Grand Hyatt - Union Square - San Francisco - CA
29th Annual Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea and Snoring
Grand Hyatt San Francisco
Course# MOT24003
February 16 - 17, 2024
Registration Information: https://sleepapnea.ucsf.edu/registration
Course Directors
Andrew Goldberg, MD, MSCE
Professor and Vice Chair,
Department of Otolaryngology –
Head and Neck Surgery
Director, Division of Rhinology and Sinus Surgery
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Eric Kezirian, MD, MPH
Professor and Vice Chair,
USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology –
Head & Neck Surgery
Keck School of Medicine of the
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Richard Schwab, MD
Professor, Department of Medicine
Chief, Division of Sleep Medicine
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Jolie L. Chang, MD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology -
Head and Neck Surgery
Chief, Division of General Otolaryngology -
Head and Neck Surgery
Chief, Division of Sleep Surgery
David M. Claman, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, UCSF Sleep Disorders Center
Course Highlights
Lectures, Panel Discussions, Keynotes, Lightning Rounds, and Targeted Educational Tracks for Medical, Surgical, and Advanced Practice Provider Topics
Target Audience
This continuing medical education activity is intended for the physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, and nurse in Sleep Medicine, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Pulmonary Medicine, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dentistry, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Neurology, Psychiatry, Anesthesia, and Geriatrics. Sleep respiratory therapy technologists a will also find practical value by attending this program.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Apply new developments in the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of patients with sleep disorders and sleep disordered breathing;
- Assess new, alternative, and established medical and surgical treatments for sleep apnea and snoring;
- Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of home versus in-laboratory sleep testing;
- Assess the cognitive and neurological consequences of sleep apnea and sleep deprivation;
- Assess future developments in medical technology and how they will impact their practice;
- Improve patient assessment of sleep apnea and snoring using imaging;
- Provide new information to patients regarding the association between obesity and obstructive sleep apnea and the outcomes of medical and surgical treatment of obesity.