The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) is an international non-profit organization serving members from more than 67 countries. The UHMS is the primary source of scientific information for diving and hyperbaric medicine physiology worldwide. 1. TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR PROFESSIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION IN BASIC AND APPLIED STUDIES OF UNDERSEA AND HYPERBARIC MEDICINE. 2. TO PROMOTE COOPOERATION BETWEEN LIFE SCIENCES AND OTHER DISCIPLINES CONCERNED WITH UNDERSEA ACTIVITY, HYPERBARIC MEDICINE AND WOUND CARE. 3. TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND OTHER PROGRAMS, WHICH IMPROVE THE SCIENFTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF MATTERS RELATED TO UNDERSEA AND HYPERBARIC ENVIRONMENTS AND THE ACCEPTED APPLICATIONS OF HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY FOR THE MEMBERSHIP, AS WELL AS PHYSICIANS AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, DIVERS, DIVER TECHNICIANS AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. 4. TO PROVIDE A SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND SUPPORT IN THE CLINICAL PRACTICE OF HYERBARIC MEDICINE AND TO STAY ABREAST OF LEGISLATIVE, LEGAL, AND REGULATORY CHANGES IN THE FIELD. 5. TO PROVIDE A MEANS BY WHICH HYPERBARIC FACILITY DIRECTORS/OWNERS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST AN ACCREDITATION SURVERY OF THEIR FACILITY FOR SAFETY AND A HIGH LEVEL OF PATIENT CARE.