The International Society of Aquatic Medicine was formed in 1975 by a distinguished group of physicians whose common interests centered on recreational scuba diving medicine.
The Society offers unique opportunities to dive in exotic places and at the same time obtain knowledge and earn CME credit. Our programs focus on topics of Dive Medicine including hyperbaric medicine, diving safety, treatment of venomous animal stings and bites, travel medicine and diagnosis and treatment of decompression illness.
Our annual spring meetings are typically held in the Caribbean area, and it is at that meeting where most of our members attend. Category 1 or AAFP Prescribed CME credits are offered at the spring meeting. Other times during the year smaller groups venture to more remote destinations such as Fiji, Palau, Indonesia, and the Maldives, as well as other dive sites in the Caribbean. On each of our smaller trips we have an instructor to provide stimulating conversations and lectures pertinent to diving. The smaller meetings allow participants to claim elective CME credits.
Our annual spring meeting is always held the week before Memorial Day in May from a Saturday to Saturday. Our annual summer meeting is held the first week in August.
Our Board
Ann Marie Padilla
President
Family Physician
James Fulcher
CME director and Travel coordinator
Chief Medical Examiner, District 7 Florida ISAM CME Director ISAM Travel Planner
Joy Graham
Executive Secretary
Anesthesiologist
Thomas Fralich
Treasurer
Emergency Physician, Hyperbaric Medicine