SCNi Prize Medal lecture: 'Multidimensional sleep health: From concept to clinic'


Venue: H B Allen Centre. Refreshments from 3.30pm (Cafeteria), Lecture at 4.00pm (Lecture Theatre)

Daniel J. Buysse, MD, Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine, and Clinical and Translational Science
UPMC Endowed Chair in Sleep Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry

Biog:
Daniel J. Buysse, MD, is Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine, and Clinical and Translational Science and the UPMC Endowed Chair in Sleep Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. His research focuses on the insomnia; multidimensional sleep health; behavioral interventions for sleep problems; and interactions between sleep and circadian rhythms. Dr. Buysse has received research funding from the National Institutes for Health (NIMH, NIA, NHLBI, NIDA, NCATS), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Veterans Administration, and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Insitute. He has published over 450 peer-reviewed papers and over 125 invited articles. Dr. Buysse is the Program Director of an NHLBI-funded sleep and circadian science T32 training program. Dr. Buysse is Past President of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and President-Elect of the Sleep Research Society. He has served as Deputy Editor of the journals SLEEP and Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, Associate Editor of Behavioral Sleep Medicine, and Chair of the NIH MESH study section.