Postgraduate Courses
SLEEP 2026 offers full-day or half-day postgraduate courses on Saturday, June 13 and Sunday, June 14. Attendees also have the option to purchase recordings of postgraduate courses.
All individual postgraduate courses will offer both Maintenance of Certification (MOC) points and Self-Assessment (SA) CME credits, except C-06: Flexible Laryngoscopy for Sleep Clinicians A Practical, Hands-On Workshop, which offers MOC points only. Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 7.50 MOC points/SA CME credits (for each individual full-day postgraduate course) or 3.75 MOC points/SA CME credits (for each individual half-day postgraduate course) for the following boards:
- Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program;
- MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program; and
- Annual part II self-assessment credits in the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery’s Continuing Certification program (formerly known as MOC); and
- The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology has reviewed the 2026 postgraduate courses and has approved these programs as a part of a comprehensive self-assessment program, which is mandated by the ABMS as a necessary component of maintenance of certification.
It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM, ABP, or ABOHNS MOC credit.
COURSE OFFERINGS
C-01: Year in Review 2026
- Date: Saturday, June 13
- Time: 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
- CME Hours Available: 7.50
This annual course discusses new perspectives and recent findings in translational science from the past year.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the sleep medicine clinical practice guidelines, positions, and other guidance documents published in the past year;
- Recognize the clinical implications of the most significant peer-reviewed studies published in the sleep field in the past year;
- Identify the most significant clinical sleep medicine developments from the past year; and
- Improve patient care and outcomes by applying this knowledge in the clinical setting.
Course Chairs: John Park, MD; Iris Perez, MD; Elda Arrigoni, PhD
| Time | Lecture Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. | Introduction | Course Chairs |
| 8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Managing Adverse Effects of Incretin-Based Medications for Obesity | Domenica Rubino, MD |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | New Developments in the Pharmacologic Management of OSA | David White, MD |
| 9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | What’s New in Sleep and Psychiatry? | Ruth Benca, MD, PhD |
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Highlights From the New AASM Clinical Practice Guidelines | Susheel Patil, MD, PhD |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Q&A | Faculty |
| 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch | |
| 1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Recap | Course Chairs |
| 1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Where Are We Now on Wearable Sleep Tracking? | Cathy Goldstein, MD, MS |
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | Melatonin in Typically Developing Children: Promise or Peril? | Judith Owens, MD |
| 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Physiological Markers for the Risk and Impact of OSA: New Findings and Insights | Ali Azarbarzin, PhD |
| 3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | New Developments in Hypersomnia and Insomnia Management | Lynn Marie Trotti, MD, MSc |
| 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Q&A | Faculty |
Note: Schedule subject to change.
C-02: Obesity and Sleep: Emerging Insights and Integrated Approaches
- Date: Saturday, June 13
- Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- CME Hours Available: 7.50
This course brings together leading experts, including multiple members of the AASM obesity management task force, to present cutting edge research and practical approaches for improving outcomes in patients with obesity related sleep disorders.
Learning Objectives
- Describe hormonal and metabolic mechanisms linking sleep and obesity
- Utilize strategies for integrating obesity management into sleep care, including novel pharmacologic therapies for OSA
- Apply an endotype-based approach to personalize sleep medicine in patients with obesity
Course Chairs: Rafael Sepulveda, MD; Brian Wojeck, MD
| Time | Lecture Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. | Introduction | Rafael Sepulveda, MD |
| 8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | SURMOUNT-OSA and Beyond: New Approaches to Sleep Apnea Care | Atul Malhotra, MD |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | The Bidirectional Relationship Between Sleep and Obesity: Hormonal Pathways and Clinical Implications | Brian Wojeck, MD |
| 9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Mechanistic Insights into Obesity Related Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Beyond BMI | Brandon Nokes, MD |
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome and OSA: Clinical Challenges and Management Strategies | Nathan Nowalk, MD, MS; Xinhang Tu, BM |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Q&A | Faculty |
| 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch | |
| 1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Recap | Course Chairs |
| 1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Integrating Obesity Medicine into Sleep Care: A Holistic Approach to OSA Management | Mira Tadros, DO |
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | Sleep Disruption in Women with Obesity: Unique Risks and Treatment Strategies | Safia Khan, MD |
| 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Weight Stigma in Sleep Medicine: Impact on Care and Patient Outcomes | Lindsay Stager, PhD |
| 3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Psychiatric Dimensions of Obesity and Sleep Disorders: What Clinicians Need to Know | Raed Hawa, MD |
| 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Q&A | Faculty |
Note: Schedule subject to change.
