Abstract

The purpose of this application is to develop, implement, and evaluate an innovative medical school curriculum at the Brown University School of Medicine in sleep and its disorders. Curriculum organization is based on a biopsychosocial approach to sleep and emphasizes two fundamental educational goals for students: acquisition of a basic foundation in sleep physiology and clinical diagnostic skills related to sleep and sleep disorders in both adults and children, and translation of these basic knowledge, skills, and attitudes about sleep into an organized and comprehensive clinical approach to sleep and sleep disorders in infants, children, and adolescents. Curriculum development will be guided by specific educational principles, namely adult learning theory and instructional technology process, as well as by integration into the Brown MD 2000 competency-based curriculum. Curriculum content will be organized into eight modules, with each addressing a specific sleep issue on a pre-clinical and/or clinical medical school level. Specific educational objectives include the development of a pediatric sleep history instrument; a self-study, self-health and awareness program for medical students on sleep, sleep habits, and the effects of sleep deprivation; development of several video vignettes on sleep problems in children and adolescents; and development of a community education project with medical students giving presentations on adolescent sleep needs and drowsy driving. The curriculum is intended to be modifiable for use in primary care (pediatrics, family medicine) and mental health (child psychology, psychiatry) training programs and other medical school settings.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Type
Academic/Teacher Award (ATA) (K07)
Project #
5K07HL003896-02
Application #
6056118
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZHL1-CSR-I (M3))
Project Start
1998-09-01
Project End
2003-08-31
Budget Start
1999-09-01
Budget End
2000-08-31
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
1999
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Rhode Island Hospital (Providence, RI)
Department
Type
DUNS #
161202122
City
Providence
State
RI
Country
United States
Zip Code
02903

  Publications

Liu, Xianchen; Liu, Lianqi; Owens, Judith A et al. (2005) Sleep patterns and sleep problems among schoolchildren in the United States and China. Pediatrics 115:241-9
Longenecker, J Craig; Klag, Michael J; Marcovina, Santica M et al. (2005) High lipoprotein(a) levels and small apolipoprotein(a) size prospectively predict cardiovascular events in dialysis patients. J Am Soc Nephrol 16:1794-802
Fox, C S; Longenecker, J C; Powe, N R et al. (2004) Undertreatment of hyperlipidemia in a cohort of United States kidney dialysis patients. Clin Nephrol 61:299-307
Liu, Yongmei; Coresh, Josef; Eustace, Joseph A et al. (2004) Association between cholesterol level and mortality in dialysis patients: role of inflammation and malnutrition. JAMA 291:451-9
Owens, Judith A; Rosen, Carol L; Mindell, Jodi A (2003) Medication use in the treatment of pediatric insomnia: results of a survey of community-based pediatricians. Pediatrics 111:e628-35
Longenecker, J Craig; Coresh, Josef; Marcovina, Santica M et al. (2003) Lipoprotein(a) and prevalent cardiovascular disease in a dialysis population: The Choices for Healthy Outcomes in Caring for ESRD (CHOICE) study. Am J Kidney Dis 42:108-16
Longenecker, J Craig; Klag, Michael J; Marcovina, Santica M et al. (2002) Small apolipoprotein(a) size predicts mortality in end-stage renal disease: The CHOICE study. Circulation 106:2812-8
Longenecker, J Craig; Coresh, Josef; Powe, Neil R et al. (2002) Traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors in dialysis patients compared with the general population: the CHOICE Study. J Am Soc Nephrol 13:1918-27
Owens, J A (2001) The practice of pediatric sleep medicine: results of a community survey. Pediatrics 108:E51
Longenecker, J C; Coresh, J; Klag, M J et al. (2000) Validation of comorbid conditions on the end-stage renal disease medical evidence report: the CHOICE study. Choices for Healthy Outcomes in Caring for ESRD. J Am Soc Nephrol 11:520-9

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