VHMS – Veterinary Hyperbaric Medicine Society

EDUCATION

The VHMS will be a forum for

communications involving hyperbaric

oxygen therapy.

The VHMS will promote continuing

education in hyperbaric physiology,

physics and medical application to

professional students, technicians,

practicing and academic veterinarians, the

human medical community and the

general public.

The VHMS will be a source for operational

safety and animal management in the

application of hyperbaric therapy in

clinical medicine and research.

The VHMS will promote an interdisciplinary

approach to the sharing of information, the clinical

application of hyperbaric therapy and to the

discovery of new knowledge in

hyperbaric medicine.

The VHMS will be a venue for those interested in

hyperbaric medicine in animals and humans to

share experiences, ideas, research efforts and

results, needs, and to facilitate a multidisciplinary

approach to collaboration and the sharing

of expertise.

To develop an organized forum (the society) for

those interested in veterinary and/or human

hyperbaric medicine.

To educate professionals and the public about

hyperbaric medicine and its application in animals.

Target: veterinary students, practicing veterinarians,

academic veterinarians, veterinary technicians,

certified hyperbaric technicians, animal owners,

societies, associations, and clubs, etc.

To facilitate, or be a link for, collaboration in the

discovery of new knowledge in veterinary and

human hyperbaric medicine.

To promote operator and patient safety and proper

patient management before, during and after

hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

The VHMS will promote and assist in the dissemination of new information in physics, physiology and clinical applications of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in animals.

NEWS, EVENTS&RESEARCH

The VHMS will be a source of

certification for the propertraining of

veterinary hyperbaric chamber

operators and implementation of

safety guidelines.

The VHMS will be a source of

certification for the standards and

specifications of hyperbaric chambers

used exclusively for the treatment

of animals.

Dr. Dennis GeiserUniversity of TennesseeCollege of Veterinary Medicine,

Large Animal Clinical SciencesVeterinary Hyperbaric Medical Society2407 River DriveKnoxville, Tennessee 37996U.S.A.

OUR ADDRESS

Email: info@vhbot.orgTel: 865-755-8266

(Dennis Geiser, DVM, CHT-V)

859-983-9483

(Shelena Hoberg, CHT, CHT-V)

Lynne graduated in 1982 with an Associates in Animal Science. She, currently serves as Technician Coordinator andSafety Director for the Hyperbaric Chamber department at HagyardEquine Medical Institute in Lexington KY.

Lynne HewlettAA, CHT, CHT-V

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VHMS - Veterinary Hyperbaric Medicine Society