SPOKANE REGIONAL SLEEP APNEA NETWORK

NEW:

Spokane Sleep, Health and Performance
Online Forums

Professional peer discussions bringing evidence-based strategies and guidelines
to our community of patients and physicians

Finding Solutions, Breaking the Cycle

For Panel 1 follow link below:

Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children: Why, How and When to Treat

The Spokane Regional Sleep Apnea Network is an open community initiative designed to help local patients and healthcare teams by providing online resources, research updates and expert discussions on the diagnosis and treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Given that 80% of the 30 million Americans with sleep apnea are yet to be diagnosed (according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine), our mission is to create a coalition of local health care providers willing to work together to increase awareness about this condition in adults and children, find more efficient ways to screen, diagnose and treat at-risk patients and explore interdisciplinary therapeutic approaches based on the most current research and technology.

If you are a patient, or know someone who may have sleep-disordered breathing, we hope that the various resources found here are of practical use. If you are a health care provider, wellness program administrator or support group coordinator, please consider joining one of the working groups in this network, contributing references or sharing your professional insights in our Provider Perspectives forum. With sleep apnea now firmly established as a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and stroke, in addition to its significant impact on daytime performance and quality of life, it is our hope that by coordinating an effective, multi-disciplinary strategy we can ensure that the most at-risk patients in our community have access to the necessary testing, preventive and therapeutic resources.

We’d like to hear from you! As part of our Working Groups initiative, we’d like to know what questions and concerns you have about sleep-disordered breathing. Whether you are a diagnosed patient, parent, employer, you suspect that you or a loved one may have sleep apnea, or are a healthcare provider trying to help your patients navigate this process, we want to hear what obstacles you are facing so we can address them in our Provider Perspectives newsletter, panel discussions or our patient support meetings.

Please e-mail Dr. Liana Groza, the Spokane Sleep Apnea Network Coordinator, with any questions or suggestions. Contact: DrGroza@SpokaneSleepApneaDentistry.com

Please do not include any patient names or other private information as this is not a secure channel. All questions will be published anonymously.

Disclaimer and Contact Information:

The information appearing on this website is for educational purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for the medical advice of one’s personal health care provider.

The SRSAN website is published and maintained by Dr. Liana Groza, DDS and is offered as a centralized resource and local communication platform. Please note that listing on this website does not represent any type of endorsement - patients seeking care are advised to verify all providers' credentials independently.

To join one of our working groups, submit a reference or ask any questions, please send your e-mail to drgroza@spokanesleepapneadentistry.com Please do not submit any personal health information through this e-mail address as this is not a secure channel.