Sleep Medicine 2007
January 18-21, 2007
Doubletree
Paradise Valley Resort
Scottsdale, Arizona
Course Sponsor
American College of Chest Physicians and the Sleep Institute
The Best Updates on the Science and Business of Sleep Medicine
Plan to attend this 4-day review of recent
developments and updates in clinical sleep
medicine. Designed for practicing chest
medicine professionals, Sleep Medicine 2007
will provide practical instruction on science and
business topics relating to sleep medicine. You
will gain the knowledge you need to administer
exceptional patient care and practice
management techniques.
Science-related topics range from sleep apnea
to narcolepsy, restless legs syndrome, insomnia,
parasomnias, and circadian rhythm disorders.
Business-related topics include coding and
reimbursement, as well as ethical and legal
issues affecting sleep medicine.
Hands-on polysomnography workshops are
scheduled into the course curriculum, allowing
you to practice what you learn. The workshops
will feature patient and computer stations set
up to demonstrate areas of patient monitoring.
Topics covered will include patient calibrations,
aspects of normal and abnormal sleep
disturbances, sleep-stage scoring, recognition
of respiratory events related to sleep, and
recognition of unusual events.
These case-based workshops are designed to
enhance your polysomnography skills
and provide information you can use in your
daily practice. |
