended due to the tight schedule that limits the opportunity to dine out.
All travel and lodging expenses are the sole responsibility of the individual registrant.
Optional activities:
2 tank dive (includes taxes, marine park fee, ground transportation to the marina and tip for the boat crew)
Nitrox tanks (32% or 36%) Large Nitrox 100 cf tank
Night dive Wednesday night (includes tip for the boat crew) Light rental per day/night
Nitrox certification (includes 2 Nitrox tanks) in addition to the boat diving fee.
Refresher course in addition to the boat diving fee which is required for certified divers who have not dove for more than 2 years and less than 5 years.
Reactivate in addition to the boat diving fee, which is required for certified divers how have not dove for more than 5 years.
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.
Rental fee per package per day. Includes BC, Regulator, Computer, Wetsuit. (per day if only one item is needed).
Dive computers are rented on a first come first serve basis, so please reserve early or purchase your own computer (which I highly recommend for this safety device).
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 for an afternoon 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. Please sign up with the dive operator and pay on site during the reception on Sunday.
Please use the attached Diver information sheet as well as the liability release forms and contact Carribean Divers directly at caribbeandivers@gmail.comor WhatsApp +52 987 111 5099
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 those rates are based on prepayment either by Zelle to 9045256056 (Jacqueline Torp) or by credit card to Carribean Divers which incurs an additional 5% bank fee.
Walk-up divers will be accommodated based on space availability and incur a surcharge.
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 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 Carribean 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).
On Tuesday afternoon back by popular demand we were again able to secure another sip and paint session at the beach with famous artist Leydi Alejandra Mari Rivero starting at 5:30 in the affternoon. 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 $50 per person and includes all the gear 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
Price
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