CAS Care and Operational Management in Hyperbaric Conditions, Hyperbaric Fitness 2025
A unique training programme in Switzerland that allows the development of scientific knowledge in underwater and hyperbaric medicine in interaction with emergency medicine and occupational medicine. It opens the field to research.
Information
Period
October 2025 - September 202615 ECTS credits
The complete study programme (2 thematic modules) takes place over 2 semesters.
Language
EnglishFormat
Blended learningRegistration
Registration deadline
30 June 2025Modules can be followed individually
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.
Contribution to the SDGs
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
The Hyperbaric Operator module is open to anyone, whereas the CAS Care and Operational Managment in Hyperbaric Conditions, Hyperbaric Fitness is for nurses exclusively.
Programme
2 modules:
- Hyperbaric Operator
- Hyperbaric Nurse
Director(s)
Prof. Thibaut DESMETTRE, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva
Coordinator(s)
Dr Pierre LOUGE and Nicolas FOURQUET, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG)
Accreditation
The CAS complies with the European standards of the EBAss (European Baromedical Association).
These 2 levels are recognised by the European College of Baromedicine (ECB / EBAss).
The steps to obtain the various equivalences of certificates or diplomas (French DGT or EBass) are the responsibility of the candidate.
Assessment
The operator module is subject to a written evaluation. This assessment must be validated by the nurses to continue the CAS. The CAS is assessed by a final exam which is organized at the end of the training. The hours of professional practice are the subject of certificates of participation which must be sent by the student to the person in charge of the module concerned. The end-of-studies work is compulsory for obtaining the CAS.
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
The Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Care and Operational Managment in Hyperbaric Condisitons, Hyperbaric Fitness / Certificat de formation continue (CAS) en Soins et conduite opérationnelle en milieu hyperbare, aptitude à l’hyperbarie is awarded by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Geneva. It corresponds to the acquisition of 15 ECTS credits (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System), i. e. 375 hours of work including 280 hours of teaching (100 hours of internship and 180 hours of theoretical instruction). It is obtained when all of the training has been completed and the student has met the requirements of the knowledge test.
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. Thibaut DESMETTRE, Emergency Department of Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), Department of Acute Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva
Experts
- Nicolas FOURQUET, Orthopedic Unit, Surgery Department, HUG
- Dr Rodrigue PIGNEL, Physician in charge of the Hyperbaric Medicine Program, Emergency Department, Department of Acute Medicine, HUG
Members
- Prof. Sylvain BOET, Deputy Physician, Hyperbaric Medicine, Emergency Department, Department of Acute Medicine, HUG
- 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, HUG
Scientific committee
- Dr Jean-Yves BERNEY, Hyperbaric Medicine, Emergency Department, Department of Acute Medicine, HUG
- Dr Pierre LOUGE, Hyperbaric Medicine, Emergency Department, Department of Acute Medicine, HUG
- Dr Rodrigue PIGNEL, Physician in charge of the Hyperbaric Medicine Program, Emergency Department, Department of Acute Medicine, HUG
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
Contribution to the SDGs