Call For Abstracts Information

2020 UHMS ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING
Thursday, June 18 - Saturday, June 20
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego, CA

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT ABSTRACTS

IF YOU NEED A WORD COPY of Abstract Submission Form, PLEASE CONTACT lisa@uhms.org

On behalf of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, the UHMS Program Committee is pleased to announce the call for abstract submissions to the 2020 UHMS Annual Scientific Meeting, June 18-June 20, 2020. The meeting will be held at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, 1380 Harbor Island Drive
San Diego, California 92101 USA.

For your convenience, the formatting and submission guidelines have been reprinted in the below section entitled “Abstract Formatting Guidelines.”  Abstracts should be submitted via the UHMS website at www.uhms.org.  For those unable to access the UHMS website or having difficulty with the online submission format, additional assistance with the submission process can be obtained by contacting the UHMS home office.  Authors should ensure that all submission requirements are met, as incomplete submissions may be returned for modification or declined.  Deadline for submission is February 2, 2020.  Acknowledgment of receipt will be provided normally within one week. 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

Abstract acceptance is at the full discretion of the UHMS Annual Scientific Program Committee.  Only non-published works at the time of abstract submission will be considered. However, novel analysis/interpretation of published data is acceptable.

Notification regarding abstract final acceptance will be provided via email no later than Friday, February 28, 2020. 

The presenting author will be required to register and attend the meeting.   

UHMS will continue using digital poster presentations in lieu of the traditional cork board and printed posters. All abstracts that have been approved and accepted will be submitted in PDF or PPT format according to the UHMS guidelines and uploaded to the UHMS Poster website.  Guidelines and instructions for upload, FAQ and templates for poster presentations will be emailed to the presenting author upon acceptance.  This information can be found at the following link, under the “Call for Abstract” section.   https://www.uhms.org/asm-new

Also at the discretion of the UHMS ASM Program Committee, presenters may be invited to present their abstract orally in the general meeting, resident/trainee competition (if eligible) or the Associates session (if eligible).  Notification regarding selection for oral and poster presentations will be provided no later than Friday, February 28, 2020.

ABSTRACT USE PERMISSIONS AND RIGHTS:

All abstracts submissions for presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting constitutes consent by the author(s) for the UHMS to use the materials submitted in whole or part as it sees fit.  All abstracts, posters (including required PowerPoint/PDF submissions) and oral presentations (including PowerPoint slides) accepted by the UHMS Program Committee for presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting will be published in the UHMS’ Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Journal and may be subsequently used and/or published by the Society in various electronic media at the discretion of the UHMS.  Once accepted, no abstract, poster or oral presentation may be withdrawn or excluded from being subject to this agreement.

DEADLINES:

• REGULAR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2020; MIDNIGHT ET.  EXTENDED: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, MIDNIGHT ET
• FELLOWS/RESIDENTS ONLY SUBMISSION: SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2020; MIDNIGHT ET
• NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE by ASM Program Committee: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2020.
• UPDATES WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL: FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2020
• NO CHANGES to an abstract will be accepted after MAY 1, 2020.
• PDF POSTER OF ABSTRACT MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE UHMS BY: SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2020 - NO UPDATES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DATE, NOT EVEN ON SITE. 

ABSTRACT FORMATTING GUIDELINES:

LANGUAGE: All abstracts are to be written in English. The Program Committee reserves the right to alter abstracts where the English structure makes comprehension difficult.

ABSTRACT BODY FORMAT:

• Must be 300 words or less, exclusive of title, author(s) names, and institutional affiliation(s). See examples at end of this document.
• All submissions should be done through the UHMS online portal.
• Only text and text tables will be accepted. No references, graphs or images may be submitted. References, graphs and images may be included on your poster submission.
• Contents should include the following sections – please use these exact terms for uniformity:
  • Introduction / Background
  • Materials and Methods
  • Results
  • Summary / Conclusions
• One question / Must be specific to your abstract/final poster presentation (The Q/A will be used for Evaluation of the participants for CME/Maintenance of Certification Credits (MOC) at the UHMS Online CME Portal). 

TOPICS FOR PRESENTATION:

This year, we will have two parallel tracks – one devoted to undersea medicine and research with a second track devoted to clinical hyperbaric medicine practice and research. You will need to choose the track and category that best fits your abstract. The committee reserves the right to re-assign categories as needed to even out the program.