C-03: AI Essentials for Sleep Medicine: from Basics to the Future
- Date: Saturday, June 13
- Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- CME Hours Available: 7.50
This course will unpack GenAI and applied AI/ML tools through practical, real-world examples—showing how clinicians can leverage AI and how their clinical input has the potential to shape safer and more accurate models, and how responsible implementation aligns with emerging AASM guidance. By integrating examples, collaborative best practices, and a clear roadmap for ethical and system-wide adoption, the session equips attendees to confidently and responsibly use AI to enhance patient care, clinical efficiency, and community-level impact.
Learning Objectives
- Describe foundation of AI in sleep medicine, basic concepts of AI and structured approach to prompting GenAI
- List some clinical and non-clinical applications of AI in Sleep, concerns including medico-legal issues
- Describe AASM Position for implementation of AI in Sleep Medicine, role of Sleep Clinicians in training/improving AI models from AI Data Scientist’s perspective and future of AI in sleep for different stakeholders
Course Chair: Subaila Zia, MD, MBA
| Time | Lecture Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. | Introduction | Course Chair(s) |
| 8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Foundation of AI in Sleep Medicine: Commonly Used Terms and Basic Concepts | Aatif Husain, MD |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Learn to Prompt GenAI with Me Like a Pro | Subaila Zia, MD, MBA |
| 9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Clinical Applications of AI | Maninder Kalra, MD, PhD |
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Non-Clinical Applications of AI | Vidya Krishnan, MD, MHS |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Q&A | Faculty |
| 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch | |
| 1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Recap | Course Chair(s) |
| 1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Role of Sleep Clinicians in Training and Improving Sleep-AI models: An AI Data Scientist Perspective | Ankit Parekh, PhD |
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | Concerns and Medico-legal Implications of AI | Ramesh Sachdeva, MD, PhD |
| 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Implementation of AI in Sleep Medicine: AASM Position | Margarita Oks, MD |
| 3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Future of AI in Sleep for Different Stakeholders | Mattina Davenport, PhD |
| 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Q&A | Faculty |
Note: Schedule subject to change.
C-04: Current Perspectives and New Directions in OSA: Updates for 2026
- Date: Saturday, June 13
- Time: 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
- CME Hours Available: 3.75
This course reviews the new frontiers in OSA management from emerging pharmacotherapies and novel ENT procedures to the latest updates in PAP treatment. We will also introduce PLATO, a patient-reported outcome tool poised to change how we measure clinical success and put the patient experience at the forefront of clinical care.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the reason for the production and utilization of PLATO for improved assessment of patient reported symptoms of OSA
- Recognize current and potential future pharmacological targets for medication-based treatment of OSA
- Comprehend the similarities and differences of the multiple hypoglossal nerve stimulators currently available
Course Chair: Douglas Kirsch, MD
| Time | Lecture Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. | Introduction | Course Chair |
| 8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Shaping PLATO: Bringing the Patient Voice to the Forefront of Care | Douglas Kirsch, MD |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Updates in PAP Therapy: KPAP, AI and Beyond | Shalini Paruthi, MD |
| 9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Medication Therapy for OSA: A New Frontier | David White, MD |
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Evolving HGNS: Comparison of Current and New Stimulators for OSA | Chris Gouveia, MD |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Q&A | Faculty |
Note: Schedule subject to change.
C-05: This Just Isn’t Working: Adaptations of Behavioral Sleep Medicine Interventions for Real-World Children and Adolescents
- Date: Saturday, June 13
- Time: 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
- CME Hours Available: 3.75
This course is for intermediate to advanced clinicians who want to learn new strategies for the assessment and management of common sleep problems in children and adolescents that may not respond to standard evidence-based treatments. Presentations will focus on adapting behavioral management strategies for insomnia, hypersomnia, and CPAP adherence. Case examples, including of children and adolescents presenting with comorbid medical and mental health conditions as well as histories of trauma, will be presented.
