- Disclosure 1min
- What is different about sleep as we age? 17min
- What are external influences on sleep? 9min
- Therapeutic Options for Insomnia in Elders 26min
- Learning Objectives Review 1min
Sleep for Seniors: Addressing Sleep Quality in the Geriatric Population
Sleep for Seniors: Addressing Sleep Quality in the Geriatric Population
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Description
This presentation provides an explanation of how to approach insomnia in patients over the age of 60. Topics will include changes in sleep stages as we age, including physiology and patterns; common geriatric conditions that exacerbate insomnia; medications that influence; and emphasis on a variety of gentle accessible therapies
Learning Objectives
- Understand common changes in sleep patterns with age
- Understand what medical conditions can be exacerbated by insomnia
- Understand safe therapeutic options for sleep disorders
- Understand influence of alcohol and caffeine on insomnia
Course Content
Instructor
Dr. Alethea Fleming, ND is a naturopathic physician and passionate advocate for naturopathic geriatric medicine. She is a Bastyr University graduate and earned a certificate in Gerontology from the University of Washington.
Dr. Fleming, ND is committed to providing whole-person compassionate care to adults. She believes that a physician’s role is to teach patients about positive health choices and empower patients to reach their health goals. Treatment of symptoms is important, but true healing comes from finding and treating the cause. Dr. Fleming focuses on managing chronic disease and acute conditions through diagnostic testing, herbal medicine, nutrition, pharmacy and therapeutic physical techniques.
Dr. Fleming is the owner of the Vital Aging Clinic in Anacortes, Washington where she has provided care to elders and someday-elders for over a dozen years. She also is adjunct faculty at Bastyr University and Middle Way Acupuncture Institute, as well as a proud member of AGS, WANP, and AANP.
Continuing Education Approvals
Canadian Federation of Aromatherapists (CFA)
0.625 CEU total (up to 0.625 CEU Category B) -Direct ApprovalCollege of Naturopathic Physicians of British Columbia (CNPBC)
1.25 hours total (up to 1.25 hours Category G - Ethics & Cultural Safety) -Direct ApprovalCollege of Naturopaths of Ontario (CONO)
1.25 credits total (up to 1.25 credits Category A) -Direct ApprovalNew Hampshire Association of Naturopathic Doctors (NHAND)
1.25 CEUs total (up to 1.25 CEUs General) -Direct ApprovalNorth American Naturopathic Continuing Education Accreditation Council (NANCEAC)
1.25 hours total (up to 1.25 hours General Education) -Direct Approval
Click here to learn more about NANCEAC AccreditationVermont Office of Professional Regulation (VT OPR)
1.25 hours total (up to 1.25 hours General) -Direct ApprovalAlliance of International Aromatherapists (AIA)
0.625 CPD total (up to 0.625 CPD Category B) -Assumed ApprovalArizona Naturopathic Physicians Medical Board (AZ NPMB)
1.25 CMEs total (up to 1.25 CMEs General) -Assumed ApprovalCollege of Naturopathic Doctors of Alberta (CNDA)
1.25 continuing competence credits total -Assumed ApprovalCollege of Naturopathic Physicians of British Columbia (CNPBC)
1.25 hours total (up to 1.25 hours Category C - Educational Courses) -Assumed ApprovalCollege of Naturopaths of Ontario (CONO)
1.25 credits total (up to 1.25 credits Category B) -Assumed ApprovalColorado Office of Naturopathic Doctor Registration (CO ONDR)
1.25 PDAs total -Assumed ApprovalConnecticut Department of Public Health: Naturopathic Physician Licensure (CT DPH: NPL)
1.25 hours total -Assumed ApprovalCouncil for Homeopathic Certification (CHC)
1.25 CEUs total (up to 1.25 CEUs Category 2) -Assumed ApprovalDistrict of Columbia Health Regulation and Licensing Administration (DC HRLA)
1.25 hours total -Assumed ApprovalHawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Professional & Vocational Licensing (HI DCCA)
1.25 CEs total (up to 1.25 CEs General) -Assumed ApprovalIdaho Board of Medicine: Naturopathic Medical Board (ID BOM: NMB)
1.25 hours total (up to 1.25 hours General) -Assumed ApprovalKansas State Board of Healing Arts (KS SBHA)
1.25 CEUs total -Assumed ApprovalMaine Board of Complementary Health Care Providers (ME BCHCP)
1.25 hours total (up to 1.25 hours General) -Assumed ApprovalManitoba Naturopathic Association (MNA)
1.25 hours total (up to 1.25 hours Category B) -Assumed ApprovalMaryland Board of Physicians (MD BP)
1.25 hours total -Assumed ApprovalMinnesota Board of Medical Practice (MN BMP)
1.25 contact hours total (up to 1.25 contact hours General) -Assumed ApprovalMontana Board of Alternative Health Care (MT BAHC)
1.25 hours total (up to 1.25 hours General) -Assumed ApprovalNorth Dakota Board of Integrative Health Care (ND BIHC)
1.25 credits total (up to 1.25 credits General) -Assumed ApprovalOregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine (OBNM)
1.25 hours total (up to 1.25 hours General Education) -Self Directed
Click here to learn more about Self-Directed CE ApprovalsRhode Island Department of Health: Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline (RI DOH: BMLD)
1.25 hours total -Assumed ApprovalSaskatchewan Association of Naturopathic Practitioners (SANP)
1.25 hours total (up to 1.25 hours Category C) -Assumed ApprovalUtah Naturopathic Physician Licensing Board (UT NPLB)
1.25 CEs total (up to 1.25 CEs General) -Assumed ApprovalWashington State Department of Health: Board of Naturopathy (WA DOH: BON)
1.25 hours total (up to 1.25 hours Category 2) -Assumed Approval
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