Topics
Topics - Advanced Course – Lifelong diving
The course consists of four half-day sessions. In each session there is focus on one of the themes, which include:
• Children and diving
• Diving in adulthood
• The older diver
• The professional diver
The topics covered within each theme include the key issues that can cause the most (serious) problems. Some of the topics might be of consequence to other sessions too, but will be discussed in full in the session where they are of greater import. For example barotrauma is a key element to the topic of Children and Diving, so will be fully discussed therein, but does have significance in other sessions. With each theme, the consequences for the diving medical examination will be discussed, as will the acute treatment of victims of a diving accident. Case-based workshops and training in practice are used to facilitate learning.
General Information
Location:
This year the course will take place on the island of the Gods, beautiful Bali. We are hosted in the stunning 5* Siddhartha Resort. This resort is situated on the east side of Bali right by the sea, far from the major tourist areas. The 30 bungalows and three villas (with two separate bedrooms and private pool) are in perfect harmony with nature on a terraced hillside. The beautiful tropical garden has been created with great expertise and attention to detail. And all with a breath-taking view of the 3241m high volcano, Mount Agung. Besides the beautiful bungalows in which you stay, there is also a conference room and a dive shop on the resort. Furthermore there is a large swimming pool, a cosy bar, a good restaurant and an excellent spa & massage suite. In short, a place you do not want to leave. There are the most beautiful dive sites on the doorstep, like the famous wreck of the US Liberty. At these dive sites you will find a lot of fish, including sharks, and sometimes a whale or whale shark. There are also beautiful nudibranchs, (pygmy) sea horses, frog fishes, Napoleon wrasses and basically anything you can find in tropical waters around Indonesia. Take a drive, and you're at the sites of Ahmed or Nusa Penida for mantas and mola mola. There are also many opportunities for shore excursions, for example climbing the Gunung Agung.
LATEST INFORMATION: The Siddhartha resort is full for this weekvol! We have available the direct next door RELAX BALI resort. Also a 5 * resort with a high rating (tripadvisor).
Number of participants:
Given the structure and the interactive nature of this course, up to twenty five people can register. Partners may also register; they do not count as a course participant.
Entrance Level:
The course is open to medical examiner of divers, diving physicians and physicians who successfully completed the diving medicine basic course Part I.
Date:
November 14th – 21st 2015.
Accreditation:
The course is part of the international certification of Diving Medicine Physicians and has been accredited with 16 CME points for Diving Medicine Physicians and Medical Examiners of Divers.
Certificate:
On completion of the course, all participants will receive a certificate of attendance..
Course materials:
The course manual will be sent to you approximately ten days before departure.
Diving arrangements:
If you are a certified diver and do not need a diving course, a ten-dive package is included in the registration fee. Any rental of diving equipment is not included in the costs (air and weights are included). On the non-course day(s) it is possible to take dive or land excursions. and different kind of dive courses, For those who never dived before, the Open Water course is an excellent start (see registration form).
Faculty:
Peter Germonpré, hyperbaric and diving medicine physician, militairy hospital Brussel
Elke van Renterghem, emergency medicine, St. Lucas hospital, Gent
Cecilia Roberts, hyperbaric and diving medicine physician, university of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Travel:
If starting your journey from Schiphol Amsterdam airport, you fly with Singapore airlines with a short stopover in Singapore to Denpasar. You can bring 30kg checked baggage for free. From Denpasar the trip continues by comfortable minibus to the beautiful Siddhartha resort, where the arrival is scheduled at 15:00. For those who depart from another airport or who want to arrange their own flights there is a discount on the registration fee (see registration form).
Costs:
The basic price of the diving medicine course includes flights, transfers, accommodation based on 2 pax sharing a superior bungalow*, breakfast, 10 boat dives, diving medicine course and all the course literature for € 2495. This includes the currently known flight surcharges**.
For registrations received after June 1st an additional cost of at least € 100 applies, as late bookings can be a lot more expensive due to the lesser availability of airline seats, ***.
Since the airlines and our accommodation require a deposit, we ask for a down payment of €500 at registration.
