Cardiopulmonary Considerations for Divers Recovered from COVID-19 Infections
Wednesday, June 9
8am-5pm
Program Directors: Jim Chimiak, MD and Richard Moon, MD
This workshop will present the relevant aspects of recovery after COVID-19 infection and discuss relevant aspects of the Post COVID-19 Syndrome (PCS), with particular attention to issues that can affect a diver’s safety. Although issues involving a variety of organ systems, this workshop will primarily focus on cardiopulmonary concerns to include pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary oxygen toxicity, gas exchange, shunting, cardiac dysrhythmia, myocarditis, cardiomyopathy, neuro-psych issues, and vascular injury. The intended goal is to examine current algorithms and make modifications with the most recent scientific findings related to this significant health concern. Presentations will focus on the post infection sequalae with brief reference to prevention and acute management when needed for deeper understanding of PCS. The goal is to develop safe, cost effective recommendations for divers returning to diving after a COVID-19 infection that includes the extremes of age and severity of illness. The identification of available screening tools, readily available to the primary care physician is important given the large numbers of those infected worldwide and the need to wisely utilize finite diagnostic resources.
SCHEDULE
Posted: 4/12/2021 (subject to change)
| 0800-0820 | Introduction/Goals | Jim Chimiak, MD Richard Moon, MD |
| 0820-0910 | COVID 19 overview | Bryan Kraft, MD |
| 0910-0940 | Imaging Considerations | Peter Lindholm, MD, PhD |
| 0940-0950 | BREAK | |
| PULMONARY | ||
| 0950-1020 | SOB and Fatigue | Michael Ott, MD |
| 1020-1110 | Pulmonary Implication for Divers | Richard Moon, MD |
| 1110-1140 | Neuro-Psych | Lindell Weaver, MD |
| 1140-1220 | LUNCH (on own) | |
| CARDIAC | ||
| 1220-1310 | Cardiac concerns, return to play | Matthew Martinez, MD |
| 1310-1400 | Cardiac implication for divers | Douglas Ebersole, MD |
| 1400-1410 | BREAK | |
| 1410-1500 | Vascular injury implications for deco and VGE | David Eckmann, MD |
| 1500-1530 | DRACO study update | Frauke Tillmans, PhD |
| 1530-1600 | Diving after COVID-19 UCSD algorithm | Charlotte Sadler, MD |
| 1600-1630 | Summary/consensus | Jim Chimiak, MD Richard Moon, MD |
