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The Third Bi-Annual Richard A. Ferber Pediatric Sleep Medicine Course 2014
Friday, October 10, 2014 - Saturday, October 11, 2014

CME Provider:
Boston Children's Hospital - Pediatric Sleep Center ›
Ryan O'Donnell
9 Hope Ave.
Waltham, Massachusetts (MA) 02453
United States

Phone: 781-216-2570

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Conference Center:
Boston Children's Hospital ›
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts (MA) 02115
United States

Phone: (617) 384-8600

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Description:
Sleep disorders are commonly encountered in children, yet they are often under recognized and under treated. Recently, there has been an increasing awareness regarding sleep disorders and their consequences in children such as emotional, behavioral and learning difficulties, as well as adverse cardiovascular and neurocognitive outcomes.

This pediatric sleep disorders course will provide a comprehensive overview of the common sleep disorders in children. The course is designed for pediatricians, family practitioners, sub-specialists, sleep technologists and nurse practitioners who are interested in treating children and young adults with sleep disorders. It will include a review of normal sleep and outline the burden of sleep problems in children. Specific areas of emphasis will include evaluation and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, sleep and ADHD, sleep disordered breathing in children with special needs, nocturnal events, difficulty with initiating and maintaining sleep and promoting good sleep hygiene in teenagers. It will review the current standards of practice, and give cutting edge updates about recent developments in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric sleep disorders. There will be a break-out session which will cover various aspects of pediatric sleep medicine in a small group setting.

Discussion topics will include:
- Normal Sleep & Sleeplessness in Children
- Introduction to Circadian Biology
- Insights from the CHAT Study
- OSA in Children
- Multidisciplinary Treatment of Pediatric OSA
- Parasomnias and Enuresis
- Scoring Pediatric Sleep Studies - New AASM Scoring Guidelines
- Challenges of Managing Behavioral Insomnia in Children
- Challenges with Titration, Mask Fitting, Tolerance and Compliance in Children
- Circadian Sleep Disorders in Older Children and Teenagers

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Integrate screening tools to adequately screen pediatric sleep disorders in their practice
- Improve treatment of sleep disorders, and when this is not possible in the office setting, recognize when to refer patients to pediatric sleep physicians
- Improve quality of life in children and families by counseling families on the value of proper sleep via sleep hygiene

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Instructors:
Marc Ackerman, DMD, MBA, FACD
Director, Orthodontics
Boston Children’s Hospital
Assistant Professor, Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Ronald E. Becker, MD
Staff Physician
Boston Children's Hospital Sleep Center Developmental Medicine Center, Boston Children's Hospital Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Christie Beckwith, RPSGT
Polysomnographic Technologist
Boston Children's Hospital Sleep Center

Bob Chase, RRT
DME – North Atlantic Medical Associated Personnel
Boston Children's Hospital Sleep Center

Charles Czeisler, MD, PhD, FRCP
Chief, Division of Sleep Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Director, Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Richard Ferber, MD
Staff Associate Emeritus
Boston Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Jennifer Gingrasfield, PNP
Staff Nurse Practitioner
Boston Children's Hospital Sleep Center

Michael Gunnuscio, RPSGT
Polysomnographic Technologist Team Leader
Boston Children's Hospital Sleep Center

Chris Landrigan, MD
Director, Sleep and Patient Safety Program Associate Physician, Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders Brigham and Women’s Hospital Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Gi-Soo Lee, MD
Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement,
Boston Children’s Hospital
Instructor in Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School

Jonathan Lipton, MD, PhD
Boston Children's Hospital Sleep Center Assistant in Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Yacoub Khatab, MS, RPSGT
Polysomnographic Technologist Boston Children's Hospital Sleep Center

Umakanth Khatwa, MD
Sleep Laboratory Director Boston Children's Hospital Sleep Center Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Kiran Maski, MD
Boston Children's Hospital Sleep Center Assistant in Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Maile Moore, PNP
Clinical Coordinator Staff Nurse Practitioner
Boston Children's Hospital Sleep Center

Susan Redline, MD
Senior Physician, Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Physician, Division of Pulmonary Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Peter C. Farrell Professor of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Dennis Rosen, MD
Associate Medical Director Boston Children's Hospital Sleep Center Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Thomas Scammell, MD
Medical Director, Boston Children's Hospital Sleep Center Physician,
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Lisa Tamulonis
Polysomnographic Technologist
Boston Children's Hospital Sleep Center

CME Credit:
Physicians: 14 Hours

Self Assessment Module (SAM): No

Specialty Audience:
Internal Medicine Neurology Pediatrics

CME Sam Course #8032

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