Healthcare Provider Resources

This information is for healthcare providers. For patient resources, click here.

Referral Forms

• Sleep Study Request and Consultation - Manitoba 
• Respiratory Referral - Calgary & Area
• Sleep Study Referral - Nova Scotia 

OSA Screening Tools

• Adjusted Neck Circumference (ANC) Score
• Epworth Sleepiness Scale

2010 Insomnia Guidelines - Towards Optimized Practice (TOP)

• Adult Insomnia - Assessment to Diagnosis
  
• Adult Insomnia - Diagnosis to Management

Sleep Publications

• 2011 CTS Guideline Update - Diagnosis & Treatment of SDB - Can Respir J 2011- Fleetham J. et al 
• 2009 Canadian Community Health Survey- Impact of Sleep Apnea on Canadians
• 2008 AASM Practice Parameters for the Use of Auto-CPAP Devices in OSA Patients -SLEEP 2008 - Morgenthaler, T.I. et al
• 2008 AASM Guidelines for the Manual Titration of Positive Airway Pressure in OSA Patients - J of Clin Sleep Med 2008 - Kushida C..A. et al.
• 2006 Practice Parameters for the Treatment of Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (A Review) - SLEEP 2006 - Kushida C.A. et al.
• Clinical Usefulness of Home Oximetry Compared to Polysomnography - Am J Resp Crit Care Med 2005 -Whitelaw et al.
• Automated Analysis of Digital Oximetry in the Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Thorax 2000 - Vazquez et al.
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea - N Engl J Med 2002 - Flemons.W.W.
• Abstract - Liklihood Ratios for a Sleep Apnea Clinical Prediction Rule_Am J Resp Crit Care Med - 1994 -Flemons W.W. et al.
• Excess Weight & Sleep-disordered Breathing - J Appl Phys 2005 - Young T. et al.
• Measurement Properties of the Calgary Sleep Apnea Quality of Life Index - Am J Resp Crit Care Med 2002 - Flemons W.W., Reimer M.A.
• Increased Adherence to CPAP with a CBT Intervention - SLEEP 2007 - Richards et al.
• Oral Appliances for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (review) - The Cochrane Collaboration 2009 - Lim J. et al.
• Prospective Study of the Association between Sleep-disordered Breathing and Hypertension - N Engl J Med 2000 - Peppard et al.
• Association of Sleep-disordered Breathing, Sleep Apnea and Hypertension - JAMA 2000 - Neito et al.
• Trial of CPAP on Blood Pressure in the Sleep Apnea-hypopnea Syndrome - Am J Resp Crit Care Med 2001 - Faccenda et al.

Professional Societies and Publications

• American Sleep Apnea Association
• American Academy of Sleep Medicine
• American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
• American Association of Respiratory Care
• American College of Chest Physicians
• American Thoracic Society
• Association of Polysomnographic Technologists
• Journal of Sleep Research
• Sleep Research Society
• Associated Professional Sleep Societies

Organizations

• The Lung Association
• Canadian Sleep Society
• British Sleep Society
• Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation
• The National Sleep Foundation
• The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
• The Narcolepsy Network