This webinar will provide an overview of sleep health through the lens of behavioral sleep medicine - addressing the fundamental functions of sleep, sleep disorders, and treating insomnia and CPAP non-adherence using evidence-based methodologies. 

Objectives:

1. Provide an overview of normal human sleep functioning

2. Identify and assess common sleep disorders

3. Fundamentals of behavioral interventions for insomnia and CPAP adherence. 

Natalia S. David, PsyD, DBSM

Director of Training, DrLullaby.com

Continuing Education:

• 1 AAST CEC after passing a short knowledge assessment in the AAST Learning Center

Access:

• Free with AAST Membership
• $30 for Non-Members

The 2023 Q3 issue of A₂Zzz is here! This issue's cover story offers advice for sleep-care professionals treating sleep problems in patients with long COVID. 

Explore additional articles, including:

• The Impact of Sound on Sleep
  
• Sleep Hygiene: Practicing What You Preach 
• The Impact of Halloween on Sleep Hygiene

Updates to Claiming CECs From A2Zzz

AAST members looking to claim their free AAST continuing education credits (CECs) from reading the latest issue of A2Zzz will now need to complete a knowledge assessment in the Learning Center. Upon completion of the knowledge assessment, AAST members will be awarded their two free AAST CECs. For additional information on this change, please view the instructions for earning credits from A2Zzz.

The 2023 Q4 issue of A₂Zzz is here! The use of the Internet of things (IoT) in the sleep field is showing promise in improving the diagnosis and management of sleep disorders, primarily obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). But are the drawbacks of IoT enough to prevent it from being fully utilized by sleep professionals?  

Explore additional articles, including:

• Revenge Bedtime Procrastination
• SPONSORED: Is the Apnea-hypopnea Index the Best Metric for Evaluating Obstructive Sleep Apnea
•  Sleep Scoring Among Different Types of Scorers: Thoughts on Getting to 100% Agreement

Updates to Claiming CECs From A2Zzz

AAST members looking to claim their free AAST continuing education credits (CECs) from reading the latest issue of A2Zzz will now need to complete a knowledge assessment in the Learning Center. Upon completion of the knowledge assessment, AAST members will be awarded their two free AAST CECs. For additional information on this change, please view the instructions for earning credits from A2Zzz.

The 2023 Q2 issue of A₂Zzz is here! This issue's cover story examines the latest developments in wireless sleep technology being used to screen for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Explore additional articles, including:

• Potential Up-and-Coming Developments in Wireless Sleep Technology
• Optimizing Patient Outcomes Requires More Than Single-Night Testing for Sleep Apnea
• A Proactive Approach to Reimbursement
• The Reluctant Patient: Simplified Motivational Enhancement Therapy to Improve CPAP Adherence

Updates to Claiming CECs From A2Zzz

AAST members looking to claim their free AAST continuing education credits (CECs) from reading the latest issue of A2Zzz will now need to complete a knowledge assessment in the Learning Center. Upon completion of the knowledge assessment, AAST members will be awarded their two free AAST CECs. For additional information on this change, please view the instructions for earning credits from A2Zzz.

This content is provided by Zoll/Respicardia.

Join us for a pre-recorded web course discussing Central Sleep Apnea as well as the clinical evidence for phrenic nerve stimulation.
Topics include:

• CSA pathophysiology and prevalence
• How phrenic nerve stimulation therapy works in stabilizing breathing
• Appropriate patients for phrenic nerve stimulation
• Clinical results at 6, 12 and 18 months

Presenters:

Dr. Alan Schwartz

• Professor of Medicine, ret. (Johns Hopkins School of Medicine)
• Clinical Associate Professor (University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine)
• Profesor Extraordinario Visitante (Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima PERU)
• Former medical director of the Johns Hopkins Sleep Disorders Center and co-director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Interdisciplinary Sleep Research and Education

Dr. Robin Germany

• Chief Medical Officer of Respicardia
• Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Oklahoma

CEC Credit(s): 1.0

Length: 52 minutes

The 2024 Q1 issue of A₂Zzz is here! ChatGPT has rapidly grown in popularity as it allows people to quickly search for information as well as write and create content. A major drawback of the chatbot is that it provides plausible sounding but incorrect answers. This can be problematic for patients looking for medical information and has prompted sleep researchers to investigate the feasibility of using ChatGPT to generate patient educational materials on sleep disorders.

