Sleep Medicine for Non-Specialists

Oakstone Specialty Review

A comprehensive guide for non-sleep specialists to the effective screening, recognition and management of wide-ranging sleep disorders. Ideal for MOC.

Explore Key Topics

This CME course is an evidence-based look at sleep disorders, their underlying causes, and the most appropriate therapies. Sleep Medicine for Non-Specialists covers topics such as sleep-wake disorders, apnea, insufficient sleep linked to chronic conditions or diseases, pharmacologic and behavioral therapies, and more. It will help you to:

• Identify differences between obstructive and central sleep apnea
• Explain characteristics of REM sleep disorder and non-REM parasomnias
• Summarize sleep disturbances found in medical and psychiatric disorders
• Address sleep disruption found in women and older patients

QUICK FACTS

Provider: Oakstone

Course Director:
Milena Pavlova, MD, FAASM
Department of Neurology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Medical Director
BWFH Sleep and EEG Testing Center
Associate Professor of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

• Describe reasons to use pharmacologic or cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia
• Discuss the various movement disorders in sleep
• Recognize the differences between obstructive sleep apnea and central sleep apnea
• Explain the characteristics of REM sleep behavior disorder and non-REM parasomnias
• Compare surgical and non-surgical therapies for obstructive sleep apnea
• Summarize sleep disturbances found in medical disorders and in psychiatric disorders
• List sleep disturbances unique to women

Intended Audience

This activity is designed for internists, family physicians, general psychiatrists, and general neurologists interested in sleep medicine.

• Current Pharmacological Strategies for the Treatment of Insomnia - John W. Winkelman, MD, PhD

• Insomnia: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - Eric Zhou, PhD

• Circadian Rhythm Disorders - Milena Pavlova, MD, FAASM

• Restless Legs Syndrome: Progress and Pitfalls - John W. Winkelman, MD, PhD

• Parasomnias: Non-REM Parasomnias - Milena Pavlova, MD, FAASM

• Parasomnia: REM Sleep Behavior Disorder - Aleksandar Videnovic, MD

• Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Presentation and Therapy - Rohit Budhiraja, MD

• Central Sleep Apnea - Lawrence J. Epstein, MD

• Surgical Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Phillip Huyett, MD

• Dental Treatments for Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Vicki E. Cohn, DDS, D.ABDSM
  

• Narcolepsy - Kiran Maski, MD, MPH

• Causes of Hypersomnia and Idiopathic Hypersomnia - Lynn Marie Trotti, MD, MSc
  

• Sleep Physiology - Milena Pavlova, MD, FAASM

• Sleep Disturbances in Medical Disorders - Olabimpe Omobomi, MD

• Sleep Disturbances in Psychiatric Disorders - Rebecca Mae Allen, MD, MPH

• Sleep and Sleep Disturbances in the Older Patient - Jeanne F. Duffy, MBA, PhD

• Sleep Disturbances in Women - Mary Angela O’Neal, MD