Chair: Dr Chana Chin (California, United States), Dr Brandon Nokes (Arizona, United States)

Speaker: Dr Serena Hsia (California, United States)

Discussants: Prof. Esther Irene Schwarz (Zurich, Switzerland), Prof. Sophia Schiza (Crete, Greece), Prof. Randerath Winfried (Cologne, Germany), Prof. Michael Arzt (Regensburg, Germany), Dr Christopher Schmickl (California, United States), Dr Susmita Chowdhuri (Michigan, United States), Dr Peter Gay (Minnesota, United States)

Streamed live by ATS via Zoom
Link to join the webinar will be distributed to all registered participants via email.

Fees: Free for ERS members and non-members
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Overview

This webinar will discuss the treatment of central sleep apnoea through the usage of adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV). Central sleep apnoea can result from a variety of disorders with differing modalities for treatment, ASV being one. Understanding its utilisation and guidelines is critical to optimising patient care.

Topics:

• Review the ERS guidelines for the utilisation of ASV.
• Discuss the ERS guidelines in relation to current existing guidelines.
• Review its implementation in practices internationally.
• Discuss ASV in relation to other treatment modalities for central sleep apnoea.

Format

One-hour webinar structured as follows:

• Welcome and introduction by the Chairs - Chana Chin and Brandon Nokes
• Presentation of the ERS ASV guidelines: Serena Hsia
• Discussion with our panelists - Our panel includes the authors of the ERS and ATS guidelines, members of the ASV Registry, and directors of sleep programmes internationally: Michael Arzt, Susmita Chowdhuri, Peter Gay, Randerath Winfried, Sophia Schiza, Christopher Schmickl, Esther Irene Schwarz
• Question and answer session from our attendees/participants for our panelists
• Closing remarks: Chana Chin and Brandon Nokes

Learning outcomes

Following this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Understand the ERS guidelines for the utilisation of ASV.
• Receive a brief overview of existing treatment guidelines and modalities for central sleep apnoea.
• Optimise the utilisation of ASV in your practice.

CME credit

An application for accreditation of this webinar has been made to the European Board for Accreditation in Pneumology (EBAP) for 1 CME credit per 1-hour attendance. If accredited, the CME credit will be granted upon attendance of at least 60 minutes during the live webinar only.

What is a webinar?

A webinar closely simulates a lecture-based teaching experience. The speaker can interact with the audience, just as in a classroom setting. During the webinar, you will be asked to share your opinion on issues related to the topic using interactive polls.

All participants will be able to hear the lecturer and see the slides throughout the presentation. As a participant you will be able to pose questions or discuss ideas with the other participants via the text chat facility and the speaker will respond to the questions via the microphone.

More information

This webinar is organised directly by the American Thoracic Society (ATS). For any questions including registration, technical and log in details, as well as CME accreditation, please contact ATS directly in this link.