Awards






The SAUHMA Poseidon Trophy

For Excellence in Underwater Medicine

To be awarded the SAUHMA Poseidon trophy the candidate should have made a visible, significant contribution to underwater medicine in South Africa.  This can be at any level and in any discipline (e.g. medicine, nursing, safety, technical, engineering, research, etc.).  The extent to which the discipline was furthered in South Africa would be the strongest indicator of the most suitable candidate

2001 - Francois Burman
2003 - Dr Hermie Britz
2005 - Dr Jack Meintjes
2009 - Mr Francois Burman
2014 - Dr Cecilia Roberts
2021 - Dr Jack Meintjes

The Campbell MacFarlane Trophy

For Excellence in Clinical Hyperbaric Medicine

To be awarded the Campbell MacFarlane trophy the candidate should have made a visible, significant contribution to HBOT in South Africa.  This can be at any level and in any discipline (e.g. medicine, nursing, safety, technical, engineering, research, etc.).  The extent to which the discipline was furthered in South Africa would be the strongest indicator of the most suitable candidate.

2014 - Mr Francois Burman
2021 - Mr Francois Burman

The Stellenbosch University Medal

For the Best Student Research Project in Baromedicine

2014 - Mr Francois Burman
2021 - Drs Charles Azzopardi & Jackie Cheung