CME Outfitters Announces Upcoming Live psychCME TV Activity: "Excessive Sleepiness: Assessing Its Impact on Patient Wellness" Premieres Wednesday, May 18, 2005

CME Outfitters, LLC, nationally accredited provider of multidisciplinary medical education programming and related healthcare communications services, is pleased to announce an upcoming live and interactive CE activity titled "Excessive Sleepiness: Assessing Its Impact on Patient Wellness." Offered as a live satellite broadcast, webcast, and telephone audioconference premiering Wednesday, May 18, 2005, from 12:00 p.m.--1:00 p.m. ET, the activity will focus on better recognizing the impact of excessive sleepiness on patient wellness.

Rockville, MD (PRWEB) April 26, 2005 -- CME Outfitters, LLC, nationally accredited provider of multidisciplinary medical education programming and related healthcare communications services, is pleased to announce an upcoming live and interactive CE activity titled "Excessive Sleepiness: Assessing Its Impact on Patient Wellness." Offered as a live satellite broadcast, webcast, and telephone audioconference premiering Wednesday, May 18, 2005, from 12:00 p.m.--1:00 p.m. ET, the activity will focus on better recognizing the impact of excessive sleepiness on patient wellness. The recorded satellite broadcast will re-air from 3:00 p.m.--4:00 p.m. ET; the archived webcast and telephone audioconference will be available shortly after the live broadcast.

Participation in this activity is free, as is obtaining a CE certificate; however, registration is required. Three forms of registration are accepted:

Fax: View the activity details page at http://www.psychCME.net/cmea.asp?ID=113, print and complete the activity details form, and fax to 240.243.1033

Online: Visit the psychCME TV page at http://www.psychCME.net

Phone: Call 877.CME.PROS (877.263.7767)

Statement of Need:

Adequate sleep is not an absolute entity based on quantitative hours of rest, but rather a measure of the rest and restoration experienced by an individual. The 2005 Sleep in America Poll conducted by the National Sleep Foundation found that 75% of adults say they have a sleep problem such as waking during the night or snoring, and 25% report that sleep problems have some impact on their daily lives. Yet, 70% of adults say that their doctors have never asked them about their sleep patterns. This indicates a significant lag in recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of sleep disturbances. Excessive sleepiness can have a myriad of undesirable consequences such as diminished interest in sexual relationships, poor executive functioning, increased motor vehicle accidents, and medical comorbidities. Excessive sleepiness can be attributed to insufficient sleep syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea, shift work sleep disorder, narcolepsy, and/or psychiatric or medical disorders. In this evidence-based psychCME TV activity, the faculty will explore the recognition and treatment of excessive sleepiness and pose strategies for improved patient outcomes.

psychCME Chair and Moderator:

Prakash S. Masand, MD

Consulting Professor of Psychiatry

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, NC

Faculty:

Mary B. O'Malley, MD, PhD

Fellowship Director

Sleep Disorders Center

Norwalk Hospital

Norwalk, CT

Daniel J. Buysse, MD

Professor of Psychiatry

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Pittsburgh, PA

Activity Goal:

To better recognize the impact of excessive sleepiness on patient wellness.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:

- Identify factors contributing to excessive sleepiness and their impact on patient wellness.

- Utilize screening tools for recognition and diagnosis of excessive sleepiness.

- Assess the role of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions in the treatment of excessive sleepiness.

Target Audience:

Physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, psychologists, social workers, certified case managers, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals with an interest in mental health.

Commercial Support:

CME Outfitters, LLC, gratefully acknowledges an educational grant from Cephalon, Inc., in support of this CE activity.

Credit Information:

CME Credit (Physicians):

CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CME Outfitters, LLC, designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

Note to Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts Category I credit from AOACCME, Prescribed credit from AAFP, and AMA Category I CME credit for the PRA from organizations accredited by ACCME.

CNE Credit (Nurses):

This Educational Activity is presented by CME Outfitters, LLC, which has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the New York State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. It has been assigned code 5UYSJZ-PRV-0457. 1.2 contact hours (Pharmacology)

CEP Credit (Psychologists):

CME Outfitters, LLC, is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. CME Outfitters, LLC, maintains responsibility for the program. 1.0 CE credits

NASW Credit (Social Workers):

This program was approved by the National Association of Social Workers (provider #886407722) for 1 continuing education contact hour.

CCMC Credit (Certified Case Managers):

This program has been approved for 1 hour by the Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC).

CPE Credit (Pharmacists):

CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. 1.0 contact hours (0.1 CEUs)

Universal Program Number: 376-999-05-012-L01 (live presentation) 376-999-05-012-H01 (recorded programs)

To receive credit, participants must review all activity materials in their entirety, score 70% or above on a posttest, and fully complete and return both the credit request form and activity evaluation. A certificate or statement of credit will be mailed within 4--6 weeks to all who successfully complete these requirements.

About CME Outfitters:

CME Outfitters is a full service healthcare communications agency providing continuing education content development, production, marketing, accreditation, and project management services to the healthcare industry. Among its many collaborative ventures, CME Outfitters enjoys an exclusive role in producing, certifying, and supporting the popular psychCME series of educational activities originally developed at Duke University Medical Center. For more information on CME Outfitters, including a complete calendar of its free award-winning educational activities, please visit http://www.cmeoutfitters.com, or call 877.CME.PROS (877.263.7767).

CME Outfitters' weekly e-newsletter, psychCME EXTRA, is a convenient way to stay informed of all upcoming psychCME activities, along with other news and information. To subscribe, visit http://www.cmeoutfitters.com and click on "Register for Updates."

Contact: Christopher Perez

CME Outfitters, LLC

240.243.1303 direct

240.243.1033 fax

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