Thursday, June 13
Opening Ceremony / Welcome - UHMS President
Pete Witucki, MD
About the Lecture:
Provide an overview of activities, plans, and outcomes from initiatives carried out by UHMS home office, officers and committees.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Peter Witucki, MD is a Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine Specialist in San Diego, CA and has over 28 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from Loyola University Of Chicago/Stritch School Of Medicine medical school in 1994. He is affiliated with UCSD Medical Center. Dr. Witucki joined the faculty of the Department of Emergency Medicine at UCSD in 2003. He works clinically in the Emergency Dept as well as at the Hyperbaric Chamber and holds board certifications in both specialties. He was a former Diving Medical Officer in the US Navy and has worked with SEALs, Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Submarine Forces in both an active and reserve capacity. He serves on the San Diego Diver Death Review Committee helping to investigate diving deaths in our county. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society. His academic and research interests include medial education and diving medicine.
International Panel:
About the Lecture
Top articles in Hyperbaric Medicine
Fellow
About the Lecture
Explore publications in hyperbaric medicine within the past year that have impacted the field by filling gaps in previous literature.
Reimbursement-Revenue Management
Helen Gelly, MD and Ian Grover, MD
About the Lecture:
Hyperbaric Medicine had a long history of being a target of interest to insurance companies, both governmental and commercial. The impact of various auditing programs has had a significant impact on the availability of HBOT for patients since 2014. This lecture will bring current audits to the viewers attention with tips on how to approach them when the request for additional information arrives at the center. Being better prepared ahead of time, implementing documentation checklists, etc will make getting through the process easier.
About the Speakers: 
Helen Gelly, MD:
Dr. Gelly has been involved in hyperbaric medicine and wound care since 1991. Past positions have included Medical Directorships at academic and community hyperbaric medicine and wound care programs. She started a non-hospital affiliated hyperbaric medicine center which was one of the first UHMS accredited centers. She has been actively involved in billing and reimbursement issues for both facilities and physicians. Until recently, she was the Medical Director of Hyperbaric Physicians of Georgia, a group of physicians dedicated to the practice of hyperbaric medicine and wound healing, with 5 subspecialty boarded physicians in its membership. In addition to lecturing nationally on hyperbaric medicine and wound healing for many years, she was the president of the Gulf Coast Chapter of the UHMS from 2005-2007. Currently, she serves as the Emeritus Medical Director of Hyperbaric Physicians of Georgia, and as C.E.O. for HyperbaRXs.
Ian Grover, MD
Dr. Ian Grover, MD is an Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine Specialist in San Diego, CA and has over 29 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from UNIVERSITY OF IOWA in 1994.