Medical Physiology Refresher Course: Sleep Physiology and Sleep Disorders (Sponsored by ADInstruments)

Refresher Course — Friday, April 23, 2021 — 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM — Virtual Session, Room APS Zoom
Physiology Educators Committee — Chair: John James Durocher — Co-Chair: R. Brooks Robey

The purpose of this refresher course is to provide content updates on sleep physiology and sleep disorders. Lectures will provide a brief review of genetics, genomics, metabolism, the autonomic nervous system, and the respiratory system. Lectures will focus on how disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms can alter health from the chemical through organismal levels. Our experts will also cover therapeutic strategies for sleep disruption and sleep disorders.   

This course will be held outside the EB 2021 virtual meeting platform and will be free for all, however you must register.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUlceCpqDosGNcL5IBzVHI0Gj8igtEpS0Z8

Speakers

• Introduction
  John James Durocher — Health Studies, Purdue University Northwest
  11:00 AM - 11:05 AM


• Genetics and Genomics of Sleep
  Bruce O’Hara — Biology, University of Kentucky
  11:05 AM - 12:00 PM


• Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, and Metabolism
  Josiane Broussard — Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University
  12:00 PM - 12:55 PM


• Sleep Disorders / Insufficiencies and the Autonomic Nervous System
  Jason Carter — Health & Human Development, Montana State University
  12:55 PM - 1:50 PM


• Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies for Sleep Disorders
  Atul Malhotra — School of Medicine, UC San Diego
  1:50 PM - 2:45 PM


• Close
  John James Durocher — Health Studies, Purdue University Northwest
  2:45 PM - 3:00 PM