AASM Membership Sections Newsletter Issue #3
6
American Academy
of Sleep Medicine
Insomnia Section
2012–2013
CHAIR
Deirdre Conroy, PhD
VICE-CHAIR
Zhaoming Chen, MD, PhD
MEMBERS
Beverly Fang, MD
Fahd Zarrouf, MD
Rebecca Quattrucci Scott, PhD
Steering Committee
Profiles
Deirdre A. Conroy, PhD (Chair)
Dr. Conroy obtained her PhD in
Psychology from City University
of New York. She completed her
clinical training in sleep disorders
medicine at New York Methodist
Hospital and Columbia Presby-
terian Medical Center. She then
completed a 2-year postdoctoral
fellowship at the University of
Michigan Addiction Research
Center. She is currently work-
ing as an Assistant Professor of
Psychiatry and Clinical Director
of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Program at the University of
Michigan.
Zhaoming Chen, MD, PhD
(
Vice Chair)
Dr. Chen’s medical degree is from
Shanghai Jiaotong university
school of medicine. He then went
to Drexel university for his neu-
roscience PhD and the University
of Pennsylvania for his post-doc-
toral fellowship. He completed his
neurology residency and clini-
cal neurophysiology fellowship
including sleep medicine training
at Georgetown University. He is a
board certified neurologist, neu-
rophysiologist, and sleep medicine
specialist. He is currently working
as co-director of integrative neu-
rology at Stagnes Hospital.
Beverly Fang, MD
Dr. Fang completed her under-
graduate degree from Stanford
Preliminary Agenda: Insomnia Section Meeting
Baltimore Convention Center
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 from 5:15pm – 6:15pm
I.
Call to Order – Deirdre Conroy PhD,
Chair
5:15
pm
II.
General Business
5:15
pm-5:18pm
•
Introduction of 2012-2013 Insomnia Steering
Committee
•
Call for Volunteers: 2013-2014 Steering Committee
III.
Section Investigator Award Presentation
5:18
pm-5:28pm
IV.
Next Steps: Outcome Assessment Measures
5:28
pm-5:30pm
V.
Update on Standards of Practice – Dr. Michael Sateia
5:30
pm-5:40pm
VI.
Update on
ICSD
–
Dr. Jack Edinger
5:40
pm-5:50pm
VII.
Future of Behavioral Sleep Medicine
5:50
pm-5:55pm
VIII.
General Discussion
5:55
pm-6:15pm
•
Insomnia Research Agenda
•
Future directions for the insomnia specialist
•
Avenues between insomnia and other medical and
psychiatric disorders
•
Growing an insomnia practice
IX.
Adjournment
6:15
pm
The Insomnia Section has been busy identifying key areas in insom-
nia research and treatment that will help to advance the understanding
and management of insomnia. Below, you will hear from Dr. Chen who
provides his insights into the future directions of insomnia medicine.
Next, Dr. Zarrouf will give us a sneak peek into the new
DSM-5
and what
changes we might see in the diagnosis of insomnia. Dr. Beverly Fang will
then discuss the relationship between insomnia and medical and psy-
chiatric disorders and offer ideas to more effectively collaborate in such
an interdisciplinary field. Finally, Dr. Conroy will discuss possible future
directions for insomnia research.