Breathing Easy: Strategies for Optimizing Obstructive Sleep Apnea Diagnosis and Management

Overview

Enhance your ability to identify and manage obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) using evidence-based tools and therapies. This session equips you with practical strategies to improve patient outcomes, increase CPAP adherence, and integrate weight management into personalized OSA care plans—key components for addressing this underdiagnosed condition in primary care.

Learning Objectives

• Apply evidence-based strategies to screen for and diagnose obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients at high risk, utilizing validated screening tools and appropriate diagnostic modalities
• Examine the currently available treatment modalities for OSA, with a focus on improving CPAP adherence, promoting patient-centered care, and leveraging recently approved pharmacotherapy and devices
• Incorporate weight loss into comprehensive OSA management plans to reduce disease severity and associated complications