Sleep Apnea Educational Outreach

Novemberber 10, 2009

Philips Respironics and ResMed are furthering their commitment to sleep apnea education and awareness in the medical community. The world leaders in sleep are joining forces to lend support to two respected independent continuing medical education providers to educate primary care physicians about untreated sleep apnea. This is the first time sleep apnea is being presented as a standalone topic during the typical 1- to 2-day seminars.

Education providers: Primary Care Network and Pri-Med Institute

Program description: Primary care, family practice, internal medicine doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants will learn about symptoms of sleep apnea, screening implementation, diagnostic pathways, therapy and the latest research on the association of mortality and morbidity with untreated sleep apnea.

Credits: 1.25 CME credits

Location: 17 U.S. Cities

Duration: October 2009 through June 2010

Participation goal: 7,200 clinicians (based on projections of education providers).
Initial response has been very positive. Close to 2,000 participants in the first five programs: Seattle, WA; Cleveland, OH;Long Branch, NJ; Charlotte, NC and Dallas, TX.

Cities/Dates:	Primary Care Network
Seattle, WA	Oct. 2, 2009
Long Branch, NJ	Oct. 8-9, 2009
Dallas, TX	Oct. 23-24, 2009
San Antonio, TX	Nov. 6-7, 2009
Reston, VA	Nov. 20-21, 2009
Rosemont, IL	Nov. 20-21, 2009
New York, NY	Mar. 21-22, 2010
Philadelphia, PA	Apr 25-26, 2010
Orlando, FL	June 6-7, 2010

Pri-Med Institute
Cleveland, OH	Oct. 2, 2009
Charlotte, NJ	Oct. 15-16, 2009
Portland, OR	Nov. 9-10, 2009
Baltimore, MD	Dec. 2, 2009
Las Vegas, NV	Dec. 11, 2009
Houston, TX	March 3, 2010
Anaheim, CA	May 5, 2010
New York, NY	June 16, 2010