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Sleep Health & Safety 2011 - Education Program

Attendees may choose between courses with a clinical or public health focus. Top sleep clinicians and researchers will lead the clinical program. Officials from the CDC, NIH, Department of Transportation, NTSB and Congressional leadership will present the public health and safety sessions.

Note: The CME credits apply only to the sessions outlined in the Health Care Professional Track.

Sleep Health & Safety 2011 Health Care Professional (Clinical) Track Program [PDF]
Sleep Health & Safety 2011 Public Health & Safety Track [PDF]

Health Care Professional (Clinical) Track
THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2011

8:30 am – 9:00 am, Health Care Provider Sleep Affect on Quality (Joint Session. This is not a CME activity)
Keynote Speaker
Carolyn M. Clancy, MD
Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Washington, District of Columbia

9:00 am - 10:30 am (1.5 hours), Sleep in the Primary Care Setting: Babies to Boomers (Overview of Sleep)

Sleep Across the Life Span
Richard Simon, Jr., MD
Medical Director, Kathryn Severyns Dement Sleep Disorders Center
Walla Walla, Washington

Sleep Evaluation in the Primary Care Setting
Joseph A. Lieberman III, MD, MPH
Professor of Family Medicine, Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Making Treatment Options Work in Primary Care
James F. Pagel, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Medical School
Pueblo, Colorado

10:30 am – 11:00 am (0.5 hours), Break / Poster Session

11:00 am - 12:00 noon (1 hour), Life Span Part I: Toddlers to Teens

Sleep in the Young Child (Nightmares, Sleep Walking, OSA and Enuresis)
Stephen H. Sheldon, DO
Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

Sleep in the Adolescent
Helene A. Emsellem, MD
Director, The Center for Sleep & Wake Disorders
Chevy Chase, Maryland

12:00 noon – 1:00pm (1 hour), Lunch

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm, Worker Safety Oversight and Sleep (Joint Session. This is not a CME activity)
Keynote Speaker
Rosemary Sokas, MD, MOH
Director, Office of Occupational Medicine, Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Washington, District of Columbia

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm (1.5 hours), Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Pathophysiology and Comorbidities Impact in the Primary Care Setting
Barbara A. Phillips, MD, MSPH
Professor of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Identification and Evaluation of Patients in a Non-Specialty Practice
Meir H. Kryger, MD
Director, Sleep Medicine Research and Education, Gaylord Hospital
Wallingford, Connecticut

Evaluating Treatment Success – Interventions for Improving Compliance and Residual Sleepiness During Follow Up
Jonathan R.L. Schwartz, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Services Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm (0.5 hours), Break / Poster Session

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm (1.5 hours), Circadian Rhythm Disorders

Clocks: Work and Biological Imbalance
Phyllis C. Zee, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology, Neurobiology and Physiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

Circadian Rhythms Disorders: What the Primary Care Physician Needs to Know (Effects of Light, Medications, Scheduling)
Paul P. Doghramji, MD
Family Physician, Collegeville Family Practice
Collegeville, Pennsylvania

Patients Stuck in the Twilight Zone (Movement Disorders, Parasomnias)
Carlos H. Schenck, MD
Professor of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, Minnesota

FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2011

8:30 am – 9:00 am, U.S. Department of Transportation’s Perspective on Fatigue and Transportation (Joint Session. This is not a CME activity)
Keynote Speaker
David L. Strickland

Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

9:00 am - 10:30 am (1.5 hours), Insomnia: What You Thought You Knew

Addressing Cognition and Behavior in Insomnia
Allison Harvey, PhD
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California

Pharmacological Treatment of Co-Morbid Insomnia
David N. Neubauer, MD
Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Future of Insomnia Treatment in the Context of Medical and Psychiatric Disorders
Thomas Roth, PhD
Chief, Division Head and Director, Sleep Disorders and Research Center, Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan

