What is Sleep? And What Can Go Wrong? A Guide to Adult Sleep Disorders for the General Practitioner

Released: August 10, 2020
Expires: June 30, 2023
Credits: 1 CME, 1.2 Nursing
Credit Fee: Free to view, $25 to request credit
Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, and Residents in Primary Care, Preventive Care, and Specialty Care interested in treating patients with sleep disorders.

Following completion of this web course, participants should be able to:

Recognize normal sleep architecture and stages of the sleep cycle
Identify common sleep problems including: insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome/periodic limb movement disorders and parasomnias
Describe key elements in history taking to differentiate and diagnose these problems
Describe treatment strategies in these common sleep disorders