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Establishing Effective Interprofessional Care Pathways for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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Despite obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) being a source of significant morbidity and mortality, it is underdiagnosed and undertreated. Poor patient outcomes stem from inadequate and/or inconsistent screening in high-risk patients, a dearth of sleep specialists to effectively manage all patients, and poor collaboration amongst disciplines to evaluate and manage patients. And while CPAP remains the standard of care for patients with OSA, it is insufficient for a sizeable number of patients and not tolerated by patients with high-risk comorbidities.
Are you equipped to:
• Recognize typical and atypical presentations of OSA?
• Conduct effective screenings for your patients at high risk?
• Select and interpret the best sleep test for a patient?
• Provide a timely referral for a formative diagnosis to ensure optimal management?
• Coordinate and manage care for your patients with OSA?
Developed by experts specializing in sleep management, this dynamic online slide library allows you to choose topics that are most relevant to your clinical setting and customize an educational activity to improve the quality of care you provide to your patients with OSA. It's time to help your patients get the quality sleep they deserve and reduce the potential for complications!
Upon completion of this activity, learners will be able to:
• Implement routine OSA screening for patients with obesity and other OSA risk factors.
• Identify tools that can aid in screening patients for OSA.
• Initiate diagnostic workups for patients with suspected OSA.
• Evaluate results from OSA diagnostic studies.
• Implement multidisciplinary approaches to provide comprehensive management of OSA.
This educational activity is presented in collaboration with Rush University Medical Center and the Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning (ACHL).
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Kenneth Moser Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care
University of California
San Diego, CA
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The following financial relationships have been provided:
Fernanda Almeida, DDS, PhD
Advisor: Clinical Advisory Board – Somnomed
Shana Castillo, PharmD, MBA, RPh
No financial relationships to disclose
Atul Malhotra, MD
Consultant: Eli Lilly, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Livanova, Zoll
Consultant: Respicardia
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