CONFERENCES ::    CONFERENCES ::   SAUHMA Conference 2003   OPENING WELCOME     On behalf of the South African Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Association I wish to welcome heartily all delegates to Cape Town for our Fifth Biennial SAUHMA Conference.   We are especially delighted and privileged to welcome several renowned international guest speakers to our programme:   ·Richard Moon, MD Professor of Anesthesiology & Clinical Director of the prestigious Duke University Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology; former President of the UHMS; and Vice President and Medical Director of DAN America. ·Dr (Cmdr) Jim Caruso. Pathologist, DMO and Flight Surgeon of the United States Navy. Armed Forces Medical Examiner, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC.   ·Wayne, Derman, MD. Associate Professor of Sport Science & Sports Medicine at the UCT Sport Science Institute of South Africa. Chief Medical Officer for Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Flight Surgeon to Cosmonaut Mark Shuttleworth during the “First African in Space” mission in Russia. ·Rob Sheffield, Director of Education of International ATMO in San Antonio; Secretary of the National Fire Protection Association Committee for Hyperbaric Facilities; and, ·Deborah Pence, RN hyperbaric nurse manager also from San Antonio.   Thanks to the concerted efforts of our SAUHMA Committee, this Conference – in conjunction with the preceding DAN Diving Fatality Investigation Workshop – has been recognized by the Department of Labour as an official refresher programme for designated dive medical examiners.   SAUHMA, the Institute for Maritime Medicine and Divers Alert Network are three pillars of diving and hyperbaric medicine in South Africa – respectively represented at our Conference by the three SAUHMA Presidents. These organizations serve the diving and hyperbaric communities in various synergistic ways and are truly national assets. This programme is a culmination of the collective efforts of these organizations and their staff and we wish to recognize and celebrate their contributions to this programme and to our field of medicine.         Dr. Hermie Britz MBChB(Pret, BSc(Honns)Aerospace Medicine, DipPEC(SA) President: SAUHMA 23 October 2003   SOUTHERN AFRICAN UNDERSEA & HYPERBARIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION     FIFTH BIENNIAL DIVING MEDICINE CONFERENCE UNDERSEA & HYPERBARIC MEDICINE UPDATE   23 – 26 OCTOBER 2003   THE BREAKWATER LODGE CONFERENCE CENTRE – WATERFRONT, CAPE TOWN   GENERAL INFORMATION Registration, information and all sessions will be held at THE BREAKWATER LODGE CONFERENCE CENTRE, Cape Town.   REGISTRATION Wednesday 22 October               17h00 – 19h00 (early) Thursday 23 October                  07h00 – 08h00   PROGRAM OVERVIEW Thursday 23 October                  07h00 – 17h00   DAN Diving Accident & Fatality Workshop (Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine Update – Day 1) 07h00 – 17h00   SAUHMA Hyperbaric Safety Workshop 18h00 – 21h00   CHT Exam   Friday 24 October                       07h30 – 17h00   SAUHMA Conference – Day 1 (Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine Update – Day 2)   Saturday 25 October                  07h30 – 17h00   SAUHMA Conference – Day 2 (Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine Update – Day 3)   Sunday 26 October                     07h30 – 13h00   SAUHMA Conference – Day 3 (Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine Update – Day 4)   EXHIBIT INFORMATION   Exhibits will be on display in main auditorium   Thursday 23 October                  07h00 – 17h00 Friday 24 October                       07h00 – 1700 Saturday 25 October                  07h00 – 17h00 Sunday 26 October                     07h00 – 13h00 PROGRAMME   THURSDAY 23 OCTOBER 2003   DAN DIVING ACCIDENT & FATALITY WORKSHOP (UHM UPDATE – DAY 1)   07h00 – 08h00   Registration (DAN Workshop & UHM Update - including SAUHMA Conference) 08h00 – 08h30   Opening Address 08h30 – 11h00   Session 1 11h00 – 10h30   Refreshments 11h30 – 13h00   Session 2 13h00 – 14h00   Lunch 14h00 – 15h30   Session 3 15h30 – 16h00   Refreshments 16h00 – 17h00   Session 4   THURSDAY 23 OCTOBER 2003   HYPERBARIC SAFETY WORKSHOP   07h00 – 08h00   Registration (Hyperbaric Safety Workshop Only) 08h00 – 08h30   Opening Address 08h30 – 11h00   Session 1 11h00 – 10h30   Refreshments 11h30 – 13h00   Session 2 13h00 – 14h00   Lunch 14h00 – 15h30   Session 3 15h30 – 16h00   Refreshments 16h00 – 17h00   Session 4 18h00 – 21h00   Certified Hyperbaric Technologists (CHT) Exam   FRIDAY 24 OCTOBER 2003   SAUHMA CONFERENCE – DAY 1                       (UHM UPDATE – DAY 2)   07h00 – 08h00   Registration (SAUHMA Conference Delegates only) 08h00 – 08h30   Opening Address 08h30 – 10h00   Scientific Papers 10h00 – 10h30   Refreshments & Exhibits 10h30 – 13h00   Scientific Papers 13h00 – 14h00   Lunch & Exhibits 14h00 – 15h00   Scientific Papers 15h00 – 15h30   Refreshments & Exhibits 15h30 – 17h00   Scientific Papers 17h30 for 18h00 Meet the Speakers Cocktail   SATURDAY 25 OCTOBER 2003   SAUHMA CONFERENCE – DAY 2                         (UHM UPDATE – DAY 3)   07h00 – 08h00   Refreshments & Exhibits 08h00 – 10h00   Scientific Papers 10h00 – 10h30   Refreshments & Exhibits 10h30 – 13h00   Scientific Papers 13h00 – 14h00   Lunch & Exhibits 14h00 – 15h00   Scientific Papers 15h00 – 15h30   Refreshments & Exhibits 15h30 – 17h00   Scientific Papers 18h30 for 19h00 Banquet  SUNDAY 26 OCTOBER 2003    SAUHMA CONFERENCE – DAY 3 & AGM                           (UHM UPDATE – DAY 4)   07h00 – 08h00   Refreshments & Exhibits 08h00 – 10h00   Scientific Papers 10h00 – 10h30   Refreshments & Exhibits 10h30 – 11h00   Scientific Papers 11h00 – 13h00   AGM 13h00               Conference Concludes   Conference Booklet   Programme     PAST CONFERENCES :: - SAUHMA Conference 01 - ICASM Next: - SAUHMA Conference 05