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Patient Insights on Integrating Sleep Apnea Testing into Routine Stroke and TIA Care Open

Nicholas A. Rattray, K. Maya Story, Laura Burrone, Ali Sexson, Brian B. Koo , et al. · 2024

AHA/ASA guidelines recommend patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) be considered for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) evaluation, given the high prevalence of OSA and improved outcomes for cerebrovascular disease wh…

The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on sleep medicine fellowship telemedicine training: a follow-up survey of program directors Open

Barry G. Fields, Komal Kaur, Swapan Dholakia, Octavian C. Ioachimescu · 2023

Veterans Health Administration response to 2021 recall of Philips Respironics devices: A case study Open

Jeffrey Belkora, Barry G. Fields, Q. Afifa Shamim-Uzzaman, Donna Stratford, David Alfandre , et al. · 2023

This case study describes, for the time frame of June 2021 through August 2022, the U.S. Veterans Health Administration (VHA) organizational response to a manufacturer's recall of positive airway pressure devices used in the treatment of s…

Sleep telemedicine lacks immunity to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure device shortages Open

Barry G. Fields · 2022

In this issue of SLEEP, Kosky et al.[1] take a real-world approach to explore a particular application of sleep telemedicine.Their manuscript, "Telemedicine compared to standard face-to-face care for CPAP treatment: real-world Australian e…

A treatment option for chronic insomnia Open

Swapan Dholakia, Carissa Balderas, Barry G. Fields · 2021

Telemedicine-based sleep services for a complex child: optimizing care during a pandemic and beyond Open

Innessa Donskoy, Darius Loghmanee, Barry G. Fields, Matthew M. Troester, William Marty Martin · 2021

814 VHA’s TeleSleep Program improves rural Veteran access to sleep care through expansion of telehealth networks Open

Kathleen Sarmiento, Samuel T. Kuna, Eilis Boudreau, Charles W. Atwood, Lilibeth Pineda , et al. · 2021

Introduction Rurality is a known contributor to health disparities, including Sleep medicine. Over 1 million (>350,000 rural, >650,000 non-rural) Veterans who received care from VHA in 2020 have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). VHA’s O…

Exploring telemedicine evaluation reliability: ahead of its time and long overdue Open

Barry G. Fields · 2021

The use of telemedicine for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine update Open

Q. Afifa Shamim-Uzzaman, Charles Bae, Zarmina Ehsan, Arveity R. Setty, Michelle F. Devine , et al. · 2021

A veteran with CPAP intolerance Open

Swapan Dholakia, Carissa Balderas, Barry G. Fields · 2021

Improving the performance of peripheral arterial tonometry-based testing for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea Open

Octavian C. Ioachimescu, Swapan Dholakia, Saiprakash B. Venkateshiah, Barry G. Fields, Arash Samarghandi , et al. · 2020

Outside sleep laboratory settings, peripheral arterial tonometry (PAT, eg, WatchPat) represents a validated modality for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We have shown before that the accuracy of home sleep apnea testing by WatchP…

Regulatory, Legal, and Ethical Considerations of Telemedicine Open

Barry G. Fields · 2020

Performance of peripheral arterial tonometry–based testing for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea in a large sleep clinic cohort Open

Octavian C. Ioachimescu, J. Shirine Allam, Arash Samarghandi, Neesha Anand, Barry G. Fields , et al. · 2020

Sleep telemedicine training in fellowship programs: a survey of program directors Open

Barry G. Fields, Swapan Dholakia, Octavian C. Ioachimescu · 2020

A busy veteran with chronic insomnia disorder Open

Swapan Dholakia, Carissa Balderas, Barry G. Fields · 2020

Competency-based sleep medicine fellowships: addressing workforce needs and enhancing educational quality Open

David T. Plante, Lawrence J. Epstein, Barry G. Fields, Anita V. Shelgikar, Ilene M. Rosen · 2020

ATS Core Curriculum 2016: Part I. Adult Sleep Medicine Open

Jay S. Balachandran, Carey C. Thomson, Dezmond B. Sumter, Anita V. Shelgikar, Philippe Lachapelle , et al. · 2016

Remote Ambulatory Management of Veterans with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Open

Barry G. Fields, Pratima Pathak Behari, Susan A. McCloskey, Gala True, Diane Richardson , et al. · 2016

Our pilot study suggests that telemedicine-based management of OSA patients is feasible in terms of patient functional outcomes and overall satisfaction with care. Future studies should include larger populations to further elucidate these…

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