UHM Journal-Based CME Volume 49, Issue 1

Table of Contents:

The role of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in septic shock: is it time for human studies?
Thea J. Dennis, BA; Nicholas M. Mohr, MD, MS; Olivia E. Bailey, MD

Health conditions among Navy divers at end of service: a retrospective cohort study
Brian J. Maguire, DrPH; Linda M. Hughes, MS; CDR Douglas C. McAdams, MD; Michael Gilbert; Robert Nordness, MD

Objectives:

1. To understand the results and methods of using hyperbaric oxygen as a treatment in existing animal-based clinical studies.
2. To explore the physiological effects of hyperbaric oxygen and predict how this may alter the course of sepsis in human studies. 
3. Be able to list four of the eight major ICD categories with the highest rates for divers.
4. Describe three of the 50 three-digit ICD-9 codes with the highest prevalence rates among separating divers.
5. Discuss two of the health conditions with the highest relative risks for divers with 20 years of service compared to dices with less than six years of service. 

Price:

• Non-Member: $45.00
• Regular UHMS Member: $35.00
• Associate UHMS Member: $25.00

Goal

For over 45 years the UHMS has been the primary source of information for hyperbaric medicine and physiology worldwide. This evidence based, peer-reviewed scientific journal-based CME has as its goal to address identified professional practice gaps and provide a quality CME opportunity which will improve scientific knowledge and skills for undersea, hyperbaric and wound care physicians, nurses and technicians, and other clinicians and personnel whose practice includes undersea, hyperbaric medicine and wound care.

Target Audience – Included in the “goal”

Date of the activity’s original release – September 13, 2022
Termination date – September 13, 2025

Accreditation Statement: The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statements: 

Physician CME: The Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society designates this journal-based activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing/RRT Contact Hours: 2
License types: RN, LPN, CNS, ARNP, CAN. Provided through the Florida State Board of Nursing and the CE is reciprocal for nurses in the United States. Florida nursing credits are reciprocal and approved for nurses within all states. Receiving credit for Florida providers is simple, attend the course and our staff will upload your credits directly to the Florida State database. For out of state credit, we provide all the necessary paperwork for you to file with the respective nursing board.

UHMS 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.

Disclosure:
All individuals in control of content for this educational activity with their relevant financial relationship disclosed are listed below (if applicable). An individual who refuses to disclose relevant financial relationships will be disqualified from being in control of educational content at any time, and cannot have control of, or responsibility for, the development, management, presentation, or evaluation of the CME activity. 

Financial relationships are relevant if the following three conditions are met for the individual who will control content of the education:

• A financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company.
• The content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship.
• The financial relationship existed during the past 24 months

“None of the individuals in control of content (planners/faculty/reviewers/authors) for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.”

There are no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to mitigate for this educational activity.

No commercial support was received for this activity.

Hardware/Software Requirements:

Hardware required for a learner to participate in this journal-based enduring material activity includes:

Computer with internet connection and a modern, updated browser
Note: If using IE 6, IE 7, or IE 8 we cannot guarantee that the courses will work.
Keyboard to take the quizzes
This journal-based Internet Enduring Material activity is produced for online use.

Provider Contact Information

If at any time during participation in this online CME enduring material event, a learner can contact UHMS, by clicking on "Contact Us" tab located on the far right hand side of the main menu bar found at the top of the screen. Also, the contact phone number and email address (hotlink) is always displayed on the top center of the screen, under the main menu bar.

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS)
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North Palm Beach, FL 33408
Phone: +1-919-490-5140/877-533-8467
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