Poster Set-Up
7:00am – 8:00am
Posters should be set-up during this time and should not
be removed until 6:00pm.
General Sessions
I05: How Molecular Genetics Can Tell Us
How We Wake Up and Why We Sleep
8:00am – 9:00am
Ravi Allada, MD
See page 48 for more information about Dr. Allada.
Psychologist Level of Content:
Intermediate
Objectives:
1. Analyze the molecular basis of circadian clock function
and its conservation between flies and humans;
2. Describe novel genetic strategies to reveal sleep
homeostasis mechanisms and links to learning and
memory; and
3. Discuss the cardinal properties of sleep and their
application to simple animal models.
B02: Exercise as a Behavioral Sleep
Medicine Intervention
8:00am – 10:00am
Chair:
Kelly Baron, PhD
Faculty:
Christopher Kline, PhD; Arthur Walters, MD; and
Phyllis Zee, MD, PhD
Psychologist Level of Content:
Intermediate
Objectives:
1. Describe the relationship between exercise and sleep
in healthy sleepers;
2. Discuss the effects of exercise on sleep in the
treatment of insomnia, circadian rhythm sleep
disorders and obstructive sleep apnea; and
3. Review how exercise may be involved in the treatment
of other sleep disorders conditions where there is
little evidence, such as restless legs syndrome,
periodic limb movements and circadian rhythm sleep
disorders.
D04: Teens and Sleep Health
8:00am – 10:00am
Co-chairs:
Conrad Iber, MD; and Kyla Wahlstrom, PhD
Faculty:
Dean Beebe, PhD; Mary Carskadon, PhD;
Jessica Payne, PhD; Barbara Phillips, MD; and Amy
Wolfson, PhD
Psychologist Level of Content:
Intermediate
Objectives:
1. Identify and locate resources in community settings
for improving adolescent sleep health;
2. Provide guidance to families and schools for rationale
and methods to develop healthy sleep habits and
policies; and
3. Recognize the role sleep medicine professionals may
have in influencing local and national policies that
promote sleep health in adolescents.
Scientific Program | Tuesday
AASM Political Action
Committee (PAC) Breakfast
7:00am – 8:00am
The AASM invites all AASM members
to the AASM PAC Breakfast. During this event,
political experts will talk about the important health
care issues taking place in Washington D.C. and
discuss the importance of having our members
participate in the political process. The meeting
will also demonstrate how the AASM PAC is an
essential part of our advocacy efforts. The cost of
attending this event is $50, with tickets available
during registration. For more information on this
event, see page 62.
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