Organizations Filed Purposes:
1. TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR PROFESSIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION IN BASIC AND APPLIED STUDIES OF UNDERSEA AND HYPERBARIC MEDICINE. 2. TO PROMOTE COOPOERATION BETWEEN LIFE SCIENCES AND OTHER DISCIPLINES CONCERNED WITH UNDERSEA ACTIVITY, HYPERBARIC MEDICINE AND WOUND CARE. 3. TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER PROGRAMS, WHICH IMPROVE THE SCIENFTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF MATTERS RELATED TO UNDERSEA AND HYPERBARIC ENVIRONMENTS AND THE ACCEPTED APPLICATIONS OF HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY FOR THE MEMBERSHIP, AS WELL AS PHYSICIANS AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, DIVERS, DIVER TECHNICIANS AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. 4. TO PROVIDE A SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND SUPPORT IN THE CLINICAL PRACTICE OF HYERBARIC MEDICINE AND TO STAY ABREAST OF LEGISLATIVE, LEGAL, AND REGULATORY CHANGES IN THE FIELD. 5. TO PROVIDE A MEANS BY WHICH HYPERBARIC FACILITY DIRECTORS/OWNERS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST AN ACCREDITATION SURVERY OF THEIR FACILITY FOR SAFETY AND A HIGH LEVEL OF PATIENT CARE.
TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR PROFESSIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION & EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
QUALITY ASSURANCE AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS- THIS IS OUR CLINICAL HYPERBARIC MEDICAL FACILITY ACCREDITATION PROGRAM. CLINICAL HYPERBARIC FACILITIES CAN DEMONSTRATE THEIR COMMITMENT TO PATIENT CARE AND FACILITY SAFETY BY VOLUNTARILY PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM. WHEN INVITED TO PERFORM AN ACCREDITATION SURVERY, WE WILL SEND A TEAM OF EXPERTS TO THE FACILITY TO EXAMINE STAFFING AND TRAINING, EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE, FACILITY AND PATIENT SAFETY, AND STANDARDS OF CARE.
THE CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION MISSION OF THE UHMS IS TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THAT IMPROVE THAT SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF UNDERSEA AND HYPERBARIC ENVIRONMENTS. THE TARGET AUDIENCE OF THIS EFFORT ARE PHYSICIANS AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE UNDERSEA MEDICINE, ALL OF THE UHMS ACCEPTED INDICATIONS FOR HYPERBARIC OXYGEN TREATMENT, AND THE PHYSIOLOGIC AND CLINICAL BASIS OF NEW MECHANISMS OF ACTION AND EMERGING NEW USERS FOR HYPERBARIC OXYGEN AND HYPERBARIC ENVIRONMENTS.
THE UHMS CHAPTERS ARE US-BASED, WHOLLY OWNED UHMS BODIES WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO HOLD EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS TO IMPROVE THE SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE OF UNDERSEA AND HYPERBARIC MEDICINE. THE MEETINGS ARE TWO DAYS IN LENGTH AND HAVE AN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE OF 100.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| John Peters Mba Fache | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $148,569 |
| Matthew S Brauniger Cht | ASSOC. TECHN | 1 | $0 |
| Julio Garcia Rnachrn | ASSOCIATE NU | 1 | $0 |
| Phil Schell Cht Dmt Chec | ASSOC. TECHN | 1 | $0 |
| Jay Duchnick Rn Cht | ASSOCIATE NU | 2 | $0 |
| Jason Kelly Md | MEMBER AT LA | 1 | $0 |
| Bruce Derrick Md | MEMBER AT LA | 1 | $0 |
| Charlotte Sadler | MEMBER AT LA | 1 | $0 |
| Owen O'Neil | MEMEBR AT LA | 2 | $0 |
| Laurie B Gesell Md Fuhm | TREASURER | 20 | $0 |
| Nicholas Bird Md | PAST PRESIDE | 7 | $0 |
| Peter J Witucki Md | PRESIDENT-EL | 14 | $0 |
| Kaighley Brett Md | VICE PRESIDE | 1 | $0 |
| Marc Robins Do | PRESIDENT | 25 | $0 |
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