National Conference Center at the Holiday Inn East Windsor, NJ
399 Monmouth Street East Windsor, NJ 08520
(609) 443-8000
Course Program
Friday • November 12, 2010
2:00 — 3:00pmREGISTRATION • VISIT EXHIBITS • REFRESHMENTS
3:00 — 3:10pm
Welcome
Lee J. Brooks, MD, President, NJSS
3:10 — 4:10pm
How Do Circadia Rhythms and Sleep-Wake Regulatory
Systems Affect Sleep Patterns?
Mary A. Carskadon, PhD
Learning Objectives: review circadian rhythms terminology and basics of circadian biology; examine sleep-wake homeostasis and how it affects sleep; describe how the circadian timing system and sleep-wakehomeostatic processes interact to enhance or interfere with sleep
4:10 — 4:45pm
REFRESHMENT BREAK • VISIT EXHIBITS
4:45 — 5:45pm
How Do Circadian and Sleep-Wake Regulation change During Adolescent Development?
Mary A. Carskadon, PhD
Learning Objectives: review developmental stages in adolescence and secular trends in puberty; describe how circadian phase is changed during adolescence; review changes in sleep-wake homeostasis that accompany adolescence; examine consequences of these developmental changes
5:45 — 6:45pm
Adult vs. Pediatric Respiratory Rules in Adolescents
Ignacio E. Tapia, MD
Learning Objectives: discuss the AASM respiratory scoring criteria; clarify which scoring criteria should be used in adolescents
6:45 — 7:30pm
PRE-DINNER RECEPTION • VISIT EXHIBITS
7:30 — 9:30pm
DINNER and Sleep in Astronauts
Erin E. Flynn-Evans, PhD, RPSGT
Learning Objectives: educate on the challenges of sleeping in extreme environments; educate on wake and sleep promoting countermeasures and their effectiveness during spaceflight
Saturday • November 13, 2010
7:00 — 8:00am
REGISTRATION • VISIT EXHIBITS • BREAKFAST
8:00 — 9:00am
Fatigue Management for All
Kingman P. Strohl, MD
Learning Objectives: discuss the warning signs of sleepiness and fatigue as a manifestation of brain function; list the factors that promote and countermeasures that reduce fatigue and sleepiness in medicine, nursing, and sleep technology
9:00 — 10:00am
Oral Appliance Therapy for Sleep Breathing Disorders
Steven D. Bender, DDS
Learning Objectives: discuss how to determine which patients may benefit from oral appliance therapy; explain how to appropriately titrate an oral device; discuss the benefit of combined therapy utilizing CPAP and oral appliances in patients with severe obstructive sleep breathing disorders
10:00 — 10:45am
REFRESHMENT BREAK • VISIT EXHIBITS
10:45 — 11:45am
Women and Sleep
Joyce A. Walsleben, RN, PhD
Learning Objectives: discuss the unique issues with women and sleep; discuss effective treatments for women with sleep issues
11:45 — 12:45pm
Sleep and Fatigue in Transportation Safety
Christopher A. Hart
Learning Objectives: highlight the major fatigue and sleep issues in transportation; catalyze thinking about how to address those issues
12:45 — 2:15pm
LUNCH • VISIT EXHIBITS
Membership Meeting and Elections
2:15 — 3:15pm
The Appropriate Treatment of Mild Sleep Apnea
David Schulman, MD, MPH
Learning Objectives: discuss using data gleaned from patient history and polysomnography to determine which patients with mild sleep apnea require therapy; recommend different therapeutic options to mild sleep apnea patients based upon anatomic factors and disease severity
3:15 — 4:15pm
Federal and New Jersey Regulatory Update
Martin L. Monaco, Jr., Esq.
Learning Objectives: update on New Jersey and Federal regulatory provisions; discuss suitable joint ventures permitted in New Jersey under the changes to the Codey law
