International Journal of Sleep & Wakefulness--Primary Care (Vol. 1, No. 3)

Faculty

Needs Statement

The International Journal of Sleep and Wakefulness – Primary Care, a CME-accredited educational program, systematically identifies, evaluates, and places into clinical context the findings of the most important recent studies of disorders of sleep and wakefulness. It provides rapid access for busy primary care physicians and specialists to a critical and clinically relevant review of the developments that will have most impact on their day-to-day practice, and is designed to provide management options for clinicians, enabling them to better diagnose and treat sleep and wakefulness disorders.

Each issue of The International Journal of Sleep and Wakefulness – Primary Care will present carefully constructed review articles, written by practicing sleep specialists and primary care physicians, and intended to equip readers with practical knowledge of the area under discussion. These articles are commissioned to support particular educational themes identified by the Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editor, editorial team, and readers. This issue of The International Journal of Sleep and Wakefulness – Primary Care presents three such articles.

Target Audience

This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of primary care physicians, sleep specialists, psychiatrists and other clinicians involved in the management of patients with disorders of sleep and wakefulness.

Objectives

After reading this issue, the reader should be able to discuss:
1. The findings from sleep laboratory studies on the effects of smoking cessation on sleep;
2. The evidence from studies on the effects of nicotine replacement therapy, bupropion, and varenicline on sleep;
3. The preliminary findings in this field regarding possible gender differences;
4. Pregnancy-related changes in breathing, and their likely effects on the risk of SDB;
5. The maternal and fetal complications associated with SDB in pregnancy;
6. The assessment, prevention, and treatment of SDB in pregnancy;
7. The techniques and indications of the commonly employed instruments for measuring excessive sleepiness in the clinical and research settings;
8. The differences between self-reported and physiological sleepiness;
9. The clinical situations in which specific sleepiness tests are performed.

Accreditation

Medicine
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and Remedica Medical Education. The University of Kentucky College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit actually spent in the educational activity.

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine presents this activity for educational purposes only. Participants are expected to utilize their own expertise and judgment while engaged in the practice of medicine. The content of the presentations is provided solely by presenters who have been selected for presentations because of recognized expertise in their field.

Faculty Disclosure

The authors report no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests of healthcare products or services related to this activity.

Disclosures for the editorial staff can be found on the inside cover of the PDF. 

Activity Sponsorship

This activity is jointly sponsored by the University of Kentucky and Remedica Medical Education. Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Cephalon.