18th Annual Sleep Medicine CME

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This is scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 25, 2026.

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When: April 25, 2026

Registration opens at 07:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Topic:  SLEEP CME WEBINAR 2026

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The course syllabus will be available to download from medicalcme.org

Overview

Physicians in all areas of medicine encounter patients who complain of disturbed sleep. The purpose of this course, the 18th in its series, is to provide clinicians with the knowledge needed to recognize and treat major sleep disorders likely to be encountered in their clinical practice.

The course would emphasize a practical approach to sleep medicine across multiple specialties, including primary care medicine, family practice, psychiatry, neurology, geriatrics, and clinical psychology.

The course will focus on the assessment and evaluation of excessive sleepiness, sleep apnea, and narcolepsy, appreciate evaluation strategies and management of chronic insomnia and circadian disorders, and be able to evaluate and manage restless legs syndrome.

The course will conclude with a discussion of the history of sleep medicine leading to our current understanding of why we sleep and the underlying brain mechanisms generating sleep and wakefulness

Attendees will acquire skills needed in the recognition, evaluation, and management of the major sleep disorders they are likely to encounter during routine clinical practice across the patient’s lifespan, from pediatrics to older age. A primary goal of the course is to provide practitioners with both pragmatic evaluation strategies and treatment recommendations that may be integrated into their clinical practice.

Course faculty will discuss etiology, pathophysiology, diagnostic strategies, and pharmacological and behavioral treatment options and harmonize the management strategies based on evidence-based medicine and shared decision-making.

Lecturer

7:45 am – 8:00 am

Welcome and Introduction

Alon Y. Avidan MD, MPH

8:00 am – 9:00 am

The History and
 Discovery of Sleep

Kenneth Millier

9:00 am – 10:00 am

Pediatric Sleep Medicine

Judy Owens, MD

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Evaluation and Management of Chronic Insomnia Disorder

Deirdre A. Conroy, Ph.D. PLLC

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Modern Strategies for Managing Sleep Apnea

Atul Malhotra, MD

12:00 pm – 01:00 pm

Sleepless in the 21st Century: Rethinking Chronic Insomnia Care

Colin Espie, PhD

Dr. Espie's Lecture Does NOT Offer CME Credits

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

The Evaluation and Management of Narcolepsy

Kiran Maski,
MD MPH

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Circadian and Sleep 
Strategies to Optimize Health, Performance and Safety

Charles A. Czeisler, MD, PhD

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Unrest at Rest: Innovations in Managing Restless Legs Syndrome

Michael Silber, M.B. Ch.B.

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Sleep in Older Age & People with Dementia

Sonia Ancoli-Israel, PhD

5:00 pm – 5:15 pm

Summary and Conclusion

Alon Y. Avidan MD, MPH

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