The Wake-Up Workshop Initiative: Your Practical, Comprehensive Guide to Obstructive Sleep Apnea

The Wake-Up Workshop Initiative: Your Practical, Comprehensive Guide to Obstructive Sleep Apnea is designed to equip primary care physicians (PCPs), nurse practitioners (NPs), and physician associates (PAs) with the practical knowledge and tools needed to identify, diagnose, and manage obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). With up to 80% of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) cases going undetected, millions of patients remain at risk for serious comorbidities—often without knowing it. This continuing education activity empowers providers with actionable, evidence-based strategies to spot the warning signs, confidently screen and diagnose OSA, and guide patients through effective obesity management and long-term treatment monitoring.

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

• Discuss the importance of diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), including its relationship to disease associated complications
• Screen patients for and diagnose OSA using evidence-based guideline recommendations
• Develop guideline-directed obesity management plans for patients with OSA as part of an evidence-based OSA treatment strategy
• Monitor treatment for OSA and modify therapy, as appropriate

Target Audience
This activity is designed for primary care physicians, advanced practice providers including NPs and PAs, nurses, and pharmacists in improving the care of people with or at risk for OSA.

Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

• Discuss the importance of diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), including its relationship to disease associated complications
• Screen patients for and diagnose OSA using evidence-based guideline recommendations
• Develop guideline-directed obesity management plans for patients with OSA as part of an evidence-based OSA treatment strategy
• Monitor treatment for OSA and modify therapy, as appropriate

Agenda
Introduction
Welcome and Pretest
Part 1: Screening & Diagnosing OSA
Importance of OSA recognition, screening tools and diagnostic methods
Case-based discussion and table workshops & faculty insights
Part 2: Obesity Management in OSA
Obesity as a key component of OSA treatment, case continuation and referral considerations
Guideline-based therapy and treatment strategies
Part 3: Supporting Therapy Adherence
Monitoring and adjusting therapy, motivational interviewing and patient education

Accreditation, Support and Credit
This activity is provided by ACOFP and MLI

In support of improving patient care, Medical Learning Institute Inc 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.

Osteopathic Physician Continuing Medical Education
The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians.

ACOFP designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AOA Category 1-A credit and will report continuing medical education (CME) credits commensurate with the physician’s participation in this program.

Allopathic Physician Continuing Medical Education
Medical Learning Institute Inc (MLI) designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAFP CME Credit
The AAFP has reviewed The Wake-Up Workshop Initiative: Your Practical, Comprehensive Guide to Obstructive Sleep Apnea and deemed it acceptable for up to 1.0 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from 08/11/2025 to 08/10/2026. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

PA
 Medical Learning Institute Inc has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credit. Approval is valid until August 10, 2026. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation

Nurse Practitioner
This activity is approved for 1.0 contact hour(s) of continuing education (which includes 0 hour(s) of pharmacology) by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners®. Activity ID# 25057183. This activity was planned in accordance with AANP Accreditation Standards and Policies.

Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) Statement
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

Support Statement
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Lilly.

Disclosure & Conflict of Interest Policy
ACOFP is committed to providing learners with high-quality CME/CE activities that promote improvements in health care and not those of an ineligible company. In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, also adopted by the AOA, ACOFP requires that individuals in a position to control the content of an educational activity disclose all relevant financial relationships with any ineligible company (those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients). Individuals in a position to control the content may include, but are not limited to, planning committee members, authors, faculty, speakers, reviewers, and activity staff.

Medical Learning Institute Inc is committed to providing high quality continuing education to healthcare professionals, as individuals and teams, with a protected space to learn, teach, and engage in scientific discourse free from influence from ineligible companies that may have an incentive to insert commercial bias into education. To that end, MLI requires faculty, presenters, planners, staff, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this CE activity to disclose all financial relationships they have had in the past 24 months with ineligible companies as defined by the ACCME, as related to the content of this CE activity, regardless of the amount or their view of the relevance to the education. All identified COI will be thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to MLI policy. These disclosures will be provided to learners prior to the start of the CE activity.

Faculty Disclosures
Planner/Presenter
Nicholas Pennings, DO, DABOM, MFOMA, FACOFP, FAAFP
Professor and Chair of Family Medicine
Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Buies Creek, NC, USA

Nicholas Pennings, DO, DABOM, MFOMA, FACOFP, FAAFP, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:
Consultant/Advisor: Abbott
Speakers Bureau: Novo Nordisk
Other: Independent contractor: Medifast

Planner/Presenter
Jeremy D. McConnell, MD, MFOMA, Dipl ABOM
Founder
Florida Sleep Specialists, Discover Health Obesity Medicine, Morpheus Clinical Research
Bradenton, FL, USA

Jeremy D. McConnell, MD, MFOMA, Dipl ABOM, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:
Consultant/Advisor: Avadel Pharmaceuticals, FusionCare AI, Inspire Medical Systems, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Novo Nordisk, ZOLL Respicardia
Research Funding: Avadel Pharmaceuticals
Speakers Bureau: Avadel Pharmaceuticals, Axsome, Eli Lilly, Harmony Biosciences, Idorsia, Inspire Medical Systems, Novo Nordisk, ZOLL Respicardia

Planner/Presenter
Carrissa Hankins, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Hello Sleep/The Sleep NP LLC
Lewiston, ME, USA

Carrissa Hankins, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose for this educational activity.

