The Healing Power of Sleep ... Chief Nourisher of the Body, Mind and Heart

Wednesday, May 3, 2017
The Healing Power of Sleep ... Chief Nourisher of the Body, Mind and Heart

Sairam Parthasarathy, MD
Director, UA Center for Sleep Disorders
Program Director, UA Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program
Professor of Medicine, the University of Arizona College of Medicine
Interim Chief, UA Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

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About the Lecture:
A highly-sought after international speaker, Dr. Sairam 'Sai' Parthasarathy returns to the Living Healthy With Arthritis lecture series to present one of the most important topics in medicine today.  Dr. Parthasarathy led the 2015 Living Healthy With Arthritis (LHWA) Conference and returns to deliver the latest research on 'The Healing Power of Sleep ... Chief Nourisher of the Body, Mind and Heart.'  One of the LHWA series' most popular speakers, Dr. Parthasarathy will share the newest information on the nature and importance of sleep and its role in disease prevention and population health. He will address the epidemic of sleep deprivation, insomnia, and sleep apnea and its relationship to pain, arthritis, our immune system, obesity, Alzheimer’s and heart disease. He will discuss sleep disorders and the economic burden on the healthcare systems of the U.S. and the world.

Sleep disorders are among the most common clinical problems encountered in modern medicine. Strong evidence shows that insufficient sleep has a significant impact on numerous health conditions, including chronic disease development, incidence and immunologic function. The latest research shows the relationship between arthritis and sleep to be one of great impact.  Dr. Parthasarathy will share the evidence that shows lack of sleep as a trigger to the inflammatory pathways that can exacerbate arthritis pain, and the evidence that poor sleep can make individuals more sensitive to the feeling of pain. He will highlight novel research into the connections between pain and sleep, a connection that is both complex and reciprocal.  Additionally, he will share information on the increasing evidence that sleep deprivation may in fact be a driver for the development or progression of inflammatory joint diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, as well.

About Dr. Parthasarathy:
As the Director of the UA’s Center for Sleep Disorders, Dr. Parthasarathy brings a fresh approach to an age-old dilemma.  His cutting-edge research and determination to find answers is helping the UA develop one of the premier sleep medicine programs in the country.

Currently, Dr. Parthasarathy serves as the Program Director for the UA’s Sleep Fellowship program and a Professor of Medicine in the UA College of Medicine - Tucson.  He is also a member of the American Thoracic Society and the Sleep Research Society, a member of the Advisory Board of the Sleep Disorders Research division of the National Institutes of Health, the Chair of the Grant Review Committee for the American Sleep Medicine Foundation, the Associate Editor of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, and serves on the Advisory Panel of the UA Respiratory Disease Committee.  Additionally, he serves on the Steering Committee for ADVENT (Advanced Ear Nose and Throat), on the Editorial Board for American College of Chest Physicians Sleep Edition and is the Chair of the Data and Safety Monitoring Board, an independent group of experts that advises research investigators.  He also serves on the Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and Bariatric Surgery committees of the National Institutes of Health.

Dr. Parthasarathy is board-certified in sleep medicine, internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine.  He currently holds grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).