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*On March 2, 2015, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it will publish new medical guidance for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) | |||
:*There will be a revision to screening approach to help find undiagnosed and untreated individuals with sleep apnea | |||
:*The FAA expects the new guidance to improve safety and pilot health | |||
:*the new guidance indicates that the risk for OSA will be determined by an integrated assessment of history, symptoms, and physical/clinical findings. OSA screening by the AME and physician evaluation of pilots who are at risk for OSA will follow the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) guidelines. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Sleep disorders]] | [[Category: Sleep disorders]] | ||
[[Category:Medical conditions related to obesity]] | [[Category:Medical conditions related to obesity]] | ||
[[Category:Pulmonology]] | [[Category:Pulmonology]] | ||
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- On March 2, 2015, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it will publish new medical guidance for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- There will be a revision to screening approach to help find undiagnosed and untreated individuals with sleep apnea
- The FAA expects the new guidance to improve safety and pilot health
- the new guidance indicates that the risk for OSA will be determined by an integrated assessment of history, symptoms, and physical/clinical findings. OSA screening by the AME and physician evaluation of pilots who are at risk for OSA will follow the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) guidelines.