Harvard Sleep Medicine 2025
Overview
Sleep Medicine 2025 will be delivered online this year through live streaming, interactive Q&A sessions, and other remote learning tools. This dynamic program will explore the critical role of sleep in both medical and psychiatric conditions and address the ongoing gap in formal sleep education during medical training. With rapidly evolving treatment options and updated practice guidelines, the field of sleep medicine remains an essential and timely focus for continuing medical education. Participants will have the opportunity to engage directly with leading experts in the field throughout the course.
This comprehensive course provides education and updates to optimize your care of patients. The following topics will be covered:
- Sleep Physiology
- Circadian Control of Sleep
- Dreaming
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Insomnia
- Narcolepsy
- Idiopathic Hypersomnia and other rare hypersomnias
- Sleep and Autonomic Dysfunction
- Sleep and Memory
- Sleep, the Blood-Brain Barrier and Glymphatic Function
- Periodic Limb Movements of Sleep and Restless Legs Syndrome
- Pain, Opiates and Sleep
- Parasomnias
- Sleep, Lifestyle and Weight
- Sleep and Exercise
- Sleep, Climate and Disease – Are they related?
- Wearables in the assessment of sleep pattern
- Sleep and Music
Learning Objectives
- Recognize sleep disorders.
- Initiate evaluation for common sleep disorders.
- Interpret information from sleep tests.
- Initiate up-to-date treatment for common sleep disorders.
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Sleep Evaluation and Basic Sleep Physiology
8:00-8:45 am
Circadian Control of Sleep
8:45-9:30 am
Dreaming
9:30-10:00 am
Question and Answer Session
10:00-10:30 am
Break
10:30-10:45 am
Obstructive Sleep Apnea – Presentation and PAP treatment
10:45-11:30 am
Central Sleep Apnea
11:30 am-12:00 pm
Question and Answer Session
12:00-12:15 pm
Lunch Break
12:15-1:00 pm
Surgical Treatment for OSA
1:00-1:30 pm
Insomnia – Clinical Presentation and Treatment Options
1:30-2:15 pm
Question and Answer Session
2:15-2:45 pm
Break
2:45-3:00 pm
Dental Sleep Medicine (Not eligible for CE credit)
3:00-3:15 pm
Parasomnias – RBD and NREM Parasomnias
3:15-3:45 pm
Narcolepsy – Diagnosis and Treatment
3:45-4:30 pm
Idiopathic Hypersomnia and Other Rare Hypersomnias
4:30-5:15 pm
Question and Answer Session
5:15-5:45 pm
Friday, October 10, 2025
Sleep and Autonomic Dysfunction
8:00-8:45 am
Sleep and Memory
8:45-9:30 am
Sleep, the Blood-Brain Barrier, and Glymphatic Function
9:30-10:00 am
Question and Answer Session
10:00-10:30 am
Break
10:30-11:00 am
Updates on Periodic Limb Movements of Sleep and Restless Legs Syndrome
11:00-11:30 am
Pain, Opiates, and Sleep – How to Navigate a Complex Circle
11:30 am-12:00 pm
Question and Answer Session
12:00-12:15 pm
Lunch Break
12:15-1:00 pm
Circadian Rhythms and Metabolism
1:00-1:45 pm
Sleep, Lifestyle, and Weight
1:45-2:15 pm
Sleep and Exercise
2:15-2:45 pm
Question and Answer Session
2:45-3:00 pm
Break
3:00-3:15 pm
“Sleep, climate and disease” are they related?
3:15-3:45 pm
Wearables in the Assessment of Sleep Pattern – Limitations and Promises
3:45-4:15 pm
Sleep and Music
4:15-4:45 pm



