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

The primary goal 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. There will be ample time for discussion.

SCHEDULE

June 1st, 2023

8:00 - 8:30 AM ET
Carrie Hall, 15 Francis Street

Welcome and Light Breakfast

8:45 - 9:15 AM ET
Bornstein Amphitheater, 45 Francis Street
9:15 - 9:30 AM ET
Bornstein Amphitheater, 45 Francis Street
  • 9:15 - 9:30a ET Presentation: Bisola Ojikutu, MD, MPH “Back Bay to Nubian Square: 2 miles and a 23-year life expectancy gap”
9:30 - 10:30 AM ET
Bornstein Amphitheater, 45 Francis Street
  • 9:30 - 10:15a ET Morning Keynote: Chandra Jackson, PhD, MS “Climate Change and Sleep Health Disparities”
  • 10:15 - 10:30a ET Discussion
10:30 - 10:45 AM ET

Break

10:45 - 11:30 AM ET
Bornstein Amphitheater, 45 Francis Street
11:30 - 12:30 PM ET
Bornstein Amphitheater, 45 Francis Street
12:30 - 1:30 PM ET
Carrie Hall, 15 Francis Street, Thea and James M. Stoneman Centennial Park, 15 Francis Street and HMS Quadrangle

LUNCH

1:45 - 3:00 PM ET
Bornstein Amphitheater, 45 Francis Street
  • 1:45 – 2:15p ET Presentation: Lauren Hale, PhD “Sleep Health Equity in Adolescents: The Role of Schools, Families, and Individual Behaviors”
  • 2:15 – 2:45p ET Presentation: Horacio de la Iglesia, PhD “Late School Start Times Improves Attendance in A Lower-Income School”
  • 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
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

  • 6:30 – 7:15p ET Presentation: Elizabeth Ofili, MD, MPH, FACC“Social Determinants of Sleep and Circadian Health and Sleep Health Disparities”

June 2nd, 2023

8:30 - 9:00 AM ET
Carrie Hall, 15 Francis Street

Welcome and Light Breakfast

9:15 - 11:00 AM ET
Bornstein Amphitheater, 45 Francis Street

Health Care Access and Quality

  • 9:15 – 9:45a ET Presentation: Kate Dudley, MD, MPH “Disparities in Sleep Apnea Care”
  • 9:45 – 10:15a ET Presentation: Sylvia Sudat, PhD  “Racial Disparities in Pulse Oximeter Device Inaccuracy and Estimated Clinical Impact on COVID-19 Treatment Course”
  • 10:15 – 10:30a ET Presentation: SME Discussant: Marie V. Plaisime, PhD “Race-conscious Medicine”
  • 10:30 – 10:45a ET Presentation: SME Discussant: Amy Moran-Thomas, PhD “The Importance of Equitable Design: Implications for Research and Care”
  • 10:45 – 11:00a ET Discussion
11:00 - 11:15 AM ET

Break

11:15 - 12:00 AM ET
Bornstein Amphitheater, 45 Francis Street
12:00 - 12:45 PM ET
Bornstein Amphitheater, 45 Francis Street
  • 12:00p – 12:30p ET Presentation: Rebecca Robbins, PhD "Sleep Health Promotion: How to Leverage Communication and Marketing Principles to Advance Population Sleep Health and Address Sleep Health Disparities"
  • 12:30 – 12:45 ET Discussion
12:45 - 2:00 PM ET
Carrie Hall, 15 Francis Street, Thea and James M. Stoneman Centennial Park, 15 Francis Street and HMS Quadrangle

Buffet Lunch

PARKING

Guests 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

RECOGNITION OF SUPPORT

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 Institutes of Health. This event is supported by a supplement 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.

Special thanks to the Organizing Committee for the Retreat on the Behavioral, Environmental, and Social Determinants of Sleep and Circadian Health and their Relationship to Sleep Health Disparities and Special Sleep Grand Rounds Series:

  • Laura Barger, PhD
  • Charles A. Czeisler, MD, PhD
  • Susan Redline, MD, MPH
  • Gianluca Tosini, PhD
  • Matthew D. Weaver, PhD
  • Jennifer Opp, Research Training Program in Sleep, Circadian and Respiratory Neurobiology Program Coordinator
  • Natalie Viyaran, BS, Program Manager
  • Olivia Claflin, BS, Administrative Assistant

Special thanks to the Research Training Program in Sleep, Circadian and Respiratory Neurobiology Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee:

  • Chair: Janet Mullington, PhD
  • Members: Eva Andrews, BA (T32 trainee representative); Emery N. Brown, MD, PhD; Oscar Castanon-Cervantes, PhD, MS; Jason DeBruyne, PhD; Michael Do, PhD; Jeanne F. Duffy, MBA, PhD; J. Christopher Ehlen, PhD; Tianyi Huang, DSc; Hadine Joffe, MD; Robert E. Strecker, PhD; Gianluca Tosini, PhD; Michael Brandon Westover, MD, PhD; Charles A. Czeisler, PhD, MD (ex officio)

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 1st and 2nd, 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.