“WHAT’S NEW IN SLEEP APNEA” Dr. Harry MacDannald, a Pulmonary and Sleep Physician in the John Muir Physician Network, spoke at the fall meeting of the Support Group on “What’s New in Sleep Apnea” – a review of Sleep Apnea basics updated with the latest in research findings. He opened with the question, “Why Do […]
8th ANNUAL VENDOR FAIR A VALUABLE ASSET OF SUPPORT GROUP The Summer Support Group meeting is devoted each year to a Vendor Fair where manufacturers of Sleep Apnea equipment and durable medical equipment suppliers can meet face to face with support group members. This year’s Vendor Fair was supported by Doug Lockwood from Respironics, Randy […]
A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF SLEEP APNEA AND ITS TREATMENT The Spring 2009 Support Group meeting was treated to a comprehensive review of Sleep Apnea and its treatment by Dr. Manjari Nathan. She opened her review with the statement that 70 Million people suffer from sleep disorders and 25 Million of these are related to sleep […]
MEET THE EXPERTS FOR A “Q & A” The Support Group hosted Michael L. Cohen, M.D. and Matt Chirco at the January meeting. Both men are truly experts on Sleep Apnea in their respective fields. Dr. Cohen is Medical Director of the Contra Costa Sleep Center. Matt Chirco is the owner of Oxygen Plus, a […]
Dr. MacDannald TALKS ON“SLEEP IN REVIEW” Although marred by an electronic failure of a video projector, Dr. MacDannald rose to the occasion at the October Support Group meeting and gave a comprehensive review (without lecture notes) of the history of sleep apnea and current treatment methods followed by an extensive question and answer session. Pointing […]
SLEEPINESS DESPITE CPAP “Nobody who has Sleep Apnea and sleeps with a CPAP machine is normal!” was the provocative opening statement by Dr. Fred Nachtway in his talk before the Support Group at the January 17th meeting. He went on to explain the subject of his talk would be to assist patients in achieving as […]
THIS ISSUE IS DEVOTED TO THE GREATEST BARRIER TO EFFECTIVE SLEEP APNEA TREATMENT ! COMPLIANCE (def): the act of conforming or agreeing to do something The treatment of Sleep Apneas involves three steps; Diagnosis (professional medical identification of your condition), Prescription (the therapy required to control your symptoms) and, lastly, and most importantly, Compliance (your […]
WHAT’S NEW AT THE 7th ANNUAL VENDOR FAIR A packed crowd found their way through the John Muir Medical Center construction maze to the Ball Auditorium for the 7th Annual Vendor Fair. Respironics, Fisher & Paykel, Covidien and the Contra Costa Sleep Center were represented. Res Med was unable to make it this year. Matt […]