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Continue the Quest With DES Quest III, June 1–Dec. 31

2008 DAN Tech Diving Conference

DAN offers web-based seminars to allow the diving public to learn about diving and dive medicine in the comfort of their own home.

Breathing Underwater is an Unnatural Act
Diving is easy under ideal conditions, but life on dry land doesn’t prepare us for the underwater environment where conditions can be far from ideal. How these conditions affect respiration and consciousness is the subject of this presentation.

Diabetes & Recreational Diving: History and New Guidelines
Learn about diabetes and the new guidelines for diving with it in this presentation by Neal W. Pollock, Ph.D., a research physiologist with DAN.

Inert Gas Exchange, Bubbles, and Decompression Theory
Learn about inert gas exchange in the body and the affect those bubbles can have on your dive in this online seminar, based on a presentation by Dr. Richard Vann, Vice President of Research at DAN.

Pathophysiology of Decompression Illness
Learn about what goes on in the body when bubbles form in this online seminar, based on a lecture delivered by Dr. Richard Moon, Senior Medical Consultant to DAN.

Ears and Diving Seminar
Learn about your ears and how to take better care of them when you are diving in this online seminar, based on a presentation by Dr. Frans Cronje.

Testimonial from Kei Shimada, DAN Instructor

"I just completed "Breathing Underwater is an Unnatural Act," and congratulations on the release of the latest online seminar!

I loved the fact that this seminar went into how breathing underwater is not a natural thing... and what's involved behind it: History and analysis mentioned were added interests for me to keep going. Shallow-water blackout and deep-water blackout were particularly appealing topics, as I learned some interesting factors to share with our staff and students, and Dr. Vann explained them in a manner that can be understood by ordinary divers.

I'd recommend this online seminar to all my students and any divers who are interested in how "breathing" in SCUBA evolved."