Tackle Topics on Sleep Medicine Program and More
Friday
October 3, 2025
Pharmacological Treatments for Insomnia
- Katie Henn, PharmD, BCACP
- Explore updated trends in sleep technology and the practice of sleep medicine.
- Analyze updates in policies impacting sleep medicine.
- Examine other specialties aiding in sleep disorders including plastic surgery, dentistry, pediatrics, etc.
Pharmacological Treatments for Insomnia
- Katie Henn, PharmD, BCACP
- The University of Kansas Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- The University of Kansas Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 Attendance w/ No Credit.
- This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
- The University of Kansas Medical Center designates this activity for a maximum of 1 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Katie Henn, PharmD, BCACP has no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients to disclose.
Melissa Wasinger, BS, Amy Ludwig, RRT, RPSGT, Saurav Luthra, MD, Assistant Professor, and Katie Henn, PharmD, BCACP have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients to disclose.
Legal Aspects of Parasomnia
- Michel Bornemann, MD
- Explore updated trends in sleep technology and the practice of sleep medicine.
- Analyze updates in policies impacting sleep medicine.
- Examine other specialties aiding in sleep disorders including plastic surgery, dentistry, pediatrics, etc.
- Michel Bornemann, MD
- The University of Kansas Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- The University of Kansas Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 Attendance w/ No Credit.
- This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
- The University of Kansas Medical Center designates this activity for a maximum of 1 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Melissa Wasinger, BS, Amy Ludwig, RRT, RPSGT, Saurav Luthra, MD, Assistant Professor, and Katie Henn, PharmD, BCACP have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients to disclose.
TBA
TBA
Lifestyle Sleep Medicine
- Michelle Jonelis, MD, DipABLM, DBSM
Dr. Michelle Jonelis is the founder and medical director of Lifestyle Sleep, a lifestyle-focused sleep medicine clinic in the San Francisco Bay Area. Michelle is board certified in sleep and lifestyle medicine with additional training in behavioral sleep medicine. Her clinical focus is on the non-pharmacologic management of sleep disorders using techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, bright light therapy, circadian rhythm optimization, and Lifestyle Medicine. Michelle is passionate about advocating for improved patient access to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia and other evidence-based treatments in sleep medicine and has served on several professional committees through the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine on these topics. When she is not practicing medicine, Michelle enjoys spending time with family, hiking, biking, yoga, cooking and spending as much time outdoors as possible.
- Explore updated trends in sleep technology and the practice of sleep medicine.
- Analyze updates in policies impacting sleep medicine.
- Examine other specialties aiding in sleep disorders including plastic surgery, dentistry, pediatrics, etc.
- Michelle Jonelis, MD, DipABLM, DBSM
- The University of Kansas Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- The University of Kansas Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 Attendance w/ No Credit.
- This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
- The University of Kansas Medical Center designates this activity for a maximum of 1 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Michelle Jonelis, MD, DipABLM, DBSM has no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients to disclose.
Melissa Wasinger, BS, Amy Ludwig, RRT, RPSGT, Saurav Luthra, MD, Assistant Professor, and Katie Henn, PharmD, BCACP have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients to disclose.
Sleep Wearables Technology
Federal Updates on AMS
- Jennifer Liebenthal, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor - University of Kansas Medical Center
Dr. Liebenthal is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She is the medical director of the Neurology Sleep Medicine clinic. Dr. Liebenthal completed medical school and an internal medicine internship at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, followed by a neurology residency and clinical neurophysiology fellowship at the University of Chicago. She subsequently completed a sleep medicine fellowship at Stanford University. Dr. Liebenthal specializes in the management of complex sleep disorders, and her clinical interests include a wide range of sleep disorders, including parasomnias such as REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, hypersomnia, restless legs syndrome, sleep disordered breathing, insomnia, and circadian rhythm disorders. She enjoys teaching residents, fellows, and medical students during their rotation in Sleep Medicine.