10:30 am – 11:00 am (0.5 hours), Break / Poster Session

11:00 am - 12:00 noon (1 hour), Life Span Part 2: Elderly

Addressing Sleep Symptoms During Menopause
Grace W. Pien, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Division, Sleep Medicine Division, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sleep in the Elderly
Richard Simon, Jr., MD
Medical Director, Kathryn Severyns Dement Sleep Disorders Center
Walla Walla, Washington

 

Public Health & Safety Track
THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2011

8:30 am – 9:00 am, Health Care Provider Sleep Effect on Quality (Joint Session)
Keynote Speaker
Carolyn M. Clancy, MD
Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Washington, District of Columbia

9:00 am - 10:15 am, Health Care Providers’ Sleep

Impact on Patient Safety
Christopher P. Landrigan, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Implementing 2009 Institute of Medicine Recommendation on Resident Physician Work Hours
Lucian Leape, MD
Adjunct Professor of Health Policy, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, Massachusetts

Staff Nurse Fatigue and Patient Safety Study
Ann Rogers, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

10:15 am – 10:45 am, Break / Poster Session

10:45 am - 12:00 noon, Resident Work Hours

ACGME’s Perspective on Extended Duration Work Shifts & Long Work Weeks
Janice E. Nevin, MD, MPH
Senior Vice President and Executive Director, Christiana Care
Member, ACGME Duty Hours Task Force
Wilmington, Delaware

Impact of Extended Work Shifts on Patient Safety Among Experienced Resident Physicians
Laura K. Barger, PhD
Associate Physiologist, Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Resident Physicians’ Sleep Health and Safety Accommodating Individual Vulnerabilities
Charles A. Czeisler, PhD, MD, FRCP
Baldino Professor of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Senior Physician, Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

12:00 noon – 1:00 pm, Lunch

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm, Worker Safety Oversight and Sleep (Joint Session)
Keynote Speaker
Rosemary Sokas, MD, MOH
Director, Office of Occupational Medicine, Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Washington, District of Columbia

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Extended Work Duration & Safety

Overview of Extended Work Duration & Safety
Roger R. Rosa, PhD
Deputy Associate Director for Science, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Washington, District of Columbia

Extended Work Duration: Impact on Performance and Percutaneous Injuries in Medical Residents
Najib T. Ayas, MD, MPH
Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Chemical and Refining Industries: Extended Work Duration and Safety
Cheryl MacKenzie
Investigator, Western Regional Office of Investigations, U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Washington, District of Columbia

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm, Break / Poster Session

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm, Extended Work Hours & Public Policy

Hours of Service
David Desaulniers, PhD
Senior Technical Advisor, Human Factors and Human Performance Evaluation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Washington, District of Columbia

Increasing Sleep Resulting in Improved Resiliency to Sleep Loss: Applications in the Military
Thomas J. Balkin, PhD
Chief, Department of Behavioral Biology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Silver Spring, Maryland

FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2011

8:30 am – 9:00 am, U.S. Department of Transportation’s Perspective on Fatigue and Transportation (Joint Session)
Keynote Speaker
David L. Strickland

Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Washington, District of Columbia

9:00 am - 10:30 am, Sleep and Public Safety

Duration of Resident Work Hours and Motor Vehicle Crashes
Laura K. Barger, PhD
Associate Physiologist, Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Sleep: A Critical Factor to Enhance Transportation Safety
Mark R. Rosekind, PhD
Board Member, National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, District of Columbia

Screening of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Truckers
Barbara A. Phillips, MD, MSPH
Professor of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

10:30 am – 11:00 am, Break / Poster Session

11:00 am - 12:00 noon, Sleep Deprivation and Young Drivers

Impact of Sleep Deprivation on Distractibility
Clare Anderson, PhD
Assistant Neuroscientist, Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Motor Vehicle Crashes Before and After Implementation of the Massachusetts Junior Operators License Legislation
Charles A. Czeisler, PhD, MD, FRCP
Baldino Professor of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Senior Physician, Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

 

Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine and the National Sleep Foundation.

The Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation of Credit
The Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAFP Credit (Family Physicians):
This activity, Health Care Professional Track of Sleep Health & Safety 2011, with a beginning date of March 17, 2011, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 8.00 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

AMA/AAFP Equivalency:
AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.