A New Dawn in the Management of Idiopathic Hypersomnia: An Adaptive Learning Approach to Diagnosis and Implementing Clinical Trial Updates

Faculty

Nancy R. Foldvary-Schaefer, DO, MS, FAASM, FAAN, FAES, FACNS
Professor of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
Director, Cleveland Clinic Sleep Disorders Center, Cleveland, OH
Nancy R. Foldvary-Schaefer, DO, MS, FAASM, FAAN, FAES, FACNS

Dr. Nancy Foldvary-Schafer currently serves as Director of the Sleep Disorders Center and staff in the Adult Epilepsy Center at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. She is Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. Certified by the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry in Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology, Sleep Medicine and Epilepsy Medicine, she has treated patients with sleep disorders and epilepsy at the Cleveland Clinic since 1995. Under her leadership, the Cleveland Clinic Sleep Medicine program has undergone substantial growth including the establishment of 10 sleep laboratories and a multidisciplinary physician team spanning across neurology, psychiatry, psychology, pulmonary medicine, family and internal medicine, and pediatric specialties. She has served as a lead investigator on epilepsy, sleep apnea and narcolepsy clinical trials and has written extensively on sleep and epilepsy and women’s health and epilepsy. In 2016, Dr. Foldvary-Schaefer was appointed to the Cleveland Clinic Board of Governors. She serves on numerous national, regional, and local committees and is the author of two books and the lead editor of two books including Sleep Disorders: A Case a Week from the Cleveland Clinic, 2nd Edition, published in 2019. Also, in 2019, she received the Women’s Professional Staff Association Champion Award. She is the recipient of a $2.1 million philanthropic gift to advance education and awareness of sleep disorders.

Statement of Need

Idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) is a chronic, debilitating sleep disorder mainly characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) as well as prolonged nocturnal sleep and/or daytime naps, unrefreshing sleep, sleep inertia, and autonomic dysfunction. These symptoms, in turn, often result in diminished psychosocial functioning, cognitive dysfunction, school/work performance, and quality of life (QoL), subsequently impacting family, friends, and work colleagues, as well as public health and safety. Contributing to the debilitation caused by IH is the failure of health care practitioners (HCPs) to accurately diagnose IH in a timely manner. In fact, an accurate diagnosis can often take years, leaving patients with IH struggling with personal, work, and psychosocial dysfunction in the interim.

While advances in sleep medicine have resulted in the first and only FDA-approved therapy for IH, incorporating this therapy into practice and monitoring treatment efficacy requires best practices. Please join Dr. Foldvary-Schaefer in this adaptive learning activity for a personalized journey through the latest clinical evidence for IH, strategies to transition patients to new therapies, and evidence-based tools to assess symptom severity and treatment effectiveness.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this CME/CE activity, participants should be able to:

  • Recognize the burden of IH.
  • Utilize validated tools to measure the impact of IH on function and QoL.
  • Assess the efficacy and safety data for novel agents to manage IH.

Financial Support

Supported by an educational grant from Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Target Audience

Sleep specialists, pulmonologists, psychiatrists, neurologists, primary care providers, physician associates (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs), nurses, and pharmacists

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Interprofessional (IPCE) 1.0

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Dr. Foldvary-Schaefer reports the following financial relationships: Advisory Board: Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Publication Committee). Research Support: Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Suven Pharmaceuticals Limited; Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.; and Vanda Pharmaceuticals


The following Peer Reviewer and CME Outfitters staff reports no financial relationships:

  • Michael Franks, APRN, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC (peer reviewer)
  • Kashemi D. Rorie, PhD (planning committee)
  • Evan Luberger (planning committee)
  • Susan H. Yarbrough, CHCP (planning committee)
  • Sandra Caballero, PharmD (planning committee)
  • Sharon Tordoff (planning committee)

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A New Dawn in the Management of Idiopathic Hypersomnia: An Adaptive Learning Approach to Diagnosis and Implementing Clinical Trial Updates
Event Date: 01/18/2023 at 5:00 am EST