PBS Airing of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy as a treatment for Neurological Injuries

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Press Release 15 March 2007 17:00 hrs

The American Association for Hyperbaric Awareness is pleased to announce the

special it has worked with the Public Broadcasting System to produce has

been picked up to be aired Nationally by PBS. The presentation represents

the

dedicated work of individuals within the AAHA working in cooperation KERA,

PBS affiliate for the Dallas/ Fort Worth Area. Nationally, the show can pick

it up by affiliates after 3PM on April 11th through NETA satellite.

A station may or may not do so, that is up to them, but it is available

through the PBS/ NETA syndication. This airing is up to program directors for

each station and is greatly affected by demonstrated interest in the area.

Individuals can call their local PBS station ask if McCuistion is aired, and if

not can they, would they air # 1611, Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment. If you are

unsure of your local PBS station go to the following web site

_http://www.pbs.org/stationfinder/index.html_

(http://www.pbs.org/stationfinder/index.html)

type in your zip code and the local PBS affiliates will be listed with

contact numbers.

As the program is scheduled The AAHA will provide updated scheduling

information that will give the date and the time the show is to be aired in

areas

across the country.

Locally in the Dallas Tx/ Forth Worth Area you can see the show on Sunday

April 29th at 1pm on PBS Channel

13.

Current initiatives the AAHA is working on include:

The invitation to and participation in the Congressional Brain Injury Task

Force and Round Table Discusions held the 13th of March. Discussions

regarding traumatic brain injury, the signature injury in the War on Terror,

were

held with Congressional leaders and high ranking military officers on Capitol

Hill. Members of the AAHA delegation which included a multi-specialty group

of physicians and officers were invited for the fourth consecutive year to

represent hyperbaric oxygen as perspective therapeutic option to this

devastating injury with life altering consequences. Through the work of the

American

Association for Hyperbaric Awareness we intent to make this therapeutic

option available to all with Traumatic Brain Injury. Active and ongoing

followup

to these discussions is being done.

As the awareness of this therapy and exposure to individuals who have

undergone Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for neurological injury continues to grow,

we

look forward to the full and complete integration of this therapeutic option

into those that are routinely considered for neurological and specifically

traumatic brain injury.

Best regards,

Tom Fox

Vice President for Operations

American Association for Hyperbaric Awareness

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