Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society 2016 Annual Scientific Meeting
Abstract
The purpose of this grant is to support the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society Annual Scientific Meeting (UHMS ASM). The annual meeting is coordinated by experts in the fields of diving and hyperbaric medicine. This year~s meeting will be held June 8-11, 2016, in Las Vegas, NV. The meeting hosts over 400 US and International hyperbaric, diving and wound care physicians, scientists, nurses, technicians, respiratory therapists and other allied health care professionals who work in the field of hyperbaric, wound care or diving medicine. The meeting has financial sponsorship from Sechrist Industries and Divers Alert Network providing general support and faculty travel with a total investment of $25,000. This grant provides financial support to UHMS to host a Military Diving Science & Technology session to be held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting. The full-day session will focus on military diving operations with the goal of identifying research areas, defining strengths and weaknesses of a global approach to research investment, and developing a network of users, scientists, and technologists. A sample of potential discussion topics include: biomedical research on decompression illness, hyperbaric oxygen toxicity, and diving in cold and/or contaminated water, advanced diving hardware, e.g., helmets, CO2 scrubbers, wetsuits, etc., diving with one atmosphere hard suits, and biometric monitoring.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Sep 23, 2016
- Source ID
- N000141612871
Entities
People
- Lisa Tidd
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society
- United States Navy