Harvard Retreat on Determinants of Sleep & Circadian Health

Retreat on Behavioral, Environmental, and Social Determinants of Sleep and Circadian Health and their Relationship to Sleep Health Disparities

June 1 – 2, 2023

Brigham and Women's Hospital

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The primary goal is of this retreat is to collectively advance the expertise and research interests of our workforce to generate evidence that improves the health of all individuals, in particular those who have faced historic and systemic marginalization. This event will include presentations on the current state of knowledge in the field, appropriate methodology and translation to practice.

SCHEDULE

June 1st, 2023

8:00 - 8:30 AM ET

^{Carrie Hall, 15 Francis Street}

Welcome and Light Breakfast

8:45 - 9:00 AM ET

^{Bornstein Amphitheater, 45 Francis Street}

Opening Remarks, 8:45 - 9:00: Dr. Charles A. Czeisler, MD. Ph.D., F.R.C.P

9:00 - 9:15 AM ET

^{Bornstein Amphitheater, 45 Francis Street}

Bisola Ojikutu, M.D., M.P.H. 9:00 - 9:15 Presentation: “Back Bay to Nubian Square: 2 miles and a 23-year life expectancy gap”

9:15 - 10:30 AM ET

^{Bornstein Amphitheater, 45 Francis Street}

Keynote: Dr. Chandra Jackson, Ph.D., MS Presentation: “Climate Change and Sleep Health Disparities”

10:30 - 11:15 AM ET

^{Bornstein Amphitheater, 45 Francis Street}

Matthew D. Weaver, MPH, Ph.D. 10:30 – 11:00a Presentation: “Sleep Health Disparities”
T32 Trainee Discussant: Alicia Stokes, Wolfgang Ganglberger
Moderator: Charles A. Czeisler 11:00 – 11:15a ET Discussion

11:15 - 11:30 AM ET

Break

11:30 - 12:30 PM ET

^{Bornstein Amphitheater, 45 Francis Street}

Dayna Johnson, Ph.D., MPH 11:30a – 12:15p Presentation: “Impact of Structural Racism and Sleep Deserts on Sleep Health”
T32 Trainee Discussants: Celina Pluim, MA, and Eva Andrews, BA
Moderator: Susan Redline, MD, MPH 12:15 – 12:30 p ET Discussion

12:30 - 1:30 PM ET

^{Carrie Hall, 15 Francis Street and Thea and James M. Stoneman Centennial Park, 15 Francis Street}

LUNCH

1:45 - 3:00 PM ET

^{Bornstein Amphitheater, 45 Francis Street}

Lauren Hale, Ph.D. 1:45 – 2:15p ET Presentation: “Sleep Health Equity in Adolescents: The Role of Schools, Families, and Individual Behaviors”
Horacio de la Iglesia, Ph.D. 2:15 – 2:45p Presentation: “Late School Start Times Improves Attendance in A Lower-Income School”
T32 Trainee Discussants: Kaity Potts PhD, MPH
Moderator: Terra Ziporyn Snider, Ph.D. 2:45 – 3:00p ET Discussion

3:00 - 3:30 PM ET

^{Thea and James M. Stoneman Centennial Park, 15 Francis Street}

Wellness Break with Refreshments

3:30 - 4:45 PM ET

^{Bornstein Amphitheater, 45 Francis Street}

Prerna Varma, Ph.D. 3:30 – 4:00p ET Presentation: “Adopting intersectional approaches to address sleep and mental health disparities”
Rashon Lane, Ph.D. 4:00 – 4:30p ET Presentation: “Intersectional discrimination”
T32 Trainee Discussant: Sophia Wienbar, Ph.D., Paige Hickey Townsend, PhD
Moderator: Chandra Jackson, Ph.D., MS, 4:30 – 4:45p ET Discussion

