OPEN FORUM #12
Sleep and Rehab: Doing It Right
Monday December 7, 2009
3:00 P.M.–4:55 P.M.
San Antonio Convention Center Room 203
1. Efficacy and Test-Retest Reliability in the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, a Tool for Assessing Daytime Sleepiness—Martine J Eon, Biddeford ME
2. Evaluation of the Respironics BiPAP® Auto SV™ And ResMed VPAP™ Adapt SV to Lung Simulator Generated Central and Obstructive Sleep Apneic Episodes—Grant Drake, Boise ID
3. The Relationship Between the Mallampati Scoring System, the Berlin Questionnaire, and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale—Joshua F Gonzales MHA, San Marcos TX
4. Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Testing and Education as Components of a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program—Valerie F Naegele, Oceanside CA
5. Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS): Preliminary Results of a Non-Attended Ambulatory Protocol—Andrea Lanza, Milan Italy
6. Clinical Outcomes in Patients Treated With the Vest® versus Conventional Chest Physical Therapy—Peggy Reed-Watts MS RRT, St Louis MO
7. The Use of Full PSG Monitoring With a Novel Oxygen Conserving Device to Determine Triggering and Oxygenation Capabilities During Sleepy—Bob McCoy, Apple Valley MN
8. A Bench Study to Compare Performance Characteristics of Auto-Adjusting CPAP Units in Response to Awake Breathing—Bob McCoy, Apple Valley MN
9. The Effects of a Sleep Disorders Clinic for the Treatment of Patients With Sleep Disordered Breathing—Brian W Carlin MD, Pittsburgh PA