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Elizabeth Smykowski, BSN, RN, CNML, ACHRN, CHT
UHMS Executive Board RN Representative

2026 1st Quarter

Celebrating Our Profession

May is designated Hyperbaric Awareness Month. This initiative’s goal is to increase awareness about the specific conditions treated with hyperbaric oxygen provided by appropriately educated and credentialled professionals. Too often, members of the healthcare team are unaware of this potentially li…
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2025 4th Quarter

The Value and Importance of Attending Scientific Conferences

The UHMS-AsMa Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) date is fast-approaching! I’ve always favored in-person learning for a variety of reasons, and I want to encourage all of you to attend an excellent, interactive experience. Scientific conferences are essential to advancing knowledge and innovation by…
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2025 3rd Quarter

Health Considerations at Elevated Altitude

Each year, planning the Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) employs a multifaceted team approach in order to provide an intellectually stimulating educational experience. There are many considerations involved in the decision-making processes used to choose the various components of a wonderful meeting…
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2025 1st Quarter

Hyperbaric Competencies: BEYOND the Course

Medical skills and devices require competencies.  As a new nurse, I learned core hospital competencies for bedside procedures such as foley catheter insertion, intravenous catheter (IV) insertion, and nasogastric (NG) tube placement.  I never stopped completing competencies as I worked in…
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2024 4th Quarter

To TCOM or Not to TCOM!

Transcutaneous oximetry (TCOM or PtcO2) has arguably been the gold standard in assessing microvascular flow and predictive wound healing using hyperbaric oxygen therapy. In the 1950s, the relationship between skin oxygen levels and arterial blood oxygenation was investigated, which initiated the l…
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2024 1st Quarter

Communication challenges among healthcare professionals and the patient

As the world gets smaller and moving from country to country becomes more accessible, our challenge as a healthcare professional is to meet the needs of individuals from various cultures and ethnic backgrounds who present with a medical issue or concern. To meet their needs, we have to use our best…
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2023 4th Quarter

Creative Solutions & Reconstructive Principles after Grizzly Bear Mauling: Presentation by Guest Speaker: Lily Daniali, MD, FACS

The Associate Townhall concept was introduced to provide a venue for topics related to Hyperbaric Medicine, but may not meet the threshold for continuing education units.  The associate council wanted to offer topics to the Associate membership that expanded their overall knowledge in the Divi…
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