Senate Issues Proclamation Putting Sleep Awareness, Apnea on Calendar
Philadelphia (April 2, 2004) -- Sen. Mike Stack (D-5), at the request of the Awake In Philly Community Education Group, has again put sleep awareness and sleep apnea on Pennsylvania's official calendar.
Awake In Philly's big event during this year's Sleep Awareness Week is a forum geared toward medical professionals, business and community leaders, law enforcement, and patients, called "Depression, Deprivation, or Disorder: Taking A Critical Look At Some Common Complaints." Co-sponsors of the proclamation have been invited as special guests to the forum.
Speakers for this year's forum include:
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
John Dixon, literally, a UPPP survivor with a horror story to share. The UPPP destroyed his life, leading to a life-or-death ordeal
Steven Ladenheim, MD, medical director for Independence Blue Cross. Dr. Ladenheim was in clinical practice from 1983 to 2003 at Presbyterian Hospital, part of the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center. He is also a clinical assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
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, who will explain Pennsylvania law about drowsy driving, as well as share his own experience about drowsy driving in a patrol car.
Topics at this year's forum will include
Contending with life's realities after UPPP
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 sleep disorders and insurance coverage
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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