CME for Physicians
It has been estimated that it will take 64 hours to complete this activity. The good faith estimate is based on the time allotted by the American Board of Medical Specialties to do 240 questions (8 hours) and the estimate that reviewing the answers and referring to the bibliographic sources for each question will take three times the time it takes to answer the question. Participants must demonstrate a minimum performance level of 70% in the assessment in order to successfully complete the activity for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Partial credit for completed sections will be offered. These credits will be available from publication date May 15, 2011 to three years from publication date.
Statement of Accreditation
The Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine and Technology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation of Credit
The Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 64 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine will issue non-physician health professionals a certificate of participation that references AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, to help them document their participation in certified educational activities.
Targeted audience
Clinicians wishing to assess their knowledge and improve their management of patients with sleep disorders who are in the following fields: internal medicine, neurology, otolaryngology, pediatrics, primary care, psychiatry, psychology, pulmonary, cardiology.
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this volume, learners will be able to:
- Recognize the symptoms of sleep and circadian disorders and sleep deprivation
- List the risk factors of sleep and circadian disorders
- Explain the interrelationships between sleep and circadian disorders, sleep deprivation and comorbid conditions
- Describe the clinical features of sleep and circadian disorders and how they impact the learner’s field
- Describe the clinical features of the other fields that are part of sleep medicine that may include: internal medicine, neurology, otolaryngology, pediatrics, primary care, psychiatry, psychology, pulmonary, cardiology
- Choose appropriate diagnostic evaluation to confirm sleep disorder diagnoses
- Prescribe scientifically based treatment for patients with sleep and circadian disorders
Disclosure Policy
It is the policy of the Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational activities. All faculty participating in programs sponsored or jointly sponsored by Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine are expected to disclose to the program audience any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest related to the content of their presentation(s) or texts. Having an interest in or affiliation with any corporate organization does not necessarily influence a speaker’s presentation/text, but the relationship must be made known in advance to the audience in accordance with the standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. It is the policy of the Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine that all faculty disclose the following information (1) if the CME content over which the speaker has control contains information about healthcare products or services, (2) if so, the financial relationship of individual and spouse/partner in the last 12 months with manufacturers of products or providers of services must be stipulated; and (3) attestation whether any identified relationship would cause information about healthcare products and services in the CME content to be commercially biased.