* based on availability
** price adjustments by airlines, governments, hotels and currency exchange rates can be passed on.
*** as flights fill up, seats become more more expensive, so the later the booking, the more expensive the flights.
Course schedule
Friday November 13th
10.30h. Departure Schiphol airport with Singapore airlines
Saturday November 14th
05.55h. Arrival Singapore
08.20h. Departure Singapore to Denpasar Bali
11.05h. Arrival Denpasar Bali. Transfer Siddhartha
Sunday November 15th
09.00h Acclimatization and start practice session diving
Monday November 16th
08.00h. – 08.15h. Course introduction
08.15h. – 08.45h. Overview: common diving pathology and diving accidents with children
08.45h. – 09.45h. Barotrauma: pathology and contributing factors, physical and mental (also for adults and elderly)
09.45h. – 10.00h. Break
10.00h. – 10.45h. (Exercise) physiology: influence of age related factors
10.15h. – 11.00h. Long term effects of diving
11.00h. – 12.00h. Practice session BLS-ALS for children
12.00h. – 12.45h. Lunch
13.00h. – 18.00h. Practice session diving
Tuesday November 17th
08.00h. – 08.30h. Overview: common diving pathology and diving accidents with adults
08.30h. – 09.15h. Decompression accidents and out-of air situations; breath hold diving accidents (influence of psychological, social and professional, factors)
09.15h. – 10.00h. Influence of diving equipment on dive safety
10.00h. – 10.15h. Break
10.15h. – 11.00h. Male and female differences in dive safety (DCS risk, behavioural risk, physiology, hormonal)
11.00h. – 12.00h. Practice session BLS-ALS for adults
12.00h. – 12.45h. Lunch
13.00h. – 18.00h. Practice session diving
Wednesday November 18th
08.00h. – 18.00h. (Diving)excursions
Thursday November 19th
08.00h. – 08.30h. Overview: common diving pathology and diving accidents with elderly divers
08.30h. – 09.45h. Cardiovascular and pulmonary pathology (also with children and adults)
09.45h. – 10.00h. Break
10.00h. – 11.00h. Medication and diving (elderly, children and adults)
11.00h. – 12.00h. Practice session / case studies BLS-ALS in special conditions: rigs, in-water resuscitation, drowning
12.00h. – 12.45h. Lunch
13.00h. – 18.00h. Practice session diving
Friday November 20th
08.00h. – 08.45h. Overview: common diving pathology and diving accidents with the professional diver
08.45h. – 09.45h. Saturation diving: infections, medical emergencies, decompression sickness
09.45h. – 10.00h. Break
10.00h. – 11.00h. Dive safety procedures and medical monitoring
11.00h. – 11.40h. Diving after DCS and other diseases
11.40h. – 12.00h. Examination and closure
12.00h. – 12.45h. Lunch
13.00h. – 18.00h. Practice session diving
Saturday November 21st
14.00h. Departure Siddharta
20.05h. Departure Denpasar
Sunday November 22nd
06.55h. Arrival Schiphol, Amsterdam
Registration
Please fill in the online registration form; experience shows that the courses fill rapidly, so apply as soon as possible. Your registration will be confirmed once we receive your registration form; they are dealt with in order of receipt.
Registration for this week is no longer possible. There are still a view spaces available on the course from 20-28th of November.
You can transfer your €800 deposit to Scott Haldane Foundation:
bank account: NL23INGB0001911767 Swift/BIC: INGBNL2A, ING Bank
Scott Haldane Foundation address: PObox 466, 1200 AL, Hilversum, The Netherlands
By signing and submitting the registration form over the internet, you also declare that the Haldane Foundation cannot be held responsible for any costs resulting from damage incurred during or by participation in this course, or damages of any kind caused by any third parties. The general terms and conditions of the Scott Haldane Foundation apply. Registrations are processed in order of receipt.
Cancellation policy.
The following cancellations rules are applicable:
- For cancellation by the participant more than three months prior to the starting date of the activity, there is an administration fee of €150 plus non-refundable ticket, accommodation and diving costs payable.
- For cancellation by the participant between three months and one month prior to the starting date of the activity, 90% of the total course fee, plus non-refundable ticket or accommodation cancellation costs is payable.
- For cancellation by the participant less than one months prior to the starting date of the activity, 100% of the total course fee is payable.
All cancellations must be in writing or by confirmed e-mail, addressed to the Scott Haldane Foundation.
For clarity, in defining the point of cancellation, it is determined upon the date of receipt of the participant’s notice of cancellation by the Scott Haldane Foundation.