Track 1 – Undersea Medicine

• Session A - Hyperbaric Physiology and Mechanisms of DCS
• Session B - Hyperbaric Equipment and Technology
• Session C - Diving Operations
• Session D - Treatment of DCS
• Session E - Mitigation and Prevention of O₂ Toxicity
• Session F - Diving Performance and Medicine

Track 2 – Clinical Hyperbaric Medicine

• Session G - Hyperbaric Medicine Education and Training
• Session H - Wound Care in Hyperbaric Medicine
• Session I - Clinical Hyperbaric Indications (non DCS/AGE)
• Session J - Physiology and Mechanisms of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
• Session K - Clinical Hyperbaric Operations
• Session L - Clinical HBO₂ Case Reports

If you would like some additional background about writing abstracts, we have found a very good source at the website of the American College of Physicians: https://www.acponline.org/membership/residents/competitions-awards/abstracts/preparing/vignette

There you will find suggestions on determining whether your idea merits and abstract presentation by posing questions such as: Is this experience useful? Did we learn something from it? Does it cover an unusual aspect of an illness or suggest a novel method of treatment?

There’s much more included in the ACP link to help you compose your abstract within the parameters of introduction/background, materials/methods, results and summary/conclusions.

Remember to take your time in writing your abstract; then take a day off. Share it with your colleagues. Often you will receive good suggestions in refining your presentation. When you come back to draft your final version, you will have a fresh perspective.

QUESTIONS, CONTACT THE uhms@uhms.org

Poster instructions and Oral/Poster presentation upload information

Instructions for Electronic Oral and Poster Presentions Uploads

Upload Your Oral/Poster Presentation

UHMS has advanced into the future of digital poster presentations. No long will you need to print or tote your poster to the Annual Scientific Meeting!  


SUBMISSION DEADLINE:  SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2020 
- NO UPDATES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DATE, NOT EVEN ON SITE -

How to upload your poster to the UHMS website (pdf)

 CLICK HERE TO UPLOAD YOUR POSTER FILE

• Collect your files: Be sure to include your poster file, as well as any video files, as videos sometimes do not embed properly. Your file should be saved as “your abstract#_lastname_v1” (A1_Tidd_v1) in a PPT or PPTX file (Microsoft Power Point) or a PDF file.
• If your files is an update from version 1, please be sure to add the version at the end of your file (A1_Tidd_v2). 
• Please also designate if an oral or poster in the "special instructions."
• To upload your oral and your poster presentations, go to the following link: https://www.uhms.org/index.php?option=com_rsform&view=rsform&formId=21
  
• You should be using the latest version of the Internet browsers: Firefox, Google Chrome or
• In the “special instructions” section, please include any information that the UHMS program committee staff will need to know regarding your abstract
• Upload all of your files, including videos, with the upload button. Note the maximum size for an upload is 100MB. If your files are greater than 100MBs, contact us at uhms@uhms.org and we will work with you directly to upload your
• When the upload completes, you will see a submission confirmation page. You will also receive an email confirmation (within 15 minutes). If you don’t see either confirmation, contact us. 
• For any questions or problems, please contact us at: uhms@uhms.org or 919-490-5140 x 101.

Kindwall Memorial Lecture

ERIC P. KINDWALL, MD MEMORIAL LECTURE

ERIC P. KINDWALL, MD MEMORIAL LECTURE
About Dr. Kindwall:

