Medicine Grand Rounds - Sex Differences in Obstructive Sleep Apnea – Why it Matters, May 8, 2020

Friday, May 8, 2020, 8:00 AM - Monday, May 8, 2023, 9:00 AM

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), CME-Designated Participation Credit (1.00 hours)

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Dr. Won compares the prevalence, risk factors, clinical consequences and implications for treatment and outcomes between men and women presenting with possible obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). OSA is more prevalent in men, and men are more likely to be referred for sleep studies while women are more likely to be evaluated with chemistries and neuropsychiatric testing for sleep related symptoms. Dr. Won describes structural and functional risk factors for OSA and discusses the varying patterns in REM sleep and sleep apnea among differing phenotypes. While CPAP is a very effective treatment, particularly with men, compliance is low which makes outcomes difficult to measure.

Presenter
Christine H.J. Won, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine
Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Yale School of Medicine
Medical Director, Yale Women’s Initiative in Sleep Health

About our presenter: 
Dr. Christine Won graduated from Stanford University with her undergraduate degree and a Masters in Science in Health Epidemiology, Research and Policy. She completed her medical education at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and her residency and fellowship training at Beth Israel in NYC and Stanford University. She is active in the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, having chaired their Sleep Breathing Disorders Committee, and having served on their Education Committee and Program Committee.

Learning Outcome(s)
Participants will be able to identify differences in clinical presentation and polysomnography phenotypes of OSA between men and women, describe the role of different pathophysiologic mechanisms on OSA phenotypes and discuss how gender differences in disease manifestation can lead to under-recognition and missed opportunities for treatment in women.

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* Richard I. Rothstein, MD ~ has research support from Baranova (research grant to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center) and is on the Scientific Advisory Board for Allurion. 


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