Obstructive Sleep Apnoea course for Allied Health
This session introduces obstructive sleep apnoea: describing high risk groups and causes, signs and symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:
- Define obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)
- Recognise the causes of OSA and high risk groups
- State the signs, symptoms and complications associated with OSA
- Describe the diagnosis and treatment of OSA
This session begins by looking at the causes of OSA. It then considers its symptoms, signs and complications before moving on to diagnosis and treatment.
Sarah Denniston is a paediatric consultant at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham. She trained in Cambridge and the West Midlands.
She has a special interest in respiratory paediatrics, especially cystic fibrosis. In addition to her clinical roles she is local RCPCH College Tutor, lead for PAU, and teaches EPLS.
Vasileios Patelis is an ST7 Specialist Registrar in Paediatrics, currently working at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. He has an interest in paediatric respiratory medicine.
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