Dr. Kindwall is known by so many as the "Father of Hyperbaric Medicine.” Whether you knew him personally or simply by reputation, we have all benefited from his efforts, passion, wisdom, knowledge, energy and vision. Dr. Kindwall has played a great role in growing and shaping the specialty of Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine. He was likewise instrumental in molding the UHMS into what it is today.  Dr. Kindwall began diving in 1950. He cultivated his interest in the field and during the Vietnam War served as the Assistant Director of the U.S. Navy School of Submarine Medicine. He also was the Senior Officer responsible for the Diving Medicine Program. In 1969, after leaving the Navy, Dr. Kindwall became Chief of the Department of Hyperbaric Medicine at St. Luke’s Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wis.  Shortly after the Undersea Medical Society was created in the mid-1960s, Dr. Kindwall identified the need for standardized education in the field. He created the UMS Education and Standards Committee to help elevate course content and ensure instructor competence. This committee later became our Education Committee. When the AMA initiated its Continuing Medical Education program, Dr. Kindwall persuaded the organization to recognize the UMS as a grantor of CME credits.  In 1972, Dr. Kindwall felt that the Society’s members would benefit from improved communication. He created our first newsletter and was named editor. Dr. Kindwall chose the name Pressure because clinical hyperbaric medicine was rapidly developing. Even though the UHMS had not yet incorporated "Hyperbaric” into the Society’s name, he wanted a title for the newsletter that would encompass all who worked with increased atmospheric pressure. He stated: "The Society’s goal then, as it is now, is to serve all who deal with the effects of increased barometric pressure.”  That same year, Dr. Kindwall recognized the need to have a relationship with Medicare to help provide insight on reputable clinical management. The UMS followed this lead, and a Medicare Panel was created. The recommendations were presented to the U.S. Public Health Service. The challenge was that no reliable hyperbaric medicine clinical guidelines were available that addressed appropriate applications of Hyperbaric Medicine. To remedy this deficit, the UMS Executive Committee created an Ad Hoc Committee on hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Dr. Kindwall was named Chair. The committee created the first Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Committee Report. Again, this text was published 10 years before the UHMS incorporated "Hyperbaric” into its name. The report was sent to HCFA and the Blues and became their source document for reimbursement. Dr. Kindwall updated the text two more times and thus was the Editor and Chair of the Committee and text for three of its 12 editions.  Dr. Kindwall later worked to expand the available information on the specialty by creating one of the first complete texts on the field. He created Hyperbaric Medicine Practice in 1994 and later updated and revised his text two more times.  The Society’s first journal, Hyperbaric Oxygen Review, has also has been influenced by Dr. Kindwall. His love for research and education was clear: He became the initial editor, creating a journal that at first consisted of review articles and one original contribution. Over the years,it has grown to one full of original research.  Dr. Kindwall’s presence is felt in so many of the UHMS’ activities and initiatives. Much of what we all take for granted – what is just "there” and "available” – has his touch and influence. Some of us have been blessed to have had a closer impact by Dr. Kindwall’s life, but I think that I can easily say that each of us has been influenced in some way.

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Lambertsen Memorial Lecuture

CHRISTIAN J. LAMBERTSEN MEMORIAL LECTURE

FRIDAY, JUNE 19: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

GUEST SPEAKER: 

LECTURE TITLE: 

ABOUT THE LECTURE:

CHRISTIAN J. LAMBERTSEN, MD, DSc (Hon) MEMORIAL LECTURE
About Dr. Lambertsen:

Dr. Christian J. Lambertsen received a B.S. Degree from Rutgers University in 1938 and a M.D. Degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1943. During his medical school period, he invented and first used forms of the initial U.S. self-contained closed-circuit oxygen rebreathing apparatus, for neutral buoyancy underwater swimming and diving. As a student, he aided the early Office of Strategic Services (O.S.S.) in establishing the first cadres of U.S. military operational combat swimmers. Dr. Lambertsen became a U.S. Army medical officer on graduation from medical school in early 1943, and immediately joined the O.S.S. Maritime Unit on active duty through its period of function in World War II. He joined the University of Pennsylvania Medical Faculty in 1946, and became Professor of Pharmacology in 1952. While a faculty member he combined diving research and further underwater rebreathing equipment developments for the Army and Navy. In 1967 he served as Founding President of the Undersea Medical Society (now Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society.) Dr. Lambertsen is recognized by the Naval Special Warfare community as "The Father of U.S. Combat Swimming.” His hand has touched every aspect of military and commercial diving. Dr. Lambertsen’s active contributions to diving began during WWII and became even more progressive in the post-war period through the evolutions of the U.S. Navy Deep Submergence and Naval Special Warfare developmental programs. 

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Thursday, June 18

 MORE INFORMATON COMING SOON

Friday, June 19

INFORMATION COMING SOON 

Saturday, June 20

INFORMATION COMING SOON

Social Events

THURSDAY, JUNE 27

WELCOME/EXHIBITORS RECEPTION  
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Exhibit Hall 

SATURDAY, JUNE 20

ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET (additional fees for banquet and after party)
  Drinks/Dinner: 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm 
  After Party: 10:00pm - 12am  

Committee Meeting Schedule

SUBJECT TO CHANGE
posted 1/6/2020

Please contact lisa@uhms.org to schedule

Dive risks and fitness to dive assessment in divers with chronic health conditions

WEDNESDAY,  JUNE 17
8am-5pm

Program Directors: Nick Bird, Jim Chimiak and Petar Denoble

The scuba diving pre-participation medical screening tool, the RSTC medical form, has been undergoing revision currently, but its utility for periodic medical evaluations is not being considered. Divers, physicians, and dive operators refer to the RSTC form as shorthand guidelines for fitness to dive evaluation in any situation despite its limited original scope. At times when the scuba divers population gets older and cardiac causes of scuba fatalities are common, we should consider cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) screening as an ongoing process in middle-age and older divers.

