Full Breakfast – Meet with Vendors 6:30am – 8am 1. The Use of Upper Airway Stimulation for the Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Colin Huntley, MD 8am -9am 2. Sleep Apnea and Today’s Commercial Driver Mary Convey 9am – 10am Snack Break 10am 3. OSA and Cardiovascular Disease Miranda Tan, DO 10am – 11am 4. Troubleshooting Aspects […]
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Susan Hoefs, CCSH, RPSGT, RRT to Present at 2018 Philadelphia Sleep Conference
Susan Hoefs, CCSH, RPSGT, RRT will present a lecture entitled “Increasing CPAP Adherence Utilizing Data-Driven Strategies” at the 2018 Philadelphia Sleep Conference on March 23, 2018. This 60 minute lecture will examine the most common reasons patients don’t comply with CPAP and a review of recent studies that have determined […]
Is Binge Watching Costing You Sleep?
By Dr. Alan Lankford Winter has arrived with a vengeance in many parts of the country. During this time of year, treacherous travel conditions due to snow or ice can force people to remain at home. And even if the roads are clear, cold weather keeps people inside more than […]
Saying “Just Relax” Is Not Enough
By Kaye Prather, RRT-NPS, AE-C Imagine for a minute you’re the person in a classic Dudley Do-Right cartoon. You are tied to a railroad track. The train is coming, you can feel the vibration of the rails. You can see the train in the distance and your heart starts pounding. […]
M3DICINE Introduces Stethee™, the World’s First AI-Enabled Stethoscope System
Providing medical & veterinary professionals around the world access to AI & Bluetooth powered stethoscopes aiding the diagnosis and management of heart and lung disease M3DICINE Inc, designers of intelligent medical devices, today announced the launch of Stethee, the world’s first AI-enabled stethoscope system. With a revolutionary new design that […]
Vikings Fans Woke Up in Better Mood than Eagles Fans Despite the NFC Loss
Last night’s NFC Championship game had some interesting (and surprising) effects on people’s sleep. The experts at Sleep Cycle found that despite Philadelphia’s win over Minnesota, Viking fans woke up in a better mood the morning after the game than the folks here in Philly, although both cities had worse wake up […]
Colin Huntley MD to Present at 2018 Philadelphia Sleep Conference
Colin Huntley, MD will present a lecture entitled “The Use of Upper Airway Stimulation for the Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea” at the 2018 Philadelphia Sleep Conference on March 23, 2018. This 60 minute lecture will include a review of the relevant tongue anatomy, discussion […]
Older Hospitalized Adults Are Infrequently Tested for Influenza
This year’s flu season is shaping up to be an especially serious one, and it’s important for clinicians to promptly recognize, diagnosis, and treat influenza in hospitalized patients, especially in vulnerable populations such as older individuals. A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, however, indicates that […]
The Real Cost of Smoking by State
With the economic and societal costs of smoking totaling more than $300 billion a year and rising, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on The Real Cost of Smoking by State. To encourage the estimated 36.5 million tobacco users in the U.S. to kick the dangerous habit, WalletHub calculated the potential monetary losses […]
Vitor Rocha Succeeds Brent Shafer as CEO of Philips North America
Royal Philips announced that Vitor Rocha, who previously led Philips’ global Ultrasound business, has succeeded Brent Shafer as CEO of Philips North America, with immediate effect. Mr. Rocha has joined Philips’ Executive Committee and reports to Philips CEO Frans van Houten. Mr. Shafer, who joined Philips in 2005, will leave […]