Explore additional articles, including:

• The Use of ChatGPT for Creating Sleep Disorders Education Materials: What You and Your Patients Should Know
• Rise and Shine: Professional Preparedness for the Year Ahead

Updates to Claiming CECs From A2Zzz

AAST members looking to claim their free AAST continuing education credits (CECs) from reading the latest issue of A2Zzz will now need to complete a knowledge assessment in the Learning Center. Upon completion of the knowledge assessment, AAST members will be awarded their two free AAST CECs. For additional information on this change, please view the instructions for earning credits from A2Zzz.

This content is provided by Zoll/Respicardia.

Overview: Understand the tools, approaches, and clinical evidence for diagnosing and treating sleep apnea in cardiac patients. This content is provided free of charge by Respicardia.

Presenters:

Kunal Agarwal, MD, FAAFP, FAASM, DipABOM
Medical Director, TidalHealth Sleep Medicine, Seaford & Mellsboro, Delaware
Objectives:

Explore the evidence for sleep apnea screening in cardiology, with a focus on heart failure patients
Understand the mechanisms and clinical consequences of untreated central sleep apnea
Review the evidence for transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation (TPNS) to treat central sleep apnea

CEC Credit(s): 1.0

Length: 45 minutes

Description: A variety of cases are used to review CPAP titration for OSA, beginning with patient interaction, mask fitting, and establishing a relationship for collection of outcomes. A simple flow chart for titration is presented and complexities are explored. Rules for identifying respiratory events and using events to determine PAP pressure increases are listed. The perils of over-titration are assessed and rules for down-titration are discussed. What does the technologist add to the titration process? A comparison of human and auto-titration methodologies provides the answer.

Presenter: Richard S. Rosenberg, PhD

Recorded: 7/12/2017

CEC Credit(s): 1.0

Target Audience: Sleep technologists seeking a background in PAP titration for obstructive sleep apnea.

Length: 45 minutes

The 2024 Q2 issue of A₂Zzz is here! Many prescription oximeters have FDA clearance but not FDA approval. The advent of over-the-counter (OTC) home oximetry with FDA approval provides a way to make home oximetry more available to patients and thereby allow physicians to have a greater amount of information regarding what is occurring with a patient’s blood oxygen levels during sleep, including in people diagnosed with or suspected of having obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Explore additional articles, including:

• On the Horizon: Over-the-Counter Pulse Oximetry 
• The Sleep Navigator Role: An Example of Success 

Updates to Claiming CECs From A2Zzz

AAST members looking to claim their free AAST continuing education credits (CECs) from reading the latest issue of A2Zzz will now need to complete a knowledge assessment in the Learning Center. Upon completion of the knowledge assessment, AAST members will be awarded their two free AAST CECs. For additional information on this change, please view the instructions for earning credits from A2Zzz.

The 2023 Q1 issue of A₂Zzz is here! This issue's cover story examines the research surrounding home sleep testing devices for long-term follow-up of patients treated for obstructive sleep apnea.

Explore additional articles, including:

• Case Study: Implementing an Apprentice Program at the Sleep Lab
• Everything You Wanted to Know About the SDS Credential
• President's Message
• From AAST

Updates to Claiming CECs From A2Zzz

AAST members looking to claim their free AAST continuing education credits (CECs) from reading the latest issue of A2Zzz will now need to complete a knowledge assessment in the Learning Center. Upon completion of the knowledge assessment, AAST members will be awarded their two free AAST CECs. For additional information on this change, please view the instructions for earning credits from A2Zzz.