Episode 59: AASM's Push to End Daylight Saving Time
Mind Moments®, a podcast from NeurologyLive®, brings you an exclusive interview with Seema Khosla, MD, FCCP, FAASM. [LISTEN TIME: 29 minutes]
Episode 59 of the NeurologyLive®
The Mind Moments® podcast features exclusive interviews with leaders in the field discussing the latest research and disease management strategies across the breadth of neurology, including epilepsy, multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson disease, dementia, sleep disorders, and more.
Episode 59, "AASM's Push to End Daylight Saving Time," features an exclusive interview with Seema Khosla, MD, FCCP, FAASM, medical director, North Dakota Center for Sleep. She shared her insight into the American Academy of Sleep Medicine's ongoing initiative to switch to a fixed standard time year-round, as well as offered her perspective on the current state of care for sleep disorders.1,2
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EPISODE BREAKDOWN
1:30 – AASM's position statement on daylight saving time
3:15 – The impact of daylight saving time on circadian rhythm
5:30 – Patient education on sleep and daylight saving
6:40 – What can be learned from similar attempts to address sleep issues
10:00 – Evidence in favor of fixed-standard time
11:45 – Neurology News Minute
14:50 – The state of sleep in the US
19:15 – Physicians' relationship with sleep education
23:20 – Importance of World Sleep Day and awareness
25:30 – Advice for inquiring about patient sleep
REFERENCES
1. Rishi MA, Ahmed O, Perez JHB, et al. Daylight saving time: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement. J Clin Sleep Med. 2020;16(10):1781-1784. doi:10.5664/jcsm.8780
2. AASM calls for end of seasonal time changes ahead of “springing forward”. News release. AASM. March 9, 2022. Accessed March 10, 2022. https://aasm.org/aasm-calls-for-end-of-seasonal-time-changes-ahead-of-springing-forward/
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