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Issue #5
SleepRelatedBreathing
Disorders
Agenda: SleepRelatedBreathingDisordersSectionMeeting
MinneapolisConventionCenter
Monday, June 2, 2014 (5:15pm–6:15pm)
I.
Call toOrder
• Dr. ChristineWon
(Chair)
II.
General Business –
(10minutes)
• Introductionof 2013-2014SRBDSectionSteeringCommittee
• Call forVolunteers: 2014-2015SRBDSteeringCommittee
III.
Clinical PracticeGuideline Suggestions –
(5minutes)
IV.
OtherBusiness/Discussion
• Telemedicine for SRBD–
(15minutes)
–– RonaldChervin,MD,MS
• NewSleepCareParadigm–
(15minutes)
V.
Section InvestigatorAwardPresentation–
(15minutes)
•
Effects of Continuous PositiveAirwayPressure onMeasures ofArterial
Stiffness inObstructive SleepApnea: Results of the SleepApneaStress Study
RandomizedControlledTrial
–– HugoPaz yMar –ClevelandClinic
VI.
Adjournment
SteeringCommittee
Profiles
ChristineWon, MD, MS
(Chair)
Dr.Won is theDirector of theYale
SleepCenter, andDirector of Yale’s
Women’s Initiative inSleepHealth
(WISH). She is anactivemember
of theAASMhaving recently served
three years on theAASMEducation
Committee, andon theCPAP
AdherenceEducationTask Force
in2010. She is active in the local
sleep community, servingon the
Board of Directors of theConnecticut
SleepSociety. She is anAssistant
Professor of Medicine in the section
of Pulmonary, Critical Care andSleep
Medicineat YaleUniversity, and the
AssociateProgramDirector for the
YalePulmonary andCritical Care
fellowshipprogram. Prior to this she
was anAssistant Professor in the
section of Pulmonary andCritical
Care at UCSF, and servedas their
AssociateDirector for theSleep
program. She completed her sleep,
pulmonary and critical care training
and undergraduate education at
StanfordUniversity.
KatieSarmiento, MD
(ViceChair)
Dr. Sarmiento is theDirector of
PulmonarySleepMedicine at the
VASanDiegoHealthcareSystem
and anAssistant Professor at the
University of CaliforniaSanDiego.
SteeringCommitteeProfiles
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Case
A53-year-oldmale is referred to the sleep clinic for suspectedobstructive sleep apnea
hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) and excessivedaytime sleepiness (Epworth scoreof 15/24).
Hehas loud snoring,witnessed apneabyhiswife, awakens himself by snoring/snorting and
wakes routinelywith aheadache anddrymouth in themorning.He also sometimes awakens
gasping for air. Hedozes off accidentally at his deskduringwork andhas dozedoff for a
momentwhiledriving, despite a consistent and adequatedurationof sleep. Hehasmild to
moderate restless leg sensations in the eveninghours. Hehasnoparasomnias or ancillary
symptoms to suggest narcolepsy.
Physical exam:
BP115/65, Pulse 94, RR18,Ht 163.8 cm (5’ 4.5”), Wt 71.396kg (157 lb6.4
oz), SpO297%, BMI 26.60kg/(m^2)
HEENT:
Large tonguewith scalloping, high archedhardpalate,MallampatiClass IV, no
tonsils,mildoverjet, narrowbut patent nasal airway and17”neck.Neuro, cardiac and
pulmonary exams werewithinnormal limits.
PMH:
Hypersomnia, snoring, restless leg syndrome, hyperlipidemia, hypertension,GERD
2013–2014
CHAIR
ChristineWon,MD,MS
VICE-CHAIR
Katie Sarmiento,MD
MEMBERS
ChadHagen,MD
