Welcome to CenterNet's CME
testing site for Sleep Apnea: Is Your Patient at Risk?
This continuing educational activity consists of a 1 hour video with a CME post
test and evaluation form.
This activity should take about 1.5 hours to complete. To qualify for credit and
receive a Certificate of Completion, the participant should:
1. review the objectives
2. watch the video
3. complete the viewer evaluation, post test, and CME application which are
all available online at this website.
If you achieve a score of 70% or more, you
will be able to print your CME certificate from this online site.
If you don't manage to achieve a passing score, you are welcome to try again.
If you have any difficulty printing out your certificate, please email
cme@centernet-tv.com with your
problem.
CME credit is available until May 2004 for this program. No credit will be given
after that date.
Good Luck!
Objectives for Sleep Apnea
• Identify sleep history questions that can aid the diagnosis of obstructive
sleep apnea
• Describe the common signs and symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea
• List the cardiovascular and other consequences of chronic sleep apnea or
sleep-disordered breathing
• Explain treatment options including those that a primary care physician can
initiate as well as those requiring more specialized care
Faculty Disclosures
|
Name |
Grantee/Research |
Consultant Speakers Bureau |
Advisory Board |
| Edward Haponik, MD | none | none | none |
| Carl E. Hunt,MD | none | none | none |
| Richard Millman, MD | none | none | none |
Accreditation Information
The NIH/FAES is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
The NIH/FAES designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 hours in
category 1 credit for each program (total of 15 hours for entire series) towards
the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those
hours of credit actually spent in the educational activity.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials
and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
through the joint sponsorship of the National Institutes of Health/Foundation
for Advanced Education in the Sciences (NIH/FAES) and The Association of
Academic Health Centers (AHC). The views presented here
are those of the Roundtable panel members and not necessarily those of
CenterNet, the producer, the Association of Academic Health Centers, the
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health,
or any government agency. Neither the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
of the National Institutes of Health, nor any other government agency endorse
any particular drug or product. Before using or prescribing any product
discussed in the video, clinicians should consult the full prescribing
information.
Needs Assessment
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) or sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is a serious,
potentially life-threatening condition affecting more than 12 million American.
It is a breathing disorder characterized by repeated partial or complete
collapse of the upper airway during sleep, with consequent disruption of sleep
and/or decreased breathing volumes. Virtually all sleep apnea patients have a
history of chronic, loud snoring, although not everyone who snores has OSA. Many
people with OSA are not correctly diagnosed in a timely manner, and therefore
are not receiving adequate treatment. If not successfully treated, patients with
OSA are a increased risk for falling asleep at inappropriate times during the
day and hence at higher risk of automobile crashes and work-related accidents.
High blood pressure, resistant hypertension, and cardiovascular disease
including stroke are complications of untreated sleep apnea. Treatment options
include behavior approaches for weight loss, nasal continuous positive airway
pressure, oral appliances, and surgical procedures to enlarge the upper airways.
Primary care practitioners have a key role in identifying patients with
undetected sleep apnea, and in the long-term management.
References for further study
“Sleep Apnea: Is Your Patient at Risk?” NIH publication; also in American Family
Physician Journal: vol.53, no. 1, pp. 247-53, January 1996
SDB disorders in adults: Recommendations for syndrome definition and measurement
techniques in clinical research. The Report of an American Academy of Sleep
Medicine Task Force. 1999;22:667-689.
Kuna S, Remmers JE. Anatomy and physiology of upper airway obstruction, in
Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine: Ed. MH Kryger, T Roth, WC Dement. W.B.
Saunders Company, Philadelphia 2000. 840-858.
Web site: www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ncsdr - includes professional education
materials as well as patient/public informtion resources