CURRICULUM
VITAE
Dr Szpilman works since 1990, in a daily
basis, with lifeguards at the Drowning Resuscitation Center Fire Department -
GMar. This Center is a pre-hospital emergency facility at the Rio de Janeiro Beaches,
specially developed in the 60΄ to deal with aquatic emergencies. The reference
hospital for trauma Miguel Couto Hospital - is his other job, which allow him
to follow up all the beaches occurrences since pre to hospital care.
IDENTIFICATION DATA
NAME |
Szpilman |
FORENAME |
David |
GENDER |
Male |
DATE OF BIRTH |
03-06-58 |
PLACE OF BIRTH |
Rio de Janeiro Brazil |
MARITAL STATUS * |
Married |
NAME OF SPOUSE * |
Maria
Alice |
CHILDREN
(number/names) * |
2
/ Debora, Julia |
LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE |
Portuguese,
English and Spanish |
EDUCATION STUDY CERTIFICATES AND DIPLOMAS
Period |
School/College/University |
What |
1977-82 |
FTESM
University |
Medicine |
198385 |
Ministιrio da Marinha |
Pos-graduation
Internal Medicine |
1992-3 |
AMIB |
Pos-graduation
Intensive Care Medicine |
PROFESSIONAL CARREER
Period |
Company/Organisat. |
Function |
1982
- 99 |
Intensive
Care Unit Federal & County Hospitals |
Staff
24 h shift |
1988
91 |
Emergency
Department State Hospital |
Staff
24 h shift |
1990
93 |
Pre-hospital
Emergency Service |
Staff
24 h shift |
1993
95 |
Drowning
Resuscitation Center at the beach - Fire Department |
Head |
1990
02 |
DRC
- Fire Department - GMAR |
Staff
24 h shift |
2001
. |
Intensive
Care Unit Miguel Couto Hospital |
Head |
1991-92 |
Panorama Radio FM 90.3 |
Editor |
1999
- ... |
Therapy
Intensive Care Courses |
Organizer |
1998
-
|
National
Resuscitation Committee |
Board
Member |
2000
- ... |
Regional
Sport Medicine Committee |
Board
Member |
2001
-
|
Regional
Branch of Brazilian Emergency Society |
Head
of Aquatic Emergency Department |
2002
- ... |
Surf
Magazine HardCore |
First
Aid Editor |
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NATIONAL LIFESAVING CARREER
Period |
Club/Branch/National |
Function |
1991
-
|
DRC
Fire Department |
Lifeguard
instructor |
1995 |
Brazilian
Lifesaving Society - National |
Main
founder |
1995
98 |
Brazilian
Lifesaving Society - National |
Former
President |
1996
-
|
National
Junior Lifeguard Program |
Creator
& Organizer |
1996 |
First
Brazilian Lifesaving Championship |
Creator
& Organizer |
1997 |
II
Brazilian Lifesaving Championship & Symposium |
Main
organizer |
1998 |
III
Brazilian Lifesaving Championship & Symposium |
Main
Organizer |
2001
-
|
Course
Lifesaving for surfers |
Creator
& main organizer |
2001
-
|
Aquatic
Basic Life Support Course |
Creator
& main organizer |
INTERNATIONAL LIFESAVING CARREER (FIS-WLS-ILS)
Period |
Organization
and Function |
1994 |
ILS
Medical Commission & Foundation at World Championship in Wales Observer |
1995 |
Main
responsible for Brazilian Lifesaving Society Filiations to ILS |
1997
-
|
ILS
Medical Commission Board Member |
1998
-
|
Brazilian
ILS Liaison Officer |
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL SPORTS CARREER (other than lifesaving)
Period |
Organization
and Function |
|
Over
84 Regional and National medals in swimming |
|
Over
12 medals in National Lifesaving Championship |
|
3
medals in longboard surfing championships |
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LIFESAVING CERTIFICATES
Date |
What |
1997 |
Personal
watercraft - Rescue Specialist |
1998 |
San
Diego Lifeguard Academy Certificate |
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS |
1995:
Drowning & Resuscitation Techniques |
|
1997
& 2002: Drowning & Lifesaving Manual |
|
2000:
Marine bites & envenomations Co-author |
|
1994
2003 16 Medicine Book Chapters National and International |
ARTICLES |
Author
and co-author of over 18 papers in Medical Journals |
|
Author
and co-author of over 28 articles in Medicine |
|
Author
and co-author of over 36 articles in Lifesaving |
RECREATION
SPORTS |
Swimming,
surfing, diving, spear fishing & lifesaving |
HOBBIES |
Aquatic
activities |
SERVICE CLUBS * |
|
HONOURS
Date |
What |
1994 |
Science
award in a Medicine Journal |
1995 |
Science
award in a Fire Department of Rio de Janeiro |
1995 |
Award
from Rio de Janeiro State for excellent professional work done |
2001 |
Award
from Rio de Janeiro County for excellent professional work done |
2002 |
Award
from Rio de Janeiro State for excellent professional work |
OTHERS
224
drowning Lectures on National (Brazil) & International Conferences
(Spain, Wales, USA, Argentina (2), Brussels, and The Netherlands) |
Participation
as a Contributor on ILCOR & AHA guidelines for Resuscitation - Drowning
1999 Dallas USA (published at Resuscitation & Circulation Medical
Journals) |
Participation
as a Reviewer on ACLS Book Drowning Chapter American Heart Association
2003 (to be published) |
Participation
as an Author or Co-author in 8 Chapters - Hand of Book of Drowning 2003
(to be published) |
BLS
Task Force Member for ILCOR 2005 |