UHMS approved introductory course training is expected to require a minimum of 40 hours of face-to-face hyperbaric medicine specific instruction, formal assessment upon completion, some element of practical chamber‑side instruction, and must be documented by a certificate of completion. A UHMS‑Designated Introductory Course in Hyperbaric Medicine shall cover the following elements: Historical Considerations, Physics of Hyperbaric Exposure, Mechanisms of hyperbaric oxygen, Air Decompression Procedures, UHMS Accepted Indications: Their Scientific Basis and Treatment Protocols, Side Effects and Contraindications, Patient Assessment and Management, Hyperbaric Chamber Systems, Hyperbaric Safety and Emergency Procedures, Administrative/ Management Issues, Clinical and Technical Practicum and a final examination and evaluation.
A UHMS Designated Introductory Course in Hyperbaric Medicine is designed to introduce physicians, nurses and technicians to the theory and practice of hyperbaric medicine. On May 21, 1998 the UHMS Board of Directors established the minimum content, duration, and quality of a UHMS Designated Introductory Course.
In establishing the minimum content and duration of a UHMS Designated Introductory Course, the Education Committee considered the following items:
A physician practicing hyperbaric medicine should be a fully licensed MD or DO who has been granted privileges in hyperbaric medicine by the medical staff of the hospital in which hyperbaric oxygen therapy is being performed.
Completion of a UHMS‑Designated Introductory Course in Hyperbaric Medicine does not credential or imply credentialing of a physician, nurse or technician to practice hyperbaric medicine. Being qualified in the hyperbaric medicine specialty requires additional specialized training.
Basic medical skills on management of medical emergencies are outside the scope of a UHMS‑Designated Introductory Course in Hyperbaric Medicine, so physicians must either possess or acquire these skills apart from the Introductory Course.
Physicians trained in the practice of hyperbaric medicine have the same education requirements regardless of the type of chamber, e.g., monoplace or multiplace.
The UHMS will continue to provide Physician CME Activities beyond the Introductory Hyperbaric Medicine Course to aid physicians in meeting their ongoing CME requirement to maintain their credentials in hyperbaric medicine (as established by hospitals or specialty boards).
Additional guidelines for training, credentialing and staffing can be found in the UHMS Guidelines for Hyperbaric Facility Operations.
Baromedial Partners, LLC – Las Vegas, Nevada
Barry Phillips
Credits: 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ / physicians
Email: bmpllc2017@gmail.com
Phone: +702-882-2003
Simon Fraser University – Burnaby, BC, Canada
Sherri Ferguson
Credits: 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ / physicians
Emails: sferguson@sfu.ca
Phone: +778-782-3782
*Approved by UHMS for live-streaming format through July 31, 2021.
International ATMO – San Antonio, Texas
Paul Sheffield, Director
Credits:
41 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ / physicians
41 contact hours – Texas Nurses Association
Email: education@hyperbaricmedicine.com
Phone: +210-614-3688
Website: www.hyperbaricmedicine.com
*Approved by UHMS for live-streaming format through July 31, 2021.
*Approved by NBDHMT for live-streaming format from July 1, 2020-February 28, 2021 to continue to meet the standards for Introductory Training.
Wound Care Education Partners – Travels on-site
Credits: 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ / physicians
40 contact hours by the Florida Board of Nursing
40 Category A credit hours credit hours by the NBDHMT
Email: info@woundeducationpartners.com
Phone: +561-776-6066
Website: www.woundeducationpartners.com
Oxford Recovery Center- Brighton, MI
CME hours: 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ / physicians
Contact Name: Jeff Mosteller
Email: jeff@oxfordrecoverycenter.com
Phone: 248-247-3232
Website: http://www.oxfordrecoverycenter.com/
Upcoming dates:
March 17-20, 2021
April 14-17, 2021
May 19-22, 2021
*Approved by UHMS for live-streaming format through July 31, 2021.
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center – Long Beach, California
Stuart Miller, MD, Director
Credits: 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ / physicians
Email: cpua@memorialcare.org
Phone: +562-933-6950
Website: longbeachhyperbaricmedicine.com
Physicians Unity, PA (Lubbock, TX)
Kaye Moseley, Course Director
CME hours: 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ / physicians
Email: Director of Clinical Education: Chelsea Kelley <chelsea.kelley@woundcentrics.com>
Phone: 512-945-2525
Website: www.woundcareuniversity.com
Upcoming Dates:
March 4-7, 2021
April 8-11, 2021
May 6-9, 2021
June 3-6, 2021
July 8-11, 2021
August 12-15, 2021
All courses are live streaming through Physicians Unity/WOUND CARE UNIVERSITYTM (Call if interested in attending in person in San Antonio, Tx)
*Approved by UHMS for live-streaming format through July 2021 for physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants, clinical nurse specialists, respiratory therapists, physical therapists, EMTs, and paramedics.
Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ray Janisse, RRT, CHT
Credits: 40 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
Phone: 416-340-4800 X3346
Email: Ray.Janisse@uhn.ca
Website: https://www.uhn.ca/Surgery/Treatments_Procedures/Hyperbaric_Medicine_Unit#tab4
Poseidon Safety International
Kevan Corson, Director
Credits: 41.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ / physicians
Email: kevan.corson@poseidonsafety.com
Phone: (512) 924-4266
Website: http://poseidonsafety.com/index.html
Responsible Organization: Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society
Activity Director: Enoch Huang and James Holm
Activity Administrator: Enoch Huang, MD, FUHM
Contact: Enoch Huang: Email Dr. Huang / Ph: 503-413-3244
Location: Legacy Emanuel Medical Center and Virginia Mason Medical Center
Credits: 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ physicians
*Approved by UHMS for live-streaming format through 2020.
*Approved by NBDHMT for live-streaming format from July 1, 2020-February 28, 2021 to continue to meet the standards for Introductory Training.
Website: www.legacyhealth.org
International ATMO – Conducted on-site per request
Paul Sheffield, Director
Credits: 40.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ / physicians
Email: education@hyperbaricmedicine.com
Phone: +210-614-3688
Website: www.hyperbaricmedicine.com
Principles of Hyperbaric Medicine
Undersea Oxygen Clinic LLC- Tampa, FL
Contact: Joseph Dituri: joe@iantd.com / Ph: 202-642-3483
Mario Caruso: mariocaruso@verizon.net /Ph: 727-542-1959
Location: Tampa, Florida or on-site hospitals
Credits: 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ physicians
Website: www.underseaoxygenclinic.com
Upcoming Dates*:
2021:
5-8 April
7-10 June
2-5 August
4-7 October
7-10 December
*Approved by UHMS for live-streaming format through July 31, 2021 for physicians (MD or DO), nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants, clinical nurse specialists, nurses (RN or LPN), respiratory therapists, physical therapists, paramedics, EMT’s, and medical assistants.