To Sleep: Perchance to Dream

This program will review the changes in sleep that occur with age and impact sleep quality. The presenters provide a methodology to comprehensively assess the psychiatric, medical, and neurologic illnesses that impact the health related outcomes of disordered sleep. Participants will be better able to recognize primary sleep disorders in long-term care residents and improve their care at both the individual and facility level.

Speakers:

Nicole Brandt, PharmD, CGP, and Eric Tangalos, MD, CMD

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the age-related changes in sleep
• Evaluate the psychiatric, medical, and neurological causes of sleep problems in the elderly
• Implement objective methods to evaluating sleep concerns in all populations
• Develop appropriate treatment approaches at both the individual as well as facility level for sleep related issues

Credits:

CME/CMD Credits no longer available.