Learning Objectives
- Describe practical strategies for adapting insomnia and hypersomnia treatments for children and adolescents with co-occurring trauma, medical and/or mental health disorders
- List new strategies and modifications when using CBT-I with adolescents or addressing technology use among pediatric sleep patients
- Consider behavioral, developmental, and psychosocial factors influencing pediatric adherence to positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy when implementing targeted strategies to improve long-term treatment engagement
Course Chair: Valerie Crabtree, PhD
| Time | Lecture Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Introduction | Course Chair |
| 1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | One Size Does Not Fit All: Trauma-Informed Approaches to Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Interventions | Anthony Cifre, PhD, MS |
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | Meeting Patients Where They Are: Modifying CBT-I for Adolescents and Practical Approaches for Technology Use | Lisa Meltzer, PhD |
| 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Hypersomnia in Children and Adolescents | Valerie Crabtree, PhD |
| 3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Engaging with Families to Optimize Positive Airway Pressure Adherence: Beyond Desensitization | Melissa Xanthopoulos, PhD |
| 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Q&A | Faculty |
Note: Schedule subject to change.
C-06: Flexible Laryngoscopy for Sleep Clinicians: A Practical, Hands-On Workshop
- Date: Saturday, June 13
- Time: 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
- CME Hours Available: 3.75
This course will be taught by otolaryngologists, speech language pathologists, and sleep medicine clinicians to provide didactic education and hands-on experience on the use of flexible laryngoscopy in the sleep medicine clinic, including an understanding of anatomy, clinical findings, practical applications, billing, coding, and time management of performing these procedures.
This activity received in-kind support from Ambu in the form of loaned equipment for educational and demonstration purposes. No financial support was provided. Ambu had no role in the planning, development, content, or execution of this educational activity.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the clinical role of flexible laryngoscopy in sleep medicine, including its indications, contraindications, and its use in evaluating and managing sleep-related breathing disorders such as upper airway obstruction;
- Develop initial proficiency in performing and interpreting flexible laryngoscopy, including recognizing upper airway anatomy, documenting findings, and applying hands-on procedural techniques; and
- Incorporate flexible laryngoscopy into clinical practice by utilizing billing, coding, and time management strategies for efficient implementation in the sleep medicine clinic.
Course Chair: Susheel Patil, MD
| Time | Lecture Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Welcome and Introduction: Overview of Objectives and Relevance to Sleep Medicine | Susheel Patil, MD |
| 1:15 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. | Flexible Laryngoscopy – Getting Started – Part 1 | Scott Howard, MD |
| 1:40 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Flexible Laryngoscopy – Getting Started – Part 2 | Lex Rakowski, MS |
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | Laryngoscopy with a Sleep Focus | Thomas Fleury Curado, MD |
| 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Hands-On Training – Simulation and Clinical Scenario Stations – Part 1 | Kevin Motz, MD |
| 3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Hands-On Training – Simulation and Clinical Scenario Stations – Part 2 | Vasiliki Triantafillou, MD |
| 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Q&A | Faculty |
Note: Schedule subject to change.
This activity is supported by an in-kind product donation from Ambu.
C-07: Advances in Clinical Sleep Medicine
- Date: Sunday, June 14
- Time: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
- CME Hours Available: 7.50
This annual course focuses on the best practices for evaluating, diagnosing, and treating the most common sleep disorders in clinical practice.
Learning Objectives
- Understand recent advances and evolving techniques in sleep disorders diagnosis and treatment;
- Identify precision medicine strategies for a patient-centered approach to diagnostic testing and treatment selection;
- Implement these techniques and strategies in the clinical setting; and
- Improve patient care and outcomes by applying this knowledge.
