Expert profile
Angela Hoffman, RRT, CRE
Registered Respiratory Therapist · Certified Respiratory Educator · Founder and Clinical Director, NaviSleep Respiratory Solutions Inc.
Angela Hoffman is a Registered Respiratory Therapist and Certified Respiratory Educator whose work focuses on clearer, more individual pathways through sleep-disordered breathing.
Focus
Sleep-disordered breathing and respiratory health
Care model
Education, assessment navigation, and treatment support
Review scope
Sleep testing, PAP support, women’s sleep health, and patient education
Meet Angela in her own words
Angela Hoffman, Clinical Lead at Virtual Sleep Care, is a registered respiratory therapist of over two decades and a certified respiratory educator who lives with sleep-disordered breathing herself. She shares why her first try at CPAP was a struggle, why she talks about sleep-disordered breathing rather than just sleep apnea, and how she trains our clinicians to support your breathing at night. (2 min 33 s)
Read the video transcript
Hi, I’m Angela Hoffman, Clinical Lead at Virtual Sleep Care. I’m a Registered Respiratory Therapist of over two decades, I’m a Certified Respiratory Educator, and we can probably even go as far as saying a self-proclaimed breathing nerd. But even more importantly, I’m a sufferer of sleep-disordered breathing.
For years, I lived with chronic congestion, allergies, chronic mouth breathing and poor-quality sleep. I was constantly waking up feeling unrefreshed.
When I was diagnosed with sleep-disordered breathing 10 years ago, my first go at CPAP was a struggle, and not because CPAP wasn’t the right therapy, but because there were actual fundamental underlying breathing issues that hadn’t been addressed. It took me years of research and self-education to understand what those issues were and how I was going to fix them. But once I did, I was finally able to adhere to my therapy, and everything changed. At 44, I now sleep better than I did at 24.
Let’s also keep in mind, I’m a respiratory therapist. Yet for years, I had no idea that my symptoms were related to my breathing.
And that’s why I say sleep-disordered breathing, not just sleep apnea. Sleep-disordered breathing exists on a spectrum. On one end, we’ve got mouth breathing and snoring. On the other end, we’ve got obstructive sleep apnea. All forms of sleep-disordered breathing can disrupt your sleep, sometimes even long before we call it apnea.
That’s what I bring to Virtual Sleep Care. I’ve spent years learning how to optimize nasal breathing and retrain breathing mechanics, and I know what it takes to get comfortable on therapy, because I’ve lived it. I teach our clinicians all of the reasons your breathing isn’t supported at night, not just what the numbers say on a sleep study or on a CPAP machine.
As Clinical Lead, I make sure every one of our clinicians carries that same knowledge, so you don’t have to go searching for answers on your own. Our clinicians provide comprehensive support, with everything explained clearly, so you can make informed decisions about your care.
Like me, you deserve a treatment you fully understand. You deserve honest, personalized guidance. And you deserve a clinical team that holds a high bar.
It took me years to find my way to better sleep. Having done that work, it’s now my calling to teach, raise awareness, and to make sure no one else has to struggle the way I did.
Let’s get you there faster. Together.
About Angela
Angela built NaviSleep around the conviction that people living with sleep and breathing problems deserve clear answers and a real say in what comes next. Her work includes multi-night home sleep testing and airway-focused assessment, helping people understand symptoms, assessment results, and cause-matched treatment options.
A patient-centred approach to sleep care
Sleep concerns can be complicated by changing symptoms, incomplete information, treatment uncertainty, and the practical realities of daily life. Angela’s approach is to make the pathway easier to understand: clarify what a concern may mean, explain the available assessment and support routes, and help people prepare thoughtful questions for the qualified professionals involved in their care.
Areas of focus
- Multi-night home sleep testing and sleep-disordered breathing assessment
- Airway-focused, cause-matched treatment planning
- PAP and CPAP therapy support and adherence
- Women’s sleep health, including perimenopause and midlife
- Respiratory physiology, spirometry, and virtual respiratory monitoring
- Patient education and virtual-first care navigation
A clearer pathway
How Angela’s expertise supports the learning journey
Understand the concern
Clear, plain-language education can help people connect sleep symptoms, breathing concerns, and daily impact before choosing a next step.
Navigate assessment options
Home sleep testing and other assessment pathways are easier to consider when people understand their purpose, limits, and the questions they are designed to answer.
Make sense of the result
People benefit from a clear explanation of what a result may indicate and which discussions, services, or supports may be appropriate next.
Build sustainable support
PAP comfort, equipment questions, habits, and follow-up can be important parts of making a treatment pathway workable over time.
Topics Angela writes and reviews
- Sleep apnea and sleep-disordered breathing education
- Home sleep testing information and preparation
- PAP and CPAP support education
- Airway, respiratory, and sleep-health concepts
- Women’s sleep-health education
- Patient-facing explanations of assessment and treatment pathways
Teaching, research, and public education
Angela has provided continuing education for the New Brunswick Dental Society, public and corporate sleep-health education, and virtual respiratory-monitoring program work for people living with ALS. This work reflects a commitment to making complex respiratory and sleep-health information more understandable for both professionals and the communities they serve.
