Introduction to Pediatric Sleep Disorders to the Non-Sleep Specialist
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30% of otherwise healthy children have sleep disorders. Sleep disorders cause or worsen physical and behavioral problems, inattention, poor academic performance, and emotional dysregulation. Abundant evidence indicates that the negative impacts of sleep disorders can be significantly reduced by effective treatment. However, access to interventional opportunities that would improve pediatric sleep disorders is lacking in Quebec and around the world. Significant progress towards increasing access to pediatric sleep care could be made if professionals that assist children and adolescents acquire awareness and a better understanding of pediatric sleep care. Thus, the objective of the one-day workshop is to introduce professionals who treat youths to knowledge that would allow them to recognize common pediatric sleep disorders and promote the sleep health of the youths they serve.
Target Audience
The workshop is aimed at professionals involved in the education, assessment or care of children and adolescents' - including (but not limited to) healthcare professionals (family doctors, psychiatrists. pediatricians, nurses, physical or speech therapists), educators, school mental health teams, educational advisors and special needs consultants, neuropsychologists,听psychologists and听social workers.
This free virtual event will take place on World Sleep Day (March 15, 2024) dedicated to the commitment to take action to promote sleep health and raise awareness of its importance. Sleep health advocates across the world will take actions in their local communities, clinics, and countries to raise awareness of sleep health.
Benefits of Attending
Increased knowledge related to 1) the role of sleep in youth health and daytime functioning; 2) practical approaches to addressing common pediatric sleep disorders; 3) the importance of assessing sleep when designing students鈥� success plans
Course Topics
Educational sessions, led by experts in the field of pediatric sleep, will explain the relationship between sleep and youths' health, mental health, and academic performance. Additionally, they will review key information regarding practical approaches to addressing common pediatric sleep disorders. The closing keynote will address the impact of sleep health promotion on strengthening听youth resiliency, for which he received the 2023 American Academy of Child Adolescent鈥檚 Psychiatry Irving Philips Award for Prevention.
Overall Program Learning Objectives
By the end of this virtual event, participants will be able to:
- Appreciate the impact of healthy sleep on children and adolescents鈥� physical health, emotional well-being and educational success
- Acquire practical approaches to addressing common pediatric sleep disorders
- Match identified sleep issues with an appropriate referral pathway听
- Appreciate the rationale for the incorporation of sleep assessment and sleep optimization strategies into children and adolescents educational and psychological success plans
Registration
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Program
听March 15, 2024
| 8:50 |
Welcome听& Opening remarks Reut Gruber, PhD,听Full Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, 麻豆AV, Director, Attention Behavior and Sleep Laboratory, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Canada, Psychologist, Ordre des Psychologues (OPQ), American听Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy Diplomate |
| 9:00 |
Session 1: Canadian Youth Sleep and Related Outcomes Chair:听Lily Hechtman, MD, FRCPC,听Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Director of Research, Division of Child Psychiatry, 麻豆AV, Montreal Children's Hospital听 |
| 9:05 |
Keynote - Canadian Youth Sleep Health, Sleep Problems and Related Outcomes Jean-Philippe Chaput, PhD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa |
| 9:45 |
Discussion and听Q&A Chair: Lily Hechtman, MD, FRCPC, Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Director of Research, Division of Child Psychiatry, 麻豆AV, Montreal Children's Hospital |
| 10:00 |
Break |
| 10:15 |
Session 2: Overview and Practical Approaches to Addressing Common Pediatric Sleep Disorders Chair: Debbie Will-Dryden, Chair of the Board, Sleeping Children Around the World |
| 10:15 |
Two Common Pediatric Sleep Disorders Hiding In Plain Sight 鈥� An Overview For The Non-sleep Specialist Merrill S. Wise, MD, Pediatric Neurologist and Sleep Medicine Specialist, Mid-South Pulmonary and Sleep Specialists, PC, Memphis, TN |
| 10:55 |
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: Clinical Overview and a Practical Guide for Non-Sleep Specialists David Zielinski, MD, Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Acting Director, Pediatric Sleep Laboratory, Montreal Children's Hospital, Pediatric Medical Director,听Programme National d'Assistance Ventilatoire 脿 Domicile (PNAVD), Associate Professor,听 Associate Chair (Education), Department of Pediatrics, 麻豆AV |
| 11:35 |
Pediatric Insomnia: Clinical Overview and a Practical Guide for Non-sleep Specialists Reut Gruber, PhD, Full Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, 麻豆AV, Director, Attention Behavior and Sleep Laboratory, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Canada, Psychologist, Ordre des Psychologues (OPQ), American Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy Diplomate |
| 12:15 |
Discussion and Q&A Chair: Debbie Will-Dryden, Chair of the Board, Sleeping Children Around the World |
| 12:25 |
Lunch Break |
| 12:45 |
Session 3: The Intersection of Sleep, School, and Healthcare Chair: Lila Amirali, MD, FRCPC,听Psychiatrist, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist,听Associate Professor, Universit茅 de Montr茅al,听Adjunct Professor, 麻豆AV |
| 12:45 |
Rationale for the Incorporation of Sleep Assessment and Sleep Optimization Strategies into Children's and Adolescents' Educational and Psychological Success Plan Reut Gruber, PhD, Full Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, 麻豆AV, Director, Attention Behavior and Sleep Laboratory, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Canada, Psychologist, Ordre des Psychologues (OPQ), American Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy Diplomate |
| 13:15 |
School Accommodations for Children and Adolescents with Pediatric Sleep Disorders Anna Ivanenko, MD, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University |
| 13:45 |
Resources for Healthcare Providers Supporting Children and Adolescents with ADHD and Sleep Challenges Stacey D. Espinet, PhD, Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance |
| 14:00 |
Discussion and Q&A Chair: Lila Amirali,听MD, FRCPC, Psychiatrist, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Associate Professor, Universit茅 de Montr茅al, Adjunct Professor, 麻豆AV |
| 14:15 | Break |
| 14:30 |
Keynote - Promoting Youth Resiliency through Sleep Improvement听听 Merrill S. Wise, MD, Pediatric Neurologist and Sleep Medicine Specialist, Mid-South Pulmonary and Sleep Specialists, PC, Memphis, TN Jess Shatkin, MD, Professor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine |
| 15:10 |
Discussion and Q&A Merrill S. Wise, MD, Pediatric Neurologist and Sleep Medicine Specialist, Mid-South Pulmonary and Sleep Specialists, PC, Memphis, TN |
| 15:30 |
Closing Remarks and Adjournment Reut Gruber, PhD, Full Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, 麻豆AV, Director, Attention Behavior and Sleep Laboratory, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Canada, Psychologist, Ordre des Psychologues (OPQ), American Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy Diplomate |
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Sponsors
This initiative was made possible through a financial contribution from Health Canada, supported by Dialogue 麻豆AV at 麻豆AV.
Contact
Deborah Rashcovsky, Events Lead
Neuro Events, The Neuro, 麻豆AV
debbie.rashcovsky [at] mcgill.ca
