2014 Annual Meeting

September 09 - 14, 2014

Z02

CIG on Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders

This is a non-ticketed session.

Treatment of the patient with obstructive sleep apnea/sleep-related breathing disorder (OSA/SRBD) remains complicated by morbidity and potential mortality associated with treatment (or lack thereof), the multidisciplinary nature of care from multiple specialties, and the sometimes contradictory evidence available in the medical/surgical literature, as well as by Medico-legal and ethical issues and financial barriers to care. This symposium will include: (1) a presentation by a sleep medicine expert regarding the nonsurgical management of OSA/SRBD (ie, PAP, OAT, medications, adjunctive procedures) and (2) case presentations highlighting different types of surgical complications and how to manage them.

1. Apply existing evidence to support medical and surgical treatment of patients with OSA;
2. Better manage patients who have complications after surgical treatment of OSA; and
3. Develop a more active interdisciplinary practice in the management of patients with OSA.