- David Kuhlmann, MD
David Charles Kuhlmann, MD, is the Medical Director-Sleep Medicine, at Bothwell Regional Health Center, in Sedalia, MO. Dr. Kuhlman completed his medical degree at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. He also completed a residency in Neurology at Indiana University in Indianapolis, Indiana, and a fellowship in Sleep Medicine with the University of Michigan Health System. Dr. Kuhlmann is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and the American Board of Sleep Medicine. He is a Board Member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine since June 2021 to Present.
- Explore updated trends in sleep technology and the practice of sleep medicine.
- Analyze updates in policies impacting sleep medicine.
- Examine other specialties aiding in sleep disorders including plastic surgery, dentistry, pediatrics, etc.
- Jennifer Liebenthal, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor - University of Kansas Medical Center
- David Kuhlmann, MD
- The University of Kansas Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- The University of Kansas Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 Attendance w/ No Credit.
- This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
- The University of Kansas Medical Center designates this activity for a maximum of 1 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Melissa Wasinger, BS, Amy Ludwig, RRT, RPSGT, Saurav Luthra, MD, Assistant Professor, and Katie Henn, PharmD, BCACP have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients to disclose.
Benefits of Plastic Surgery for Sleep Apnea
- Michael Lypka, MD
- Explore updated trends in sleep technology and the practice of sleep medicine.
- Analyze updates in policies impacting sleep medicine.
- Examine other specialties aiding in sleep disorders including plastic surgery, dentistry, pediatrics, etc.
- Michael Lypka, MD
- The University of Kansas Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- The University of Kansas Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 Attendance w/ No Credit.
- This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
- The University of Kansas Medical Center designates this activity for a maximum of 1 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Michael Lypka, MD has no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients to disclose.
Melissa Wasinger, BS, Amy Ludwig, RRT, RPSGT, Saurav Luthra, MD, Assistant Professor, and Katie Henn, PharmD, BCACP have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients to disclose.
Saturday
October 4, 2025
Pediatrics and Insomnia
- Kevin C. Smith, PhD, DBSM - Childrens Mercy
Dr. Smith is the pediatric psychologist for the Sleep Disorders Center at Children's Mercy Kansas City. He completed his graduate work at Virginia Commonwealth University and postdoctoral training at Nationwide Children's Hospital before joining Children's Mercy in 2010. He is board-certified in Behavioral Sleep Management
- Explore updated trends in sleep technology and the practice of sleep medicine.
- Analyze updates in policies impacting sleep medicine.
- Examine other specialties aiding in sleep disorders including plastic surgery, dentistry, pediatrics, etc.
- Kevin C. Smith, PhD, DBSM - Childrens Mercy
- The University of Kansas Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- The University of Kansas Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 Attendance w/ No Credit.
- This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
- The University of Kansas Medical Center designates this activity for a maximum of 1 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Melissa Wasinger, BS, Amy Ludwig, RRT, RPSGT, Saurav Luthra, MD, Assistant Professor, and Katie Henn, PharmD, BCACP have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients to disclose.
Dentistry Aiding in Sleep
Hypersomnia
- Suzanne Stevens, MD - University of Kansas Medical Center
Suzanne Stevens, MD, MS, is a board-certified sleep neurologist that is in private practice in Overland Park, KS, since 2022. Prior to that, she was at the University of KS Medical Center from 2006–2021, where she started the Department of Neurology Sleep Medicine program with the first accredited sleep lab at KU. She loves all things sleep but particularly loves treating the challenging cases of hypersomnia, augmentation of RLS, and managing Inspire as a treatment for OSA. She has three children that are growing up. The eldest is a Marine in the United States Marine Corps, the middle is a pre-med student at St. Louis University, and the youngest is graduating high school this year.
- Explore updated trends in sleep technology and the practice of sleep medicine.
- Analyze updates in policies impacting sleep medicine.
- Examine other specialties aiding in sleep disorders including plastic surgery, dentistry, pediatrics, etc.
- Suzanne Stevens, MD - University of Kansas Medical Center
- The University of Kansas Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- The University of Kansas Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 Attendance w/ No Credit.
- This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
- The University of Kansas Medical Center designates this activity for a maximum of 1 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Melissa Wasinger, BS, Amy Ludwig, RRT, RPSGT, Saurav Luthra, MD, Assistant Professor, and Katie Henn, PharmD, BCACP have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients to disclose.