DVD Set - Hyperbaric Medicine 2008
Twelfth Annual Advanced Symposium, April 3-5, 2008

This set includes 35 separate videos on 12 DVDs covering the following sessions:

Session I: Contraindications: Still Yes, Perhaps No
Session II: Risk Factors: Redefining the Balancing Act
Session III: Side Effects
Session IV: Complicated Wound Healing: Practice Standards
Session V: Patient Care and Research Updates

For a sampling of lectures at this conference refer to the HBO2008 video page.

DVD Set - Hyperbaric Medicine 2006
Eleventh Annual Advanced Symposium, March 23-25, 2006

This set includes 26 separate videos on 18 DVDs covering the following sessions:

Session I: Emerging Science: Clinical Trials Update
Session II: Decompression Sickness
Session III: Indications Update
Session IV: Evidence and Compliance
Session V: The Wound Referral

For a listing of specific lectures at this conference refer to the HBO2006 video page.

DIABETIC FOOT 7TH ED - W/CDROM
John H. Bowker and Michael A. Pfeifer

Fully updated, now in full color, this latest edition of Levin and O'Neal's The Diabetic Foot continues the work's proud tradition of providing the best diagnostic and management information for the challenging problems faced by patients with diabetic foot problems. With tips and pearls in every chapter, expansive color photographs, and its focus on team care, this classic reference is a must-have for anyone who cares for diabetic patients! Included is an interactive DVD developed by IWGDF entitled 'International Consensus on the Diabetic Foot'.

Look for the chapter “Adjunctive Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in the Treatment of the Diabetic Foot” by Paul Cianci and Thomas K Hunt.

John Bowker, MD, Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Miami School of Medicine, Director, Diabetic Foot and Amputee Services, Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Miami, FL
Michael Pfeifer, MD, Professor and Chief, Section of Endocrinology/Metabolism, Director, Diabetes and Obesity Center, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, NC

DIVING AND SUBAQUATIC MEDICINE (4TH EDITION)
Carl Edmonds, Christopher Lowry, John Pennefather, and Robyn Walker

Now in its fourth edition, Diving and Subaquatic Medicine remains one of the leading textbooks on diving medicine. It is a clinically authoritative guide to all aspects of diving medicine. This completely revised edition covers the latest research and diving data, newly described diseases of diving medicine, the most current types of diving and diving equipment, free and indigenous diving, as well as updating the previous editions coverage of established diving disorders. Each medical disorder is discussed from an historical, etiological, clinical, pathological, preventative and therapeutic perspective in the accessible but informative style that has made the previous editions so popular.

DIVING MEDICINE (4TH EDITION)
Alfred A. Bove, MD, PhD and Jefferson C. Davis, MD

Diving Medicine has earned a worldwide reputation as the definitive source on diving safety and the management of diving-related health conditions. This new 4th Edition has been completely revised and updated while still retaining its practical clinical orientation. It covers basic diving physiology • the pathophysiology of decompression sickness • assessment of physical fitness for diving • diagnosis and treatment of diving-related disorders • and much more.

Key Features:

• Discusses special considerations for female, elderly, and pediatric divers
• Covers diving-related problems in people with pre-existing medical conditions, such as pulmonary, cardiac, and neurologic disease
• Includes information about marine toxicology

New to this Edition:

• New chapters on Kinetics of Inert Gas, Marine Poisoning and Intoxication, and Diabetes and Diving
• Completely revised chapters on Medical Evaluation for Sport Diving
• Medical Evaluation for Commercial Diving
• Medical Evaluation for Military Diving
• The latest protocols for managing decompression accidents, drowning, and hypothermia

ECHM COLLECTION, VOLUME 1
Alessandro Marroni, Daniel Mathieu, Francis Wattel

The European Committee for Hyperbaric Medicine has, during the last decade, become a common referral for state-of-the-art hyperbaric medicine practice and guidelines in Europe as well as internationally. This volume is intended to be the first one of a series, hence the name ECHM Collection, and covers the action of the ECHM since its inception. The multifaceted production of the ECHM will this way be more readily available to the international scientific community. The categories included are listed below and will give the reader a more comprehensive idea of the detail described in this new title. Over 60 contributors include internationally known members of the hyperbaric and diving medical communities.

