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Das AM, Chang JL, Berneking M, Hartenbaum NP, Rosekind M, Gurubhagavatula I. Obstructive sleep apnea screening, diagnosis, and treatment in the transportation industry. J Clin Sleep Med 2022; 18:2471-2479. [PMID: 34546916 PMCID: PMC9516581 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.9672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common, identifiable, and treatable disorder with serious health, safety, and financial implications-including sleepiness- related crashes and incidents-in workers who perform safety-sensitive functions in the transportation industry. Up to one-third of crashes of large trucks are attributable to sleepiness, and large truck crashes result in more than 4,000 deaths annually. For each occupant of a truck who is killed, 6 to 7 occupants of other vehicles are killed. Treatment of OSA is cost-effective, lowers crash rates, and improves health and well-being. A large body of scientific evidence and expert consensus supports the identification and treatment of OSA in transportation operators. An Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the diagnosis and treatment of OSA in commercial truck and rail operators was issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and Federal Railroad Administration, but it was later withdrawn. This reversal of the agencies' position has caused confusion among some, who have questioned whether efforts to identify and treat the disorder are warranted. In response, we urge key stakeholders, including employers, operators, legislators, payers, clinicians, and patients, to engage in a collaborative, patient-centered approach to address the disorder. At a minimum, stakeholders should follow the guidelines issued by a medical review board commissioned by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in 2016 alone, or in combination with the 2006 criteria, "Sleep Apnea and Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators," a Statement from the Joint Task Force of the American College of Chest Physicians, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, and the National Sleep Foundation developed by a joint task force. As research in this area continues to evolve, waiting is no longer an option, and the current standard of care demands action to mitigate the burden of serious health and safety risks due to this common, treatable disorder. CITATION Das AM, Chang JL, Berneking M, Hartenbaum NP, Rosekind M, Gurubhagavatula I. Obstructive sleep apnea screening, diagnosis, and treatment in the transportation industry. J Clin Sleep Med. 2022;18(10):2471-2479.
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- Aneesa M. Das
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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- San Jose Military Entrance Processing Station, Mountain View, California
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- Center for Injury Research and Policy Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Sleep Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Das AM, Chang JL, Berneking M, Hartenbaum NP, Rosekind M, Ramar K, Malhotra RK, Carden KA, Martin JL, Abbasi-Feinberg F, Nisha Aurora R, Kapur VK, Olson EJ, Rosen CL, Rowley JA, Shelgikar AV, Trotti LM, Gurubhagavatula I. Enhancing public health and safety by diagnosing and treating obstructive sleep apnea in the transportation industry: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement. J Clin Sleep Med 2022; 18:2467-2470. [PMID: 34534065 PMCID: PMC9516580 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.9670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may lead to serious health, safety, and financial implications-including sleepiness-related crashes and incidents-in workers who perform safety-sensitive functions in the transportation industry. Evidence and expert consensus support its identification and treatment in high-risk commercial operators. An Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the diagnosis and treatment of OSA in commercial truck and rail operators was issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and Federal Railroad Administration, but it was later withdrawn. This reversal has led to questions about whether efforts to identify and treat OSA are warranted. In the absence of clear directives, we urge key stakeholders, including clinicians and patients, to engage in a collaborative approach to address OSA by following, at a minimum, the 2016 guidelines issued by a Medical Review Board of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, alone or in combination with 2006 guidance by a joint task force. The current standard of care demands action to mitigate the serious health and safety risks of OSA. CITATION Das AM, Chang JL, Berneking M, et al. Enhancing public health and safety by diagnosing and treating obstructive sleep apnea in the transportation industry: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement. J Clin Sleep Med. 2022;18(10):2467-2470.
