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The Hypersomnia Foundation is pleased to announce that Dr. Kate Kaplan, a clinical psychologist and sleep researcher at Stanford University is joining the list of presenters at HF’s Regional Conference in Boston on June 4th.
Dr. Kaplan will review ways that therapy can help individuals with hypersomnia manage symptoms and lead active, full lives. Dr. Kaplan practices behavioral sleep medicine and works frequently with individuals who have hypersomnia.
Dr. Kaplan is on the clinical faculty in the Psychiatry Department at Stanford University. Dr. Kaplan received her B.A. and M.A. from Stanford University and completed a Ph.D. at the University of California Berkeley, where she focused on hypersomnia co-occurring with psychiatric disorders. Dr. Kaplan returned to Stanford for clinical and research fellowships with an emphasis on sleep and sleep disorders. She has published in areas related to hypersomolence, sleep inertia and sleep treatments.
Speakers already scheduled include Dr. Lynn Marie Trotti of Emory University and Georgia disability attorney Anjel Burgess. Dr. Trotti will provide a clinical update on the field of IH, and the CoRDS patient registry. Ms. Burgess will discuss how workers with IH should prepare to “Stay Ahead of IH” on the job. In addition, HF Board Member Celia King will moderate a discussion on managing IH at college featuring Mary King, EdD, and two college students, Olivia G. Robbins and Jessamine Griewahn-Okita.
The conference takes place in Boston on Sunday, June 4th in the Johnson Building of the Boston Public Library, Rabb Lecture Hall, from 12:30 – 4:30 p.m. Optional social event planned for Saturday June 3rd include a trolley tour of the city (tickets $25) and a casual “meet and greet” evening.
The conference is free, and can also be viewed via livestream.
For more information, and to register for the conference or the livestream: https://www.hypersomniafoundation.org/2017hfrc/
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