C01: Year-In-Review 2014
Saturday, May 31, 2014
8:00am – 5:00pm
Member Fee: $150
Nonmember Fee: $200
During this annual course, faculty will discuss new
perspectives and recent findings in translational science
from the past year. The 2014 installment of this course
highlights advances in the areas of: basic sleep, sleep
and pediatrics, movement disorders in sleep, sleep apnea,
circadian rhythms, sleep deprivation, narcolepsy and
insomnia.
Co-chairs:
Charles Atwood, MD; and Kenneth Wright Jr.,
PhD
Faculty:
David Dinges, PhD; Anne Germain, PhD; Mark
Opp, PhD; Carol Rosen, MD; Thomas Scammell, MD;
Michael Silber, MBChB; and Jamie Zeitzer, PhD
Psychologist Level of Content:
Intermediate
Target Audience:
Clinicians, including psychologists,
researchers and other health care providers
Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss key concepts of recent basic and clinical
sleep research and how these concepts apply to
current practice;
2. Apply up-to-date information and evidence-based
knowledge to the clinical management of patients with
a variety of sleep disorders; and
3. Improve clinical care and outcomes as a result of
application on this knowledge in the clinical setting.
C02: Trends in Sleep Medicine
Saturday, May 31, 2014
8:00am – 5:00pm
Member Fee: $150
Nonmember Fee: $200
This course will focus on the latest clinical trends relevant
to the practice of sleep medicine in 2014. Topics covered
in this course include: utilization management programs,
integrating sleep medicine into a large hospital system,
the role of advance practice registered nurses and
physician assistants in sleep medicine, in-hospital sleep
consultations, models of care in sleep medicine, quality
metrics and the challenges of online CBT for insomnia.
Co-chairs:
Charlene Gamaldo, MD; and Douglas Kirsch,
MD
Faculty:
Bartley Bryt, MD; Colin Espie, PhD; Samuel
Fleishman, MD; Neil Freedman, MD; Timothy
Morgenthaler, MD; Richard Schwab, MD; and Jaspal
Singh, MD
Psychologist Level of Content:
Intermediate
Target Audience:
Clinicians, including psychologists, and
other health care providers involved with the clinical and
business aspects of operating a sleep center
Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss the current utilization management program
trends for sleep;
2. Review various models for adjusting current practice
of sleep medicine; and
3. Describe the integration of quality metrics into the
treatment of patients with various sleep disorders.
Postgraduate Course Information
Wednesday
June 4
Tuesday
June 3
Sunday
June 1
Monday
June 2
Saturday
May 31
In order to register for Postgraduate Courses, you must be registered for the SLEEP 2014 general session. The
APSS does not offer registration to only attend Postgraduate Courses. Space is limited and Postgraduate Courses
sell out quickly. Resident/Postdoctoral or Student/Predoctoral attendees may register for the Postgraduate Courses
at the member rate regardless of membership status.
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