Course Chairs
Jodi Mindell, PhD, DBSM
Lisa J. Meltzer, PhD, DBSM
Learning Objectives
- Identify behavioral and developmental factors contributing to sleep disturbances in infants and toddlers to inform age-appropriate assessment and intervention strategies
- Distinguish common behavioral and environmental contributors to sleep disturbances in preschool-aged children to guide effective behavioral sleep interventions
- Formulate evidence-based behavioral and cognitive strategies to address insomnia in adolescents, considering developmental, psychosocial, and circadian influences
- Differentiate among primary and secondary hypersomnia disorders in pediatric patients to support accurate diagnosis and individualized behavioral or pharmacologic treatment planning
- Compare and integrate objective measures (e.g., actigraphy, polysomnography) with subjective tools (e.g., sleep diaries, questionnaires) to enhance the accuracy of pediatric sleep assessments and treatment planning
- Analyze behavioral, developmental, and psychosocial factors influencing pediatric adherence to positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy to implement targeted strategies that improve long-term treatment engagement
- Modify behavioral sleep medicine approaches to account for socio-demographic factors such as race, ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status, and cultural beliefs, thereby promoting equitable and effective care in pediatric populations
- Analyze the impact of foster care placement, trauma exposure, and environmental instability on pediatric sleep patterns to inform trauma-sensitive behavioral sleep interventions
- Analyze the relationship between trauma exposure and sleep disturbances in pediatric populations to inform trauma-informed behavioral sleep interventions and care planning
Schedule
1:00pm – 1:05pm | Welcome, overview, and logistics |
Part I: Insomnia Across Development | |
1:05pm – 1:25pm | Infant and toddler sleep disturbances |
1:25pm – 1:45pm | Preschool sleep disturbances |
1:45pm – 2:05pm | Adolescent insomnia |
2:05pm – 2:25pm | Group Q&A |
2:25pm – 2:40pm | Break |
Part II: Clinical Topics | |
2:40pm – 3:00pm | Hypersomnia |
3:00pm – 3:20pm | Objective/subjective assessment of pediatric sleep |
3:20pm – 3:40pm | PAP adherence |
3:40pm – 4:00pm | Group Q&A |
4:00pm – 4:15pm | Break |
Part III: DEI Issues | |
4:15pm – 4:35pm | Adapting behavioral interventions for socio-demographically diverse populations |
4:35pm – 4:55pm | Sleep and foster care |
4:55pm – 5:15pm | Sleep and trauma |
5:15pm – 5:35pm | Group Q&A |