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Course Chair: Ryan Wetzler, PsyD, CBSM
Earn up to 17.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ or APA CE credits and register on or before February 19, 2010 to save!
New this year: Attend the half-day Coding and Compliance for Psychologists workshop on March 19, 2010 – see details inside the course brochure.
Course Overview
During this course, leading clinicians and researchers in sleep medicine will provide an overview of the application of psychological principles to the evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders and related conditions.
Register for this course for a comprehensive review of:
- Cognitive and behavioral approaches for evaluating and treating the full spectrum of sleep disorders;
- The history, scientific foundations and conceptual models of sleep psychology/behavioral sleep medicine and the kindred field of clinical and health psychology;
- Evaluation and treatment procedures utilized by behavioral sleep medicine specialists in the management of sleep disorders including insomnia, hypersomnia, parasomnias and circadian rhythm sleep disorders;
- Common treatment obstacles encountered in clinical practice including hypnotic dependence and continuous positive airway pressure non-adherence.
The course will include:
- Case discussions including strategies for managing co-existing medical, psychophysiological and mental health conditions, with a session devoted specifically to the identification and management of psychiatric disorders;
- Two sessions on the practice of behavioral sleep medicine in pediatric and geriatric populations;
- A discussion of behavioral sleep medicine practice considerations including integration strategies, billing procedures and program development considerations.
Target Audience
This course is intended for psychologists, physicians and other health care providers seeking to augment their knowledge of the role of psychology in the evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders; clinicians seeking an introduction to the field of behavioral sleep medicine; and individuals planning to sit for future behavioral sleep medicine certification examinations.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the scientific underpinnings of sleep psychology/behavioral sleep medicine;
- Conceptualize sleep disorders using biopsychosocial models;
- Apply psychological (cognitive and behavioral) principles to the evaluation and management of sleep disorders;
- Develop solutions to challenging clinical cases;
- Overcome common challenges facing the development of behavioral sleep medicine programs;
- Speculate about next therapeutic directions in the management of sleep disorders.
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Behavioral Sleep Medicine: An Introduction to the Psychology of Sleep Medicine course and Coding and Compliance for Psychologists workshop have been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Their Elements of the ACCME by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. The ACCME mandates that accredited providers only offer AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ to physicians. The AASM will issue non-physicians a letter of attendance for activities designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine will award 13.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for the Behavioral Sleep Medicine: An Introduction to the Psychology of Sleep Medicine course and 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for the Coding and Compliance for Psychologists workshop. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Education (CE) for Psychologists
SATISFACTORY COMPLETION: Participants must have paid tuition fee and completed an online Attendance/Evaluation form in order to receive a continuing education certificate. Participants not fulfilling these requirements will not receive a certificate. Failure to complete the online Attendance/Evaluation form will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire conference. No exceptions will be made. Training must be attended in its entirety. Certificates are available immediately after completing the online form.
TheBehavioral Sleep Medicine: An Introduction to the Psychology of Sleep Medicine course is co-sponsored by Amedco and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Amedco is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor Continuing Education (CE) for psychologists. Amedco maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Maximum of 13 hours.
The Coding and Compliance for Psychologists workshop is co-sponsored by Amedco and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Amedco is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor Continuing Education (CE) for psychologists. Amedco maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Maximum of 4 hours.