Event

Introduction to Pediatric Sleep Disorders to the Non-Sleep Specialist

Friday, March 15, 2024 09:00to17:00

Virtual | Zoom

Click HERE to register. Registration is free but required for attendance.

30% of otherwise healthy children have sleep disorders. Sleep disorders cause or worsen physical and behavioral problems, inattention, poor academic performance, and emotional dysregulation. Abundant evidence indicates that the negative impacts of sleep disorders can be significantly reduced by effective treatment. However, access to interventional opportunities that would improve pediatric sleep disorders is lacking in Quebec and around the world. Significant progress towards increasing access to pediatric sleep care could be made if professionals that assist children and adolescents acquire awareness and a better understanding of pediatric sleep care. Thus, the objective of the one-day workshop is to introduce professionals who treat youths to knowledge that would allow them to recognize common pediatric sleep disorders and promote the sleep health of the youths they serve.

Target Audience

The workshop is aimed at professionals involved in the education, assessment or care of children and adolescents' - including (but not limited to) healthcare professionals (family doctors, psychiatrists. pediatricians, nurses, physical or speech therapists), educators, school mental health teams, educational advisors and special needs consultants, neuropsychologists, psychologists and social workers.

This free virtual event will take place on World Sleep Day (March 15, 2024) dedicated to the commitment to take action to promote sleep health and raise awareness of its importance. Sleep health advocates across the world will take actions in their local communities, clinics, and countries to raise awareness of sleep health.

Benefits of Attending

Increased knowledge related to 1) the role of sleep in youth health and daytime functioning; 2) practical approaches to addressing common pediatric sleep disorders; 3) the importance of assessing sleep when designing students’ success plans

Course Topics

Educational sessions, led by experts in the field of pediatric sleep, will explain the relationship between sleep and youths' health, mental health, and academic performance. Additionally, they will review key information regarding practical approaches to addressing common pediatric sleep disorders. The closing keynote will address the impact of sleep health promotion on strengthening youth resiliency, for which he received the 2023 American Academy of Child Adolescent’s Psychiatry Irving Philips Award for Prevention.

Overall Program Learning Objectives

By the end of this virtual event, participants will be able to:

Appreciate the impact of healthy sleep on children and adolescents’ physical health, emotional well-being and educational success
Acquire practical approaches to addressing common pediatric sleep disorders
Match identified sleep issues with an appropriate referral pathway
Appreciate the rationale for the incorporation of sleep assessment and sleep optimization strategies into children and adolescents educational and psychological success plans

Registration

Click HERE to register. Registration is free but required for attendance.

Program

March 15, 2024

8:50	Welcome & Opening remarks Reut Gruber, PhD, Full Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Director, Attention Behavior and Sleep Laboratory, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Canada, Psychologist, Ordre des Psychologues (OPQ), American Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy Diplomate
9:00	Session 1: Canadian Youth Sleep and Related Outcomes Chair: Lily Hechtman, MD, FRCPC, Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Director of Research, Division of Child Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal Children's Hospital
9:05	Keynote - Canadian Youth Sleep Health, Sleep Problems and Related Outcomes Jean-Philippe Chaput, PhD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa
9:45	Discussion and Q&A Chair: Lily Hechtman, MD, FRCPC, Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Director of Research, Division of Child Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal Children's Hospital
10:00	Break
10:15	Session 2: Overview and Practical Approaches to Addressing Common Pediatric Sleep Disorders Chair: Debbie Will-Dryden, Chair of the Board, Sleeping Children Around the World
10:15	Two Common Pediatric Sleep Disorders Hiding In Plain Sight – An Overview For The Non-sleep Specialist Merrill S. Wise, MD, Pediatric Neurologist and Sleep Medicine Specialist, Mid-South Pulmonary and Sleep Specialists, PC, Memphis, TN
10:55	Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: Clinical Overview and a Practical Guide for Non-Sleep Specialists David Zielinski, MD, Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Acting Director, Pediatric Sleep Laboratory, Montreal Children's Hospital, Pediatric Medical Director, Programme National d'Assistance Ventilatoire à Domicile (PNAVD), Associate Professor, Associate Chair (Education), Department of Pediatrics, McGill University
11:35	Pediatric Insomnia: Clinical Overview and a Practical Guide for Non-sleep Specialists Reut Gruber, PhD, Full Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Director, Attention Behavior and Sleep Laboratory, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Canada, Psychologist, Ordre des Psychologues (OPQ), American Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy Diplomate
12:15	Discussion and Q&A Chair: Debbie Will-Dryden, Chair of the Board, Sleeping Children Around the World
12:25	Lunch Break
12:45	Session 3: The Intersection of Sleep, School, and Healthcare Chair: Lila Amirali, MD, FRCPC, Psychiatrist, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Associate Professor, Université de Montréal, Adjunct Professor, McGill University
12:45	Rationale for the Incorporation of Sleep Assessment and Sleep Optimization Strategies into Children's and Adolescents' Educational and Psychological Success Plan Reut Gruber, PhD, Full Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Director, Attention Behavior and Sleep Laboratory, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Canada, Psychologist, Ordre des Psychologues (OPQ), American Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy Diplomate
13:15	School Accommodations for Children and Adolescents with Pediatric Sleep Disorders Anna Ivanenko, MD, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
13:45	Resources for Healthcare Providers Supporting Children and Adolescents with ADHD and Sleep Challenges Stacey D. Espinet, PhD, Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance
14:00	Discussion and Q&A Chair: Lila Amirali, MD, FRCPC, Psychiatrist, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Associate Professor, Université de Montréal, Adjunct Professor, McGill University
14:15	Break
14:30	Keynote - Promoting Youth Resiliency through Sleep Improvement Merrill S. Wise, MD, Pediatric Neurologist and Sleep Medicine Specialist, Mid-South Pulmonary and Sleep Specialists, PC, Memphis, TN Jess Shatkin, MD, Professor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
15:10	Discussion and Q&A Merrill S. Wise, MD, Pediatric Neurologist and Sleep Medicine Specialist, Mid-South Pulmonary and Sleep Specialists, PC, Memphis, TN
15:30	Closing Remarks and Adjournment Reut Gruber, PhD, Full Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Director, Attention Behavior and Sleep Laboratory, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Canada, Psychologist, Ordre des Psychologues (OPQ), American Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy Diplomate