2018 Latest Trends in Sleep Apnea Treatment

Is CPAP going the way of the dodo? More and more options are becoming available to patients each year to treat sleep apnea but how effective are they? Are they available to everyone? What negative effects come with these forms of treatment. This webcast will review the new trends leaning towards oral appliances, hypoglossal nerve stimulators, and other alternative forms of treatment for sleep apnea and the research that has been completed with these devices.

Presented by Jessica Schweller MS, RRT-SDS, RN, CNP

Approved for 1.0 CRCE hour

Original Webcast Date August 8, 2017

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Seminar Information
Seminar Date:
January 01, 2018
Expiration Date:
October 01, 2018 12:00 AM
Seminar Objectives
  • Define sleep apnea and traditional forms of treatment, including PAP therapy
  • Define oral appliance therapy and its role in treating sleep apnea
  • Define hypoglossal nerve implantation and its role in treating sleep apnea
  • Discuss current research being conducted in new therapies for sleep apnea
Latest Trends in Sleep Apnea Treatment
Speaker Information
Jessica Schweller RRT, RN, MS, CNP
Individual topic purchase: Selected
American Association for Respiratory Care
Continuing Respiratory Care Education: 1.00
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