Insomnia is a complex sleep disorder with a multifactorial etiology, and women face many sex-specific sleep health challenges that may contribute to and influence the presence of insomnia symptoms across their lifespan. Join leading experts for an in-depth look at insomnia in women. This webinar will provide clinicians with an evidence-based review of sex- and life stage–related factors that shape insomnia risk, symptom presentation, and treatment response, with focused discussion of pregnancy, the postpartum period, and peri-/post menopause. Attendees will leave with practical, patient-centered approaches to screening, diagnostic evaluation, and management of insomnia across reproductive transitions to improve outcomes for women.
Moderator
Michelle Jonelis, MD
Dr. Jonelis is the founder and medical director of Lifestyle Sleep, a lifestyle-focused sleep medicine clinic in the San Francisco Bay Area. Michelle is board certified in sleep medicine, lifestyle medicine and behavioral sleep medicine. Her clinical focus is on the non-pharmacologic management of sleep disorders using techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, bright light therapy, circadian rhythm optimization, and Lifestyle Medicine. Michelle also serves as a consultant to Google/Fitbit.
Speakers
Fiona Baker, PhD
Fiona Baker is the Director of the Human Sleep Research Program at SRI International. She focuses on understanding the interplay between sleep physiology and human health across the lifespan. Baker is a world expert on issues of sleep in women. Her areas of research include sleep EEG, sex differences in sleep, sleep in menopause, relationships between sleep and cardiovascular functioning, and interactions between brain development, sleep, and behaviors such as alcohol use, across adolescence.
Jennifer Felder, PhD
Jennifer Felder is a clinical scientist dedicated to promoting mental health during pregnancy and early parenting. She has a special interest in working with women who are pregnant or recently gave birth and suffering from insomnia. She also provides cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) to adults with insomnia. Dr. Felder’s research focuses on promoting mental health during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
Suzie Bertisch, MD, MPH
Dr. Bertisch is an internist, board-certified sleep medicine specialist, and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She leads an active clinical sleep practice, including sessions embedded within a women’s health clinic at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Dr. Bertisch also leads several NIH- and PCORI-funded studies focused on insomnia treatments across different populations. She has served on national insomnia clinical guidelines and the Board of Directors of the Sleep Research Society.