Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric Narcolepsy with Cataplexy

Faculty

Richard K. Bogan, MD, FCCP, FAASM
Associate Clinical Professor
University of South Carolina Medical School
Columbia, SC
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
Principal, Bogan Sleep Consultants, LLC
Columbia, SC
Richard K. Bogan, MD, FCCP, FAASM

Dr. Bogan is the President of Bogan Sleep Consultants, LLC. He is also Associate Clinical Professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and Associate Clinical Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC.

Dr. Bogan received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Wofford College and his MD degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He served his internship and residency, as well as Chief Medical Resident, at the University of Alabama Hospital and Clinics in Birmingham. Thereafter, he completed a fellowship and assistant professorship in the Pulmonary Division of the Department of Medicine at the University of Alabama School of Medicine. He has been certified by the American boards of Sleep Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Pulmonary Diseases.

Dr. Bogan has served as principal investigator on numerous clinical trials in the past and continues to do so now. He has a variety of publications and research interests that focus on topics such as narcolepsy, insomnia, sleep apnea, shift work sleep disorder, restless legs syndrome/periodic limb movement disorder, chronic fatigue/fibromyalgia, and circadian rhythm abnormality.

Michael J. Strunc, MD
Division Director of Child Neurology and Sleep, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters
President, Virginia Academy of Sleep Medicine
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Eastern Virginia Medical School
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences Norfolk, VA
Michael J. Strunc, MD
Division Director of Child Neurology and Sleep, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters

Dr. Michael J. Strunc is a pediatric neurologist and sleep medicine specialist practicing in southeastern Virginia. He is division director of child neurology and sleep at Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters in Norfolk, Virginia. He also serves as president of the Virginia Academy of Sleep Medicine, an organization that strives to educate and advocate for sleep needs in the state.

Dr. Strunc completed his pediatric training at Naval Medical Center San Diego, and following years of pediatric practice, trained in child neurology at University of Colorado and The Children’s Hospital, Denver CO. He completed his sleep training at Duke University.

Dr. Strunc retired after 20 years of active duty with the US Navy, and now resides in Chesapeake, Virginia. He is passionate about sleep, and having raised three children with his wife, is well aware of the daily struggles that families face regarding sleep issues and the consequences poor sleep can have.

Statement of Need

Diagnosing and managing pediatric narcolepsy with cataplexy poses a significant challenge to clinicians. In younger children, EDS may be vague and present as behavioral problems or concentration difficulties, and its treatment is considered to be similar to that of adults. Yet, the same challenges in diagnosing and treating narcolepsy in adults seem to be exacerbated in children.

Validated tools such as EDS-CHAD can improve the detection of EDS in pediatric narcolepsy, and it is imperative for clinicians to focus on the presentation of EDS in pediatrics by discussing with their patients that being tired or fatigued is not the same as being sleepy, and checking for memory lapses, automatic behaviors, and impaired attention or concentration.

This CMEOCast podcast features the latest long-term safety and efficacy data for pediatric narcolepsy treatments, which can be utilized to develop the best possible treatment strategies for their patients.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this CME/CE activity, participants should be able to integrate long-term safety and efficacy data into treatment planning for pediatric narcolepsy with cataplexy.


The following learning objectives pertain only to those requesting CNE or CPE credit: Describe long-term safety and efficacy data for treatment planning for pediatric narcolepsy with cataplexy

Financial Support

Supported by an educational grant from Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Target Audience

Sleep specialists, pulmonologists, neurologists, psychiatrists, primary care physicians, pediatricians, PAs, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists.

Credit Information

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Dr. Bogan reports that he is a consultant for Harmony Biosciences, LLC; and Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He has done industry funded research for Avadel/Flamel Ireland LTD; Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.; Balance; Eisai Inc.; Fresca; Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Merck & Co., Inc. He is on the speakers bureau for Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Merck & Co., Inc. He is a shareholder, Board of Directors, Chief Medical Officer, and employee of SleepMed, Inc. He receives other financial or material support as a member of the Board of Directors, First Community Corporation, SC; and National Sleep Foundation.


Dr. Strunc reports that he receives research support from Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He is a consultant for Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


Tony Graham, MD (peer reviewer) has no disclosures to report.

Mae Ochoa, RPh (peer reviewer) has no disclosures to report.

Kashemi Rorie, PhD (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.

Evan Luberger (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.

Jan Perez (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.

Sharon Tordoff (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.

Disclosures were obtained from the CME Outfitters, LLC staff: No disclosures to report.


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Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric Narcolepsy with Cataplexy
Event Date: 08/28/2020