South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society

South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society

The South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society (SPUMS) is a primary source of information for diving and hyperbaric medicine physiology worldwide.

History

The SPUMS was founded on Monday May 3rd, 1971 in the wardroom of HMAS PENGUIN.cite journal |last=Knight |first=J. |title=Twenty five years of SPUMS 1971-1996. |journal=South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society journal |volume=26 |issue=2 |date=1996 |issn=0813-1988 |oclc=16986801 |url=http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/6289 |accessdate=2008-06-16 ] The founding members of SPUMS were Carl Edmonds, Bob Thomas, Douglas Walker, Ian Unsworth, and Cedric Deal and they were joined by approximately 20 others as "charter members". The society was incorporated in 1990.

Purpose

The aims of SPUMS have never changed since its inception: [cite web |author=South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society |title=South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society Home Page |url=http://www.spums.org.au/ |accessdate=2008-06-15 ]
* To promote and facilitate the study of all aspects of underwater and hyperbaric medicine;
* To provide information on underwater and hyperbaric medicine;
* To publish a journal and;
* To convene members of each Society annually at a scientific conference.

Training

SPUMS offers a Diploma of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine. This certification, was the first non-naval certification and for years the only postgraduate education available. The first Diplomas by examination were awarded to Chris Acott, Gavin Dawson, and John Knight in 1975.

Publications

In 1971 , a newsletter was published by Dr. Carl Edmonds and distributed to diving medical professionals. This newsletter grew to become the Journal of the South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society in 1975. The journal's name was changed to Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine in 2007 and incorporated the Journal of the European Underwater and Baromedical Society in 2008. The journal contains Original and Review Articles, case series and reports, educational and general interest material in the form of:
* The diving doctor’s diary;
* The world as it is;
* Critical appraisals (CATs) and Cochrane reviews;
* Opinion papers and Commentaries;
* Reprints of full Articles and Abstracts from the literature;
* Letters to the Editor;
* Book reviews;
* Society News & Notices.Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine is ISI-indexed on SCIE and indexed on EMBASE.SPUMS also publishes many policies to assist clinicians and diving professionals. [cite web |author=South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society |title=South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society Policy |url=http://www.spums.org.au/spums_policy |accessdate=2008-06-15 ]

Many of the SPUMS publications are available online at the Rubicon Research Repository.

References

External links

* [http://www.spums.org.au/ SPUMS web site]
* [http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/dspace/handle/123456789/5781 SPUMS collection in the Rubicon Research Repository]


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