Categories Include: History; Goals of ECHM; Structure of ECHM; ECHM Indications for HBOT; Acute Indications for HBOT-- Decompression Illness; Classification of Diving Accidents; Recompression Treatment; HBO Therapy; Infections, Reperfusion, Traumatic Edema, Bone Hypoxia, Diabetic Foot; Oxygenation & Healing Disorders; Wound Care; Hyperbaric Chambers; Standards, Fire Suppression, Staff Requirements, Certification; Research in HBO-10 year survey

Reviews:

The ECHM Collection represents a valuable addition to my library and is recommended to those who practice or support the discipline of hyperbaric medicine. For the past decade, the European hyperbaric community, through the auspices of its European Committee for Hyperbaric Medicine, has worked cohesively and intelligently to define best practice standards. The results are impressive, yet the proceedings and reports that chronicle their recommended standards are increasingly difficult to acquire, particularly with the passage of time. That these works have been compiled into a single edition is enormously helpful. The extent and depth of the material is unmatched in a single edition.
Dick Clarke - The Baromedical Research Foundation

The ECHM Collection, Volume 1 is intended to provide us with a more comprehensive idea of a multifaceted, multi-lingual and extremely variegated reality, such as the European scene of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. I recommend it to anyone who is interested in starting a valuable "Collection" of remarkable manuscripts from devoted hyperbaric specialists.
Dr. Peter HJ Mueller, European Journal of Hyperbaric and Underwater Medicine

This volume, edited by three luminaries in hyperbaric medicine, Alessandro Marroni, Daniel Mathieu and Francis Wattel, fills a huge void in the retrievable European literature and it supplies not only key papers but thousands of references. When teaching, preparing slides or writing papers, you will be glad to have it on your book shelf!
Eric P. Kindwall, MD

EUBS DIVING & HYPERBARIC MEDICINE
Igor B. Mekjavic, Michael J. Tipton and Ola Eiken

The international medical community has taken notice of the safe, effective treatment possibilities that hyperbaric oxygen has provided. This book is a composite of physiology, diving medicine, HBO therapy, and technology by more than 100 experts on diving medicine and hyperbaric treatment from around the world. It covers a range of topics, including detailed case studies, discussions on various forms of treatment, and emergency technology of hyperbaric systems.

HYPERBARIC MEDICINE PRACTICE-3RD EDITION
Eric P Kindwall MD and Harry T. Whelan MD

Widely acknowledged as the definitive reference source of its kind, Hyperbaric Medicine Practice is back in a new 3rd Edition.  With contributions from an impressive list of world experts, the material covered in this text is authoritative and wide-ranging, and once again combines to solidify this text as the standard in the field of hyperbaric medicine.
 
This Edition retains its original three-part format;
Part One: General Considerations, Part Two: Disorders Approved for Hyperbaric Treatment and Part Three: Investigational Areas. 
 
Many changes and advancements have been made in the field of hyperbaric medicine since the last revision of this text. Among them are the management of compromised wounds, and the treatment of carbon monoxide with HBO.  With new chapters and many extensively re-written ones, this Edition is updated and revised, and the comprehensive and up-to-date references make it a must for any medical practice.
 
It is the sincere hope of the authors that this book will remain an up-to-date reference text useful for both clinicians and researchers in the field of hyperbaric medicine.

HYPERBARIC NURSING
Valerie Larson-Lohr and Helen C. Norvell

This superb text details the practical and essential information about the specialty of hyperbaric nursing. It is a long-overdue reference designed for the hyperbaric community from the combined efforts of the Baromedical Nurses Association membership and many dedicated nursing professionals.

Reviews:

"Every hyperbaric unit should see to it that this text is available. It is the most complete compendium available to date on the subject of hyperbaric nursing."
—Eric P. Kindwall, M.D.,Professor Emeritus, Medical College of Wisconsin

"I congratulate the authors for producing a seminal document that will help standardize the practice of hyperbaric nursing around the world."
—W.T. Workman, MS, CHT, Director, Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs, Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society

"This book should be available for reading in every hyperbaric facility worldwide."
—European Journal of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine (December 2002)

HYPERBARIC OXYGEN FOR NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
Edited by: John H. Zhang, MD, PhD

This timely textbook is the first ever to be published on hyperbaric oxygen and its potential applications in neurological diseases. The stellar list of 37 national and international contributors is more than impressive.

