CAS Care and Operational Management in Hyperbaric Conditions, Hyperbaric Fitness 2023
Information
Period
5 October 2023 - 21 September 2024Language
EnglishFormat
On-site – switch over to online-learning if requiredRegistration
Registration deadline
30 June 2023Fees:
- CAS Care and Operational Management in Hyperbaric Conditions, Hyperbaric Fitness: CHF 3'800.-
- “Hyperbaric Operator” module: CHF 2’600.-
Priority is given to candidates registered for the full CAS.
Objectives
- Train qualified nurses and technicians in the field of underwater and hyperbaric medicine
- Acquire the theoretical and practical fundamentals of underwater and hyperbaric medicine
Audience
Programme
2 modules:
- Hyperbaric Operator
- Hyperbaric Nurse
Director(s)
Prof. François SARASIN, Faculté de médecine, Université de Genève, Nicolas FOURQUET et Dr Rodrigue PIGNEL, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG)
Coordinator(s)
Accreditation
Location
Fee
Speakers
Description
Topics
- Physical and physiological bases
- Pressure / O2 effect
- Principle of HBO
- Emergency operations
- Therapeutic and decompression tables
- Safety and hygiene in a hyperbaric environment Regulations
- Practical training (6 days)
Competences
- Operate the hyperbaric chamber and all its annexes (compressor, oxygen reserve, etc.) in complete safety
- Calculate, apply and check the decompression tables for the occupants in the room and if necessary, apply the decompression stops
- Manage, control and document hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) treatments in accordance with the imposed procedures
Date(s)
Location
Speakers
Description
Topics
- Physiological aspects of HBOT
- Indications of HBOT
- Incidents and contraindications of HBOT
- Organization and operation of a hyperbaric system Practical courses (13 days)
Compétences
- Apply the care measures belonging to the common pathologies of hyperbaric therapy that are applied to patients in a hyperbaric chamber
- Assist patients inside the hyperbaric chamber, give special care to the specific conditions of the hyperbaric environment
Exam
- 20 and 21 September 2024: Final exam and oral presentations
Assessment
Pedagogical method
The complete programme of studies (2 thematic modules) takes place over 2 semesters, articulating theoretical teaching and practical cases, hours of professional practice in the form of traineeship, a final exam and a final work.
Diploma awarded
Admission criteria
For the CAS
- Bachelor of science from a HES in nursing or deemed equivalent
- Valid BLS
- Medical examination of no contraindication to diving or Medical examination of Aptitude for diving
For the operator module
- Valid BLS
- Medical examination of no contraindication to diving or Medical examination of Aptitude for diving
- Scuba diving experience is preferred
Steering committee
Director
- Prof. François Sarasin, Head of the Emergency Department of Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), Associate Professor, Department of Acute Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Program Director
Experts
- Dr Rodrigue Pignel, Deputy Physician in charge of the Hyperbaric Medicine Unit, Emergency Department, Department of Acute Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals
- Nicolas Fourquet, hyperbaric nurse class III C, Head of nurses team, Hyperbaric Medicine Unit, Emergency Department, Department of Acute Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals
Members
- Prof. Laszlo Vutskits, Department of Anaesthesiology,Pharmacy and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva
- Dr Jérôme Stirnemann, Privat-Docent, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva University Hospitals
Scientific committee
- Prof. Michel Decroux, Department of Quantum Matter Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Geneva
- Dr Jean-Yves Berney, Hyperbaric Medicine, Emergency Department, Department of Acute Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals
- Dr Pierre Louge, Hyperbaric Medicine, Emergency Department, Department of Acute Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals
- Dr Rodrigue Pignel, Physician in charge of the Hyperbaric Medicine Program, Emergency Department, Department of Acute Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals
Detailed fees
- CAS Care and Operational Management in Hyperbaric Conditions, Hyperbaric Fitness: CHF 3'800.-
- “Hyperbaric Operator” module: CHF 2’600.-
Priority is given to candidates registered for the full CAS.
Schedule
8h30-18h00
Researchers and professors of the Universities, experts of the field at the Swiss and international level:
- Pr C. Balestra, Brussels, Belgium
- Pr J.E. Blateau, Toulon, France
- Dr M. Gelsomino, Basel, Switzerland
- Dr P. Germonpré, Brussels, Belgium
- Dr M. Coulange, Marseille, France
- Dr T. Joffre, Lyon, France