Tuesday December 06, 2022 from 11:00 to 12:00
Presenter
Assistant professor
Division of Geriatric Medicine, Dept. of Medicine
McGill University
Overview
(Editted slides uploaded 2023-12-06 @12h.)
Objectives
At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to, in the care of their older patients:
▪Generate a differential diagnosis of insomnia when assessing patients with sleep concerns
▪Instruct patients on some strategies for non-pharmacologic sleep management
▪Prescribe hypnotics judiciously and sparingly in the elderly population
▪Understand causes of thus create management strategies for insomnia in patients with major neurocognitive disorders (dementia)
Lectures by Wendy Chiu
| When | Session | Talk Title | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
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Tue-06 08:30 - 10:35 |
Plenary - 5 | Elder care: Tips for your toolbox | |
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Tue-06 11:00 - 12:00 |
E-02 - Counting Heffalumps: Insomnia in older persons (a geriatrician's POV, redux) - Wendy Chiu | Counting Heffalumps: Insomnia in older persons (a geriatrician's POV, redux) |