Sleep Medicine for Non-Specialists

Overview

Sleep Medicine CME from the Experts

The Sleep Medicine for Non-Specialists continuing medical education program is an evidence-based look at sleep disorders, their underlying causes, and the most appropriate therapies.

Directed by Milena Pavlova, MD, FAASM, this online CME course 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

Topics / Speakers

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

Faculty

Accreditation

Accreditation

Oakstone Publishing is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation

Oakstone Publishing designates this enduring material for up to 14.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™ Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The AAFP has reviewed Sleep Medicine for Non-Specialists and deemed it acceptable for up to 14.00 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Prescribed credit. Term of approval is from 10/01/2020 to 10/01/2021. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 14 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Date of Original Release: October 1, 2019
Date of Credit Termination: October 1, 2022
Estimated Time to Complete: 14 hours

CME credit is awarded upon successful completion of a course evaluation and post-test.

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.

Quick Facts

Provider: Oakstone CME

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

Credits: Earn a maximum of 14.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and 14.00 ABIM MOC points