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PACKAGE COST
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CONTENTS OF PACKAGE
  • Introduction, which includes both the activity evaluation form AND the certificate request form
  • Over 40 hours of lectures & 28 lecture topics on DVDs
  • Accompanying lecture notes
  • Activity Workbook containing 5 practice exercises and exams
OBJECTIVES
The School of Sleep Medicine, Inc.™ strives to provide high quality sleep medicine education for the medical community. This package was developed to assist individuals preparing for board exams and for those who may not be able to attend our live course. It is also used as a complement to our live courses. At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to assess their knowledge base in sleep medicine and identify areas of strengths and weakness as a candidate for specializing in sleep medicine. Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to discuss or identify:
  • basic mechanisms of sleep, including the neuroanatomy, neurophysiology and neuropharmacology
  • basic mechanisms of circadian rhythms and the clinical issues surrounding circadian rhythm disorders
  • symptomatology and differential diagnoses of sleep disorders
  • the sleep evaluation process and interpretation of data
  • sleep vs. wake EEG data and recognition of sleep stages and arousals
  • abnormal polysomnographic findings and artifact identification
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Clinicians preparing to specialize in sleep medicine.This course is designed for those needing an intensive review and consolidation of the basic science of sleep, standards of clinical practice, diagnostic procedures, polysomnogram reading and interpretation.
METHOD OF PARTICIPATION
Viewing of DVD lectures takes approximately 40.0 hours. Completion of the exercises in the Activity Workbook, and completing the evaluation form take approximately 6.0 hours.
  • Before viewing DVDs, complete Activity 1 in the Activity Workbook in order to evaluate your baseline competence in the field of sleep medicine. Check your answers against the answer key provided at the end of the exercise.
  • View DVD Lectures A01 through A28.
  • After viewing all lectures, complete Activities 2 through 5 in the Activity Workbook. Check your answers using the answer keys at the end of each exercise.
  • Complete the activity evaluation form AND the certificate request form and return both to SSM in order to receive credit.
 

DVD lectures

40 hours

Activity Workbook and evaluation form

6.0 hours

Total estimated time to complete activity

46.0 hours


 

CME /
BRN hours

CE credit

CEUs

46.0

46.0

4.60

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No. Faculty Lecture Time

A01

Ian Colrain, PhD

Basic Mechanisms of Sleep

1:11:26

A02

Wallace B. Mendelson, MD

Neurotransmitters & Sleep

0:58:24

A03

Wallace B. Mendelson, MD

Endocrinology & Sleep / Melatonin Administration & Sleep

1:12:40

A04

Dale Edgar, PhD

Circadian Timing Systems

2:16:23

A05

Christian Guilleminault, MD

Pathophysiology & Risk Factors for Sleep Related Breathing Disorders

2:00:28

A06

David Claman, MD

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

1:25:55

A07

David Claman, MD

CSA / Cheyne-Stokes / Alveolar Hypoventilation

1:02:25

A08

Mark Sanders, MD

The Cardiovascular Impact of Sleep and Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea

1:38:47

A09

Mark Sanders, MD

Treatment of OSA with Positive Pressure Therapy

1:48:35

A10

Nelson Powell, DDS, MD

Comprehensive Update on the Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: New & Contemporary Surgical Approach

1:16:43

A11

Rafael Pelayo, MD

Evaluation & Treatment of Sleep Disorders in Children

1:43:13

A12

Don Bliwise, PhD

Sleep & Aging

1:16:53

A13

Charles Reynolds III, MD

Sleep & Affective Disorders & Other Psychiatric Disturbances

1:24:21

A14

Arthur S. Walters, MD

Restless Legs Syndrome & Periodic Limb Movement Disorder

1:47:38

A15

Emmanuel Mignot, MD, PhD

Narcolepsy

2:26:35

A16

Mark Mahowald, MD

Parasomnias

1:04:00

A17

Mark Mahowald, MD

REM Behavior Disorder

0:30:02

A18

Mark Mahowald, MD

Narcolepsy & Other Hypersomnias

1:12:28

A19

Mark Mahowald, MD

Nocturnal Seizures as Parasomnias

0:58:37

A20

Charles Morin, PhD

Insomnia

1:52:03

A21

Max Hirshkowitz, PhD

Pharmacologic Treatment of Insomnia

0:52:29

A22

Max Hirshkowitz, PhD

Somnopharmacology

1:30:24

A23

Raymond C. Rosen, PhD

Cognitive Behavioral Treatment For Insomnia

1:10:34

A24

Nic Butkov, RPSGT

Diagnostic Aspects of Sleep Disordered Breathing

1:27:00

A25

Sharon Keenan, PhD, REEGT, RPSGT

Polysomnography: The Sleep Laboratory Evaluation

1:56:32

A26

Sharon Keenan, PhD, REEGT, RPSGT

Polysomnography: Amplifiers & Filters

1:06:06

A27

Sharon Keenan, PhD, REEGT, RPSGT

Measurement of Sleep / Wake Tendency: MSLT & MWT

1:16:36

A28

Nic Butkov, RPSGT

Sleep Stage and Arousal Scoring

1:10:00

TOTAL DVD VIEWING TIME: 39:37:17

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
 
The School of Sleep Medicine, Inc.™ is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians and designates this activity for a maximum of 46 credit hours in Category 1 credit towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award™. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the education activity.

Disclosure: It is the intent of The School of Sleep Medicine, Inc. to assure that its CME activities should not be influenced by the special interests of individuals associated with its programs. Having an interest in or affiliation with any corporate organization does not necessarily influence a speaker’s presentation, but the relationship must be made known in advance to the audience in accordance with the standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. Faculty disclosure statements are provided in the handout material. The School of Sleep Medicine, Inc. has not received commercial support for these activities.

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