Abstracts for 2017 Adelaide Conference can now be submitted
Stop The Press!! Prizes available for Abstracts submitted early - WIN a selection of fine South Australian wines worth over $500
The HTNA is offering two prizes for abstracts submitted by close of business 14th July 2017. Winners will be notified directly via email or phone and their names published on the HTNA website.
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HTNA Members have the opportunity to use the HTNA’s systems to advance their practice. We have a licence with GoToWebinar™ that allows a Bi-Monthly Webinar to keep you up-to-date in the world of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine with speakers from all over the world presenting interesting and front-line information. Members can also use this facility to hold on-line meetings with colleagues to discuss research ideas or benchmarking opportunities. This is all free to Full Members and you will receive a certificate to show your participation.
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Every year since 1993 the HTNA has held the Annual Scientific Meeting on Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine. This internationally acclaimed event is hosted by a different Hyperbaric Unit every year so you will get to see other hyperbaric facilities while enjoying the opportunity to network with other colleagues working in Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine.
Remember – Full members get a 10% discount in conference registration fees!!
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The ‘members only’ area of this website includes a Forum area where you can put questions to other members about just about any topic. This is a great way to see how other hyperbaric facilities ‘do things’. Use it also to see if anyone has contacts who might have the answers you’re looking for. There’s even a cool ‘Leisure’ section where you can get enticing recipes or gadgets & gizmos from other members. Members can select to be notified by email when questions they’ve entered are responded to. Alternatively, you can ‘opt out’ of receiving the notifications – it’s up to you.
Executive Committee
Dave is currently a Chamber Supervisor at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. After 11 years as a Clearance Diver in the RAN, he started work in hyperbaric medicine in 1990 in Darwin. Dave has also worked over the years at Townsville, The Wesley Centre for Hyperbaric Medicine and Prince of Wales Hospital hyperbaric units. Read more in the Organisation Section...
Jennie is currently working as a Hyperbaric Registered Nurse at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. She has worked in several specialty areas including Intensive Care. Jennie completed her Hyperbaric Nursing training and graduate certificate at the Wesley Centre for Hyperbaric Medicine in 2002.Read more in the Organisation Section...
Madelaine is currently working as a Hyperbaric Registered Nurse at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. I completed my Hyperbaric Nursing training and graduate certificate at the Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital in 2015. Read more in the Organisation Section...
Steve is not sure where he works. He is the longest serving Chamber Supervisor in Australia. He is old, but he can still fish!!! Read more in the Organisation Section...
State Representatives
Richard started in Hyperbarics in 2007 as a Registered Nurse. He has a Bachelor of Nursing Science with a Post Certificate in Intensive Care Nursing and is currently studying a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. Richard also works part time in Intensive Care and is the North Queensland Health Liaison Officer for Choice Passion Life (formerly the Cerebral Palsy League) training support staff and families to care for children with complex needs in Townsville and Cairns. Richard is married with four children and enjoys caravanning, four wheel driving around North Queensland and the Fraser and Cooloola coasts.
Spud is currently a Chamber Supervisor at the Slark Hyperbaric Unit Waitemata District Health Board. After 21 years as a Clearance Diver in the RNZN, he started work in hyperbaric medicine in 1990 and still enjoys the work.
Claire is currently the Clinical Nurse Specialist of the Hyperbaric and High Risk Foot Service at Royal Darwin Hospital. She has 14 years’ experience in various nursing roles, and is currently undertaking a post-graduate certificate in wound management. Read more in the Organisation Section...
Shifa joined the Prince of Wales Hyperbaric Unit in April 2015. She is a Registered Nurse with experience in Emergency and Intensive Care nursing. She was drawn to Hyperbaric Medicine, due to her experience in Recreational Diving as a Scuba Diving Instructor and her passion for improving patient outcomes.
Sid is currently working as a Chamber Supervisor at the Fiona Stanley Hospital. He commenced as a casual at Fremantle Hospital HMU in Nov 2008 and after spending 31 years as a Clearance Diver in the RAN retired 2014. Once the HMU moved to the new facility at Fiona Stanley Hospital in 2104, he became a full time employee of WA Health. Sid is keen to assist where he can with the HTNA.
Natt is a Hyperbaric and ICU Nurse from The Alfred Hospital Hyperbaric Service. She has worked in Hyperbaric for 16 years including roles in Education with Hyperbaric Health and currently works part time with DAN Asia Pacific as one of their On Call Case Managers. Read more in the Organisation Section...
Currently a Chamber Supervisor at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. Previously the Townsville and Alfred Hospitals'. Prior to working in Hyperbaric Facilities I had a career as a Clearance Diver in the RAN and had a short career with the NSCA (Vic Division). Read more in the Organisation Section...
Stu is currently employed on a part time basis at the Royal Hobart Hospital as a Hyperbaric Technical Officer. Read more in the Organisation Section...
Troy is currently working as a Hyperbaric Chamber Supervisor at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. He spent Twenty years working full time in the RAN until he was discharged in 2005. Troy says “I spent time kicking bombs in Laos before starting at the RAH in 2009”. Read more in the Organisation Section...
Warren is currently Technical Supervisor at Christchurch Hospital HMU, where he has worked for the past nine years. Previously Warren worked in the offshore commercial diving industry. He is enthusiastic about the benefits the HTNA has for our Professions and the Hyperbaric community. Read more in the Organisation Section...
