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Improving Care for Sleep Disorders

How does this ECHO work?

Traditional medical/health care education programs provide little exposure to sleep and its related disorders in children. The Pediatric Sleep ECHO will address sleep and its problems in children by empowering providers with knowledge and skills regarding effective assessment and initial management of sleep complaints, as well as how to:

  • Understand normal sleep and utilize evidence-based approaches to assessment and treatment of sleep related disorders.
  • Understand the principals of sleep health in order to make timely diagnosis of sleep related disorders and make appropriate referrals to sleep specialists when needed.
  • Accurately describe components of polysomnogram and MSLT reports.
  • Discuss PAP compliance data.
  • Identify limitations of HSAT

University of Missouri’s Show-Me ECHO program has created a Pediatric Sleep ECHO to support providers who care for children in identifying and managing sleep-related complaints and primary sleep disorders.

This ECHO’s expert team will offer collaborative and interactive online learning sessions from noon to 1:00pm every second and fourth Monday of the month.

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What does this ECHO offer?

  • FREE continuing education for professionals
  • No cost to participating sites or individuals
  • Collaboration, support, and ongoing learning with specialist physicians and other experts

Topics for Learning and Discussion:

  • Obstructive sleep apnea treatment
  • Antibiotic treatment and sleep
  • Sleep evaluation – ENT perspective
  • Sleep, memory, and learning
  • COVID-19 and sleep
  • “My child falls asleep everywhere!”
  • “My child can’t sleep”
  • Concussions and sleep
  • Sleep hacks or sleep quacks
  • Teens, drowsy driving, and car accidents

Meet the Hub Team

 

Zarah Ner, MD

Pediatric Pulmonologist and Pediatric Sleep Medicine

University of Missouri Healthcare

 

Tracy Stroud, DO

Developmental Pediatrician

University of Missouri

 

David Ingram, MD

Pediatric Sleep Medicine

Children’s Mercy Hospital

 

Aneesh Tosh, MD

Adolescent Medicine

University of Missouri Healthcare

 

Steve Sheldon, DO

Pediatric Sleep Medicine & Neurology

 

John Spivey, MD

Pediatric Pulmonologist and Pediatric Sleep Medicine

Mercy Clinic

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Are you unsure or concerned about something at your practice? Do you wish you could consult someone about something happening with a particular patient?

Please consider submitting any potential cases! It does not have to be anything exceptionally noteworthy or outstanding. ANYTHING is worth discussing as we learn and grow together. Submit now!

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Continuing Education (CE) Information

To receive CE credit for the ECHO sessions attended you will receive a survey to complete in May and one at the end of October.

This information, as well as the number of ECHO sessions attended, will be sent to the Continuing Education for Health Professions (CEHP) office at the University of Missouri. Once completed, a transcript of your CE credit may be requested by contacting Adam Tipton (tiptonsa@health.missouri.edu) in the CEHP office.

Successful completion of this activity, which includes participating in the educational offering, participating in the evaluation process, and completing the verification of attendance, enables the learner to satisfy the requirements for continuing education.

The University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine, University of Missouri designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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