Solving for Sleep SAMHSA Webinar Series
Integrating Care Through a Biopsychosocial Approach to Health
PCDC, in collaboration the SAMHSA Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions, is engaging in a year-long virtual initiative focused on addressing sleep and related social and health needs through enhancing integrated primary and behavioral health care. This initiative will include live virtual learning opportunities, free tools and resources, and linkage to experts in the field. An anchor for the year will be a monthly webinar series focused on building foundations and advanced applications of sleep knowledge.
Webinar sessions are 60 minutes each with a follow-on open ‘office hour’ for Q&A with experts, and will range in topics including:
- Foundations in sleep and health outcomes (comorbidity, connection to COVID-19, social determinants of health, and opportunities for integrated care teams)
- Perspectives of persons with lived experiences (including patients, parents of children with sleep difficulties, older adults)
- Health disparities and sleep
- Behavioral assessment and intervention in sleep
- Medical assessment and intervention in sleep (including OSA, medication, addressing medical comorbidity)
- Addressing sleep ourselves as healthcare providers (including sleep/work balance, creating sleep-conducive spaces, sharing of experiences, role of sleep in our work, etc.)
Addressing Insomnia in Health Centers: Getting Real About What Impacts our Patients’ Sleep
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
1p.m. to 2p.m. ET
Speakers:
Julita Mir, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Community Care Cooperative
Lee Ruszczyk, Senior Director of Behavioral Health at Henry J. Austin FQHC
Camille Evans, LMSW, Behavioral Health Consultant and Social Services Manager at Valor Health
Is sleep a vital sign? What is Coronasomnia? How do you see sleep impacting the patients you serve? You are invited to join the conversation on October 27th by speaking up during this “townhall style” interactive listening session focused on the state of sleep. Featuring a panel of expert clinicians from health centers across the country sharing experience, guidance and discussing your concerns – do not miss this opportunity to connect with other providers so we can “solve for sleep” together.
This interactive listening session is offered by the Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) and the SAMHSA Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions.
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Sleep: The Foundation of Improved Health Outcomes
Thursday, December 3, 2020
1p.m to 2:30p.m. ET
Speakers:
Jack Todd Wahrenberger, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer at Pittsburgh Mercy
Andrew Philip, PhD, LP, Senior Director, Clinical & Population Health at Primary Care Development Corporation
Join us for the first sleep series webinar session! Featuring Dr. Todd Wahrenberger and Dr. Andrew Philip sharing critical information on how sleep and sleep deprivation impact health from a primary care and behavioral health lens and touching on topics like the intersection of sleep with current events, COVID-19, social determinants of health, and opportunities for health integration makes this a session you won’t want to miss.
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Unseen Impacts: Health Disparities and Sleep
Thursday, January 7, 2021
1p.m to 2:30p.m. ET
Speakers:
Carmela Alcántara, PhD, Associate Professor of Social Work, Columbia University School of Social Work
Kim Prendergast, MPP, Director of Social Determinants of Health, Community Care Cooperative (C3)
Tiffany Yip, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Fordham University Department of Psychology
Andrew Philip, PhD, LP, Senior Director, Clinical & Population Health at Primary Care Development Corporation
Announcing the second session of our Solving for Sleep webinar series, Unseen Impacts: Health Disparities and Sleep. Join expert panelists from across the country for an essential conversation on how disparities related to key determinants including housing, income, employment, and race intersect with sleep and health outcomes. Taking place January 7 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET and immediately followed by an interactive 30-minute Q&A “open office.”
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Sleep: Behavioral Health Lens on Sleep: Assessment and Intervention
Thursday, February 4, 2021
1p.m to 2:30p.m. ET
Speakers:
Anayansi Lombardero, PhD, Assistant Professor & Clinical Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno, School of Medicine
Lee Ruszczyk, Senior Director of Behavioral Health, Henry J. Austin FQHC
This session will address sleep within behavioral health treatment: screening for sleep needs, behavioral interventions for sleep, interdisciplinary collaboration, and more.
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Sleep: One Good Night: Experiences of Patients and Families Across the Lifespan
Thursday, March 4, 2021
1p.m to 2:30p.m. ET
Featuring individuals sharing their unique sleep journeys, this interactive session shines a light on the lived experience of sleep difficulty. Join us for this critical conversation in our Solving for Sleep series as we learn first-hand how to deepen our understanding of supporting comprehensive patient sleep needs.
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Physical Health and Primary Care Lens on Sleep: Assessment and Intervention
Thursday, April 1, 2021
1p.m to 2:30p.m. ET
Speakers:
Meena Khan, MD, Program Director- Sleep Medicine Fellowship, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Andrew Philip, PhD, LP, Clinical Lead and Senior Director, Partnerships, Primary Care Development Corporation
On April 1, our national conversation about sleep continues with an interactive session focused on the physical health impacts of sleep. Join as we upskill and discuss the practical assessments and evidence-based interventions around key components of sleep including: screening; medical comorbidities including sleep apnea; medications and supplements. This webinar will have a specific focus on leveraging integrated care approaches to address client sleep challenges.
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What about Us? A Discussion with and for Healthcare Providers
Thursday, May 6, 2021
1p.m to 2:30p.m. ET
Speakers:
Charles A. Czeisler, PhD, MD, FRCP; Baldino Professor of Sleep Medicine, Harvard; Chief of the Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Hala Sabry, DO, MBA, Founder of Physician Moms Group
Andrew Philip, PhD, LP, Clinical Lead and Senior Director, Partnerships, Primary Care Development Corporation
The final event of the Solving for Sleep series will focus on you, the health care provider. This webinar will explore why many health professionals have a complex relationship with their own sleep habits and detail how they can identify barriers to prioritizing their own health needs. It will also challenge the status quo of how providers think about sleep in relation to their work in the health field. Health care providers and their mentors, managers and leadership, researchers, and policymakers will all benefit from this important dialogue on sleep health for the health care professions.
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Expert Conversations: An Interview on Primary Care and the National Sleep Research Plan with Dr. Marishka Brown
PCDC hosted an Expert Conversation with Dr. Marishka Brown, Director of the National Center for Sleep Disorders Research, to discuss opportunities for addressing sleep in primary care and learn about how primary care providers can engage in the newly revised national Sleep Research Plan to help shape the sleep of the nation.
Customized Trainings
PCDC offers comprehensive, hands-on trainings for health care staff and providers that are customized to accommodate any group’s unique needs. With workshops ranging from improving patient-practitioner communication to overcoming barriers in health literacy, PCDC’s courses encourage team building and foster healthy workplace habits.
