2010 -- This will be the first meeting of the new Canadian Chapter of UHMS

Planning for this year's (2010) Canadian Chapter of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society first annual meeting is well under way.

For complete info please go to www.cc-uhms.ca

The meeting this year has been expanded to include hyperbaric issues on Friday and Saturday and the diving set for Sunday , October 24, 2010.

   07:30   Registration & coffee

   08:30 - 16:30 Speakers and lunch

   17:00   Decompression Stop - Meet the speakers, refreshments.   This will be a reception held in conjunction with the opening of the CANADIAN UNDERWATER CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION.

 

Some 2009 GLC Topics:
    * OPP Underwater Searchand Rescue Activities
    * The Evolving diver, Health, Fitness, Safety and Support.
    * What goes wrong in diving accidents...

And how to prevent them

    * Decompression Bubbles and your Immune System

    * And Much More...........

For full list of speakers and topics click here.

For a copy of our poster, click here

This all day meeting is for recreational and commercial divers, dive masters, instructors, technical divers, engineers, scientists, medical and paramedical persons with an interest in diving, diving technology and diving medicine.


2009
Registration $65.00         CAD=USD

online via the University Health Network website.
Prices increase by $15.00 Sept 25, 2009.
Student rate with valid ID: $50.00.


For further information

      call Gavin Wort, (416) 340-4132 or

      email 

 

Hotel Information

Transit & Driving Directions

Parking Locations

 
2009 Conference Sponsors

Pan-America Hyperbarics, Inc.Pan-America Hyperbarics, Inc. has supplied monoplace chambers to Toronto General Hospital and to Judy Dan Wound Care Centre in North York.     http://panamericahbo.com

Hyperbaric Medicine Unit, University Health Network provides emergency services for decompression illness and other acute medical problems.

http://www.uhn.ca/Clinics_&_Services/services/hyperbaric/index.asp

Logo for Sechrist Industries, Inc.Sechrist Industries, Inc. manufactures hyperbaric chambers and respiratory equipment for hospitals.  They have been a supporter and sponsor of the GLC symposium.  http://www.sechristind.com/

Ontario Underwater Council LogoOUC - Ontario Underwater Council is "the voice of Ontario divers," representing individual divers, clubs, scuba instructors, dive shops and charter boats.  http://www.underwatercouncil.com/
ACUC provides training in scuba diving and instruction and certification for Dive Masters and Instructors.  http://acuc.ca/
 

 

  
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