Target Audience: Physician, Clinicians, RNs, PAs, and allied health professionals.
Learning Objectives: Following this activity, participants should be able to:
1. Identify medical conditions on the Recreational Scuba Diver Physical Examination that could preclude diving or would lead to recommended limitations in diving profiles.
2. In water-related deaths, list critical autopsy findings required to validate forensic cause of death
3. List five common reef species responsible for envenomation injuries to scuba divers and appropriate first aid treatment for each
4. Name the most common mosquito –borne viral diseases in the Caribbean and the safeguards to minimize risk of contagion
Keynote Speaker: Paul Martin
Chief Medical Officer
Crescent Health Solutions
Asheville, NC
Adjunct Speakers: Dr. James Fulcher, Dr. Alan Thomas, Dr. Janet Staples-Edwards,
Dr. Ann- Marie Pailla, Dr. Robert Arusell, Bridget Thomas, RN, MSN
Faculty Disclosure: Drs. Martin, Fulcher, Thomas, Staples-Edwards, Padilla, Arusell and Mrs. Thomas have no financial relationships with commercial interests.
Planner Disclosure: Drs. Martin, Fulcher, Thomas, Staples-Edwards, Padilla, Arusell and Mrs. Thomas have no financial relationships with commercial interests.
Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership 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 Designation: UPSTATE Medical University designates this live activity for a maximum of 26 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participating in the activity.
Disclosure Policy: To ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all certified CME activity UPSTATE Medical University requires that all planners, faculty and individuals in a position to control the content of an educational activity disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest that might be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest. Detailed disclosures will be made in writing prior to speaker presentations.
Americans with Disabilities Act: In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, USTATE Medical University seeks to make this conference accessible to all. If you have a disability, which might require special accommodations, please contact Mrs. Thomas at 910 -452- 1452.
Commercial Support: No commercial support was received for this educational activity.
Paul Martin, MD is our featured keynote speaker. Dr. Martin is board certified in Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine. Dr. Martin is the Chief Medical Officer of Crescent Health Solutions, the Medical Director of Neil Dobbins Detoxification and Crisis Center, Medical Director of Health Services for the City of Asheville, NC and Chairman of Mission Health System Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. He graduated from University of Arizona School of Medicine and is a leading specialist in Addiction Medicine. Dr. Martin is an Associate Clinical Professor with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a national speaker on Addiction Medicine. He maintains an active medical practice in Asheville, NC and has been in practice for 35 years. Dr. Martin is current President of the NC Society of Addiction Medicine and Chairman of the Buncombe County Drug Commission. Dr. Martin serves as an advisory physician for Diver’s Alert Network and is an avid scuba diver.
40th Annual Spring Meeting
Grenada- True Blue Resort-Aquanauts Dive Center . May 16-23,2015
Early Registration Advise
The 2015 Annual Spring Seminar will find us at True Blue Bay Resort in Grenada, West Indies. Aquanauts Dive Center, known for their first class service will handle our diving. Grenada the undiscovered is the most spectacular of the Windward Islands with incredible natural beauty both in and out of the water.
True Blue Bay Resort is the perfect place to have your Caribbean Adventure Vacation. Commanding an exquisite view of the South Coast of Grenada where the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean meet, this special hotel is the West Indies is set among tropical gardens sloping down to the sparkling blue waters of True Blue Bay. The friendliness of the owners and staff, and the romantic and secluded setting of this Caribbean hideaway allow you and your family to enjoy all the attractions of Grenada while preserving that special atmosphere only a small boutique resort can achieve.
Grenada is the ultimate in sensory destinations. The island’s fragrant spices, nutmeg cinnamon, clover, ginger and coca perfume the air, while verdant rolling hills, mountains an azure water views offer vistors artisan views at every turn. The melodic songs of exotic tropical birds and rare tropical flowers offer a welcome for travelers from far and wide. Grenada is located in the Eastern Caribbean, only 100 miles north of Venezuela, to the north of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and to the south of Trinidad and Tobago.
Activities abound on the island of Grenada as adventurers hike in the deep forest and come into clear, revealing, vigorous waterfalls of participate in a midnight excursion to witness the ever-elusive and endangered Leatherback Turtle, as this 400 pound mother- to-be returns home to lay more than 150 eggs. Pristine coral reefs, wrecks, and clear waters are a huge attraction for scuba divers and snorkelers alike as are boating, fishing, kayaking and canoeing. The activities around the island are an endless source of adventure, and exploration, as Grenada is home to some of the world’s most beautiful and underdeveloped wonderlands.
There are more than 30 dive sites in Grenada! Whatever you like to dive – wrecks, reefs, or to be a little adventurous and do a shark dive, Grenada has what you want! Lying beneath Grenada’s surface is some of the Caribbean’s most dramatic and unspoiled underwater scenery. From lazy drift dives over coral gardens to the “ Bianca C “, one of the largest ship wrecks in the Caribbean, Grenada offers captivating images to divers of all levels. Since Grenada is not yet as heavily frequented by visitors as other Caribbean destinations, the reefs, wrecks and walls remain unspoiled by crowds and many yet to be explored. Divers will discover nearly every kind of coral imaginable, along with an abundance of marine fish life, pelagic and coastal as well as turtle, rays, and sharks.
Costs: Per person/double occupancy. (No airfare included in this price. All prices subject to change.) Costs are based on payment by check. Use of a credit card adds 4%.
American Airlines has direct daily flights from Miami to Grenada, so air travel to Grenada is very convenient.
Diver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2650.00
Non-Diver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . $2150.00
Single Supplement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $495.00
Yearly ISAM dues to be current. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $100.00
Group Package Includes:
7 nights accommodations based on double occupancy
Breakfast and lunch daily
3 group Dinners
Taxes and service fees Gratuities for the dive guidesOne ISAM gift per registrant26 hours of Category 1 CMERequired Equipment:Certification CardsCertification: At Aquanauts Dive Center beginners can earn open water certification.
Responsibility: ISAM. Traveler’s Choice, True Blue Resort and Aquanauts Dive Center 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 suchservices, 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 participants will be required to sign an ISAM/ Traveler’s Choice liability waiver. If you desire help with your international flights into Dominica please contact ISAM at (910) 452-1452 for airline reservations. A $30.00 service fee is charged per ticket.
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