Preceptorships

Several additional training and preceptorship options are now available to those who register for "Primary Training in Hyperbaric Medicine". These options have been incorporated following safety and effectiveness reviews of the start-up process for new hyperbaric facilities.

At the present time, the currently recommended "clinical" training format is attendance at a 40-hour largely didactic course. Several such courses are available and approved by the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, the National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology, and the Baromedical Nurses Association.

These courses provide an entry-level foundation for understanding and implementing the practice of hyperbaric medicine. One shortcoming of this form of training is the limited amount of time spent actually operating hyperbaric delivery systems. This shortcoming is compounded when graduates face delays before their hyperbaric service commences operations. The steep learning curve associated with the didactic training course May to erode with such delays. Further complicating this problem is the common lack of knowledgeable resources available elsewhere within the hospital.

We now have in place a process to address and overcome this educational deficiency. Registrants of "Primary Training in Hyperbaric Medicine" can choose from one or more of the following modules:

  1. Primary Training in Hyperbaric Medicine
    • A 40-hour largely didactic course, the necessary prerequisite for physician hospital credentialing; certification (CHT) for technicians and technologists through the National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology; and certification (CHRN) for nurses through the Baromedical Nurses Association.
       
  2. A one-week clinical rotation with the Palmetto Health Richland hyperbaric medicine service.
    • This will allow a concentrated hands-on chamber operational opportunity to put into practice the teachings of Primary Training in Hyperbaric Medicine, while under the watchful preceptorship of expert clinicians. On-call and daily transportation will be provided to and from worksite.
    • This week may be scheduled to immediately follow the Primary Course, or it can occur immediately prior to the opening of your hospital's hyperbaric service.
    • The cost of this rotation is inclusive of accommodations at the NBS townhouse, and daily hospital transportation.
       
  3. A two-week clinical rotation with the Palmetto Health Richland hyperbaric medicine service.*
    • This rotation will include the hands-on training noted in ii. above. It will also include the 3 transcutaneous oxygen studies that need to be performed as further requisite training for certification in hyperbaric technology or hyperbaric nursing. Additional modules will include development of all documentation, forms, policies, and databases necessary for the high level administrative introduction of a new hyperbaric service. On-call will be required and daily transportation will be provided to and from the hospital.
    • This two-week rotation maybe scheduled to immediately follow the Primary Course, or it can occur immediately prior to the opening of your hospital's hyperbaric service.
    • The cost of this rotation is inclusive of accommodations at the NBS townhouse, and daily hospital transportation.
       
  4. On-site nursing/technical support during the initial clinical start-up of your hyperbaric service.
    • Expert Primary Course faculty are available to be in attendance at your hospital during the initial period of clinical operations. Our certified nurses and technologists will provide close program and patient care oversight during your early patient care/hyperbaric treatment activities, in order to maximize safety and effectiveness. One and two-week preceptorships are available.