Final Program

SUNDAY • MAY 15 105
WS2
CLINICAL • TRANSLATIONAL
WORKSHOP
CME Credits Available: 1.5
OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA IN THE ELDERLY: A
DISCUSSION OF KEY CLINICAL QUESTIONS
Registration Fee: $75.00 (includes box lunch)
Attendance is limited. Pre-registration is required.
Assembly on Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology
11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. MOSCONE CENTER
Room 302 (South Building, Esplanade Level)
Target Audience
Pulmonologists, sleep physicians, fellows, nurses, fellows in training, clinical
researchers, everybody involved in sleep units, pediatricians, geriatric
physicians and nurses.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:
• understand the preconditioning hypoxia phenomenon and its relationship with
intermittent hypoxia;
• distinguish between physiology and pathology related to the number and
severity of sleep disorder-breathing in elderly;
• know the effect of CPAP treatment on cardiovascular, quality of life and
neurocognitive domains in elderly with OSA compared with the effect in younger
people and decide what to do in very old patients (more than 80 years) with
clinical suspicion of obstructive sleep apnea, regarding treatment with CPAP.
This workshop has been designed to discuss some important clinical questions that
all clinicians who follow elderly patients with obstructive sleep apnoea have. The
course is also an opportunity to discuss with some of the most important researchers
in the area of sleep apnoea in the elderly, what is the impact of OSA and treatment
of CPAP in older patients compared with younger ones, to understand the
pathophysiological pathways which govern this impact and decide, from a a clinical
point of view, the limits of OSA studies and treatment in very old patients.
Chairing: M. Martinez-Garcia, MD, Valencia, Spain
N.C. Netzer, MD, PhD, Bad Aibling, Germany
11:45 Introduction
M. Martinez-Garcia, MD, Valencia, Spain
11:50 Sleep-Disordered Breathing in the Elderly: Where Is the Limit
Between the Physiology and Pathology?
N.C. Netzer, MD, PhD, Bad Aibling, Germany
12:10 Preconditioning by Intermittent Hypoxia in the Elderly: Clinical
Implications
M. Morrell, MD, PhD, London, United Kingdom
12:30 From Cardiovascular to Neurocognitive Effects of CPAP in the
Elderly
M. Martinez-Garcia, MD, Valencia, Spain
12:50 Is CPAP Forever? How Should We Manage Patients Over 80
Years?
S. Ancoli-Israel, PhD, La Jolla, CA
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CLINICAL
ADULT CLINICAL CORE CURRICULUM
CME Credits Available: 1.5
PULMONARY CLINICAL CORE CURRICULUM I
Adult Core Curriculum Working Group
11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. MOSCONE CENTER
Gateway Ballroom 102-104 (South Building, Lower Level)
Target Audience
Internists and subspecialists in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine who
work in a clinical setting and are currently engaged in maintenance of certification.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:
• remain current with medical knowledge relevant to their practice in
pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine;
• evaluate their understanding of key skills and content areas in pulmonary,
critical care and sleep medicine, as well as receive feedback on their
comprehension of a result of a pre-test/post-test comparison;
• support clinicians who are engaged in maintenance of certification activities
by providing updates on subjects included in recertification requirements.
The ATS Clinical Core Curriculum Symposia focus on a 3-year content cycle of
key medical content in the areas of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine.
The topics are also aligned with corresponding MOC Medical Knowledge
modules. This symposium is intended to assist clinicians with staying current
with the growth of information relevant to their medical practice, as well as
provide an opportunity to evaluate individual knowledge and skills while earning
MOC Medical Knowledge points.
Chairing: G.C. Michaud, MD, New York, NY
C.L. Channick, MD, Boston, MA
11:45 COPD: Pathophysiology/Diagnosis/PFT
J.B. McCannon, MD, Boston, MA
12:05 COPD Management: Pharmacological and
Non-Pharmacological
G. Garrison, MD, Burlington, VT
12:45 Rare Lung Diseases: Rare Vascular Abnormalities and Rare
Complications of Asthma
P. Akuthota, MD, San Diego, CA
This session and the International Conference are supported by an educational grant from
AstraZeneca LP.
All CME sessions have been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential
Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
and are free of the control of commercial interests.
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