Sleep Medicine Grand Rounds 2025-2026 - 5/7/2026 Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Older Adults: Key Clinical Considerations

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Add to Calendar Sleep Medicine Grand Rounds 2025-2026 - 5/7/2026 Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Older Adults: Key Clinical Considerations 5/7/2026 12:00:00 PM 5/7/2026 1:00:00 PM America/New_York For More Details: https://upenn.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?EID=101228 Description: The Sleep Medicine Grand Rounds series is presented by sleep medicine fellows and faculty on a weekly basis. The series will improve awareness of cultural differences in diagnosis and treatment of patients with sleep disorders and is intended for physicians, nurse practitioners, psychologists, and researchers. Objective(s): 1 Describe how aging alters airway physiology and symptom presentation for OS... false MM/DD/YYYY


Thursday, May 7, 2026, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Philadelphia, PA


The Sleep Medicine Grand Rounds series is presented by sleep medicine fellows and faculty on a weekly basis. The series will improve awareness of cultural differences in diagnosis and treatment of patients with sleep disorders and is intended for physicians, nurse practitioners, psychologists, and researchers.

Objective(s): 1 Describe how aging alters airway physiology and symptom presentation for OSA 1 Review how aging alters treatment options (CPAP, oral appliances, surgery, HNS, weight loss) 2 Discuss limitations of standard diagnostic tools (e.g., Epworth Sleepiness Scale, symptom history, PSG logistics)
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Specialties: FAMILY MEDICINE, NEUROLOGY, PSYCHIATRY, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Pulmonary Disease, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Sleep Medicine, OTOLARYNGOLOGY - Sleep Medicine, PEDIATRICS - Sleep Medicine

Faculty Disclosures:
Nalaka Gooneratne, MD, MSc (Grant or research support-Advabced Medical Electronics|Grant or research support-Rush River, LLC - 04/14/2026)
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Specialties - FAMILY MEDICINE, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Pulmonary Disease, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Sleep Medicine, NEUROLOGY, OTOLARYNGOLOGY - Sleep Medicine, PEDIATRICS - Sleep Medicine, PSYCHIATRY


Objectives

After completing this activity, participants should be able to:


  1. Describe how aging alters airway physiology and symptom presentation for OSA
  2. Review how aging alters treatment options (CPAP, oral appliances, surgery, HNS, weight loss)
  3. Discuss limitations of standard diagnostic tools (e.g., Epworth Sleepiness Scale, symptom history, PSG logistics)


In support of improving patient care, Penn Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.  

Designation of Credit



AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), APA Psychology (1.00 hours), NCPD Hours (ANCC) (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance / Participation (1.00 hours)