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Meetings in 2004

Wednesday, Jan 14, 2004

Masks: Selection, Fitting, and Insurance Reimbursement at 6:30 p.m.

Seating for up to 50 people, and
refreshments will be available.

Speaker: Anne Guarini
Air Products, Inc.

This meeting is being held in the Philadelphia Room of the Double Tree Hotel, Roosevelt Blvd. (Rt. 1 North) and Grant Ave., Philadelphia.

Topics to be covered:

• CPAP or BiPAP mask fitting

• CPAP or BiPAP mask selection

• Insurance reimbursement for CPAP or BiPAP masks

Notes: Please bring a pen or pencil and paper for taking notes.

Special Drawing for those at the meeting! A “Control III Home Care Kit” by Maril Products will be given away at the end of the meeting. The kit was donated by Maril Products.

Wednesday, Mar 10, 2004

Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease at 6:30 p.m.

Notes: Please bring a pen or pencil and paper for taking notes.

Special Drawing for those at the meeting! A “Control III Home Care Kit” by Maril Products will be given away at the end of the meeting. The kit was donated by Maril Products.

Speaker: Mark Benjamin, M.D.

Topics to be covered: Sleep apnea and cardiovasuclar disease

Notes: Please bring a pen or pencil and paper for taking notes. Also, bring along your CPAP or BiPAP machine for a free pressure check.

Special Drawing for those at the meeting! A “Control III Home Care Kit” by Maril Products will be given away at the end of the meeting. The kit was donated by Maril Products.

Wednesday, Apr 2 through Wednesday, April 9, 2004

4^th Annual Pennsylvania Sleep Awareness Week

Wednesday, April 7, 2004

4^th Annual Pennsylvania Sleep Awareness Week Forum
Depression, Deprivation, or Disorder: Taking A Critical Look At Some Common Complaints

Speakers:

Alan Backman, RPSGT, LRCP, RCPT, who, with more than 30 years in the clinical setting, serves as Deborah Heart and Lung Center's co-director of the Respiratory Care department, as well as oversees the facility's sleep lab

Barbara Simonds,RN, MSN, who serves as the Program Director of both the Sleep Disorder Program and the Neuroscience Institute at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton, NJ)

Trooper Dean Wright, Pennsylvania State Police

Topics to be covered:

Depression and sleep disorders

Fatigued Driving and the Law, with an overview of the impact of "Maggie's Law"

Improving sleep hygiene

Sleep deprivation and adolescents

Sleep deprivation vs. sleep disorder: What's the difference?

Treatment of depression and the effect on sleep

Notes: Please bring a pen or pencil and paper for taking notes. Seating for up to 80 people.

Wednesday, April 14, 2004

4^th Annual Pennsylvania Sleep Apnea Awareness Day

What Can Lack of Sleep Do to You?

Speaker: Dr. Terri Weaver

Topics to be covered: What impact does lack of sleep have on your body? Is it dangerous? Can you adjust your body to sleeping with relatively little sleep?

Notes: Please bring a pen or pencil and paper for taking notes.

Special Drawing for those at the meeting! A “Control III Home Care Kit” by Maril Products will be given away at the end of the meeting. The kit was donated by Maril Products.

May 12, 2004

Open Group Discussion

Speaker: Group

Topics to be covered: Open discussion forum

• masks

• machines

• humidification

• insurance reimbursement

• other

Notes: Please bring a pen or pencil and paper for taking notes.

Special Drawing for those at the meeting! A “Control III Home Care Kit” by Maril Products will be given away at the end of the meeting. The kit was donated by Maril Products.

June through September 2004

No meetings will be held. If you have questions, concerns, or general information,

We're on vacation!

Sep 8, 2004

New Masks on the Market

Speakers: Respironics, ResMed, Hans-Rudolph, Puritan-Bennett, and InnoMed

Topics to be covered: Overview of new masks on the market

Notes: Please bring a pen or pencil and paper for taking notes.
Special Drawing for those at the meeting!

Nov 10, 2004

Humidification: An Option for Compliance and Comfort

Speaker: Mike Dougherty, Fisher and Paykel

Topics to be covered: Passover and Heated humidification, and how humidification can help with CPAP or BiPAP comfort and compliance

Notes: Please bring a pen or pencil and paper for taking notes.
Special Drawing for those at the meeting!

Interesting Apnea Statistics

~~ Apnea in the United States ~~

As of March 23, 2007 at 10:54 a.m. (-0500), the U.S. population was 301,442,343. With new estimates
that about seven percent of the population suffers from obstructive sleep apnea, that means
there are potentially 21,100,964 apneics in the U.S.

Apnea around the world ~~
As of March 23, 2007 at 10:54 a.m. (-0500), the world population was 6,584,093,711. With new estimates
that about seven percent of the population suffers from obstructive sleep apnea, that means
there are potentially 460,886,560 apneics in the world.

Awake In Philly is a community education group for individuals who have been diagnosed with at least one of the recognized sleep disorders, as well as anyone else impacted by those with sleep disorders. The information contained in this site is intended to provide support, guidance, and encouragement to others contending with the many challenges of sleep disorders. The goals of Awake In Philly are to support, educate, and inform those who feel the impact of sleep disorders, as well as the general public, and is not intended to replace medical advice, nor is any information to be misinterpreted as an attempt to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

If you have questions about any of the medical conditions mentioned on this website, especially if you suspect that you (or someone you know) has sleep apnea, please contact a qualified medical professional immediately. Medical advice should only come from qualified, licensed, and trained healthcare professionals.

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