This activity is supported by an independent education grant from Lilly. This online education program has been designed for healthcare professionals globally.

Join leading expert Dr Jessica Schwarts Pumar for this accredited virtual live webinar. Utilizing local-expert-led, case-based sessions featuring real-world clinical vignettes and interactive real-time polling, this 60-minute live-virtual webinar series equips primary care physicians and sleep specialists with the practical, evidence-based strategies needed to confidently manage moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Tailored to regional healthcare system archetypes globally, these interactive sessions focus on integrating OSA diagnostics into routine cardiometabolic risk reviews, optimizing multimodal treatment escalation, and establishing streamlined care pathways.

Participants will gain actionable strategies for identifying high-risk patients using validated screening tools and initiating Home Sleep Apnea Test (HSAT)-supported diagnostic pathways to reduce diagnostic delays and optimize referral timing. Furthermore, learners will acquire tactical insights for navigating positive airway pressure (PAP) troubleshooting, combining device therapy with weight-loss and cardiometabolic interventions, and implementing collaborative multidisciplinary follow-up frameworks across specialities to maximize long-term patient outcomes.

Credits: 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00.00 hours)

Session Highlights

• Integrating OSA into Cardiometabolic Risk Assessment: Faculty will review a case involving a patient with resistant hypertension and obesity who was not screened for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), demonstrating exactly when to deploy validated tools and how to incorporate OSA into routine cardiometabolic risk reviews.
• Implementing Multimodal, Evidence-Based Treatment: Using a clinical scenario of a patient on positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy who displays persistent symptoms and worsening metabolic risk, faculty will demonstrate multimodal escalation strategies that combine PAP troubleshooting, cardiometabolic management, and weight-loss therapy.
• Applying Screening Tools and HSAT-Supported Pathways: Participants will walk through a case where a high-risk patient faces a delayed referral due to unclear clinical thresholds, learning proper screening tool selection, home sleep apnea test (HSAT) initiation to support a timely diagnosis, and structured referral timing.
• Planning Multidisciplinary OSA Care: Addressing a case scenario where a specialist clinic defaults to treating OSA with PAP therapy alone, faculty will model an integrated management plan that coordinates obesity management, oral appliances, cardiometabolic evaluation, and structured follow-up across medical specialties.
• Implementing Simplified Diagnostic Algorithms: To address cases where high-risk patients face months-long wait times for laboratory polysomnography, the session will demonstrate streamlined screening methods, HSAT-first algorithms, and integrated pathways that directly link obesity, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and OSA care.

Who Should Watch

This program is designed for healthcare professionals globally involved in the frontline screening, diagnosis, and long-term clinical management of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) including:

• Primary Care Physicians (General Practitioners)
• Sleep Specialists

Faculty

Dr Jessica Schwarts Pumar is a Specialist ENT and Sleep Surgeon at American Hospital Dubai and a highly regarded authority in advanced sleep medicine and surgical interventions. A Diplomate in Sleep Medicine and a board member of the Ibero-American Society of Sleep Surgery (SIBECS), Dr Pumar specializes in the comprehensive management of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). She is recognized as a pioneer in the region, being one of only three physicians—and the first female specialist—in the UAE to perform hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HNS) therapy, an innovative upper airway implant procedure for patients with complex sleep apnea. Bringing a unique blend of surgical precision and cutting-edge clinical expertise to this online teaching session, Dr Pumar provides healthcare providers with practical, evidence-based insights into the latest diagnostic criteria and transformative therapeutic pathways for moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea.

Disclosures

Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (Partners) requires every individual in a position to control educational content to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that have occurred within the past 24 months. Ineligible companies are organizations whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All relevant financial relationships are mitigated according to Partners policies.

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (Partners) and MedAll. Partners is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician Continuing Education

Partners designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Fee Information

There is no fee for this educational activity.