FROM THE EDITOR:
Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) has been used as a therapeutic or an alternative therapeutic strategy for neurological diseases for many years. However, for most neurological diseases, HBO is being used without FDA and UHMS approval and therefore HBO is used to treat neurological diseases in mostly “free-standing” clinics. One of the key issues that prevented HBO to become part of mainstream medicine for neurological diseases is the lack of scientific evidence to support a possible neuroprotective effect of HBO. That is the reason for publishing this book.

This book has four features. First, a basic science section of four chapters to demonstrate the effect of HBO on brain physiology and metabolism as well as pathophysiology. Lacking basic mechanisms for the effect of HBO has been the major hurdle preventing the use of HBO for neurological diseases.

Second, this book emphasizes the potential use of HBO in stroke treatment with three chapters, because stroke is the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of long term disability in the nation. Targeting stroke has the potential to take HBO to a new level in future applications.

Third, the experimental application of HBO is discussed with five chapters on traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, autism, multiple sclerosis, and on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. There are tremendous debates in these fields and this book will provide a forum for extensive discussions.

Fourth, several FDA approved HBO applications are presented in three chapters on carbon monoxide poisoning and on radiation-induced neurological injury.

Using an old Chinese phrase “throwing a piece of rock to attract a gem quality of jade”, this book is a first effort to bring experts from all over the world in the HBO community to target neurological diseases. We hope this is just a beginning, and that more books on HBO in neurological diseases will be published in the future.

Reviews:

"This textbook, therefore, becomes an important reference point for clinicians, researchers and others who care for these difficult conditions and underwrite related health care costs. It is hoped that this textbook will also serve to stimulate further scientific scrutiny. These unfortunate patients are certainly that deserving."
—Dick Clarke, Director – The Baromedical Research Foundation, Columbia, SC

HYPERBARIC SURGERY: PERIOPERATIVE CARE
Dirk Jan Bakker and Frederick S. Cramer

This is the first text to be devoted to the subspecialty of “Hyperbaric Surgery.” Contributors were compiled from a distinguished group of international physicians in HBOT to show the way surgeons are thinking when using HBOT in their daily practice in a wide variety of indications: Traumatology, Orthopedics, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Urology, Surgical Oncology, Wound Healing, Burns, Soft Tissue Infections, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Intensive Care, etc. This textbook is intended for the practicing surgeon who has the availability of a hyperbaric chamber facility for the treatment of patients. Color photos and illustrations throughout the book provide detail and reveal stunning results.

"This is a perfect text to introduce HBOT to any surgeon with access to a hyperbaric chamber, as well as being a resource for the experienced practitioner."
—Eric P. Kindwall, M.D.

"An excellent comprehensive look at the wide variety of surgical indications. Will serve well in the interest of hyperbaric medicine."
—European Journal of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine (December 2002)

"A must for hyperbaric libraries, provides excellent references for why HBOT is effective in surgical situations and problem wound healing."
—Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society - Pressure (August 2003)

LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS DESIGN
M.L. Nuckols, Ace J. Sarich and Wayne C. Tucker

This book was designed as a textbook and is intended to give a working knowledge of the engineering principles and special vocabulary of life support systems for diving and hyperbaric applications. The authors, with extensive backgrounds in hyperbaric systems and commercial diving, have laid out the hardware design methods from conventional to saturation diving systems, including the design of pressure vessels and environmental control systems for deep diving applications, and the design of shallow-water, open-circuit breathing apparatus. Excellent sections on references, nomenclature and problem solving. Includes a glossary, appendices, index, and question-and-answer sections designed around each of the chapters.

MAN IN THE SEA, VOL I
Y.C. Lin and K.K. Shida

First of a two volume series which contains contributions of scholars from 8 different countries who made presentations at the Second International Sym-posium on Man in the Sea. Purpose was to discuss the current knowledge of human performance in the sea and to illustrate the importance of international cooperation in diving search. Covers many facets of saturation diving and compression.

