The COVID-19 pandemic affects various aspects of our daily life. These changes affect indirectly our sleep routine as well, impacting therefore on quality of life. Such changes, that may be part of Long COVID-19, are topics of utmost clinical and epidemiological relevance. They might allow a better understanding of primary and secondary prevention measures under totally new lifestyle circumstances and during the post COVID-19 syndrome. The pandemic has also influenced our clinical practice with regard to diagnosis of sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and titration of positive airway pressure (PAP). This webinar offers the opportunity to learn and discuss what has changed from a hygienic and organisational perspective in administering PAP.
Educational aims
- To give an overview of the impact of COVID-19 on our sleep and how a modified sleep routine may influence our daily habits and quality of life, as well as how the above-mentioned parameters affected after COVID-19 infection
- To discuss strategies to tackle the impact on sleep, daytime symptoms and quality of life.
- To discuss the titration and follow-up of SDB patients who start PAP therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Format
Two presentations followed by panel discussion, with Prof. Sophia Schiza and Prof. Winfried Randerath as moderators.
Topics
- Post COVID-19 effects, from sleep to wakefulness.
- PAP therapy during the pandemic: questions and answers.
Learning outcomes
Following the webinar, participants will be able to:
- Identify and evaluate the impact of post COVID-19 syndrome in terms of change in daily and sleep routines, as well as of quality of life; primary and secondary prevention strategies; properly administer PAP therapy for SDB during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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?
The webinar closely simulates a lecture-based teaching experience. The speaker can interact with the audience, just as in a classroom setting.
This webinar comprises a 40-minute lecture followed by a 20-minute question-and-answer session. 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.
Login guidelines
More information will be communicated in due course.
- Please log in to the webinar 20 minutes before it is scheduled to commence. If you have any technical difficulties whilst trying to log in or during the session please contact e-learning@ersnet.org.
- Check Central European Summer Time.
- To achieve the best quality, we recommend stopping all other programmes and avoiding downloading anything from the internet during your connection to the lecture.
- Please also ensure that your audio settings are not set to mute and adjust the volume to a comfortable level.
Diseases / methods
- Sleep and breathing disorders
- Respiratory infections
Target audience
- Clinicians
- Sleep disordered breathing researchers
- Sleep laboratory technicians/nurses
- Psychologists