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Fully Accredited Certification in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Stop the Snore! Beat OSA & Sleep better. Learn from a Sleep Medicine Specialist.

What you will learn

Overview of sleep

Overview of sleep related disorder i.e. sleep apnea

Different management techniques

Personalized certificate

Description

This accredited course is to help individuals who want to understand sleep and related disorders like sleep apnea and guide themselves and others on its management. Sleep apnea affects concentration, routine performances, cardiovascular, other systemic functions and eventually the Quality of life. This concise programme is designed, keeping in mind that you may not have any prior knowledge about sleep and related disorders like sleep apnea, and you really want to learn about it, despite your busy schedule. So we have tried to avoid jargon as much as possible and simplified concepts and terminology for you. This course also includes topics like yoga, acupressure, acupuncture, and reflexology etc. for better sleep.

This programme is accredited and certification is provided by Virtued Academy International, an autonomous institute, under the Virtued Society, India. Virtued Academy International provides continuing education for individuals interested in self-development and students should contact the association for registration and relevant local authorities for the scope of practice. This course in fully accredited by the International Association Of Therapists.


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Obstructive Sleep Apnea is an important yet potentially serious medical condition that has become increasingly common for the past 50 years. The ever-increasing high prevalence of Obstructive sleep apnea and its substantial role in significant morbidities have greatly intensified the need to identify and correctly manage obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

It is our hope that this course will provide a practical, updated and rapid reference for undergraduates, interns, postgraduates and health professionals who deal with obstructive sleep apnea as a text or as patients on a regular basis in outpatient as well as inpatient settings. This course aims to serve as a first-line reference in a very portable form that can be carried around and used as a quick and easy guide all the while presenting its readers with a clear and concise message on how to best identify, investigate and manage the condition with the best recommended clinical as well as non-clinical approaches.

English
language

Content

Sleep

Introduction

Sleep Pattern, Stages and Regulations

Sleep Cycle
Sleep Regulations
Sleep Stages and Sleep-Wave characteristics

Sleep Related Breathing Disorders

International Classification of Sleep Disorders
Definitions

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Introduction
Epidemiology
Risk Factors

Clinical Features

Pathophysiology
Clinical Symptoms
Physical Examination

Screening Tools

Screening Questionnaires

Diagnosis

Polysomnography, Diagnostic Criteria & Differential Diagnosis

Consequences of OSA

Mechanism and Consequences of OSA

Management

General Measures & Position Therapy
Introduction of Non-Invasive Ventilation
CPAP Therapy
BPAP Therapy
Oral Appliances
Surgical Approach
Medications

Follow Up & Prevention

Follow Up
Prevention

Holistic Approach for OSA

Role of Yoga
Role of Acupuncture, Acupressure and Reflexology in OSA

Getting Certified

Lecture based questions.
Mandatory Reflective Thinking and Self Study
Getting Certified