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]
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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) 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 Sleep Evaluation in the Primary Care Setting Making Treatment Options Work in Primary Care 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) Sleep in the Adolescent 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) 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm (1.5 hours), Obstructive Sleep Apnea Pathophysiology and Comorbidities Impact in the Primary Care Setting Identification and Evaluation of Patients in a Non-Specialty Practice Evaluating Treatment Success – Interventions for Improving Compliance and Residual Sleepiness During Follow Up 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 Circadian Rhythms Disorders: What the Primary Care Physician Needs to Know (Effects of Light, Medications, Scheduling) Patients Stuck in the Twilight Zone (Movement Disorders, Parasomnias) 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) 9:00 am - 10:30 am (1.5 hours), Insomnia: What You Thought You Knew Addressing Cognition and Behavior in Insomnia Pharmacological Treatment of Co-Morbid Insomnia Future of Insomnia Treatment in the Context of Medical and Psychiatric Disorders 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 Sleep in the Elderly
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Public Health & Safety Track
THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2011 8:30 am – 9:00 am, Health Care Provider Sleep Effect on Quality (Joint Session) 9:00 am - 10:15 am, Health Care Providers’ Sleep Impact on Patient Safety Implementing 2009 Institute of Medicine Recommendation on Resident Physician Work Hours Staff Nurse Fatigue and Patient Safety Study 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 Impact of Extended Work Shifts on Patient Safety Among Experienced Resident Physicians Resident Physicians’ Sleep Health and Safety Accommodating Individual Vulnerabilities 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm, Lunch 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm, Worker Safety Oversight and Sleep (Joint Session) 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Extended Work Duration & Safety Overview of Extended Work Duration & Safety Extended Work Duration: Impact on Performance and Percutaneous Injuries in Medical Residents Chemical and Refining Industries: Extended Work Duration and Safety 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm, Break / Poster Session 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm, Extended Work Hours & Public Policy Hours of Service Increasing Sleep Resulting in Improved Resiliency to Sleep Loss: Applications in the Military FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2011
8:30 am – 9:00 am, U.S. Department of Transportation’s Perspective on Fatigue and Transportation (Joint Session) 9:00 am - 10:30 am, Sleep and Public Safety Duration of Resident Work Hours and Motor Vehicle Crashes Sleep: A Critical Factor to Enhance Transportation Safety Screening of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Truckers 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 Motor Vehicle Crashes Before and After Implementation of the Massachusetts Junior Operators License Legislation
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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.


