Talking Sleep Podcast 2024 Quarterly Review – 4

The field of sleep medicine is always evolving. Earn credit while listening to Talking Sleep, a podcast of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), to keep up on the latest developments in the practice of clinical sleep medicine. This product provides quarterly reviews of the AASM’s Talking Sleep Podcast Series.

Podcast Topics

1. A new era of AASM accreditation 
2. Should PAP be a tool for the obstetrician?
3. RLS Clinical Practice Guideline Update
4. Sleep’s Role in PTSD

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify the key changes in the AASM's new service-based accreditation model and how it provides greater flexibility for different sleep practice types.
2. Explain the updates to the Standards for Accreditation, focusing on how these changes promote operational efficiencies and reduce barriers in sleep practice management.
3. Apply best practices for identifying and managing sleep disorders in pregnant patients to improve maternal and fetal outcomes.
4. Describe the key updates in the AASM clinical practice guideline for the treatment of restless legs syndrome (RLS) and periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD).
5.  Identify evidence-based treatment strategies for managing RLS and PLMD based on the updated guideline.
6. Explain the bidirectional relationship between sleep and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with a focus on how sleep can influence trauma response and PTSD development.
7.  Analyze why women are more susceptible to PTSD and how this gender disparity impacts sleep and trauma recovery.