Sleep and Aging

Join this session which will address questions relevant to older adults

including: What is normal sleep; When should you talk to your doctor;

& What can you do to improve your sleep.

This talk will be

presented by Dr. Brienne Miner. Dr. Miner is a geriatrician and sleep

medicine physician and researcher interested in improving the management

of sleep disturbances in older adults. After receiving her MD from the

State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, she completed

further training at Yale University, including residency in Internal

Medicine, a clinical and research fellowship in Geriatrics, and a

clinical fellowship in Sleep Medicine. Her current interests include

evaluation of sleep problems in older adults using self-reported and

objective measures. Ultimately, she aims to design interventions to

improve sleep, which may lead to better mental and physical function in

older adults.