37th Annual Spring Meeting
BONAIRE – DIVI FLAMINGO RESORT
May 19-26, 2012-EARLY REGISTRATION ADVIS
The 37th Annual Spring Meeting will find us at the all- new Divi Flamingo Resort in Bonaire.
ISAM is excited about returning to Bonaire in 2012. Located in the southern Caribbean just 50 miles from Venezuela, this Dutch island offers scuba divers an ideal diving climate with calm waters, strictly protected underwater life, and visibility up to 100 feet. Bonaire combines precipitous drop-offs with miles of easily accessible shallow reefs – making this island destination a scuba diver’s dream.
Ideal weather conditions, 3 scheduled boat dives and unlimited shore dives allow divers endless opportunities to explore their passion for diving. The house reef at the Divi Flamingo resort is one of the best on the island and just steps away from your room. Dive anytime, day or night! ISAM has reserved oceanfront deluxe guestrooms, offering full ocean views with private balconies.
Every deluxe room includes two double beds, air-conditioning, refrigerator, coffee maker, television and in-room safe. Divi Dive Bonaire conveniently provides five custom dive boats, guest gear storage, fully equipped dive shop, and an experienced dive crew with over ten years experience diving in Bonaire. Morning, afternoon, and night boat dives are available to guests, and fabulous shore diving is available 24 hours a day from the Flamingo beach or dive dock.
Diving conditions in Bonaire include no strong currents, no big seas and short boat rides- keeping your topside time comfortable- while good visibility, dense coral growth and a multitude of brightly colored reef fish allow you to enjoy our underwater wonderland.
Come and discover why Divi Dive Bonaire of Divi Flamingo Beach Resort, a PADI five-star dive resort with five custom dive boats, expert dive crew, hasslefree boat dive packages, and more, is considered one of the top diving resorts in the world.
Diving Highlights Include: More than 80 dive sites have been marked with the
best reefs found within the protected leeward side of the island where the reefs have a narrow, sloping terrace extending seaward with a drop-off at 33 feet, followed by a slope varying from 30 feet to a vertical wall of 100 to 200 feet deep.
Created through volcanic eruptions, Bonaire is an underwater mountain with fringe reefs that are easily accessible from the shoreline in front of every hotel or any part of the island. Located well outside the hurricane belt and therefore protected from reef damage, Bonaire offers world-class diving and snorkeling. Bonaire’s pristine reefs and diverse marine life are unique to the Caribbean. Because the waters around Bonaire are designated as an official marine park, diving Bonaire is like diving the Caribbean the way it used to beuntouched and unspoiled.
Ann Barker-Griffith, MD of SUNY Upstate Medical University will conduct the scientific session. The target audience is physicians and other allied health professionals.
Faculty Disclosures: Additional faculty includes Edward D. Campbell, Jr., MD, Alan E. Thomas, MD and Bridget K. Thomas, RN, MSN. None of the planners or speakers for this activity have financial relationships with commercial entities nor will they discuss the off-label use of pharmaceuticals.
J. Nicholas Vandemoer, M.D., F.A.C.S. Is our featured keynote speaker. Dr. Vandemoer is board certified in Otolaryngology, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Otolaryngic Allergy, and Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine. A graduate of Tulane University School of Medicine, Dr. Vandemoer also completed his Otolaryngology residency at Tulane and a surgical internship at Strong Memorial Hospital University of Rochester. Dr. Vandemoer has served as a Trustee and Chief of Staff at Cape Cod Hospital. He is a Harvard Clinical Instructor at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. His special interests are Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery, and Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine. Dr. Vandemoer has been practicing on Cape Cod since 1974. Dr. Vandemoer is a native Spanish speaker and an avid scuba diver and sailor.
Our next meeting will be filled with great diving and great lectures. We hope to see you there!
Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in
accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council
for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of SUNY Upstate Medical University and The International Society of Aquatic Medicine.
SUNY Upstate Medical University is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designations: “SUNY Upstate Medical University designates this live activity for a maximum of (30.0) AMA PRA Category 1 Credits(s)”TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Learning Course Objectives: Upon completion of this educational activity, participants will be able to:
1. Examine patients for the minimum physical fitness needed to dive.
2. Advise a patient with non-pulmonary barotrauma of the risks of diving
without treatment as well as the various treatment modalities available.
3. Identify the treatments best suited for tropical illnesses for the traveling
diver in remote areas.
Costs:
Per Person/ double occupancy Ocean Front Room. ( No airfare included in this price. All prices subject to change. ) Costs are based on payment by check.
Use of a credit card add 3.5 %
Diver $2395.00
Non Diver $1995.00
Single Supplement Ocean Front Room $425.00
Optional Nitrox Upgrade for 6 days of diving $100.00
Yearly ISAM dues to be current $100.00
Group Package includes:
7 nights ocean front accommodations based on double occupancy
Breakfast and lunch daily
2 group dinners
3 boat dives daily
Unlimited tanks for shore diving
Transfers, taxes and service fees
Gratuities to the dive guides
One ISAM gift per registrant
30 hours of Category 1 CME credits
Required Equipment :
Certification cards Certification class: At Divi Flamingo beginners can earn open water certification Responsibility: ISAM, Traveler’s Choice, Divi Flamingo Beach Resort and Divi Dive Boniare assume no responsibility or liability as to the safety quality of conditions,nor for the act of any employee or agent of any establishment, firm, person or entity furnishing such services transportation, equipment, substitution or unperformed services, nor assume any responsibility or liability for the safety of any participating individuals while engaged in underwater activities. All trip participants will be required to sign an ISAM/Traveler’s Choice liability waiver.
If you desire help with your international flights into Bonaire please contact ISAM at 910 452 1452 for airline reservations. A $30.00 service fee is charged per ticket.
Continental Airlines, Delta and Insel Air offer flights direct into Bonaire.
Insel Air has direct flights on Saturday from Miami to Bonaire with schedules that allow for connections. Delta has flights on Saturdays from Atlanta to Bonaire .
Continental Airlines offers weekly non stop service to Bonaire from Houston every Friday night arriving Saturday morning in Bonaire.
Most major airlines offer flights to Curacao with daily 15 minute flights to Bonaire.