Chapter Town Hall 2026: Mid-West Chapter: Safety
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Virtual: PT: 9am; MT: 10am: CT:11am; ET: 12pm
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Event Properties
| Event Start Date | 05-02-2026 |
| Event End Date | 05-02-2026 |
| Location | Virtual platform |
| Categories | UHMS Directly Provided Meeting |
Gaurav Narula
MD
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John Kirby
MD
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Dr. Kirby focuses his practice on trauma, acute care surgery, wound healing, necrotizing fasciitis, multisystem organ dysfunction, organ failure, sepsis, and shock. Dr. Kirby is the Medical Director of the Wound Care Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
Kevin Gardner
CHT, AEMT
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Hyperbaric Program Coordinator, Safety Director, CHT, AEMT
Employer Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center
Laurie Gesell
MD
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Dr. Gesell is the System Director for Hyperbaric Medicine and Wound Care with Advocate Aurora Medical Group and Section Chair for Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine. She is board certified in Emergency Medicine and Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine. Dr. Gesell is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians, as well as, the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society. Dr. Gesell is a Past President of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Past Chair of the UHMS Board of Directors, and former Chair of the UHMS Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Committee. Dr. Gesell represents the medical specialty as the UHMS Delegate in the AMA House of Delegates and is the elected American Board of Preventive Medicine Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Sub-Board Chair.
Tony Alleman
MD
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Dr. Alleman is board certified in undersea and hyperbaric medicine, occupational medicine, and addiction medicine. He was the chairman of the committee that formulated the guidelines for work as an inside attendant and is the chairman of the committee that is revising these guidelines. He is co-course director and teaches at the Medical Examiner of Diver course in New Orleans and the Physicians Training in Diving Medicine Course in San Diego. He is currently the chairman of the Physicians Diving Advisory Committee (PDAC) of the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI). He is currently a corresponding member for the Diving Medical Advisory Committee (DMAC) for the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA).
| 12:00-12:05 pm |
Introduction/CE Requirements |
| 1205-1235 |
Accreditation & Quality PitfallsAbout the Lecture |
| 1235-1305 |
COLT Pathway: Laurie Gesell, MDAbout the Lecture |
| 1305-1335 |
Risk Evaluation for High-Risk Patients: John Kirby, MDAbout the Lecture |
| 1335-1405 |
IV Pumps & Chamber Configurations: Kevin Gardner, CHTAbout the Lecture |
| 1405-1410 |
Break |
| 1410-1440 |
Inside Attendant Fitness / Go-No-GoAbout the Lecture |
| 1440-1540 |
Hyperbaric Chamber Safety: Fires & Failures + FDA/AMA Policy Updates & Advocacy: Tom Workman, CHTAbout the Lecture |
| 1540-1555 |
Fellows’ Research Presentations: Gaurav Narula, MDAbout the Lecture |
| 1555-1610 |
Fellows’ Research Presentations: Prashan Gunasekera, MDAbout the Lecture |
| 1610-1640 |
TBDAbout the Lecture |