DATELINE: 16th July 2001

MEDICAL SYMPOSIUM
The Eighth Symposium on Advances in Sport Diving Medicine runs at Reading University from 15-16 September. It is intended for diving doctors and other divers interested in diving medicine.
The symposium is held every four or five years. This time, speakers include Surgeon Cmdr Peter Benton on "Hypercapnia, a Possible Cause of Diving Fatalities"; Prof Alf Brubakk on "A New Approach to Decompression"; Dr Nick McIver on "Diving Medical Lessons Learned over 28 Years"; Dr Richard Moon on "Physiological Factors Predisposing to Decompression Illness"; and Dr Valerie Flook on "Predicting Decompression Problems".
For details, send an sae to Dr John Betts, 32 Grove Avenue, London N10 2AR.

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