03.18.25 | POSTPONED: Pikanni Paokaan (Blackfeet Dreams)
Live Webinar ~ 12:00 - 1:00 PM EST
Guest Speaker
Vernon Grant, PhD
Assistant Research Professor
Center for American Indian and Rural Health Equity
Montana State University
Speaker Bio:
Dr. Vernon Grant was born and raised in Browning, MT and is an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Nation (Amp-ska-pi-pikuni). Dr. Grant holds an interdisciplinary PhD in Exercise Science and Community Health from the University of Montana and is currently an Assistant Research Professor in the Center for American Indian and Rural Health at Montana State University. Dr. Grant’s current funding is a K01 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at NIH titled, “Developing, implementing, and evaluating a mixed-methods community-based participatory research sleep intervention in families with K-1st grade children living on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation.” Dr. Grant has dedicated his career to serving Indian country and conducting research that helps and benefits Indian people.
Session Overview
Tribal communities are an underserved and understudied population, especially as it relates to sleep. This session will provide an overview of the first sleep interventions to investigate the sleep environment and develop and implement an intervention to improve sleep.
Learning Objectives
After participating in this activity, attendees should be better able to:
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In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. | ![]() |
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 1.00 APA
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.
In support of improving patient care, Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
- 1.00 AttendanceParticipants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. This credit is accepted by the AAPA and AANP.