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Sleep & Health Symposium: Sleep Problems in Children with Special Needs
Join us on November 9, 2012 for a Sleep & Health Symposium at Cleveland Clinic from 8:00 a.m. to noon. This program, presented by Cleveland Clinic's Sleep Disorders Center, is for primary care providers, nurses and other healthcare professionals interested in learning about breathing disorders in children while sleeping with an emphasis on children with special needs. The symposium will include presentations by speakers whose training spans pediatrics, psychology, otolaryngology and pulmonolgy.
Learn more about the program and registration information.
Edited by Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer, MD; Jyoti Krishna, MD; Kumar Budur, MD Published by Oxford University Press, 2010.
Offering a practical approach to the introduction of sleep medicine, this easy to use, concise volume uses actual patient cases from the Cleveland Clinic Sleep Disorders Center. A wide spectrum of diagnoses are included to expose the reader to the extensive range of sleep–wake disorders that a patient can experience. Written in a concise format designed to illustrate the signs and symptoms, diagnostic criteria, workup and routine treatment of patients presenting to the sleep clinic, this volume serves as a practical text perfect for busy primary-care practitioners seeking to improve their knowledge of sleep–wake disorders. Whenever possible, tracings from diagnostic tests, photography, and video clips are provided to enhance clinical presentations and to aid in recognition of abnormalities identified in the sleep laboratory.
Pediatric Sleep Services Offered at multiple regional Cleveland Clinic locations
Jyoti Krishna, MD, the Head of Pediatric Sleep at Cleveland Clinic Sleep Disorders Center is now available for consultations at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, Fairview Hospital and Independence Family Health Center. Dr. Krishna’s specialties consist of pediatric sleep disorders, including snoring, sleep apnea, excessive daytime sleepiness, parasomnias, behavioral insomnia and circadian rhythm disorders. Dr. Krishna is board certified in both sleep medicine and pediatrics. To arrange for an appointment, please call 216.444.5559.
FOX-8 - Dr. Krishna talks about Getting enough sleep during the school year with Robin Swoboda.
WKYC-TV 3 – Senior Health Correspondent Monica Robins stays awake at the Cleveland Clinic’s Fairhill Sleep Center to show dangers of sleep deprivation. Dr. Nancy Foldvary comments.
WKYC-TV 3 Mid-day – Dr. Foldvary is interviewed about the dangers of sleep deprivation.
