Target Audience

This program is directed toward gastroenterologists.

Learning Objectives

Following this educational activity, participants should be better able to:

• Describe the pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying supraesophageal and nighttime GERD
• Identify the limitations associated with current GERD diagnostic modalities
• Critically assess the relationship between GERD and sleep disturbances
• Construct an approach to accurately diagnose patients with supraesophageal and nighttime GERD
• Examine information about the economic impact of GERD, and describe the correlation between nighttime GERD, quality of life, and work productivity