MAN IN THE SEA, VOL II
Y.C. Lin and K.K. Shida

Continues the coverage and presentations of the Man In the Sea Symposium of the countless events and discoveries which have been validated in the 13 years since the first symposium. Covers variety of topics including: Sport Diving, Breath-Hold Divers, Free Diving Antarctic Weddell Seal, Hyperbaric Medicine During Space Flight and In Modern Hospital Practice, and Diving Accidents.

MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF SPORT SCUBA DIVERS - 3RD ED
Jefferson C. Davis

For physicians of all specialties who examine or treat divers, as well as scuba instructors and every serious diver who must know the medical danger signals to ensure the safety of himself and his diving companions. This manual is written by a multi-speciality group of more than 100 physicians who are active scuba divers. Formatted for easy reference. (Paperback: 74 pages)

MENDING THE BENDS: ASSESSMENT, MANAGEMENT, AND RECOMPRESSION THERAPY
David Merritt, MD, FS, DMO

This 76-page, easy-read book was designed to facilitate the hyperbaric chamber operator where he/she needs it most. Spiral bound, this book opens flat and hangs on the wall for easy access. Complete with flow charts and treatment tables taken from the U.S. Navy Diving Manual, this book covers everything from operational procedures to what considerations should be made before, during, and after recompression therapy. Whether you are new to the field or are an experienced hyperbaric chamber operator, this book is a must have!

"Finally, a dive medical book for the average diver! It is also a must for every divemaster responsible for maintaining safety for all levels of divers."
—Joanne Heins, M.D.

PHYSIOLOGY AND MEDICINE OF HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY
Tom Neuman, MD, FACP, FACPM and Stephen Thom, MD, PhD

Written by internationally recognized leaders in hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) research and practice, this exciting new book provides evidence-based, practical, useful information for anyone involved in HBOT. It outlines the physiologic principles that constitute the basis for understanding the clinical implications for treatment and describes recent advances and current research, along with new approaches to therapy. This book is an essential tool for anyone who cares for patients with difficult-to-heal wounds, wounds from radiation therapy, carbon monoxide poisoning, and more.

PROCEEDINGS/ 8TH INT'L CONGRESS ON HBO MED-USA
Edited by Eric P. Kindwall, George Hart, and Julius Jacobson

What will the future of hyperbaric medicine be? This book is a summary of the many exciting scientific discoveries and experiments in the field. The scientist, physician, engineer, and equipment manufacturer will find this a highly useful overview of what is, and what may be coming, in hyperbaric oxygenation.

PROCEEDINGS/ 9TH INT'L CONGRESS ON HBO MED-SYDNEY
Ian P. Unsworth, et al.

Proceedings from the meeting held in Sydney, Australia, representing a diversified group of scientists and physicians from around the globe who specialize in hyperbaric medicine. Subjects: Circulatory Emboli, Spinal DCS, HPNS, Lung Gas Diffusion, Treating DCS, Treatment Table Investigation, Oxygen Therapy, and Treatment in the Field with Oxygen.

PROCEEDINGS/10TH INT'L CONGRESS ON HBO MED-AMSTERDAM
D.J. Bakker and F. Cramer, et al.

Forty-three papers covering a wide range of technical topics in hyperbaric medicine. Proceedings of the first Joint Meeting of the International Congress on Hyperbaric Medicine, the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, and the European Undersea Baromedical Society.

PROCEEDINGS/11TH INT'L CONGRESS ON HBO MED-CHINA
Frederick S. Cramer

Presents the papers given by 25 non-Chinese delegates who joined 20 invited Chinese physicians and scientists at the Congress held in Fuzhou, China. All the participants are active experts in the field of hyperbaric medicine. Represents a remarkable insight into the ongoing research and clinical experience of China, home to one-fifth of the world’s population. Also covers a 10-day tour of Chinese HBO facilities.

PROCEEDINGS/12TH INT'L CONGRESS ON HBO MED-ITALY
A. Marroni, G. Oriani and F. Wattel

Features 800 pages with 120 articles on the state of hyperbaric medicine. Papers were read before the Twelfth International Congress on Hyperbaric Medicine, held jointly with the European Undersea and Baromedical Society, the European Committee for Hyperbaric Medicine, and the Divers Alert Network, in Milan. These proceedings offer important recommendations and a multi-disciplinary consensus about some key aspects of clinical and therapeutic hyperbaric medicine and disease and trauma treatments.

