Sleep After Brain Injury

This webinar is worth 1.5 CEUs

Description

People with brain injuries often suffer from sleep disorders that can affect daytime function, mood, relationships, health and overall wellbeing. This workshop will address sleep disorders and discuss pharmacological treatments as standard sleep hygiene.

Presenter

Heidi N. Fusco, MD

Dr. Fusco is an Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Rusk Rehabilitation at NYU Langone Medicine Center.  She completed her medical education at New York Medical College, residency training at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation in Boston Massachusetts, and Brain Injury fellowship at Rusk Rehabilitation at NYU Langone Medical Center. She is board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Brain Injury Rehabilitation Medicine. She specializes in the care of patients with brain injury in the acute, subacute and outpatient settings. Her practice skills include treating mild to severe brain injury, spasticity, pain, disorders of consciousness, sleep, cognition, mood and behavioral problems.

Objectives

Attendees will:

Understand the function and architecture of normal sleep

Learn types of sleep disorders as well as their incidence and their risk factors

Understand evaluation, diagnosis and treatment options for sleep disorders

Webinar Instructions

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The Brain Injury Association of New York State, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department as an approved provider of continuing education in the following professions:  physical therapy and physical therapy assistant; speech-language pathologists and audiologists; licensed social workers, occupational therapists and/or occupational therapy assistants and CTLE (continuing teacher and leader education).  

Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS) Certificates and Certificates of Attendance are also available.