C-12: Advancing Clinicians’ Ability to Identify and Treat Sleep Disorders in Minority and Economically Disadvantaged Communities

Sunday, June 14, 2020; 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Chair: Natasha Williams, EdD

This panel discusses evidenced-based approaches for minority recruitment and outreach, identification and treatment of sleep problems.

TimeSpeakerLecture Title
8:00 AM – 8:15 AMIntroduction
8:15 AM – 9:00 AMGirardin Jean-Louis, PhDAdapting Evidence-Based Behavioral Sleep Interventions
9:00 AM – 9:45 AMDouglas Wallace, MDRelationship Between Gender, Race, and Socioeconomic Status, and Sleep Disorders in Active U.S. Military and Veterans: Prevalence and Treatment Implications
9:45 AM – 10:00 AMRefreshment Break
10:00 AM – 10:45 AMNatasha Williams, EdDExamining Clinician Unconscious Bias Among Vulnerable Populations: What We Know and Can Do?
10:45 AM – 11:30 AMMichael Grandner, PhDDeveloping Community-Based Sleep Research Programs
11:30 AM – 12:00 PMQ&A