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COURSE DESCRIPTION: 
Please join us for “Catching Some zzzzz's” with Allison Ferris, M.D., FACP. Dr. Ferris will describe the pathophysiology of sleep and offending agents that disrupt sleep, apply a proper sleep history as part of diagnosis, identify the role of CBT in the treatment of insomnia and review the pharmacologic options for treatment including their pros and cons.

TARGET AUDIENCE:
Internal Medicine Physicians, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Residents,  Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, and all other interested healthcare providers

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Describe the pathophysiology of sleep and offending agents that disrupt sleep.
• Apply a proper sleep history as part of diagnosis.
• Identify the role of CBT in the treatment of insomnia.
• Review the pharmacologic options for treatment including their pros and cons.

Allison Ferris, M.D., FACP
Chair, Department of Medicine 
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program 
Assistant Dean of Faculty Development
Associate Professor of Medicine 
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine - Florida Atlantic University 
Boca Raton, Florida
 

Allison Ferris, M.D., FACP, faculty for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

John F. Rubin, M.D., FACP, director of this educational activity, has indicated that he is a shareholder in AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose.

*Ineligible companies – Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
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ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS AND CREDITS

Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.

Baptist Health South Florida designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.   

This activity has been approved for 1 credit hour, CE Broker Course #20-855841, by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Podiatry, Osteopathic Medicine and Physician Assistants.  

This activity has also been approved for 1 credit for Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Pharmacists and Pharmacy Techs, Athletic Trainers. Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.