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Affiliation(s)
- Aneesa M. Das
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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- San Jose Military Entrance Processing Station, Mountain View, California
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- Center for Injury Research and Policy, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Sleep Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Sleep Medicine Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Saint Thomas Medical Partners–Sleep Specialists, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Veteran Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, North Hills, California
- David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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- Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Sleep Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
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- University of Michigan Sleep Disorders Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Emory Sleep Center and Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Sleep Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Khosla S, Beam E, Berneking M, Cheung J, Epstein LJ, Meyer BJ, Ramar K, So JY, Sullivan SS, Wolfe LF, Gurubhagavatula I. The COVID-19 pandemic and sleep medicine: a look back and a look ahead. J Clin Sleep Med 2022; 18:2045-2050. [PMID: 35621129 PMCID: PMC9340605 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.10102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic is a reminder that global infectious disease outbreaks are not new, and they have the potential to cause catastrophic morbidity and mortality, disrupt health care delivery, demand critical decision-making in the absence of scientific certainty, interrupt trainee education, inflict economic damage, and cause a spike in demand for health care services that exceeds societal capacity. In this document, we look back at how the sleep medicine community adapted to challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. To mitigate viral transmission, perhaps the single most effective and efficient adaptation was the rapid adoption of telemedicine. Many additional strategies were taken up virtually overnight, including more home sleep apnea testing, reconsideration of potential risks of positive airway pressure therapy, a reduction or cessation of laboratory services, and deployment of workers to provide front-line care to infected patients. During some periods, critical shortages in essential personal protective equipment, respiratory assist devices, and even oxygen added to logistical challenges, which were exacerbated by persistent financial threats and insufficient staffing. Through ongoing innovation, resiliency and adaptability, breakthroughs were made in assigning staff responsibilities and designing workflows, the use of clinical spaces, legislative support, and in professional society collaboration and guidance so that the missions of health care, teaching and academic pursuit could continue. Here we summarize what we have learned through these critical months and highlight key adaptations that deserve to be embraced as we move forward.
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Affiliation(s)
- Seema Khosla
- North Dakota Center for Sleep, Fargo, North Dakota
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- ProHealth Care Sleep Center, Delafield, Wisconsin.,Sweet Dreams Sleep Services, Gering, Nebraska
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Sleep Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Pulmonary, Asthma, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Sleep Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Corporal Michael Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Yuen K, Strang AR, Flynn-Evans EE, Barrantes Perez JH, Berneking M, Bhui R, Cheng JY, Dombrowsky J, Ganguly G, Rishi MA, Rosen C, Upender R, Sullivan SS. Child and teen sleep and pandemic-era school. J Clin Sleep Med 2021; 17:613-615. [PMID: 33432917 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.9122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Kin Yuen
- Sleep Disorders Center, University of California San Francisco Health, San Francisco, California
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- Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware
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- Fatigue Countermeasures Laboratory, Human Systems Integration Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
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- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Neurology Consultants Medical Group, Whittier, California
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- Department of Pulmonology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
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- Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Sleep Medicine, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonary, Asthma and Sleep Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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Rishi MA, Ahmed O, Barrantes Perez JH, Berneking M, Dombrowsky J, Flynn-Evans EE, Santiago V, Sullivan SS, Upender R, Yuen K, Abbasi-Feinberg F, Aurora RN, Carden KA, Kirsch DB, Kristo DA, Malhotra RK, Martin JL, Olson EJ, Ramar K, Rosen CL, Rowley JA, Shelgikar AV, Gurubhagavatula I. Daylight saving time: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement. J Clin Sleep Med 2021; 16:1781-1784. [PMID: 32844740 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.8780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
None The last several years have seen intense debate about the issue of transitioning between standard and daylight saving time. In the United States, the annual advance to daylight saving time in spring, and fall back to standard time in autumn, is required by law (although some exceptions are allowed under the statute). An abundance of accumulated evidence indicates that the acute transition from standard time to daylight saving time incurs significant public health and safety risks, including increased risk of adverse cardiovascular events, mood disorders, and motor vehicle crashes. Although chronic effects of remaining in daylight saving time year-round have not been well studied, daylight saving time is less aligned with human circadian biology-which, due to the impacts of the delayed natural light/dark cycle on human activity, could result in circadian misalignment, which has been associated in some studies with increased cardiovascular disease risk, metabolic syndrome and other health risks. It is, therefore, the position of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine that these seasonal time changes should be abolished in favor of a fixed, national, year-round standard time.
