2023-2024 Tom F. Anders Seminar Series
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This series occurs on the 3rd Tuesday of every month (unless otherwise noted) from 12:00 - 1:00 PM EST
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The Tom Anders Seminars (aka Providence Sleep Research Interest Group (PSRIG)) was formed in 1990 and provides an opportunity for scientists and clinicians to interact on a monthly basis for the scholarly exchange of ideas and information pertaining to the area of sleep and circadian rhythms. We present a diverse lineup of speakers from various institutions both nationally and internationally and to open this series to a wider audience. We hope to maintain an atmosphere that is informal, intimate, and sleep-sophisticated.
Sleep and circadian rhythms are intimately related to nearly all aspects of mental and physical health, yet are often underrepresented in the physician training curriculum. Topics are chosen to represent current key topics in sleep, circadian rhythms, and health that are relevant to public health and clinical practice. Invited speakers represent diverse backgrounds and approaches in their study of sleep and chronobiological issues, as well as pediatric mental health, including basic and clinical research.
Target Audience
This educational initiative is designed for local, regional, national, and international physicians (primary care and specialists), nurses, nurse practitioners, psychologists, physician assistants, social workers, residents, fellows, medical students, and other allied memebers of the sleep and circadian rhythms care team.
Learning Objectives
After participating in this educational series, the learner should be better able to:
- Describe the neural mechanisms of sleep, chronobiology, and mental health
- Outline novel approaches to sleep, mental health, and pathophysiology in children and adolescent sleep and circadian rhythms
- State psychosocial and cultural predictors that impact health and development
- Integrate developmental and longitudinal relationships of sleep, circadian rhythms, and mental health
Grant Acknowledgement
This work is supported by the COBRE Center for Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Child and Adolescent Mental Health funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the NIH under grant number P20GM139743. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Tom F. Anders Seminar Series Schedule
9.19.2023 Mona El-Sheikh, PhD
10.17.2023 Gina Poe, PhD
11.21.2023 A. Schwichtenberg, PhD
12.19.2023 Stephen P. Becker, PhD
1.16.2024 Jessica Hamilton, PhD
2.13.2024 Megan Petrov, PhD
3.19.2024 Dayna Johnson, PhD, MPH, MSW, MS
4.23.2024 Jamie Edgin, PhD
5.21.2024 Douglas Teti, PhD
Series Chair
Mary A. Carskadon, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Director, Chronobiology, and Sleep Research Laboratory at E.P. Bradley Hospital
Providence, RI
Series Co-Chair
Jared M. Saletin, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Associate Director, E.P. Bradley Hospital Sleep Research Laboratory
Providence, RI
Planning Committee
Meghan Flanagan
CME Project Coordinator
Office of Continuing Medical Education
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Jennifer Maloney
Assistant Director, CME Accreditation and Special Projects
Office of Continuing Medical Education
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Gina Mason, PhD
Research Fellow in Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Cristal L. Medeiros
Research Administrative Coordinator
COBRE Center for Sleep & Circadian Rhythms in Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Darlynn M. Rojo-Wissar, PhD, MPH
Research Fellow in Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Maria Sullivan
Director, Office of Continuing Medical Education
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and the COBRE Center for Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. The Warren Alpert Medical School is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education.
Credit Designation:
Physicians: The Warren Alpert Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Psychologists: Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for 1.0 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. This credit is accepted by the Rhode Island Board of Licensure.
Social Workers: Applications are in process for the NASW, Rhode Island.