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SUMMARY:Insomnia in Women: What Clinicians Need to Know
DESCRIPTION: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. \nModerator\nMichelle Jonelis\, MD\nDr. 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. \nSpeakers\nFiona Baker\, PhD\nFiona 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. \nRachel Manber\, PhD\nRachel Manber\, PhD\, is a clinical scientist. As a scientist\, her research has been focused on promoting sleep health using cognitive behavioral sleep interventions. She has been studying these approaches for the treatment of insomnia among those who experience insomnia in the context of other medical or psychiatric conditions and during pregnancy and postpartum. As a clinician\, she provides cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) to adults\, adolescents and children with insomnia and other sleep disorders. Dr. Manber’s most recent research focus has been on promoting access to CBT-based sleep interventions\, including pregnancy and the postpartum period. \nSuzie Bertisch\, MD\, MPH\nDr. 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. \nRegister Now\n\nContinuing Medical Education\nThe American Academy of Sleep Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. \nThe AMA Council on Medical Education mandates that accredited providers only offer AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ to physicians. Non-physicians will be provided a letter of attendance indicating the number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ awarded for the sessions they attended. \nAASM designates this live activity Central Disorders of Insomnia in Women: What Clinicians Need to Know for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. \nPhysicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. \nContinuing Education Credit (CECS) For Sleep Technologists\nThis activity has been approved by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Central Disorders of Insomnia in Women: What Clinicians Need to Know for a maximum of 1.0 CECs for Sleep Technologists. \nIndividuals should only claim those credits earned as a result of this activity. \nDisclosure Information\nThe need for this activity has been determined based on identifying professional practice gaps\, as well as review of previous course evaluations and member surveys. The educational content was developed based on current issues and topic trends provided by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) leadership and membership. \nThe American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. As an accredited provider\, the AASM must ensure balance\, independence\, objectivity\, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored educational activities. Prior to the activity\, all speakers must disclose to their audience that the individual has no relevant financial relationship(s) with an ineligible company OR has any relevant financial relationships with an ineligible company. \nThe ACCME Standards for Commercial Support require accredited CME providers to resolve all identified potential conflicts of interest with any individual in a position to influence and/or control the content of CME activities prior to the education activity being delivered to learners. \nResolution of Conflicts of Interest (COI)\nAASM has implemented mechanisms to identify and mitigate conflicts of interest for all individuals in a position to control content\, prior to the planning and implementation of these CME activities. Course Chair(s) reviewed the COI declarations and are satisfied that no commercial bias exists. All conflict-of-interest disclosures are provided to participants prior to start of the activity. \nPlanners\n\nKristin Cuzzone has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.\nSarah Hashmi has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.\nSnigdha Pusalavidyasagar\, MBBS\, MD has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.\n\nSpeakers\n\nFiona Baker\, PhD disclosed a financial relationship with Bayer (consultant). *\nSuzie Bertisch\, MD\, MPH has disclosed financial relationships with Indorsia (consultant)\, Apnimed (consultant)\, and Ethermind (consultant). *\nRachel Manber\, PhD has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.\nMichelle Jonelis\, MD disclosed a financial relationship with Google (consultant). *\n\n*The relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
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