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“Sleep Disordered Breathing in Hospital Patients: Identification & Management”

Saxe Communications & Philips* present…“Sleep Disordered Breathing in Hospital Patients: Identification & Management”

Sleep disordered breathing and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in particular is recognized as a disorder that afflicts as much as 26% of the population globally. Hospital patients with untreated OSA generate twice the healthcare costs as compared to patients without OSA. Identification of sleep disordered breathing and proper management are important to not only reducing costs, but improving outcomes and managing these disorders over the long term. This webinar provides insights into how these patients can be identified and how they can be managed, both in hospital and as they transition home.

Learning Objectives At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

  1. Describe the nature and incidence of OSA in a hospital population
  2. Discuss approaches to identifying sleep disordered breathing in this population
  3. List options for managing these patients during their hospital stay and as they transition home

Presenter:
Samuel Krachman, DO  |  Professor, Thoracic Medicine & Surgery  |  Director, Sleep Center  |  Temple University

Continuing Education for Nurses and Respiratory Therapists
This program has been approved for 1.0 contact hour. Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association of Respiratory Care. This education activity is approved for 1.0 contact hour. Provider approved by California Board of Nursing, Provider # 14477 and the Florida Board of Nursing Provider # 50-170322.

Educational support provided by Philips.

Questions should be directed to Saxe Communications:  561-805-5784  |  sshapiro@saxecommunications.com

* NOTE: This is a supplier and industry resource-sponsored webinar. HealthTrust has not approved and/or endorsed the content. This program may contain the mention of products, services, drugs or brands presented in a case study or comparative format. Such examples are intended for educational and informational purposes and should not be perceived as a HealthTrust endorsement of any particular supplier, product, service, drug, brand or approach.