All of the relevant financial relationships of individuals for this activity have been mitigated.

Planning Committee and Content/Peer Reviewers
The planners and content/peer reviewers from Medical Learning Institute Inc, the accredited provider, and ACOFP, the joint provider, do not have any relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies unless listed below.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussions of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this CE activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the CE activity are those of the presenters and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this CE activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this CE activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient's conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer's product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

Method of Participation
There are no fees for participating in or receiving credit for this CE activity. In order to receive credit, learners must participate in the entire CE activity, complete the activity evaluation form and your certificate of credit will be generated. A passing score of 70% or higher is needed to obtain credit. You will receive your certificate from Medical Learning Institute Inc.

For information on applicability and acceptance of continuing education credit for this CE activity, please consult your professional licensing board.

If you have questions regarding your certificate, please contact MLI at mvu@mlieducation.org.

About This Activity
Medical Learning Institute Inc and ACOFP are responsible for the selection of this activity’s topics, the preparation of editorial content, and the distribution of this CE activity. Our activities may contain references to unapproved products or uses of these products in certain jurisdictions. The preparation of this activity is supported by educational grants subject to written agreements that clearly stipulate and enforce the editorial independence of Medical Learning Institute Inc.

The materials presented here are used with the permission of the authors and/or other sources. These materials do not necessarily reflect the views of Medical Learning Institute Inc or any of its partners, providers, and/or supporters.

Copyright © 2025 Medical Learning Institute Inc.  All Rights Reserved.

Disclosure & Conflict of Interest Policy
ACOFP is committed to providing learners with high-quality CME/CE activities that promote improvements in health care and not those of an ineligible company. In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, also adopted by the AOA, ACOFP requires that individuals in a position to control the content of an educational activity disclose all relevant financial relationships with any ineligible company (those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients). Individuals in a position to control the content may include, but are not limited to, planning committee members, authors, faculty, speakers, reviewers, and activity staff.

Medical Learning Institute Inc is committed to providing high quality continuing education to healthcare professionals, as individuals and teams, with a protected space to learn, teach, and engage in scientific discourse free from influence from ineligible companies that may have an incentive to insert commercial bias into education. To that end, MLI requires faculty, presenters, planners, staff, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this CE activity to disclose all financial relationships they have had in the past 24 months with ineligible companies as defined by the ACCME, as related to the content of this CE activity, regardless of the amount or their view of the relevance to the education. All identified COI will be thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to MLI policy. These disclosures will be provided to learners prior to the start of the CE activity.

Faculty Disclosures
Planner/Presenter
Nicholas Pennings, DO, DABOM, MFOMA, FACOFP, FAAFP
Professor and Chair of Family Medicine
Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Buies Creek, NC, USA

Nicholas Pennings, DO, DABOM, MFOMA, FACOFP, FAAFP, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:
Consultant/Advisor: Abbott
Speakers Bureau: Novo Nordisk
Other: Independent contractor: Medifast

Planner/Presenter
Jeremy D. McConnell, MD, MFOMA, Dipl ABOM
Founder
Florida Sleep Specialists, Discover Health Obesity Medicine, Morpheus Clinical Research
Bradenton, FL, USA

Jeremy D. McConnell, MD, MFOMA, Dipl ABOM, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:
Consultant/Advisor: Avadel Pharmaceuticals, FusionCare AI, Inspire Medical Systems, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Novo Nordisk, ZOLL Respicardia
Research Funding: Avadel Pharmaceuticals
Speakers Bureau: Avadel Pharmaceuticals, Axsome, Eli Lilly, Harmony Biosciences, Idorsia, Inspire Medical Systems, Novo Nordisk, ZOLL Respicardia

Planner/Presenter
Carrissa Hankins, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Hello Sleep/The Sleep NP LLC
Lewiston, ME, USA

Carrissa Hankins, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose for this educational activity.

All of the relevant financial relationships of individuals for this activity have been mitigated.

Planning Committee and Content/Peer Reviewers
The planners and content/peer reviewers from Medical Learning Institute Inc, the accredited provider, and ACOFP, the joint provider, do not have any relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies unless listed below.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussions of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this CE activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the CE activity are those of the presenters and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this CE activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this CE activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient's conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer's product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

Method of Participation
There are no fees for participating in or receiving credit for this CE activity. In order to receive credit, learners must participate in the entire CE activity, complete the activity evaluation form and your certificate of credit will be generated. A passing score of 70% or higher is needed to obtain credit. You will receive your certificate from Medical Learning Institute Inc.

For information on applicability and acceptance of continuing education credit for this CE activity, please consult your professional licensing board.

If you have questions regarding your certificate, please contact MLI at mvu@mlieducation.org.

About This Activity
Medical Learning Institute Inc and ACOFP are responsible for the selection of this activity’s topics, the preparation of editorial content, and the distribution of this CE activity. Our activities may contain references to unapproved products or uses of these products in certain jurisdictions. The preparation of this activity is supported by educational grants subject to written agreements that clearly stipulate and enforce the editorial independence of Medical Learning Institute Inc.

The materials presented here are used with the permission of the authors and/or other sources. These materials do not necessarily reflect the views of Medical Learning Institute Inc or any of its partners, providers, and/or supporters.

Copyright © 2025 Medical Learning Institute Inc.  All Rights Reserved.