Adele Baker, RRT
The Hospital for Sick Children; Toronto, ON

Sundeep Bola, BSc, MD, FRCPC
The Hospital for Sick Children; Toronto, ON

Session Description

This presentation will provide a practical approach to PAP therapy interface fitting for varied paediatric ages and facies, with consideration given to the sleep disorder and underlying medical condition.  The presentation will also provide specific strategies for therapy acclimatization for infants, toddlers, children and teenagers of varying neurocognitive development.  Finally, the presentation will demonstrate how to evaluate the efficacy of the therapy interface and provide strategies to troubleshoot adherence barriers specific to the interface, as well as behavioural barriers to PAP use in children and adolescents.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this presentation, attendees will be able to:

  • Determine appropriate interfaces for infants/toddlers/children/teenagers according to age, facies, underlying medical condition and sleep related breathing disorder.
  • Employ a stepwise approach to PAP therapy acclimatization for infants/toddlers/children/teenagers with strategies specific to developmental status.
  • Evaluate the efficacy of PAP therapy; discern PAP adherence barriers as related to interface versus anxiety/behavioural issues; employ strategies to troubleshoot both.

CanMEDS Roles: TBD