Presented January 27, 2020 | 60 minutes
Changes in sleep patterns are a normal part of aging, but can contribute to sleep disorders and disturbances in older adult patients. Health professionals should be knowledgeable about epidemiology and the mechanisms that underlie sleep disturbances and prevent probable inappropriate hypnotic use.
Learning Objectives
After completing this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Describe the epidemiology of sleep disturbances
- Discuss mechanisms that underlie sleep disturbances
- Review management of sleep disturbances, including hypnotic use
Presenter
- Julio Defillo Draiby, MD; Lead Geriatrician, Acute Care of Older Adults Unit, Kent Hospital; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Accreditation/Designations
Continuing education credit/Certificate of Completion are available free of charge for those who: 1.) attend the entire session and 2.) complete and submit the Program Evaluation Survey. Contact rigec@etal.uri.edu with any CE related questions.
- Nursing: This activity has been approved by the Northeast Multi-State Division (NE-MSD), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation, for 1.0 contact hour of continuing nursing education. Approval valid through January 3, 2022.
- Social Work: This activity has been reviewed and approved for 1.0 contact hour of continuing education for social work by Rhode Island College, School of Social Work.
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