Course Chairs: Robert Stansbury, MD; Romy Hoque, MD; Michael Bubu, MD, PhD
| Time | Lecture Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. | Introduction | Course Chairs |
| 8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Innovation to Impact: The Promise and Pitfalls of AI and Digital Therapeutics for Personalized Insomnia Care | Emerson Wickwire, PhD |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Treating Sleep Problems in Neurodegenerative Disorders | Brienne Miner, MD |
| 9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Rethinking Inspiratory Pressure for CPAP Therapy | David White, MD |
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Preparing for Oral Medications for Sleep Apnea: Best Practices for Patient-Centered Care | Sanjay Patel, MD |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Q&A | Faculty |
| 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch | |
| 1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Recap | Course Chairs |
| 1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Sleep Disorders in Children with Chronic Medical Conditions | Emily Gillett, MD, PhD |
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | Challenges of Inpatient Obstructive Sleep Apnea Care | Reena Mehra, MD, MS |
| 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Update on Devices for Obstructive Sleep Apnea | Thomas M. Kafferberger, MD |
| 3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Spilling the Tea: Practical Case-Based Strategies to Overcome Obesity Care Challenges in the Sleep Clinic | Rafael Sepulveda, MD |
| 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Q&A | Faculty |
Note: Schedule subject to change.
C-08: PedSleep 2026: Smooth Moves for Transitioning Pediatric Sleep Patients to Adult Sleep Medicine Care
- Date: Sunday, June 14
- Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- CME Hours Available: 7.50
This course will review best practices for transitioning pediatric sleep patients to adult sleep medicine care. Speakers will provide a comprehensive review of methods and dynamics for transitioning pediatric sleep patients to adult care, identify challenges, barriers and deficiencies patients and caregivers report arise in the transition, and discuss strategies to optimize and advocate for their sleep health.
Learning Objectives
- Understand how sleep disorders persist, evolve or change with age in people with obstructive sleep apnea, narcolepsy, autism, neurodevelopmental disorders, achondroplasia, Chiari malformations, central hypoventilation syndromes, and neuromuscular disorders
- Learn principles of transition care and understand how a multidisciplinary team or referral system need to work together to transition adolescents and young adults with complex medical conditions and sleep problems to adult care without losing continuity and quality of care
- Discuss best practices for sleep specialists to seamlessly transition people with particular sleep disorders and complex medical conditions to adult sleep medicine care
Course Chair: Madeleine Grigg-Damberger, MD
| Time | Lecture Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. | Introduction | Course Chair(s) |
| 8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Transitioning Adolescents with Obstructive Sleep Apnea to Adult Sleep Medicine Care | Umakanth Katwa, MD |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Transition of Children and Adolescents with Narcolepsy and Idiopathic Hypersomnia to Adult Care | Anne Morse, DO |
| 9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Transition of Children with Sleep Problems and Complex Neurodevelopmental Disorders to Adult Care (Prader-Willi, Fragile X, Williams and Angelman) | Althea Robinson Shelton, DO |
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Transitional Adolescents and Young Adults with Down Syndrome to Adult Sleep Medicine Specialists | Susan Murad, MD |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Q&A | Faculty |
| 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch | |
| 1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Recap | Course Chair(s) |
| 1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Managing Gamut of Sleep Disorders in Grownup Autism Spectrum Disorder | Sanjeev Kothare, MD |
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | Transitioning Children and Adults with Achondroplasia, Chiari Syndrome and Other Cervical-medullary Junction Disorders | Kathy Wolfe, DO |
| 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Transitioning Young People with Neuromuscular Disease on Non-invasive Ventilation to Adult Sleep Medicine Care | Madeleine Grigg-Damberger, MD |
| 3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Transitioning Children and Young Adults with Central Hypoventilation Syndromes to Adult Care | Ajay Kasi, MD |
| 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Q&A | Faculty |
Note: Schedule subject to change.
C-09: Integration of New Clinical Guidelines and Technologies in Your Sleep Practice
- Date: Sunday, June 14
- Time: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
- CME Hours Available: 7.50
This course aims to provide the detailed foundational knowledge needed to analyze the rationale behind recent clinical practice guidelines and uses/limitations of clinically available technologies.
