Event Registration - Washtenaw Psychology Society
Light, Circadian Rhythms, and Human Health
11/20/202612:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
Event Description
This presentation will review the components of the circadian system (retinal photoreceptors, central pacemaker, peripheral clocks, light, melatonin and the measurement and regulation of circadian rhythms), and the circadian and non-circadian effects of light on sleep and mood. The methodology and results of several clinical trials exploring the use of morning light treatment on symptoms in chronic disease will also be reviewed - including trials in chronic pain conditions, inflammatory bowel disease and post-traumatic stress disorder.
This webinar has been approved by the University of Detroit Mercy, an institution regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, which is our partner in the offerings of Continuing Education activities.
This training/event has been approved by the NASW-Michigan Chapter for 2.0 synchronous General Management social work CEs: Approval Number 20261120-CA-WPS.
Dr. Helen Burgess is the Richard Tam Bipolar and Circadian Research Professor of Psychiatry and Co-Director of the Sleep and Circadian Research Laboratory at the University of Michigan. At the invitation of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Dr. Burgess assisted in formulating the latest clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders with light therapy and melatonin. Her current research focuses on the assessment and treatment of sleep and circadian disturbance in a variety of human clinical conditions including alcoholism, chronic pain conditions, bipolar depression, HIV, inflammatory bowel disease and post-traumatic stress disorder.
This webinar has been approved by the University of Detroit Mercy, an institution regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, which is our partner in the offerings of Continuing Education activities.
This training/event has been approved by the NASW-Michigan Chapter for 2.0 synchronous General Management social work CEs: Approval Number 20261120-CA-WPS.
Dr. Helen Burgess is the Richard Tam Bipolar and Circadian Research Professor of Psychiatry and Co-Director of the Sleep and Circadian Research Laboratory at the University of Michigan. At the invitation of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Dr. Burgess assisted in formulating the latest clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders with light therapy and melatonin. Her current research focuses on the assessment and treatment of sleep and circadian disturbance in a variety of human clinical conditions including alcoholism, chronic pain conditions, bipolar depression, HIV, inflammatory bowel disease and post-traumatic stress disorder.