Identifying and treating comorbid sleep conditions, Insomnia, PLM, central apnea, excessive daytime sleepiness
09-12, 16:30–17:30 (Europe/Istanbul), Sleep

<p>Sleep disorders frequently coexist, and persistent symptoms may reflect a comorbid condition rather than failure of treatment for the initially identified disorder. This session will provide a practical framework for recognizing and managing three common clinical challenges: insomnia, central sleep apnea, and excessive daytime sleepiness. Faculty will emphasize how to identify these conditions in patients already undergoing evaluation or treatment for sleep-disordered breathing, distinguish overlapping symptoms, and select appropriate next diagnostic and therapeutic steps.</p> <p>At the conclusion of the session, participants should be able to:</p> <p>1. Recognize clinical features suggesting comorbid insomnia, central sleep apnea, or excessive daytime sleepiness.<br>2. Differentiate persistent symptoms related to inadequately treated primary sleep disorders from those caused by a separate comorbid condition.<br>3. Describe appropriate diagnostic and treatment strategies for insomnia, central sleep apnea, and residual excessive daytime sleepiness.</p>
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Megan Durr
Yi Cai
Denise L Alvarenga
Megan Durr
<p>Dr. Durr is a sleep surgeon at University of California San Francisco where she is a Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and the Director of Quality. She also serves as the Chief of Otolaryngology at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. She is currently the chair of Women in Otolaryngology at the American Academy of Otolaryngology and serves on the board of the International Surgical Sleep Society.</p>
Yi Cai
<p>Yi Cai, MD is the Director of Sleep Surgery at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She is dedicated to advancing the field of sleep apnea surgery through research on the health outcomes of OSA surgery patients and improving sleep apnea care delivery. Her research is funded by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation, Triological Society, American Heart Association, and Columbia Technology Ventures.</p>
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Denise L Alvarenga
<p>Dr Denise Alvarenga is a sleep surgeon in Hospital Vivalle and at Hospital Regional do Vale do Paraíba. She also is the medical CEO and responsible for the sleep lab Sominus located at São Paulo state. She is member of International Sleep surgery society and Aborl-Ccf and ABS.</p>