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Affiliation(s)
- Muhammad Adeel Rishi
- Department of Pulmonology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Fatigue Countermeasures Laboratory, Human Systems Integration Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
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- Sleep Medicine, The Permanente Medical Group, Manteca, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonary, Asthma & Sleep Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California.,Eval Research Institute, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Sleep Medicine, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Sleep Disorders Center, UCSF Health, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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- Saint Thomas Medical Partners - Sleep Specialists, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Sleep Medicine Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Veteran Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, North Hills, California.,David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Sleep Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Sleep Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- University of Michigan Sleep Disorders Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Division of Sleep Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Corporal Michael Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Sullivan S, Anastasi M, Beam E, Berneking M, Cheung J, Epstein LJ, Khosla S, Meyer B, Wolfe L, Gurubhagavatula I. Opportunities and unknowns in adapting pediatric sleep practices to a pandemic world. J Clin Sleep Med 2021; 17:361-362. [PMID: 33295279 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.9068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Shannon Sullivan
- Division of Pulmonary, Asthma, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- North Dakota Center for Sleep, Fargo, North Dakota
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Sleep Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Corporal Michael Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Kancherla BS, Upender R, Collen JF, Rishi MA, Sullivan SS, Ahmed O, Berneking M, Flynn-Evans EE, Peters BR, Gurubhagavatula I. What is the role of sleep in physician burnout? J Clin Sleep Med 2020; 16:807-810. [PMID: 32108567 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.8412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
None The occurrence of physician burnout is widespread among clinicians and academic faculty, who report indicators such as low quality of life and poor work-life balance. Chronic insufficient sleep, whether due to extended work hours, circadian misalignment, or unrecognized sleep disorders, is a critically important risk factor for burnout that is overlooked and under-studied, and interventions to promote healthy sleep may reduce burnout susceptibility among attending physicians. While strategies to reduce burnout among resident and attending physicians have been under-evaluated, evidence suggests a need to address burnout at both individual and organizational levels. Solutions have been offered that are applicable to many stakeholders, including employers; payers; licensing and certification boards; state and federal regulatory agencies; and physicians and researchers. As more studies are undertaken to evaluate how these approaches impact burnout, two questions need to be addressed: (1) What is the role of sleep in the crisis of burnout, specifically among attendings, who are particularly under-studied? (2) Is restoration of healthy sleep the fundamental mechanism by which burnout interventions work? It is essential for key stakeholders to consider the role of sleep, sleepiness, and sleep disorders in order to optimize any efforts to mitigate the present crisis in physician burnout, particularly among attending physicians, an understudied group.
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Affiliation(s)
- Binal S Kancherla
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Texas Children's Hospital - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Sleep Medicine, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Service, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Pulmonology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Fatigue Countermeasures Laboratory, Human Systems Integration Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
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- Sleep Disorders Center, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Division of Sleep Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Corporal Michael Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Kancherla BS, Upender R, Collen JF, Rishi MA, Sullivan SS, Ahmed O, Berneking M, Flynn-Evans EE, Peters BR, Abbasi-Feinberg F, Aurora RN, Carden KA, Kirsch DB, Kristo DA, Malhotra RK, Martin JL, Olson EJ, Ramar K, Rosen CL, Rowley JA, Shelgikar AV, Gurubhagavatula I. Sleep, fatigue and burnout among physicians: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement. J Clin Sleep Med 2020; 16:803-805. [PMID: 32108570 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.8408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
None Physician burnout is a serious and growing threat to the medical profession and may undermine efforts to maintain a sufficient physician workforce to care for the growing and aging patient population in the United States. Burnout involves a host of complex underlying associations and potential for risk. While prevalence is unknown, recent estimates of physician burnout are quite high, approaching 50% or more, with midcareer physicians at highest risk. Sleep deprivation due to shift-work schedules, high workload, long hours, sleep interruptions, and insufficient recovery sleep have been implicated in the genesis and perpetuation of burnout. Maladaptive attitudes regarding sleep and endurance also may increase the risk for sleep deprivation among attending physicians. While duty-hour restrictions have been instituted to protect sleep opportunity among trainees, virtually no such effort has been made for attending physicians who have completed their training or practicing physicians in nonacademic settings. It is the position of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine that a critical need exists to evaluate the roles of sleep disruption, sleep deprivation, and circadian misalignment in physician well-being and burnout. Such evaluation may pave the way for the development of effective countermeasures that promote healthy sleep, with the goal of reducing burnout and its negative impacts such as a shrinking physician workforce, poor physician health and functional outcomes, lower quality of care, and compromised patient safety.
