O23: Assessments and Associations of
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
8:00am – 10:00am
Psychologist Level of Content:
Intermediate
Objective:
Review the newest assessments of OSA and
the diagnosis of co-morbid disorders.
S15: Insomnia Subtypes: The Mind, the
Brain and the Body
8:00am – 10:00am
Chair:
Eus Van Someren, PhD
Faculty:
Georgina Cano, PhD; Jack Edinger, PhD; and
Alexandros Vgontzas, MD
Psychologist Level of Content:
Intermediate
Objectives:
1. Apply the most recent human findings on the
application of subjective, EEG, physiological and
MRI profiles to elucidate diverging causes and
consequences of poor sleep in different insomnia
phenotypes;
2. Describe the outlines of data-driven insomnia subtype
profiles that can be used to target specific subgroups
for more focused future research on causes and
treatment of insomnia; and
3. Identify possible new targets for the treatment of
insomnia subtypes and how they can be evaluated
side-by-side in both clinical trials and animal models.
S16: A Perfect Time for Chronomedicine
8:00am – 10:00am
Co-chairs:
Sabra Abbott, MD, PhD; and Phyllis Zee, MD,
PhD
Faculty:
Sonia Ancoli-Israel, PhD; Ellen Frank, PhD; Till
Roenneberg, PhD; and Fred Turek, PhD
Psychologist Level of Content:
Intermediate
Objectives:
1. Review the broad role of circadian dysfunction in
human health and disease;
2. Discuss new techniques for diagnosing and treating
circadian disorders; and
3. Appreciate the potential role for chronomedicine in
sleep medicine.
S17: What is Cataplexy?
8:00am – 10:00am
Chair:
Mehdi Tafti, PhD; and Anne Vassalli, DPhil
Faculty:
Luis de Lecea, PhD; Giuseppe Plazzi, MD;
Thomas Scammell, MD; and Jerome Siegel, PhD
Psychologist Level of Content:
Advanced
Objectives:
1. Explain the conditions of high hypocretin/orexin
release in healthy subjects and increased propensity
of cataplexy in narcolepsy from both human and
animal investigations;
2. Review the phenomenology of the hypocretin/orexin
neural circuitry and its interactions with other wake-
promoting pathways such as the noradrenergic
pathway; and
3. Analyze clinical and polysomnographic observations
of narcolepsy with cataplexy with developing
knowledge in the brain circuits underlying behavior
and their alteration in absence of functional
hypocretin/orexin signaling.
I10: Sleep and Pediatric Chronic Pain:
Innovative Approaches to Assessment and
Treatment
9:05am – 10:05am
Tonya Palermo, PhD
See page 51 for more information about Dr. Palermo.
Psychologist Level of Content:
Intermediate
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