Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Identify and discuss the key elements of basic sleep science, including circadian biology and Sleep Neurobiology, Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics of Sleep and Waking
• Identify and discuss the key elements of restricted sleep, including the neurobehavioral and physiological effects
• Discuss what is referred to as “enabling technology” in regard to analysis of sleep-wake states, and postmortem brain analysis in sleep disorder patients
• Describe the impact of sleep on health, including sex differences, racial and ethnic disparities, aging, safety, and medical conditions
• Identify and explain sleep disorders, including sleep-disordered breathing, insomnia, narcolepsy, restless legs syndrome and parasomnias

Introduction

Sleep-related problems affect 50 to 70 million Americans of all ages. Sleep-related problems have the same clinical relevance in women as men and some sleep problems are more common in women. Important disparities in prevalence and severity of individual sleep disorders have been identified in racial and ethnic minorities and underserved populations. Sleep problems and disorders have major impacts on society, but have not received sufficient attention in clinical practice, in the education of health care providers and future biomedical researchers, or in public health education and intervention programs.