4:45 - 5:00 PM ET

^{Bornstein Amphitheater, 45 Francis Street}

Wrap Up

5:30 - 6:00 PM ET

^{Hale Café Atrium, 1st floor, 60 Fenwood Rd}

Cocktail reception

6:00 - 8:00 PM ET

^{Hale Café Atrium, 1st floor, 60 Fenwood Rd}

Dinner

Elizabeth Ofili, MD, MPH, FACC Presentation

June 2nd, 2023

8:15 - 8:45 AM ET

^{Carrie Hall, 15 Francis Street}

Welcome and Light Breakfast

9:00 - 10:45 AM ET

^{Bornstein Amphitheater, 45 Francis Street}

Health Care Access and Quality

Kate Dudley, MD, MPH 9:00 – 9:30a ET Presentation: “Differences in Symptoms and Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea between Black and White Patients” of “Disparities and genetic risk factors in obstructive sleep apnea”
Sylvia Sudat, Ph.D. 9:30 – 10:00a ET Presentation: “Racial Disparities in Pulse Oximeter Device Inaccuracy and Estimated Clinical Impact on COVID-19 Treatment Course”
SME Discussant: Marie V. Plaisime, Ph.D. 10:00 – 10:15a Presentation: “Race-conscious Medicine”
SME Discussant: Amy Moran-Thomas, Ph.D. Presentation: “The Importance of Equitable Design: Implications for Research and Care” 10:15 – 10:30a ET
T32 Trainee Discussant: Rashon Lane, PhD
Moderator: Stuart Quan, MD 10:30 – 10:45a ET Discussion

10:45 - 11:00 AM ET

Break

11:00 - 11:45 AM ET

^{Bornstein Amphitheater, 45 Francis Street}

Seyni Gueye-Ndiaye, MD 11:00 – 11:30a ET Presentation: “Impact of disadvantaged housing and neighborhood on sleep and sleep apnea in children”
T32 Trainee Discussants: Arianna Lark, Jeffrey Sumner
Moderator: Susan Redline, MD, MPH 11:30 – 11:45a ET Discussion

11:45 - 12:30 PM ET

^{Bornstein Amphitheater, 45 Francis Street}

Rebecca Robbins, Ph.D. 11:45a – 12:15p ET Presentation "Sleep health promotion: How to leverage communication and marketing principles to advance population sleep health and address sleep health disparities"
T32 Trainee Discussant: Boyu Zhang, BSc
Moderator: Dayna Johnson, Ph.D., MPH 12:15 – 12:30p ET Discussion

12:45 - 2:00 PM ET

^{Carrie Hall, 15 Francis Street}

Buffet Lunch and Retreat Wrap up

PARKING

On June 1st and June 2nd, guests who need parking, will park in the 80 Francis Street garage. Once parked, they will enter through the 15 Francis entrance and check in at the table in front of Carrie Hall. When checking in, they will receive a voucher if they have requested one in advance that can be used to cover the parking expenses when exiting the garage.

DIRECTIONS

Annotated Campus Directory
Directions from 80 Francis Street Parking Garage to 15 Francis Street Lobby
Directions from Carrie Hall to Bornstein Amphitheater
Directions from Bornstein Amphitheater to Hale Cafe Atrium for Dinner
Directions from Carrie Hall to Thea and James M. Stoneman Centennial Park
Directions from Carrie Hall to BWH: Pat's Place
- Once you go to Pat's Place, please exit through the door to Shattuck Street, take a right and walk straight past the library. There you will see the HMS Quadrangle where additional seating is available.

DISCLOSURES

Hosted by the Research Training Program in Sleep, Circadian and Respiratory Neurobiology, a partnership between Harvard Medical School and its affiliated institutions and Morehouse School of Medicine, supported by a Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA (T-32 grant) to the Brigham and Women's Hospital from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute within the National Institute of Health. This retreat is supported by a supplement from the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research to our NHLBI-supported Training Program.

BACKGROUND

In September 2022, a supplement was received from the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research to our National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute-supported Program of Training in Sleep, Circadian and Respiratory Neurobiology. This supplement will support an expansion of the Research Training Program in Sleep, Circadian and Respiratory Neurobiology (T32) curriculum through an intensive training program on behavioral, environmental, and social determinants of sleep and circadian health and their relationship to sleep health disparities, and to make this expanded curriculum widely available to all interested in the sleep, circadian, social science, and other research communities.

The first component of the expanded curriculum is the Special Sleep Grand Rounds Series, an enhancement to the Sleep Grand Rounds that has been held one per month for more than two decades, with the last 7 years of presentations available on the Division website. The Special Sleep Grand Rounds lectures will focus on behavioral, environmental, behavioral, and social determinants of sleep and circadian health and will be simulcast virtually, allowing live participation by trainees in other T32 programs from around the US, and will be archived on the Division website.

The second component is the Retreat on Behavioral, Environmental and Social Determinants of Sleep and Circadian Health and their Relationship to Sleep Health Disparities, which will be held in Boston, MA on June 1^st and 2^nd, 2023. This two-day event will be held at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and will be simulcast virtually, allowing live participation by trainees in other T32 programs from around the US.