The Meeting provides focused education for hyperbaric healthcare professionals and supports safe, consistent, and compliant hyperbaric operations. The aim is to strengthen safety practices, improve operational readiness, and support high-quality patient care for Atrium Health/Advocate Health hyperbaric sites in the Southeast Region.

Learners get an in-depth review of the latest safety updates, current safety standards, NFPA 99/101 requirements, equipment considerations, and recent “good catches” or near-miss events.  Participants will engage in interactive learning, problem-solving, demonstrations, and return demonstrations. Safety updates and policy changes are emphasized to reinforce current standards and protocols. Brief case discussions and chamber science refreshers reinforce clinical reasoning and hazard awareness, ensuring consistent understanding across all team members.

Course Director:

• Mark Pearson, MD | Advocate Health

Planner point of contact: [email protected]

Overall Objectives:

1. Integrate current hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) indications, contraindications, and safety requirements. 
2. Apply evidence-based safety practices to prevent fire hazards, equipment failures, or patient risk during HBOT. 
3. Perform emergency response actions for scenarios such as air breaks, patient distress, chamber alarms, or power failure. 
4. Examine safety concerns, process issues, or potential risks using structured safety-reporting practices.

Target Audience:  
This activity is designed for physicians, nurses, physician assistants and other healthcare professionals.

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Advocate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Statement(s)

American Medical Association (AMA) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
Advocate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.75 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA)
Advocate Health has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 0.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Board Recognition Statement(s)

American Board of Surgery (ABS)
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.