Professional interests
- Improving access to evidence-informed sleep assessment
- Making treatment information practical, respectful, and actionable
- Supporting people through PAP and CPAP learning curves
- Women’s sleep health and changing life-stage needs
- Virtual-first care navigation and patient education
“The most rewarding part of my work is seeing patients regain their energy, confidence, and quality of life through better sleep.”
— Angela’s philosophy of care
Professional experience
Professional experience timeline
January 2024 – Present
Founder, NaviSleep Respiratory Solutions Inc.
Founded NaviSleep Respiratory Solutions Inc. to expand access to virtual-first respiratory and sleep-health services in Canada, including multi-night home sleep testing, airway-focused assessment, patient education, and treatment planning.
January 2024 – Present
Clinical Director, Virtual Respiratory Monitoring
Leads virtual respiratory-monitoring services for people living with ALS, including remote forced vital capacity testing, respiratory coaching, and home-based monitoring.
December 2022 – January 2024
Manager of Physician Engagement, The Snore Shop
Supported referral relationships, sleep-health education, and collaborative care initiatives in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
July 2021 – December 2022
Atlantic Sales Representative, BOMImed
Provided clinical education and product expertise for respiratory and sleep-therapy technologies across Atlantic Canada.
August 2014 – July 2021
Registered Respiratory Therapist, AvantSleep
Provided respiratory therapy services focused on sleep-disordered breathing, CPAP therapy, assessment, equipment optimization, mask fitting, and long-term patient support.
January 2007 – August 2014
Registered Respiratory Therapist, Foothills Medical Centre
Delivered acute respiratory care in a tertiary healthcare setting, with respiratory assessment, critical-care support, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Research, education, and professional contributions
Angela’s professional work includes educational, virtual-care, and clinical-resource contributions that support accessible, evidence-informed respiratory and sleep health.
Continuing education instructor
Continuing education for professionals, including New Brunswick Dental Society programming.
Public speaker and health educator
Public and corporate education on sleep health and sleep-disordered breathing.
ALS virtual-care program development
Virtual respiratory-monitoring services, remote FVC testing, and respiratory coaching.
Clinical resource development
Patient-facing and professional educational resources that make complex topics clearer.
Patient education advocate
Practical, compassionate education that supports confident participation in care.
Conditions, therapies, and services
Subjects Angela writes about and reviews for Virtual Sleep Care. This page does not offer individual assessment, diagnosis or treatment.
Sleep-disordered breathing
Education about symptoms, assessment pathways, and conversations to have with a qualified professional.
Multi-night home sleep testing
Supportive information about preparing for and understanding the purpose of home testing.
CPAP and PAP therapy
Education about comfort, adherence, masks, equipment questions, and therapy support.
Oral appliance therapy
General context on treatment pathways and coordination with qualified dental professionals.
Women’s sleep health
Education about sleep changes during perimenopause and midlife.
Virtual respiratory care
Accessible education, monitoring concepts, and care navigation.
Leadership, collaboration, and community impact
Angela collaborates across sleep, respiratory, dental, and community education settings.
Physician collaboration
Support for clear referral pathways and collaborative care discussions.
Dental sleep medicine partnerships
Educational context for oral-appliance and airway-focused care pathways.
Interdisciplinary respiratory care
Collaboration across respiratory, sleep, and related care contexts.
Community education
Public-facing sleep-health education and accessible information.
Virtual healthcare innovation
Virtual-first education and respiratory-monitoring models.
Patient-centred care
Practical support designed around real-world treatment needs.
Recommended reading by Angela
Questions patients commonly ask Angela Hoffman
What does a Registered Respiratory Therapist do?
A Registered Respiratory Therapist is a regulated health professional trained in respiratory assessment, education, and care. This page is educational and does not replace an individual clinical assessment.
Do I need a referral to speak with Angela Hoffman?
Referral requirements depend on the specific service and province. Confirm the current requirements with the relevant service provider before making plans.
Can appointments be completed virtually?
Virtual options depend on the service, clinical appropriateness, privacy safeguards, and jurisdiction. Virtual Sleep Care offers home sleep testing and virtual appointments in Canadian provinces except Quebec. Coming soon to Quebec, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
What conditions does Angela help patients understand?
Her educational focus includes sleep-disordered breathing, sleep testing, PAP therapy, respiratory health, women’s sleep health, and related care pathways.
What should I expect during a home sleep assessment?
A home sleep test is intended to collect specific information while a person sleeps at home. The appropriate test, instructions, interpretation, and next steps are determined through the relevant qualified provider.
How can I improve success with CPAP therapy?
Comfort, mask fit, routine, equipment questions, and follow-up all matter. Individual guidance should come from the professional responsible for your assessment and therapy.
“Every patient deserves clear answers, compassionate guidance, and a treatment plan that fits their life—not just their diagnosis.”
— Angela Hoffman, RRT, CRE
Interviews & public education
Featured interview: Sleep Disordered Breathing in Chronic Illness
Angela Hoffman joins Bryan Rade, ND, on the Overcoming Chronic Illness podcast to discuss sleep-disordered breathing, home sleep testing, and patient education.