Ben-GurionUniversity of the Negev
Joint annual meeting of the
ISRAELI SOCIETY FOR HYPERBARIC AND DIVING MEDICINE (ISHDM)
And XII biennial meeting of the
INTERNATIONAL HIGH PRESSURE BIOLOGY GROUP (IHPBG)
HotelRoyalGarden,Eilat, Israel
Nov 8-10, 2012.
Dr. Shai Efrati, president of ISHDM and Prof. Jay B. Dean, president of IHPBG cordially invite members, scientists, physicians, nurses, technicians, divers, and guests to participate in this unique conference that will bring together Israelis and internationallyrenowned scientists in the relaxing atmosphere of Eilat.
A lot of sunshine, warm weather and fascinating dives are expected in Eilat that is situated on the shore of the Red Sea.
We will have an exciting scientific schedule including many invited lecturers, rich social program, and optional post meeting tours to Petra, Sinai (diving), Masada, and Jerusalem.
Mark your calendar!
The main theme of the conference is
The Hyperbaric Environment and the Brain
In honor of Prof. Yoram (Rami) Grossman’s retirement
Contributions: presentationsin the following fields are welcome
Hyperbaric oxygen toxicity, mechanisms and prevention
Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy (HBOT)
Recovery from traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and stroke
Neuroplasticity
Diving physiology and medicine
Breath-hold diving, humans and animals
Diving accidents
Decompression
Nitrogen and other gases narcosis
Pressure - anesthetics interactions
High pressure biology
Hyperbaric pressure Neurobiology,
HPNS mechanisms and prevention
Pressurized gases interactions with biomolecules
Scientific Committee:
Yoram (Rami) Grossman:
Ran Arieli:
Jay Dean:
Shai Efrati:
ISHDM:
Local Organizing Committee:
Yair Bechor:
Moshe Kolikovski:
Yoav Yanir:
Yaakov Arad:
Organizing agency: Ortra, Israel: for help:
Abstract presentation and submission
Official language of the conference is English
Submission deadline: August 15, 2012
Email (attachment) submission only, to: Yoram Grossman,, or
Ran Arieli,
Abstracts format is similar to that of the EUBS meeting:
Letters: Times New Roman, normal 12 points, single space.
TITLE: in capital letters.
New line for Authors: first name initials followed by family name; underline presenting author.New line for affiliations: multiple affiliations are indicated by uppercase running numbers after
author’sname and similar numbers for the institutes list.
Abstract text body should include max 300 words in the following sections (in capital letters):
INTRODUCTION (BACKGROUND / OBJECTIVES):
METHODS:
RESULTS:
DISCUSSION (CONCLUSIONS):
Tentative Schedule and Scientific Program
Thursday Nov 8
09:00 – 14:00 Pre-meeting event: ‘Diver’s Day’, organized by The Israeli Diving Authority
12:00 – Registration Open
13:45 – 14:00 Welcome
14:00 - 14:30 Opening remarks, invited speaker:HBOT: where are we standing and
where are we going to?Prof John Feldmeier, President UHMS, USA
14:30 – 16:00 Session I: Diving Physiology
14:30– 15:00 Invited lecture: Hydrogen mix gas (Hydreliox) diving in the open sea.
Homage to Comex presidentHG Delauze and fifty years of the company.
Dr. Guy Imbert, CNRS, Comex,Marseille,France
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 18:00 Session II: Breath-hold Diving
16:30 – 17:00 Invited lecture: Human Physiology of Breath-hold Diving
Prof Erika Schagatay, Mid SwedenUniv.Ostersund, Sweden
19:30 Welcome Reception/Buffet Dinner, Dolphin Reef
20:00 – 20:20 “A pilot project aiming at dolphins release to wildlife”
Dr. Guy Imbert, CNRS, Marseille, France
Friday Nov 9
08:30 – 10:00 Session III: High Pressure Biology
08:30– 09:00 Invited lecture: Protein-noble Gas interactions: Crystallography Studies
Dr. Nathalie Colloc’h, CNRS, CaenUniv., Caen, France.
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:30 Session IV: Brain Recovery
10:30 – 11:00 Invited lecture: Traumatic brain injury (TBI): short and long term
mechanisms
Prof. Esther Shohami, President Elect, Israel Soc for Neurosc, HUJI, Israel
11:00 – 11:30 Special lecture:Hyperbaric oxygen induces late neuroplasticity in post
stroke (CVA) and TBI patients
Dr. Shai Efrati, President ISHDM, Asaf Harofe Hospital, Israel
11:30 – 12:00 Special lecture:Danish experience in TBI treatment
Dr. Erik Jansen, Rigs Hospital, Copenhagen, Danmark
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:30 Session V: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy(HBOT)
13:30 – 14:00 Invited lecture:Pressure and the yinyang of oxidative stress
Prof. Stephen Thom, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,PA, USA
14:00 – 14:30 Special lecture:Prevention of oxygen toxicity?
Prof Jay Dean, President IHPBG, Univ. South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
14:30 – 15:00 Invited lecture:HBOTand the treatment of radiation necrosis
Prof John Feldmeier, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, USA
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 18:00 Session VI: High Pressure Neurological Syndrome (HPNS)
16:00 – ‘Deep diving into the brain’: a 30 years adventurein the desert
Past and present Ben-GurionUniversitystudents’ presentations, in honor of
Prof. Yoram (Rami)Grossman
19:30 Banquet / Dinner, Sailing ship in the Gulf of Eilat
Saturday Nov 10
09:00-10:00 Societies professional and business meeting
10:00 Conclusion