E-02 Counting Heffalumps: Insomnia in older persons (a geriatrician's POV, redux)

Wendy Chiu, Canada

Assistant professor
Division of Geriatric Medicine, Dept. of Medicine
McGill University

Overview

(Editted slides uploaded 2023-12-06 @12h.)

Objectives

At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to, in the care of their older patients:

▪Generate a differential diagnosis of insomnia when assessing patients with sleep concerns

▪Instruct patients on some strategies for non-pharmacologic sleep management

▪Prescribe hypnotics judiciously and sparingly in the elderly population

▪Understand causes of thus create management strategies for insomnia in patients with major neurocognitive disorders (dementia)

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