Healthy sleep is essential to good physical and mental health. If you or someone you know has ever struggled with sleep, daytime alertness, or has recently been diagnosed with a sleep disorder, From Sleep Disorders to Sleep Health can be a helpful guide. In this course, you’ll explore the importance of sleep and the barriers that can prevent effective sleep. You will learn how sleep needs, functions, and vulnerabilities can differ dramatically across the human lifespan, from childhood to adulthood. Take a closer look at how specific sleep problems affect diverse populations as defined by gender, race, ethnicity, environment, or common health conditions. Finally, you’ll examine the main types of sleep disorders, from symptoms and testing to diagnosis and treatment. From Sleep Disorders to Sleep Health should appeal to anyone interested in sleep as one of the main pillars of health and wellness, providing insight into one of the most prominent aspects of our lives.
In this module, you will be introduced to the course and learn the basics of healthy sleep.
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4 videos3 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt
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4 videos•Total 41 minutes
Welcome to the Course•3 minutes
Week 1 Introduction•1 minute
Overview of Healthy Sleep with Dr. Doug Kirsch•15 minutes
Sleep Deprivation with Dr. Shelley Hershner •22 minutes
3 readings•Total 30 minutes
Course Syllabus •10 minutes
Help Us Learn About You! •10 minutes
Week 1 Preview: Topics and Guest Contributors•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
Week 1 Quiz•15 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 5 minutes
Introduce Yourself•5 minutes
Obtaining Healthy Sleep
Module 2•2 hours to complete
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In this module, you will learn about how to obtain healthy sleep and what barriers to healthy sleep exist.
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10 videos3 readings1 assignment
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10 videos•Total 102 minutes
Week 2 Introduction•1 minute
History of Human Sleep with Dr. Roger Ekirch•27 minutes
The Two Process Model of Sleep with Dr. Jordan Standlee•9 minutes
Sleep Duration, Timing, Regularity, and a Healthy Circadian Rhythm with Dr. Greta Raglan•7 minutes
Sleep Tracking Technologies with Dr. Cathy Goldstein•16 minutes
Light, the Biological Clock, and Sleep with Dr. Christine Blume •7 minutes
The Effects of Substances on Sleep with Dr. Deirdre Conroy•7 minutes
Interview: Standard Time with Dr. Karin Johnson•11 minutes
Interview: Sunshine Act with Dr. Karin Johnson•10 minutes
Sleep and Stress with Dr. Mohan Dutt•8 minutes
3 readings•Total 22 minutes
Week 2 Preview: Topics and Guest Contributors •10 minutes
Daylight Savings Impact•2 minutes
Sleep Irregularity•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
Week 2 Quiz•15 minutes
Healthy Sleep Across the Lifespan
Module 3•3 hours to complete
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In this module, you will learn about sleep across the lifespan from infancy to older adulthood.
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12 videos1 reading1 assignment
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12 videos•Total 136 minutes
Week 3 Introduction •2 minutes
Safe Sleep Environments and Co-Sleeping with Dr. Lisa Matlen•9 minutes
How to Put Your Infant to Sleep (Sleep Strategies) with Dr. Dawn Dore-Stites•13 minutes
Specific Sleep Strategies for Children with Dr. Dawn Dore-Stites•14 minutes
School Start Times and Sleep Deprivation with Dr. Judith Owens•12 minutes
Adolescents, Media, and Sleep with Dr. Jan Van den Bulck •8 minutes
Sleep Strategies for Adolescents with Dr. Barb Felt•8 minutes
Sleep in Pregnancy with Dr. Louise O'Brien•8 minutes
Women's Sleep and Menopause with Dr. Grace Pien•7 minutes
Interview: Sleep and Work with Dr. Chris Barnes•33 minutes
Part 1: Sleep and Aging with Dr. Alon Avidan•11 minutes
Part 2: Sleep and Aging with Dr. Alon Avidan•11 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
Week 3 Preview: Topics and Guest Contributors •10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
Week 3 Quiz•15 minutes
Diverse Populations
Module 4•2 hours to complete
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In this module, you will learn about sleep for diverse populations, environmental challenges to sleep, and the relationship between sleep and various health conditions.
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11 videos2 readings1 assignment
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11 videos•Total 110 minutes
Week 4 Introduction•2 minutes
Interview: Sleep in Diverse Communities with Dr. Ron Gavidia •30 minutes
Sleep Health Equity with Dr. Hrayr Attarian•9 minutes
Climate Change and Sleep with Dr. Daniel Rifkin•9 minutes
Part 1: Impacts of Family and Bedpartners on Sleep with Dr. Punitha Vijayakumar•10 minutes
Part 2: Impacts of Family and Bedpartners on Sleep with Dr. Punitha Vijayakumar•9 minutes
Sleep in the U.S. Military with Dr. Afifa Uzzaman•8 minutes
Common Psychiatric Disorders and Sleep with Dr. Sinan Baran •8 minutes
Interview: Heart Disease with Dr. Sonja Schütz•7 minutes
Sleep and Cancer with Dr. Ron Gavidia •6 minutes
Sleep and Dementia with Dr. Bruno Giordani•10 minutes
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
Week 4 Preview: Topics and Guest Contributors •10 minutes
Differences in Sleep in Countries Around the World•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
Week 4 Quiz•15 minutes
Sleep Disorders
Module 5•5 hours to complete
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In this module, you will learn about common sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea, chronic insomnia disorder, and narcolepsy.
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19 videos5 readings1 assignment
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19 videos•Total 208 minutes
Week 5 Introduction•2 minutes
Part 1: What Happens at a Sleep Disorders Center with Dr. Ronald Chervin•10 minutes
Part 2: What Happens at a Sleep Disorders Center with Dr. Ronald Chervin•16 minutes
Sleep Disorders Center: A Behind-the-Scenes Tour•5 minutes
Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Dr. Megan Acho•11 minutes
Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) for Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Dr. Megan Acho•10 minutes
Interview: PAP Problem Solving with Chandra Westergard•11 minutes
What is Chronic Insomnia Disorder with Dr. J. Todd Arnedt•12 minutes
Cognitive Behavioral Strategies for Insomnia with Dr. J. Todd Arnedt •11 minutes
The Pros and Cons of Sleep Medications with Dr. Deirdre Conroy•5 minutes
Narcolepsy and Idiopathic Hypersomnia: Definitions and Management with Dr. Anita Shelgikar•13 minutes
Disability Accommodations in Work and School with Dr. Shelley Hershner •16 minutes
Restless Leg Syndrome with Dr. Shelley Hershner•20 minutes
Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder with Dr. Leslie Swanson•8 minutes
Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Dr. Fauziya Hassan•18 minutes
Melatonin with Dr. Tyler Grove •6 minutes
Understanding Parasomnias with Dr. Neeraj Kaplish•18 minutes
Dreams and Nightmares with Dr. Alan Eiser•15 minutes
Wrap Up•2 minutes
5 readings•Total 50 minutes
Week 5 Preview: Topics and Guest Contributors•10 minutes
What is a Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorder?•10 minutes
Jet Lag•10 minutes
Supplemental Resources•10 minutes
Post-Survey•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
Week 5 Quiz•15 minutes
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