The South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society (SPUMS) is a primary source of information for
diving and
hyperbaric
Hyperbaric medicine is medical treatment in which an ambient pressure greater than sea level atmospheric pressure is a necessary component. The treatment comprises hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), the medical use of oxygen at an ambient pressure ...
medicine physiology worldwide.
History
The SPUMS was founded on May 3, 1971 in the
wardroom of
HMAS PENGUIN.
The founding members of SPUMS were Carl Edmonds, Bob Thomas, Douglas Walker, Ian Unsworth, and Cedric Deal and they were joined by approximately 20 others as "charter members".
[ The society was incorporated in 1990.][
]
Purpose
The aims of SPUMS have never changed since its inception:[
* To promote and facilitate the study of all aspects of underwater and hyperbaric medicine;
* To provide ]information
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on underwater and hyperbaric medicine;
* To publish a journal
A journal, from the Old French ''journal'' (meaning "daily"), may refer to:
*Bullet journal, a method of personal organization
*Diary, a record of what happened over the course of a day or other period
*Daybook, also known as a general journal, a ...
and;
* To convene members of each Society annually at a scientific conference
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.
Training
SPUMS offers a Diploma of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine. This certification, was the first non-naval certification and for years the only postgraduate
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The organization and ...
education available.[ The first Diplomas by examination were awarded to Chris Acott, Gavin Dawson, and John Knight in 1975.][
]
Publications
In 1971, a newsletter
A newsletter is a printed or electronic report containing news concerning the activities of a business or an organization that is sent to its members, customers, employees or other subscribers. Newsletters generally contain one main topic of ...
was published
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by Dr. Carl Edmonds and distributed to diving medical professionals.Journal of the South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society
A journal, from the Old French ''journal'' (meaning "daily"), may refer to:
*Bullet journal, a method of personal organization
*Diary, a record of what happened over the course of a day or other period
*Daybook, also known as a general journal, a ...
'' in 1975.[ The journal's name was changed to '']Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine
''Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine'' is a journal about hyperbaric medicine published by the European Underwater Medicine Society (EUBS) and the South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society (SPUMS).
Prior to 2008, 77% of the journal articles were f ...
'' in 2007 and incorporated the ''Journal of the European Underwater and Baromedical Society
A journal, from the Old French ''journal'' (meaning "daily"), may refer to:
*Bullet journal, a method of personal organization
*Diary, a record of what happened over the course of a day or other period
*Daybook, also known as a general journal, a ...
'' in 2008.
Prior to 2008, 77% of the journal articles were from Australia and New Zealand. After 2008 the journal's two largest contributors have been Australia and the United Kingdom with 44% of the articles and 20 other countries contributing the remainder.review article
A review article is an article that summarizes the current state of understanding on a topic within a certain discipline. A review article is generally considered a secondary source since it may analyze and discuss the method and conclusions i ...
s, case series
A case series (also known as a clinical series) is a type of medical research study that tracks subjects with a known exposure, such as patients who have received a similar treatment, or examines their medical records for exposure and outcome. Cas ...
and reports, educational and general interest material in the form of:
* The diving doctor's diary;
* The world as it is;
* Critical appraisals (CATs) and Cochrane reviews
Cochrane (previously known as the Cochrane Collaboration) is a British international charitable organisation formed to organise medical research findings to facilitate evidence-based choices about health interventions involving health profess ...
;
* Opinion papers and Commentaries;
* Reprints of full Articles and Abstracts from the literature
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;
* Letters to the Editor;
* Book reviews
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A book review may be a primary source, opinion piece, summary review or scholarly revie ...
;
* Society News & Notices.
''Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine'' is ISI-indexed on SCIE and indexed on EMBASE. In 2011, ''Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine'' was approved for indexation in MEDLINE
MEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, or MEDLARS Online) is a bibliographic database of life sciences and biomedical information. It includes bibliographic information for articles from academic journals covering med ...
.
References
External links
SPUMS web site
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