This live session has been archived
Wed,
Jan 24, 2024 |
7:00PM -
8:30PM EST
Humber River Health Presents
How Insomnia Impacts Cardiovascular Health and Metabolic Diseases
Barry Simon, MD, FRCP
Topics: Cardiovascular Health, Insomnia, Metabolic Diseases
This live session has been archived
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Moderated by: Dr. Arthur Kushner
Details
Objectives
- Identify the need to screen and assess a patient presenting with symptoms of insomnia
- Determine the impact of insomnia on affected patients
- Discuss the link between insomnia and cardiometabolic risk
- List the different non-pharmacological and non-prescription options for the management of sleep
- Contrast the benefits and risks of the different pharmacological treatment options for the management of chronic insomnia
Faculty
Barry Simon MD, FRCP
Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at University of Toronto, Consultant with the Leadership Centre for Diabetes at Mount Sinai Hospital
Dr. Barry Simon MD FRCP is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. He is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and a Consultant with the Leadership Centre for Diabetes at Mount Sinai Hospital where he improves diabetes adherence in patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. For the past two decades he has educated dietitians, family doctors and medical specialists on effective motivational and psychological strategies to improve diabetes adherence, the mental health issues in chronic illness and managing binge eating disorder.