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NEWS:

• The 10th ECHM Consensus Conference on Hyperbaric Medicine was held on April 15th-16th, 2016 in Lille, France. Chairman: Prof. Daniel Mathieu. The full text of the ECHM recommendations for accepted and non-accepted clinical indications and practice of HBOT has been just published in the March 2017 issue of the Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Journal and it can be downloaded here.
  
  (updated on 19th June 2017)
  
  
• It is now time to update the European Code of Good Practice for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, which was published for the first time in May 2004 (it can be downloaded here). The process of updating has just started and request for comments has been already sent to all European representatives working actively in this field. It is expected to have the final agreed version before the end of 2017. If you are interested in participation in this process, please contact General Secretary - Jacek Kot (office@echm.org).
  
  (updated on 19th June 2017)
  
  
• There are some interesting scientific events coming closer, including:
  • The SPUMS Annual Scientific Meeting, Bali (May 15-21, 2017) - www.spums. org.au
  • The UHMS Annual Scientific Meeting in Naples, FL, USA (June 29 - July 7, 2017) - www.uhms.org
  • The EUBS Annual Scientific Meeting in Ravenna, Italy (September 13-17, 2017) - www.eubs2017.org
  • The 2nd TriCon Scientific Conference of EUBS, SPUMS and SAUHMA in Durban, South Africa (September 23-29, 2018)
  
  If you have any information on other events to be listed here, please contact directly the Secretary.
  
  (updated on 19th June 2017)
  
  
• Older news can be found in the archive
  
  (updated on 19th June 2017)