Rest Assured: Sleep Medicine for the Primary Care Provider

October 17, 2025

This educational activity will benefit the interprofessional healthcare team by strengthening the communication and multidisciplinary collaboration between sleep medicine and primary care providers. It will also improve the primary care providers’ education and knowledge about diagnosing and managing common sleep disorders including obstructive sleep apnea, chronic insomnia, hypersomnia, and restless leg syndrome, resulting in better treatment of a larger population of patients in the community with chronic health concerns.

Target Audience

Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
Physician
Physician Assistant
Other healthcare professionals in primary care facilities

Learning Objectives

1. Recognize alternative treatment options for obstructive sleep apnea apart from PAP therapy and educate patients on these alternatives.
2. Understand treatment options for chronic insomnia including behavioral interventions and pharmacologic agents, as well as understand when each is justified and can be applied in the clinical setting.
3. Summarize most updated guidelines based on evidence-based practices on common sleep disorders such as restless leg syndrome, insomnia, hypersomnia, and obstructive sleep apnea.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 6.75 AAPA Category I CME
  • 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 6.75 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 6.75 Attendance
Course opens: 
06/30/2025
Course expires: 
12/31/2025
Event starts: 
10/17/2025 - 7:00am EDT
Event ends: 
10/17/2025 - 4:15pm EDT
Cost:
$1.00
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Courtyard Pittsburgh University Center
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

Faculty Disclosure:

All individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity have disclosed all financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All of the relevant financial relationships for the individuals listed below have been mitigated

Avinash Aggarwal- Grant/Research Support with Noctrix Health.
Charles Atwood- Consultant with Apnimed. Grant/Research Support with GRAIL, Onera, & Nightware.
Daniel Buysse- Consultant with Sleep Number, Synchronicity Pharma, Google. Grant/Research Support with Sleep Number.
Sanjay Patel- Consultant with Apnimed, SleepRes, Mineralys Therapeutics. Grant/Research support with Philips Respironics & Sommetrics.
Ryan Soose-Consultant with Crysosa Inc., Inspire Medical, and XII Medical.
Patrick Strollo- Stockholder (publicly head) with Belluscura. Non Executive Director with Belluscura. Stock options with WisperSOM & Restora Medical. Grant/Research Support with Apnimed, Zoll Medical, Inspire Medical, ResMed. Consultant with WisperSom, Cryosa, Lilly, Philips Respironics, Apnimed, Restora Medical, Inspire Medical Systems, Emmi Solutions, & ResMed.

No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing  healthcare products used by or on patients. 


In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.


Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit[s]™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 6.75 contact hours.

Physician Assistant (AAPA)
The University of Pittsburgh has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 6.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.  

Other Healthcare Professionals: Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity. 

Available Credit

  • 6.75 AAPA Category I CME
  • 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 6.75 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 6.75 Attendance

Thank you to our exhibitors:

Apria Healthcare
Avadel
Blackburns
Compumedics USA
Lilly
Natus
Noctrix Health
Resmed Corporation
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
 

Price

Cost:
$1.00
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Registration Fees 
Physicians$100
Nurses, PAs, and Other Healthcare Professionals$75
Trainees (Residents & Fellows), Post-Docs, & Students$50

All cancellations must be in writing and sent via email to [email protected]. No telephone cancellations will be accepted. Tuition for cancellations date stamped before September 26 will be refunded in full in the form of the original payment method.  After September 26, a $30 administrative fee will be assessed and the remaining amount refunded. No refunds will be made after October 6.