RLS Unplugged

Karla Dzienkowski, Executive Director of the RLS Foundation, welcomes back Dr. J. Andrew Berkowski, a sleep specialist at ReLACS Health, a direct specialty care clinic specializing in telemedicine care of RLS and complex sleep disorders. This important discussion centers around the steps RLS patients should take to prepare for a hospital visit, as well as the intricacies of surgery in patients with RLS. Dr. Berkowski currently serves patients in Michigan, Ohio, Florida and Arizona. All content offered in this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered a substitute for the advice of a medical professional. Individuals suspecting they may have RLS should consult a qualified healthcare provider. Host: Karla Dzienkowski, RN, BSN, RLS Foundation Executive DirectorGuest speaker: J. Andrew Berkowski MD, ReLACS Health Produced By: Frank Garza, Charge ProductionsExecutive Producer: Adrianna Colucci, RLS Foundation Communications CoordinatorThe RLS Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that aims to improve the lives of those living with restless legs syndrome, a serious neurological disorder. RLS affects an estimated 10 million adults and 1.5 million children in the United States. For more resources including support groups, educational events or scientifically reviewed publications, visit the RLS Foundation website at www.rls.org. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @RLSFoundationHave additional questions? Call the RLS Foundation at (512) 366-9109 or email [email protected].

This unique episode of RLS Unplugged features the Q&A session from the RLS Foundation’s annual Virtual Summit. The speakers answer audience-submitted questions, moderated by Dr. Shalini Paruthi, sleep medicine physician at John Cochran VA Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. This session includes presentations from:Dr. Christopher Earley at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterDr. Katie Cederberg at Stanford UniversityDr. John Winkelman at Massachusetts General HospitalDr. William Ondo at Houston Methodist Neurological InstituteAnd Dr. Brian Koo at Yale Center for Sleep MedicineAll content offered in this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered a substitute for the advice of a medical professional. Individuals suspecting they may have RLS should consult a qualified healthcare provider. Host: Karla Dzienkowski, RN, BSN, RLS Foundation Executive DirectorProduced By: Frank Garza, Charge ProductionsExecutive Producer: Adrianna Colucci, RLS Foundation Communications CoordinatorThe RLS Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that aims to improve the lives of those living with restless legs syndrome, a serious neurological disorder. RLS affects an estimated 10 million adults and 1.5 million children in the United States. For more resources including support groups, educational events or scientifically reviewed publications, visit the RLS Foundation website at www.rls.org. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @RLSFoundationHave additional questions? Call the RLS Foundation at (512) 366-9109 or email [email protected].

Dr. J. Andrew Berkowski – who was also featured in Season 1 of RLS Unplugged – joins us once again to discuss specific research related to buprenorphine for RLS. Dr. Berkowski is a sleep specialist at ReLACS Health, a direct specialty care clinic specializing in telemedicine care of RLS and complex sleep disorders and currently serves patients in Michigan, Ohio, Florida and Arizona. All content offered in this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered a substitute for the advice of a medical professional. Individuals suspecting they may have RLS should consult a qualified healthcare provider. Host: Karla Dzienkowski, RN, BSN, RLS Foundation Executive DirectorGuest speaker: J. Andrew Berkowski, MD, ReLACS Health Produced By: Frank Garza, Charge ProductionsExecutive Producer: Adrianna Colucci, RLS Foundation Communications CoordinatorThe RLS Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that aims to improve the lives of those living with restless legs syndrome, a serious neurological disorder. RLS affects an estimated 10 million adults and 1.5 million children in the United States. For more resources including support groups, educational events or scientifically reviewed publications, visit the RLS Foundation website at www.rls.org. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @RLSFoundationHave additional questions? Call the RLS Foundation at (512) 366-9109 or email [email protected].

Karla Dzienkowski, Executive Director of the RLS Foundation, is delighted to be joined by Dr. Mark Boulos, a sleep neurologist, associate professor and researcher in the division of neurology at the University of Toronto. In this episode, Dr. Boulos discusses important research, associations and clinical outcomes related to RLS and stroke. All content offered in this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered a substitute for the advice of a medical professional. Individuals suspecting they may have RLS should consult a qualified healthcare provider. Host: Karla Dzienkowski, RN, BSN, RLS Foundation Executive DirectorGuest speaker: Mark Boulos, MD, University of Toronto and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Produced By: Frank Garza, Charge ProductionsExecutive Producer: Adrianna Colucci, RLS Foundation Communications CoordinatorThe RLS Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that aims to improve the lives of those living with restless legs syndrome, a serious neurological disorder. RLS affects an estimated 10 million adults and 1.5 million children in the United States. For more resources including support groups, educational events or scientifically reviewed publications, visit the RLS Foundation website at www.rls.org. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @RLSFoundationHave additional questions? Call the RLS Foundation at (512) 366-9109 or email [email protected]. 

In the next episode of RLS Unplugged, Karla Dzienkowski, Executive Director of the RLS Foundation, welcomes Dr. Avinash Aggarwal, director of the RLS Quality Care Center at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Aggarwal provides an overview of the RLS Foundation’s Quality Care Center network, which are centers that have been rigorously reviewed and approved as centers offering expert RLS management. All content offered in this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered a substitute for the advice of a medical professional. Individuals suspecting they may have RLS should consult a qualified healthcare provider. Host: Karla Dzienkowski, RN, BSN, RLS Foundation Executive DirectorGuest speaker: Avinash Aggarwal, MD, University of PittsburghProduced By: Frank Garza, Charge ProductionsExecutive Producer: Adrianna Colucci, RLS Foundation Communications CoordinatorThe RLS Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that aims to improve the lives of those living with restless legs syndrome, a serious neurological disorder. RLS affects an estimated 10 million adults and 1.5 million children in the United States. For more resources including support groups, educational events or scientifically reviewed publications, visit the RLS Foundation website at www.rls.org. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @RLSFoundationHave additional questions? Call the RLS Foundation at (512) 366-9109 or email [email protected].