This course was presented in person at World Sleep 2025 in Singapore.

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Session Schedule

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0:00:00
Pediatric sleep disordered breathing: Emerging issues
Kate Chan (Hong Kong)

0:37:45
Sleep problems from infancy to middle childhood: Is there a skeleton key treatment for all
Michael Gradisar (Sweden)

1:10:15
Psychopharmacology in sleepless children with neurodevelopmental disorders: When, which, how?
Paul Gringras (United Kingdom)

1:47:00
Discussion / Question and answer

2:12:25
The sleepy child: Hypersomnolence in childhood
Kiran Maski (United States)

2:49:30
The 4C model of healthy sleep for trauma-exposed children
Candice Alfano (United States)

3:29:15
Question and answer

Course Summary:

Join leading experts in pediatric sleep medicine for a state-of-the-art course covering the latest advances and challenges in managing sleep disorders across childhood. This comprehensive program, chaired by Prof. Rosemary Horne and Dr. Michal Kahn at World Sleep Singapore 2025, brings together international specialists to address critical areas in pediatric sleep medicine. The course will explore emerging issues in pediatric sleep-disordered breathing, evidence-based behavioral interventions for sleep problems from infancy through middle childhood, and specialized approaches for managing sleep in children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Participants will also gain insights into the diagnosis and management of pediatric hypersomnolence disorders and learn about an innovative model for addressing sleep disturbances in trauma-exposed children.
Through case-based discussions, evidence-based guidelines, and practical clinical applications, this course will equip sleep researchers, sleep scientists and healthcare professionals with updated knowledge and tools to better diagnose, treat, and manage various sleep disorders in the pediatric population. Participants will learn about the latest diagnostic and therapeutic strategies, understand the developmental considerations in treating childhood sleep problems, and gain practical knowledge about psychopharmacological approaches for complex cases.

Learning objective:

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
· Evaluate diagnostic and therapeutic strategies, as well as recent advances in pediatric sleep-disordered breathing
· Recognize the key etiological factors contributing to sleep problems across the early years of development (infancy to middle-childhood)
· Apply the principles of a behavioral intervention that can be used across the early phase of the human lifespan and adapt it to the developmental stage of the child
· Recognize the importance of applying theory and empirical evidence to clinical practice
· Analyze the evidence base for a range of different medications used to manage sleep problems in children with neurodevelopmental disorders
· Determine when, and if sleep medication is indicated, which outcome measure, and which medications to use
· Recognize common signs and symptoms of excessive daytime sleepiness in children and unique features of pediatric narcolepsy
· Identify various causes of hypersomnolence in children, including central disorders of hypersomnolence, medical conditions, and lifestyle factors
· Recognize the pervasiveness of sleep disturbances among children exposed to trauma and become familiar with a concise model for addressing these problems in various settings