SLEEPLESSNESS AND CIRCADIAN DISORDER

Course overview

PROPER SLEEP IS VITAL TO MAINTAIN HEALTH AND OPTIMIZE OVERALL FUNCTIONING DURING PERIODS OF WAKEFULNESS. SLEEPLESSNESS HAS BEEN LINKED WITH SEVERAL HEALTH PROBLEMS SUCH AS DIABETES, OBESITY, AND HEART DISEASE. IT IS ALSO LINKED TO DECREASED WORK PERFORMANCE, TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, MOOD AND RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS, AND COUNTLESS OTHER ISSUES. THIS ACTIVITY WILL FOCUS ON THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP-WAKE DISORDERS AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING THOSE WITH SLEEPLESSNESS AND CIRCADIAN DISORDER.