PROCEEDINGS/13TH INT'L CONGRESS ON HBO MED-JAPAN
Hideyo Takahashi

The International Congress on Hyperbaric Medicine (ICHM) returned to Japan for its international meeting. These Proceedings were held in Kobe and included 30 complete papers submitted by distinguished physicians and scientists from around the world. Hosted by Professor Hideo Takahashi, the meeting included a variety of interesting scientific and social events. The highlight of this meeting was the Boerema Memorial Lecture by Professor Thomas Hunt from San Francisco who spoke about the latest developments in the field of oxygen and wound healing.

PROCEEDINGS/14TH INT'L CONGRESS ON HBO - San Francisco, CA, USA
Frederick S. Cramer and Paul J. Sheffield

These proceedings were held in San Francisco, California in October 2002, and include 48 complete papers submitted by distinguished physicians and scientists from around the world. The 14th International Congress was attended by delegates from 18 countries. The goal of each paper was to present the results of a basic science study, a clinical investigation, a case report, or the solution to a clinical or technical problem that occurred in a hyperbaric medicine practice. As the invited Boerema lecturer Professor Dirk J. Bakker discussed hyperbaric medicine in Amsterdam from a historical perspective. His classic presentation was followed by historical reviews from pioneers at three long-standing clinical hyperbaric facilities who summarized their clinical experience over the past quarter century.

RECOMPRESSION CHAMBER LIFE SUPPORT MANUAL
Dick Rutkowski

Instructor/student guide for the use of breathing gases during hyperbaric exposure. Teaches recompression chamber operators the physics, physiology, and pathophysiology of breathing gases during hyperbaric exposures in recompression chambers, habitats, and diving bells. Individual lessons, homework quizzes, figures, and illustrations create a logical and educationally sound presentation.

THE DAN GUIDE TO DIVE MEDICAL FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Divers Alert Network

MONTHLY SPECIAL DAN has put together the most commonly asked questions in one compact, portable source. Along with frequently requested articles from Alert Diver, this reference source offers more than 100 informative answers for divers, instructors, and non- diving trained physicians.

WOUND CARE PRACTICE, 2ND EDITION (2007)
Paul J Sheffield, PhD, Caroline E. Fife, MD

DescriptionChronic wounds are a major cause of patient suffering and a profound financial burden to society. The focus of this long awaited Second Edition is assessment and management of chronic wounds in a Wound Care Practice. Physicians, podiatrists, nurses, enterostomal therapists, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other health care professionals will find in this book the principles of modern, moist, interactive wound care, and the application of advanced therapeutic technologies.

As the complexity of wound management increases, clinicians come to the field from many diverse specialties. This book represents the combined efforts of 65 authors selected from the basic sciences and clinical practice who bring their insights and unique experiences to these two volumes and enhance its value both as an educational text and as an enduring reference. Because of the wealth of knowledge and growth in wound care technology this new Second Edition of the definitive text Wound Care Practice has expanded into two volumes.

"Sheffield and Fife's Second Edition of Wound Care Practice really is a veritable Who's Who in modern wound management. This new two-volume edition covers every aspect of standard of care in wound management as well as addressing ethics and legal medicine pertinent to this sub-specialty. This text would be appropriate for the wound management novice as well as the seasoned veteran. The editors have organized and developed the material in a very instinctive sequence beginning with the very basics of wound physiology and biochemistry, then on to wound management of numerous different etiologies. The second volume addresses more wound management basics including nutrition and pain management, as well as more specialized areas relating to wound management in the elderly and the very young. The chapters are well written and the text is nicely illustrated. Students of wound management will find the review questions at the end of each chapter very helpful when preparing for certification exams. Any individual or wound management center looking for a single reference that is comprehensive and concise will find the Second Edition of Wound Care Practice by Drs. Sheffield and Fife very readable and authoritative."
—PStephen Rydzak, MD, F.A.C.P, CWS, Medical Director, East Texas Medical Center - Wound Healing Center