Population Sleep Symposium
Friday, September 26, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Biomedical Research Building Auditorium
421 Curie Boulevard
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA 19104
This symposium is an inter-disciplinary forum inviting experts to discuss the current understanding of population sleep, the effects of poor sleep in the workplace and on health, and to propose strategies to study population sleep. The material is relevant to all health providers, public health officials and researchers, policy makers, and advocacy organizations.
Program
| 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Introduction Allan I. Pack, MB, ChB, PhD Director, Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine |
| 9:15 a.m. | Sleep and Public Health Wayne Giles, MD, MSc, Centers for Disease Control |
| 9:40 - 10:35 a.m. | Session 1: How Society Sleeps Session Chair: Nalaka Gooneratne, MD, MSc |
| Society and Sleep Nirav Patel, MD, University of Pennsylvania |
|
| Racial and Ethnic Disparities in US Sleep Patterns Lauren Hale, PhD, SUNY, Stony Brook |
|
| 10:35 - 10:45 | Break |
| 10:45 - 12:00 noon | Session 2: Assessment of Sleep/Fatigue Session Chair: Indira Gurubhagavatula, MD, MPH |
| Subjective Sleep Assessment Nalaka Gooneratne, MD, MSc, University of Pennsylvania |
|
| Objective Sleep Assessment Samuel T. Kuna, MD, Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center |
|
| Fatigue Assessment Hans Van Dongen, PhD, Washington State University |
|
| 12:05 - 12:45 p.m. | Lunch |
| 12:45 - 1:30 p.m. | Session 3: Sleep and Health Session Chair: Ilene Rosen, MD, MSCE |
| Featured Presentation: The Equation for Population Health Must Include Adequate Sleep Terry Young, PhD, University of Wisconsin |
|
| 1:30 - 2:45 p.m. | Session 4: Sleep in the Workplace Session Chair: Edward Emmett, MD, MSc |
| Healthcare Workers Ann E. Rogers, PhD, RN, University of Pennsylvania |
|
| Occupational Issues Natalie Hartenbaum, MD, MPH, University of Pennsylvania |
|
| Truck drivers Wendy Sullivan, RN, Precision Pulmonary Diagnostics |
|
| 2:45 - 2:55 p.m. | Break |
| 2:55 - 3:20 p.m. | Session 5: Public Health Campaigns Session Chair: Marjorie Bowman, MD, MPA |
Pediatric Sleep Education Campaigns |
|
| 3:25 - 4:00 p.m. | Panel Discussion |