Learning Objectives
- Identify appropriate use cases for technologies assessing sleep apnea severity
- Assess the utility of technologies used for insomnia treatments
- Evaluate the utility of consumer and medical devices for clinical sleep practice
Course Chair: Shalini Paruthi, MD
| Time | Lecture Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. | Introduction | Course Chair(s) |
| 8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | What is Known Despite Low Certainty: Understanding the Treatment of Central Sleep Apnea Guideline | Susheel Patil, MD, PhD |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Aligning Treatment for Restless Legs and Insomnia with Recent Practice Guidelines | Michael Mak, MD |
| 9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Focused Update OSA Diagnosis: Understanding the Diagnostic Sleep Testing Guideline | Dennis Auckley, MD |
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Navigating Challenges in PPG/PAT Signal Analysis through a Systematic Approach | Ambrose Chiang, MD |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Q&A | Faculty |
| 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch | |
| 1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Recap | Course Chair(s) |
| 1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Advancing Pediatric Sleep Care with Novel Tech | Shalini Paruthi, MD |
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | Integrate Consumer Tech into Practice: Understanding the World Sleep Consumer Device Guideline | Kelly Baron, PhD |
| 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Are Smartwatches a Net-Benefit for OSA? | Steven Holfinger, MD |
| 3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation: Technology, Patient Selection, and Clinical Outcomes | Rutwik Patel, DO |
| 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Q&A | Faculty |
Note: Schedule subject to change.
C-10: Update and Review of the Treatment and Management of Restless Legs Syndrome
- Date: Sunday, June 14
- Time: 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
- CME Hours Available: 3.75
This course will provide up-to-date information and guidance on managing RLS with special emphasis on non-dopaminergic agents in adult population, management of the pediatric population, and use of non-medication-based approaches to manage symptoms, equipping clinicians and trainees with practical strategies to apply across diverse care settings.
Learning Objectives
- Better understand childhood RLS diagnosis and be able to more appropriately manage the symptoms
- Better understand the value of Gabapentoids and other novel medications for management of RLS
- Gain insight into neuropharmacology of the opioid system and to the unique properties of the different opioids that are used clinically
- Gain insight into non-medication-based treatments options for managing RLS
Course Chair: Christopher Earley, MB, BCh, PhD
| Time | Lecture Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. | Introduction | Course Chair |
| 8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | How Best to Manage the Easy as Well as the Difficult Pediatric RLS Cases | Shalini Paruthi, MD |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Gabapentoids and Other Alternatives in Managing RLS | Diego Garcia-Borreguero, MD, PhD |
| 9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Opioids: From Enkephalin/Dynorphin to Pharmacology to Rationale Treatment Options | Christopher Earley, MB, BCh, PhD |
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | A Review of Non-Medication-Based Approaches to Managing RLS | Zhikui Wei MD, PhD |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Q&A | Faculty |
Note: Schedule subject to change.
C-11: Raising the Bar: Advanced Tools and Treatments for Advanced Practice Providers to Deliver High Quality Sleep Care
- Date: Sunday, June 14
- Time: 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
- CME Hours Available: 3.75
This course empowers advanced practice providers to master sleep assessment tools (including the new AASM PLATO-11 questionnaire), become the resident PAP expert on their team, elevate APP delivery of insomnia management via BBTI, and apply the latest 2025 guidelines for—and rethink—RLS care. Each lecture builds sequentially from assessment to diagnostics to treatment and guideline-based management.
Learning Objectives
- Describe validated sleep assessment tools (including the AASM PLATO-11) and apply them within clinical workflow to improve identification and evaluation of sleep disorders
- Apply advanced approaches to PAP therapy for OSA, troubleshoot issues, and maximize adherence in the clinical team
- Implement APP-led care models and updated evidence-based guidelines related to behavioral therapy for insomnia (BBTI) and RLS/PLMD care management
Course Chair: Lacie Petitto, APRN, DNP
| Time | Lecture Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Introduction | Course Chair |
| 1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Sleep Assessment: Tools of the Trade | Gina Mauldin, MHS, PA-C |
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | Becoming the PAP Expert on Your Team | Ann Cartwright, PA-C |
| 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | BBTI: Raising Insomnia Care to the Next Level | Loretta Colvin, DNP, CNP |
| 3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | RLS Guidelines: Flipping the Script after the 2025 Guidelines | Lacie Petitto, APRN, DNP |
| 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Q&A | Faculty |
Note: Schedule subject to change.