This course is an intensive review of technical and clinical aspects of sleep medicine. It has been rated highly by physicians, technologists, psychologists, nurses, and other health care professionals. Those responsible for the evaluation, diagnosis, or management of the sleep disorder patient will benefit from this course. This course is designed exclusively for clinicians preparing to take Part 2 of the American Board of Sleep Medicine. There is a minimum of didactic presentation.
Emphasis is on case presentation, including clinical histories and sleep laboratory findings.
This course is designed for clinicians who have taken a previous course in sleep medicine and plan to specialize in the field of sleep medicine. Included in this review of normal human sleep and sleep disorders are neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neurotransmitters in sleep, pharmacology and basic mechanisms of circadian rhythms. This course is designed to focus on the developmental aspects of normal infant sleep and sleep disorders in infants and children. Methodological considerations for the laboratory evaluation and diagnostic and treatment issues for this patient population are reviewed. The course provides participants with a comprehensive review of the basics of sleep medicine.