Speakers

• Chimiak: The objectives of this pre-course
• Uribe: Review of cardiac causes of death in scuba and snorkeling
• Germonpre: Fitness to dive in divers with cardiovascular diseases
• Moon: Risk markers of SCD and IPE in scuba and snorkeling
• Tillmans: Current studies of cardiovascular functions in scuba divers
• Chimiak: Medical form for annual self-screening with triggers for a physical evaluation.
• Bird: Screening for asymptomatic conditions and risks factors in outclinic settings including non-invasive CRF tests; criteria for referral to CRF lab
• TBD: Exercise capacity, indirect vs. direct testing methods, classification of fitness and criteria for scuba participation
• Chimiak: Pre-dive acute health status checklist
• TBD: Recommendation and guidelines for periodic FTD evaluation in recreational divers, self-evaluation form, medical release form.

How to Prepare for Accreditation

How to Prepare for Accreditation

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17: 10am-6pm
Program Chair: Derall Garrett, CHT

The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the UHMS Clinical Hyperbaric Facility Accreditation Program, its structure, survey processes and "insider tips” on preparing to undergo an accreditation survey. Experienced surveyor faculty members will provide a comprehensive overview of the process to streamline preparation.

SCHEDULE:
subject to change
posted: 5/8/2019

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS:

Designation Statements: 
Not approved for Physician CME and MOC credit.

Nursing CEU is approved by the Florida Board of Registered Nursing Provider #50-10881. ASM Credit hours 6.25.

Licenses Types Approved:

• Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
• Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Licensed Practical Nurse
• Registered Nurse
• Certified Nursing Assistant
• Respiratory Care Practitioner Critical Care
• Respiratory Care Practitioner Non-Critical Care
• Registered Respiratory Therapist
• Certified Respiratory Therapist

NBDHMT: This live activity is approved for 6.25 Category A credit hours by National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology, 9 Medical Park, Suite 330, Columbia, South Carolina 29203.

Disclaimer: The information provided at this CME activity is for Continuing Medical Education purposes only.  The lecture content, statements or opinions expressed however, do not necessarily represent those of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS), its affiliates or its employees.

HOTEL INFORMATION

Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina
1380 Harbor Island Drive
San Diego, California 92101 USA

"The Society has negotiated a special discounted room rate (room-block) with the hotel. Your patronage of this meeting hotel makes it possible for the Society/Chapter to secure the space necessary for this event at a greatly reduced cost. The hotel not only offers a discounted rate and the best networking opportunities, but staying in the group block helps the Society/Chapter meet its obligation to the hotel, avoid penalties, and keep meeting registration prices down. Any attendee who does not book under the UHMS room block will not receive the special discounted amenities."

ROOM RATE: $209

Reservation Cutoff date: May 29, 2020

• Main Attendance Online reservations link: CLICK HERE  or paste the following link in your web browser address bar: https://book.passkey.com/e/50043249
  
  
• UHMS Government Attendance Online reservations link: Click here or paste the link in your web browser address bar: https://book.passkey.com/e/50045320
  (You must have a valid Government ID at check-in - limited block of rooms available. Dates the government rate are valid for: June 16-21).

Rates do not include applicable state and local taxes, currently 12.695%, or the following automatic or mandatory charges (e.g., resort charges): $19.00 (waived, see concessions).  No automatic or mandatory charges are tips, gratuities, or services charges for employees, unless otherwise expressly stated.

Rates will be available (3) days prior and (3) days after the Event Dates indicated in the Room Block, subject to the last room availability of guest rooms at the time of reservation.

*Resort Charge: 

• The mandatory daily Resort Charge will be waived for all Group Attendees with reservations in the Group block. All amenities offered in the daily Resort Charge will be available for purchase (includes phone, tennis and non-motorized water sports)

Other amenities: 

• Complimentary airport shuttle transportation via the Hotel’s existing courtesy shuttle schedule.
• Complimentary internet in the Link@Sheraton Café located in the lobby.
• Complimentary access to our Sheraton Fitness Center with state-of-the-art equipment and programs designed for the active lifestyle.

Early Departure Fee: An early departure fee of $100.00 will apply if a Customer attendee checks out prior to the confirmed checkout date. Hotel accepts responsibility for communicating potential charge at time of individual attendee reservation and/or at time of guest check-in.  Any such monies collected for same shall be credited to group and used in the computation of any penalties or damages. 

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