Program Goals

The purpose of this program is to review the complex construct of health behavior change and to learn how to apply some simple psychological techniques to improve adherence to treatment. We will discuss the problem of non-adherence as a behavior. We will review 5 pillars of behavior change that predict adherence to treatment. Sleep apnea will be used as an example of a chronic condition where adherence is often below expectations. We will demonstrate how suing these psychological approaches can lead to dramatic improvements in adherence to treatment.

Target Audience

The educational design of this activity addresses the needs of Health Psychology; specifically: Psychologists; Sleep Specialists; Pulmonologists; Critical Care Specialists; Internal Medicine and Primary Care Physicians; Cardiologists; Physician Assistants; Advanced Practice Nurses; and Nurse Practitioners involved in the treatment of patients with chronic conditions.

Learning Objectives

After completion of this activity participants will be able to: 

1. Specify the adherence challenges associated with CPAP treatment for OSA.
2. Explain basic behavioral approaches to optimize adherence.
3. Interpret the use of behavioral driven digital tools to improve adherence with CPAP.

Faculty

Mark S. Aloia, PhD Associate Professor of Medicine National Jewish Health, Head of Sleep & Behavioral Science, Sleep Number Corp.

Partner

Dane Garvin

Accreditation Statement

This activity is provided by MEDtalks

Physician Accreditation Statement - EACCME

MEDtalks is accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) to provide the following CME activity for medical specialists.

Physician Credit Designation - EACCME

MEDtalks designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 UEMS Credits™. Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. The EACCME is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS). Only those e-learning materials that are displayed on the UEMS-EACCME website have formally been accredited. Through an agreement between the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) and the American Medical Association (AMA), physicians may convert EACCME credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org/education/earn-credit-participation-international-activities.

Program Goals

The purpose of this program is to review the current understanding of the biological, behavioral, and clinical implications of female sex/gender on lung and sleep health disease, and to propose clinical approaches for achieving better health outcomes through more precise management of female patients with lung disease. The activity will inform physicians and advanced practitioners about the importance of considering sex and gender when evaluating patients with pulmonary disease, with sex being a biological construct and gender encompassing not just biology but also social and environmental factors that may influence disease presentation, diagnosis, progression and treatment.

Target Audience

The educational design of this activity addresses the needs of everyone in the healthcare facilities specifically;pulmonologists, critical care specialists, thoracic surgeons, radiologists, internal medicine and primary care physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, and nurse practitioners.

Learning Objectives

After completion of this activity participants will be able to: 

1. Analyze pulmonary disease burden among women.
2. Describe how gender may influence pulmonary disease presentation and progression.
3. Recognize clinical implications of gender differences in pulmonary disease.
4. Explain differences in risk for pulmonary vascular disease between men and women.
5. Describe sex-based differences in treatment responses in pulmonary arterial hypertension.
6. Discuss resiliency to disease progression in women with established pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Speakers

MeiLan K. Han, MD MS Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care at the University of Michigan

Anna R. Hemnes, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Partner

Dane Garvin

Gender Differences in Respiratory Care References  

Accreditation Statement

This activity is provided by MEDtalks

Physician Accreditation Statement - EACCME

MEDtalks is accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) to provide the following CME activity for medical specialists.

Physician Credit Designation - EACCME

MEDtalks designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 UEMS Credits™. Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. The EACCME is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS). Only those e-learning materials that are displayed on the UEMS-EACCME website have formally been accredited. Through an agreement between the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) and the American Medical Association (AMA), physicians may convert EACCME credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org/education/earn-credit-participation-international-activities.