Dr. Tononi’s lecture is during
the Plenary Session and will
follow thewelcomeaddress and
AASM andSRS presentations.
Giulio Tononi, MD, PhD
received his medical degree
and specialized in psychiatry at
theUniversity of Pisa, Italy. After
servingasamedical officer in the
Army, he obtained a PhD in neuroscience as a fellow of the
ScuolaSuperiore,basedonhisworkonsleepregulation.From
1990 to 2000, hewas at TheNeurosciences Institute, first in
New York and then in San Diego. He is currently Professor
of Psychiatry, Distinguished Professor in Consciousness
Science, and the David P. White Chair in SleepMedicine at
the University of Wisconsin, Madison. In 2005 he received
the NIHDirector’s Pioneer Award for his work on sleep. His
laboratory studies consciousnessand itsdisordersaswell as
themechanismsand functionsof sleep.
Dr. Tononi is a frequent lecturer and invited speaker at
scientific symposia. He is the author of approximately 200
scientific publications, co-editor of the volume
Selectionism
and the Brain
(with Olaf Sporns), and author of two recent
books on the neural basis of consciousness:
AUniverse of
Consciousness
(with Gerald M. Edelman) and
Galileo and
the Photodiode
. His latest book on consciousness,
PHI: A
Voyage from theBrain to theSoul
, was published inAugust
2012.
ANDREWRENDA, MD, MPH
ManagedCarePerspectiveonLong-term
Treatment, Outcomes andEconomicsof
SleepDisorders
Monday, June 2, 2014
Auditorium
GIULIOTONONI, MD, PHD
Sleep and thePriceof Plasticity
Monday, June 2, 2014
Auditorium
Dr. Renda’s lecture is during
the Plenary Session and will
follow thewelcomeaddress and
AASM andSRS presentations.
Andrew Renda, MD, MPH,
is Program Manager for the
Chronic Care Strategies Team
at Humana. He is responsible
for strategy and solutions, as
well asmonitoringspend, trendandutilization, for respiratory
andmetabolic conditions.
Dr. Renda has designed and implemented population
health clinical interventions for chronic conditions ranging
from messaging campaigns and self-care interventions to
clinician-led disease management programs. Significant
projects include: metabolic syndrome support service,
asthma and COPD disease management and self-care
programs, sleep apnea diagnostics and management
strategy, flu/pneumonia campaign, tobacco cessation
service integration and outreach.
Healso serveson several Humanaboardsand committees,
including: Humana Active Outlook Medical Advisory
Board, Comprehensive Health Insights Research Advisory
Committee, Clinical Disparities and Cultural Diversity
Committee.
Dr.Rendahasabachelorofscience inpsychologyandbiology
from the University of Kentucky where he was a National
ScienceFoundationUndergraduateFellow. He receivedhis
medical degreeandadiploma in clinical psychiatry from the
Royal Collegeof Surgeons in Ireland, followedbyamasters
in public health fromHarvardUniversity.
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