Sleep and Performance: How Rest Impacts Mental Health and Efficiency
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Shelby F. Harris, PsyD, DBSM presents “Sleep and Performance: How Rest Impacts Mental Health and Efficiency in Health Care Workers” to educate medical professionals on the critical role of sleep in maintaining mental health, performance, and overall well-being. Participants will learn to identify warning signs of sleep deprivation, explore evidence-based strategies to optimize sleep quality and quantity, and understand when to seek further intervention for sleep disorders. Emphasis will be placed on practical, actionable solutions tailored to the unique challenges faced by healthcare providers.
Learn about Dr. Shelby Harris
Dr. Harris is in private practice seeing patients in her office in White Plains, NY and over telehealth where she specializes in the use of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) for anxiety and depression. She is board certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and treats a wide variety of sleep disorders (insomnia, nightmares, circadian rhythm disorders, narcolepsy, apnea treatment noncompliance) using evidence-based non-pharmacological treatments. Before going into private practice, Dr. Harris was the longstanding director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program at the Sleep-Wake Disorders Center at Montefiore Medical Center. Dr. Harris currently holds a dual academic senior-level appointment as Clinical Associate Professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in both the Neurology and Psychiatry Departments. Dr. Harris has published and presented research on the neuropsychological effects of insomnia in older adults as well as behavioral treatments for insomnia, parasomnias, narcolepsy, and excessive daytime sleepiness. She is frequently invited by hospitals and organizations to give grand rounds, lectures and workshops.
