Program Description:
This monograph focuses on diagnosing, screening, and treating obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, circadian rhythm sleep disorders, and restless legs syndrome in primary care. It also introduces a practice improvement program.
Activity Objectives:
After completing this activity, participants should be better able to:
- Describe sleep/wake disorders common in adults such as obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, circadian rhythm sleep disorders, and restless legs syndrome
- Explain techniques for screening and diagnosing common sleep/wake disorders
- Identify nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic treatment strategies for common sleep/wake disorders
- Outline optimal approaches for patient monitoring and follow-up, including criteria for referral to a sleep specialist
| Credits |
Type |
Accreditation Statement |
Designation Statement |
| 1.00 |
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
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Boston University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. |
Boston University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. |
| 1.00 |
AAPA Category I CME Credit |
This program was planned in accordance with AAPA’s CME Standards for Enduring Material Programs and for Commercial Support of Enduring Material Programs. This program has been reviewed for a maximum of 1 hour of AAPA Category 1 CME credit by the Physician Assistant Review Panel. |
This program has been approved for a maximum of 1 hour of AAPA Category 1 CME credit by the Physician Assistant Review Panel. |
| 1.00 |
CE for Nurses
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The Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education (NPACE) is an approved provider
of continuing education by the Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses, Inc. (MARN), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). |
NPACE designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 contact hours of credit and .5 Pharmacology credit hours. Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. |
Faculty:
Julianne Blythe, MPA, PA-C
Physician Assistant
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Paul P. Doghramji, MD, FAAFP
Family Physician
Collegeville Family Practice
Collegeville, Pennsylvania
Carla R. Jungquist, PhD, RN, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner
University of Rochester Sleep and Neurophysiology Research Laboratory
Rochester, New York
Marc B. Landau, PA
Physician Assistant
Gaylord Sleep Medicine
North Haven, Connecticut
Teresa D. Valerio, MSA, MSN, APN, FNP-BC
Advanced Practice Nurse, Certified Nurse Practitioner
Illinois Neurological Institute
Sleep Center at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
Peoria, Illinois
Program Advisor
Sonia Ancoli-Israel, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry
Director, Gillin Sleep and Chronomedicine Research Center
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
San Diego, California
Course Advisor
Sanford H. Auerbach, MD
Director, Sleep Disorders Center
Boston Medical Center
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts
Disclosures:
Boston University School of Medicine asks all individuals involved in the development and presentation of continuing medical education (CME) activities to disclose all relationships with commercial interests. This information is disclosed to CME activity participants. Boston University School of Medicine has procedures to resolve any apparent conflicts of interest. In addition, faculty members are asked to disclose when any unapproved use of pharmaceuticals and/or devices is being discussed.
It is the policy of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), and Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education (NPACE) to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its educational activities. All faculty participating in our programs are expected to disclose any relationships they may have with commercial companies whose products or services may be mentioned so that the participants may evaluate the objectivity of the presentations. In addition, any discussion of off-label, experimental, or investigational use of drugs or devices will be disclosed by faculty.
Julianne Blythe, MPA, PA- C, has nothing to disclose with regard to commercial support.
Paul P. Doghramji, MD, FAAFP, serves as a consultant for Cephalon, Inc. and Wyeth and is on the speakers’ bureaus for Cephalon, Inc., Pfizer Inc, Solvay Pharmaceuticals, and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited.
Carla R. Jungquist, PhD, RN, FNP- C, serves as a consultant for Abbott Laboratories and is on the speakers’ bureau for Pfizer Inc.
Marc B. Landau, PA, has nothing to disclose with regard to commercial support.
Teresa D. Valerio, MSA, MSN, APN, FNP-BC, has nothing to disclose with regard to commercial support.
Sonia Ancoli-Israel, PhD, serves as a consultant for Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc, GlaxoSmithKline, Orphagen Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Inc, Respironics, sanofi-aventis, Schering-Plough Corporation, and Sepracor, Inc.
Sanford H. Auerbach, MD, is on the speakers’ bureau for Forest Laboratories, Inc.
Publishing Staff Disclosures:
Lara Zisblatt, MD, Boston University School of Medicine, has nothing to disclose with regard to commercial support.
Elizabeth Gifford, Boston University School of Medicine, has nothing to disclose with regard to commercial support.
Mary Jo Krey, Haymarket Medical Education, has nothing to disclose with regard to commercial support.
Sharon Hill-Ingram, Haymarket Medical Education, has nothing to disclose with regard to commercial support.
Eileen McCaffrey, Haymarket Medical Education, has nothing to disclose with regard to commercial support.
Lynne Callea, Haymarket Medical Education, has nothing to disclose with regard to commercial support.
Jeff Gherman, Haymarket Medical Education, has nothing to disclose with regard to commercial support.
DISCLAIMER
THESE MATERIALS AND ALL OTHER MATERIALS PROVIDED IN CONJUNCTION WITH CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES ARE INTENDED SOLELY FOR PURPOSES OF SUPPLEMENTING CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR QUALIFIED HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS. ANYONE USING THE MATERIALS ASSUMES FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND ALL RISK FOR THEIR APPROPRIATE USE. TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS WHATSOEVER REGARDING THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENTNESS, NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE MATERIALS. IN NO EVENT WILL TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN IN RELIANCE ON THE MATERIALS. IN NO EVENT SHOULD THE INFORMATION IN THE MATERIALS BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL CARE.
This program is sponsored by Boston University School of Medicine, American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), and Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education (NPACE).
This program is supported by an educational grant from Cephalon, Inc.
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Instructions:
To obtain credit, a score of 70% or better is required. This CME is offered at no cost to participants. Please proceed with the activity until you have successfully completed this program, answered all test questions, completed the posttest survey, and have received your digital copy of your credit certificate. Your online certificate will be saved on myCME.com within your Profile/Exam History, which you can then access at any time.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
WINDOWS PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
266-MHz Pentium II; Windows 98 or higher; 64 MB RAM; 800 x 600 screen resolution set for “High Color (16-Bit)”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.
MACINTOSH® SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Power Mac g3 at 300 MHz; System 8.5 or higher (excluding Mac OSX); 96 MB RAM; 20 MB minimum hard disk space available; 800 x 600 screen resolution set to “Thousands of Colors”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.