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“WHAT’S NEW IN SLEEP APNEA” Dr. Harry MacDannald, a Pulmonary and Sleep Physician in the John Muir Physician Network, spoke at the fall meeting of the Support Group on “What’s New in Sleep Apnea” – a review of Sleep Apnea basics updated with the latest in research findings. He opened with the question, “Why Do […]

8th ANNUAL VENDOR FAIR A VALUABLE ASSET OF SUPPORT GROUP The Summer Support Group meeting is devoted each year to a Vendor Fair where manufacturers of Sleep Apnea equipment and durable medical equipment suppliers can meet face to face with support group members. This year’s Vendor Fair was supported by Doug Lockwood from Respironics, Randy […]

A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF SLEEP APNEA AND ITS TREATMENT The Spring 2009 Support Group meeting was treated to a comprehensive review of Sleep Apnea and its treatment by Dr. Manjari Nathan. She opened her review with the statement that 70 Million people suffer from sleep disorders and 25 Million of these are related to sleep […]

MEET THE EXPERTS FOR A “Q & A” The Support Group hosted Michael L. Cohen, M.D. and Matt Chirco at the January meeting. Both men are truly experts on Sleep Apnea in their respective fields. Dr. Cohen is Medical Director of the Contra Costa Sleep Center. Matt Chirco is the owner of Oxygen Plus, a […]

Dr. MacDannald TALKS ON“SLEEP IN REVIEW” Although marred by an electronic failure of a video projector, Dr. MacDannald rose to the occasion at the October Support Group meeting and gave a comprehensive review (without lecture notes) of the history of sleep apnea and current treatment methods followed by an extensive question and answer session. Pointing […]