Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care
From Sleep Disorders to Sleep Health
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.
5 Modules
15 Hours
3 hrs per module (approx.)
Rating
About From Sleep Disorders to Sleep Health
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, you’ll 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 adulthood. Take a closer look at how specific sleep problems affect diverse populations as defined by gender, race, ethnicity, environment, or common health conditions. Finally, you’ll examine the main types of sleep disorders, from symptoms and testing to diagnosis and treatment. From Sleep Disorders to Sleep Health should appeal to anyone interested in sleep as one of the main pillars of health and wellness, providing insight into one of the most prominent aspects of our lives.
Skills You'll Gain
- Health Equity
- Sleep Medicine
- Sleep Studies
- Stress Management
What You'll Earn
- Certificate of Completion:
- Certificates of completion acknowledge knowledge acquired upon completion of a non-credit course or program.
Welcome Message
Welcome to From Sleep Disorders to Sleep Health, an online course that explores the essential role sleep plays in physical and mental well-being. You will learn evidence-based strategies to improve sleep quality and gain practical insight into common sleep disorders across diverse populations and life stages. Through expert perspectives and reflection, this course equips you to support healthier sleep for yourself and others.
This abbreviated syllabus description was created with the help of AI tools and reviewed by staff. The full syllabus is available to those who enroll in the course.
Course Schedule
Module 1: Welcome to the Course
- Video: Welcome to the Course
- Reading: Course Syllabus
- Reading: Help Us Learn About You!
- Discussion Prompt: Introduce Yourself
- Video: Week 1 Introduction
- Reading: Week 1 Preview: Topics and Guest Contributors
- Video: Overview of Healthy Sleep with Dr. Doug Kirsch
- Video: Sleep Deprivation with Dr. Shelley Hershner
Module 2: Obtaining Healthy Sleep
- Video: Week 2 Introduction
- Reading: Week 2 Preview: Topics and Guest Contributors
- Video: History of Human Sleep with Dr. Roger Ekirch
- Video: The Two Process Model of Sleep with Dr. Jordan Standlee
- Video: Sleep Duration, Timing, Regularity, and a Healthy Circadian Rhythm with Dr. Greta Raglan
- Video: Sleep Tracking Technologies with Dr. Cathy Goldstein
- Video: Light, the Biological Clock, and Sleep with Dr. Christine Blume
- Video: The Effects of Substances on Sleep with Dr. Deirdre Conroy
- Reading: Daylight Savings Impact
- Video: Interview: Standard Time with Dr. Karin Johnson
- Video: Interview: Sunshine Act with Dr. Karin Johnson
- Video: Sleep and Stress with Dr. Mohan Dutt
- Reading: Sleep Irregularity
Module 3: Healthy Sleep Across the Lifespan
- Video: Week 3 Introduction
- Reading: Week 3 Preview: Topics and Guest Contributors
- Video: Safe Sleep Environments and Co-Sleeping with Dr. Lisa Matlen
- Video: How to Put Your Infant to Sleep (Sleep Strategies) with Dr. Dawn Dore-Stites
- Video: Specific Sleep Strategies for Children with Dr. Dawn Dore-Stites
- Video: School Start Times and Sleep Deprivation with Dr. Judith Owens
- Video: Adolescents, Media, and Sleep with Dr. Jan Van den Bulck
- Video: Sleep Strategies for Adolescents with Dr. Barb Felt
- Video: Sleep in Pregnancy with Dr. Louise O'Brien
- Video: Women's Sleep and Menopause with Dr. Grace Pien
- Video: Interview: Sleep and Work with Dr. Chris Barnes
- Video: Part 1: Sleep and Aging with Dr. Alon Avidan
- Video: Part 2: Sleep and Aging with Dr. Alon Avidan
Module 4: Diverse Populations
- Video: Week 4 Introduction
- Reading: Week 4 Preview: Topics and Guest Contributors
- Video: Interview: Sleep in Diverse Communities with Dr. Ron Gavidia
- Video: Sleep Health Equity with Dr. Hrayr Attarian
- Reading: Differences in Sleep in Countries Around the World
- Video: Climate Change and Sleep with Dr. Daniel Rifkin
- Video: Part 1: Impacts of Family and Bedpartners on Sleep with Dr. Punitha Vijayakumar
- Video: Part 2: Impacts of Family and Bedpartners on Sleep with Dr. Punitha Vijayakumar
- Video: Sleep in the U.S. Military with Dr. Afifa Uzzaman
- Video: Common Psychiatric Disorders and Sleep with Dr. Sinan Baran
- Video: Interview: Heart Disease with Dr. Sonja Schütz
- Video: Sleep and Cancer with Dr. Ron Gavidia
- Video: Sleep and Dementia with Dr. Bruno Giordani
Module 5: Sleep Disorders
- Video: Week 5 Introduction
- Reading: Week 5 Preview: Topics and Guest Contributors
- Video: Part 1: What Happens at a Sleep Disorders Center with Dr. Ronald Chervin
- Video: Part 2: What Happens at a Sleep Disorders Center with Dr. Ronald Chervin
- Video: Sleep Disorders Center: A Behind-the-Scenes Tour
- Video: Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Dr. Megan Acho
- Video: Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) for Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Dr. Megan Acho
- Video: Interview: PAP Problem Solving with Chandra Westergard
- Video: What is Chronic Insomnia Disorder with Dr. J. Todd Arnedt
- Video: Cognitive Behavioral Strategies for Insomnia with Dr. J. Todd Arnedt
- Video: The Pros and Cons of Sleep Medications with Dr. Deirdre Conroy
- Video: Narcolepsy and Idiopathic Hypersomnia: Definitions and Management with Dr. Anita Shelgikar
- Video: Disability Accommodations in Work and School with Dr. Shelley Hershner
- Video: Restless Leg Syndrome with Dr. Shelley Hershner
- Reading: What is a Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorder?
- Video: Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder with Dr. Leslie Swanson
- Reading: Jet Lag
- Video: Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Dr. Fauziya Hassan
- Video: Melatonin with Dr. Tyler Grove
- Video: Understanding Parasomnias with Dr. Neeraj Kaplish
- Video: Dreams and Nightmares with Dr. Alan Eiser
- Video: Wrap Up
- Reading: Supplemental Resources
- Reading: Post-Survey
Grading Policy
Course materials and assessments are available for self-paced learning. Learners must earn an overall grade of 80% or higher to pass the course and receive a certificate. Final grades are based entirely on five graded quizzes, worth 20% each.
Professor of Neurology and Michael S. Aldrich Collegiate Professor of Sleep Medicine, Director
Associate Professor of Neurology
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Beginner Level
A background in sleep, medicine, or biology is not required. Learners in high school and beyond can benefit from the course materials.
What Learners Are Saying
The polysomnogram is an important test which may be requested by your provider to help evaluate for a variety of sleep disorders, including, for example, sleep disordered breathing, abnormal heart rhythms during sleep, abnormal behaviors or movements during sleep, or s…
Megan Acho, MD, MS Clinical Associate Professor, University of Michigan Medical School
