From Sleep Disorders to Sleep Health
University of Michigan
Healthy sleep is essential to good physical and mental health. If you or someone you know has ever struggled with sleep, daytime alertness, or has recently been diagnosed with a sleep disorder, From Sleep Disorders to Sleep Health can be a helpful guide. In this course, youâll explore the importance of sleep and the barriers that can prevent effective sleep. You will learn how sleep needs, functions, and vulnerabilities can differ dramatically across the human lifespan, from childhood to adultho
About this Course
Healthy sleep is essential to good physical and mental health. If you or someone you know has ever struggled with sleep, daytime alertness, or has recently been diagnosed with a sleep disorder, From Sleep Disorders to Sleep Health can be a helpful guide. In this course, youâll explore the importance of sleep and the barriers that can prevent effective sleep. You will learn how sleep needs, functions, and vulnerabilities can differ dramatically across the human lifespan, from childhood to adultho
What You'll Learn
- Learn the benefits of healthy sleep and barriers that commonly interfere with that goal.
- Learn how sleep changes across the lifespan and for people with diverse backgrounds, environments, or illnesses.
- Understand the causes, symptoms, tests, and treatments for a range of common and impactful sleep disorders.
Instructors
Ronald Chervin, MD, MS
Division of Sleep Medicine, University of Michigan Health
Shelley Hershner, MD
Division of Sleep Medicine, University of Michigan Health
Megan Acho, MD, MS
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and Sleep Disorders Centers, University of Michigan Health