Review of Common Sleep Disorders: Tools for Better Care

This online course will provide important practical, evidence-based strategies in diagnostic classification of sleep disorders in order to improve awareness of the conditions, promote a broad differential diagnosis and facilitate a systematic diagnostic approach.

Target Audience

Family physicians, general internists, hospitalists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, dietitians and respiratory therapists (direct delivery).

Learning Objectives

  • Define the diagnostic classification of sleep disorders associated with medical and neurologic disorders.
  • Recognize the seven major categories of sleep disorders.
  • Assess and formulate an individualized treatment plan for patients with a history of sleep disorders.
Additional information
Bibliography: 
  • American Academy of Sleep Medicine International Classification of Sleep Disorders (2014). 3rd ed. Darien, Illinois.
  • Berry, R.BB., Gamaldo, C.E., Harding, S.M., Lloyd, R.M., Marcus, C.L., and Vaughn, B.V. (2014). The AASM Manual for the Scoring of Sleep and Associated Events: Rules, Terminology and Technical Specifications, Version 2.0.3. Darien, Illinois.
  • Sateia, M.J. (2014). International classification of sleep disorders. Chest, 146(5), 1387-1394.
  • Kryger, M.H., Rosenberg, R., & Kirsch, D. (2019). Kryger’s Sleep medicine Review E-Book: A Problem Oriented Approach. Elsevier Health Sciences.
Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.25 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.20 Florida Board of Dietitians
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.25 Florida Board of Pharmacy
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
Course opens: 
07/28/2021
Course expires: 
07/27/2022

Carlos Ramirez-Mejia, M.D.    
Neurologist and Sleep Medicine Specialist
Baptist and Doctors Hospitals and Baptist Health Quality Network
Miami, Florida

Carlos Ramirez-Mejia, M.D., 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.

Agueda Hernandez, M.D., director for this educational activity, disclosed that she is a stockholder in Merck. 

The relevant financial relationship listed for this individual has been mitigated.

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

*Ineligible Companies - Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Disclosure Policy and Disclaimer

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 enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.25 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.20 Florida Board of Dietitians
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.25 Florida Board of Pharmacy
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
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