UKDMC BHA Conference 2017
Venue: Jurys Inn Birmingham 245 Broad Street Birmingham B1 2HQ
Thursday 19 October 2017
Session 1
Moderators Phil Bryson & Peter Wilmshurst
| 08:30 | 08:45 | Introduction to conference | Mark Glover |
| 08:45 | 09:15 | Cardiac medicines – NOACs etc | Mark Turner |
| 09:15 | 10:15 | Fitness to dive | Jake Freiberger |
| 10:15 | 10:45 | Questions and case discussion | Plenary session |
| 10:45 | 11:15 | Break |
Session 2
Moderators Mark Glover & Katharine Robinson
| 11:15 | 12:00 | Review of Respiratory Fitness to Dive Decisions | Anthony Frew |
| 12:00 | 12:45 | Personality disorder | Andrew Procter |
| 12:45 | 13:45 | Lunch |
Session 3
Moderators Mark Turner & David Wilmot
| 13:45 | 14:15 | Disability legislation | Mark Glover |
| 14:15 | 15:15 | Assessing divers with disability | Jake Freiberger |
| 15:15 | 15:45 | Questions and case discussion | Plenary session |
| 15:45 | 16:00 | Break |
Session 4
Moderators Phil Bryson & Margaret Clamp
| 16:00 | 16:45 | Health problems in cancer survivors, case report and discussion | Mark Turner, Mark Glover |
| 16:45 | 17:15 | Committee Q&A | Committee |
| 17:15 | End of academic sessions |
| 19:00 | Conference dinner |
Friday 20 October 2017
Session 1
Moderators Martin Sayer & Katharine Robinson
| 09:00 | 09:45 | Management of severe DCI – patient perspective | Martin Robson |
| 09:45 | 10:30 | Management of severe DCI – chamber perspective | Christine Penny |
| 10:30 | 10:45 | Break |
Session 2
Moderators Mark Glover & Phil Bryson
| 10:45 | 11:15 | Update from HSE Chief Inspector of Diving | Judith Tetlow |
| 11:15 | 11:45 | Update from HSE Principal Medical Adviser | Steve Forman |
| 11:45 | 12:15 | Questions and discussion | Plenary session |
| 12:15 | 13:15 | Lunch |
Session 3
Moderators Christine Penny & Colin Wilson
| 13:15 | 14:00 | Pre-hospital management of decompression illness: expert review of key principles and controversies | Pierre Lafère |
| 14:00 | 14:45 | IMCA initiatives on diver health and wellbeing and diver recovery. | Phil Bryson |
| 14:45 | 15:00 | Break |
Session 4
Moderators Jake Freiberger & Mark Glover
| 15:00 | 15:45 | Accidents in technical and rebreather diving: role of hypoxia and hypercapnia | Martin Sayer |
| 15:45 | 16:00 | Quick Update – Newer Psychotropic Drugs | Andrew Procter |
| 16:00 | 16:15 | Quick Update – Immersion Pulmonary Oedema | Peter Wilmshurst |
| 16:15 | 16:30 | Quick Update – Patent Foramen Ovale | Mark Turner |
| 16:30 | 16:45 | Quick Update – Ischaemic Heart Disease | Peter Wilmshurst |
| 16:45 | 17:00 | Discussion | Plenary session |
| 17:00 | 17:15 | Closing Remarks | Committee |
| 17:15 | End of academic sessions |
| 18:45 | Buffet available | ||
| 18:45 | 19:30 | 2 unusual cases of air embolism | Andreas Brodbeck |
| 19:30 | BHA AGM |
Saturday 21 October 2017
Session 1
Moderators Christine Penny & Oliver Firth
| 09:00 | 09:45 | Diving Accidents in Gozo | Mario Saliba |
| 09:45 | 10:30 | Neurological pain in a scallop diver with DCS | Colin Wilson |
| 10:30 | 10:45 | Break |
Session 2
Moderators Colin Wilson & Gary Smerdon
| 10:45 | 11:15 | Altitude limits for air evacuation of decompression casualties | Adam Griffiths |
| 11:15 | 12:00 | Introduction of a new ventilator at Chichester HMU | Colin Beard |
| 12:00 | 12:15 | Case Report: Deadly barbecue leading to jail and ICU | Pieter Bothma |
| 12:15 | 13:15 | Lunch |
Session 3
Moderators Pieter Bothma & Michael Gonevski
| 13:15 | 14:00 | HBO for Bisphosphonate Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw | Jake Freiberger |
| 14:00 | 14:30 | A case series of malignant otitis externa from DDRC Healthcare | Christine Penny |
| 14:30 | 14:45 | Break |
Session 4
Moderators Gerard Laden & Mark Glover
| 14:45 | 15:00 | Trial designs, pros and cons, update on progress towards research projects in BHA | Gary Smerdon / research leads |
| 15:00 | 16:15 | Next steps in research | Plenary Session |
| 16:15 | 16:30 | Closing Remarks | Pieter Bothma |
| 16:30 | End of academic sessions |
