In need of a few CME credits? Here is a great opportunity to brush up on clinical sleep medicine topics and earn the CME you need. This purchase allows you access to 2 JCSM articles and unlimited opportunities to pass the post tests in order to earn CME credit. Each month a new pair of articles chosen by the journal editor are available for CME. Each article designated for CME is worth 1.0 AMA Category 1 Credit^TM.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to

(Article #1): Effect of continuous positive airway pressure treatment on ambulatory blood pressures in high-risk sleep apnea patients: a randomized controlled trial

• Recognize the importance of CPAP therapy for high-risk patients with sleep apnea in relation to blood pressure reduction.

(Article #2): Adherence Index: sleep depth and nocturnal hypoventilation predict long-term adherence with positive airway pressure therapy in severe obstructive sleep apnea

• Recognize that the improvement in sleep during CPAP titration influences long-term adherence and that the probability of good adherence can be estimated from analysis of the diagnostic polysomnogram.

Estimated time to complete: 2 hrs
Target audience: sleep medicine professionals

Release date: August 1, 2022
Expiration date: August 1, 2023