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Affiliation(s)
- Binal S Kancherla
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Texas Children's Hospital - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Sleep Medicine, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Service, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Pulmonology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Fatigue Countermeasures Laboratory, Human Systems Integration Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
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- Sleep Disorders Center, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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- Saint Thomas Medical Partners - Sleep Specialists, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Sleep Medicine Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Veteran Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, North Hills, California.,David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Sleep Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Sleep Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals - Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
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- University of Michigan Sleep Disorders Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Division of Sleep Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Corporal Michael Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Flynn-Evans EE, Ahmed O, Berneking M, Collen JF, Kancherla BS, Peters BR, Rishi MA, Sullivan SS, Upender R, Gurubhagavatula I. Industrial Regulation of Fatigue: Lessons Learned From Aviation. J Clin Sleep Med 2019; 15:537-538. [PMID: 30952229 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.7704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Erin E Flynn-Evans
- Fatigue Countermeasures Laboratory, Human Systems Integration Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Service, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Texas Children's Hospital - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Sleep Disorders Center, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Pulmonology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
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- Division of Sleep Medicine, Stanford University, Redwood City, California
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Sleep Medicine, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Division of Sleep Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Corporal Michael Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Berneking M, Rosen IM, Kirsch DB, Chervin RD, Carden KA, Ramar K, Aurora RN, Kristo DA, Malhotra RK, Martin JL, Olson EJ, Rosen CL, Rowley JA, Gurubhagavatula I. The Risk of Fatigue and Sleepiness in the Ridesharing Industry: An American Academy of Sleep Medicine Position Statement. J Clin Sleep Med 2018; 14:683-685. [PMID: 29609728 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.7072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Abstract
ABSTRACT The ridesharing-or ride-hailing-industry has grown exponentially in recent years, transforming quickly into a fee-for-service, unregulated taxi industry. While riders are experiencing the benefits of convenience and affordability, two key regulatory and safety issues deserve consideration. First, individuals who work as drivers in the ridesharing industry are often employed in a primary job, and they work as drivers during their "off" time. Such a schedule may lead to driving after extended periods of wakefulness or during nights, both of which are factors that increase the risk of drowsy driving accidents. Second, these drivers are often employed as "independent contractors," and therefore they are not screened for medical problems that can reduce alertness, such as obstructive sleep apnea. Some ridesharing companies now require a rest period after an extended driving shift. This measure is encouraging, but it is insufficient to impact driving safety appreciably, particularly since many of these drivers are already working extended hours and tend to drive at non-traditional times when sleepiness may peak. Therefore, it is the position of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) that fatigue and sleepiness are inherent safety risks in the ridesharing industry. The AASM calls on ridesharing companies, government officials, medical professionals, and law enforcement officers to work together to address this public safety risk. A collaborative effort is necessary to understand and track the scope of the problem, provide relevant education, and mitigate the risk through thoughtful regulation and effective fatigue risk management systems.
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- Division of Sleep Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Carolinas Healthcare Medical Group Sleep Services, Charlotte, North Carolina
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- University of Michigan Sleep Disorders Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Saint Thomas Medical Partners - Sleep Specialists, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Sleep Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, North Hills, California.,David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Sleep Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals - Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of Sleep Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Corporal Michael Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Gurubhagavatula I, Sullivan S, Meoli A, Patil S, Olson R, Berneking M, Watson NF. Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators: Recommendations of the AASM Sleep and Transportation Safety Awareness Task Force. J Clin Sleep Med 2017; 13:745-758. [PMID: 28356173 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.6598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
ABSTRACT The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Sleep and Transportation Safety Awareness Task Force responded to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and Federal Railroad Administration Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and request for public comments regarding the evaluation of safety-sensitive personnel for moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The following document represents this response. The most salient points provided in our comments are that (1) moderate-to-severe OSA is common among commercial motor vehicle operators (CMVOs) and contributes to an increased risk of crashes; (2) objective screening methods are available and preferred for identifying at-risk drivers, with the most commonly used indicator being body mass index; (3) treatment in the form of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is effective and reduces crashes; (4) CPAP is economically viable; (5) guidelines are available to assist medical examiners in determining whether CMVOs with moderate-to-severe OSA should continue to work without restrictions, with conditional certification, or be disqualified from operating commercial motor vehicles.
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Affiliation(s)
- Indira Gurubhagavatula
- Division of Sleep Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Corporal Michael Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
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- Penn State Sleep Research and Treatment Center, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
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- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
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- University of Washington Medicine Sleep Disorders Center and Department of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Gurubhagavatula I, Patil S, Meoli A, Olson R, Sullivan S, Berneking M, Watson NF. Sleep Apnea Evaluation of Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators. J Clin Sleep Med 2015; 12:285-6. [PMID: 26857051 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.5560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Accepted: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Indira Gurubhagavatula
- Occupational Sleep Medicine, Division of Sleep Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center; Director, Sleep Medicine Clinic, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
| | - Susheel Patil
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Penn State Hershey Sleep Research and Treatment Center, Hummelstown, PA
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- Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
| | - Shannon Sullivan
- Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
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