Jack Edinger, PhD

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina                                            

 

Ryan G Wetzler, PsyD

Sleep Medicine Specialists

Louisville, Kentucky

 

This course is intended for:

 

During this timely comprehensive course, leading researchers and clinicians in sleep medicine will provide in depth, state-of-the-art presentations on assessment, diagnosis, treatment and administrative issues for insomnia.  The course is a review of adult and pediatric insomnia. The course will review the epidemiology of insomnia and assessment methods. A session on pharmacology will highlight non-hypnotic treatments such as antidepressants and melatonin agonists, introduce new hypnotics and end with speculation on the ways that new research on the hypocretin system may lead to more effective treatments of insomnia. Sessions will address disorders that may be comorbid with insomnia or present with insomnia symptoms. The course will also include a discussion of sleep disorders and compliance with treatment that can be addressed using Behavioral Sleep Medicine.  Faculty will improve the quality and increase the breadth of attendee’s diagnostic and intervention knowledge base by providing an organized and solidified overview of the field.