Sleep & Health Research Program

Wearables Workshop

Saturday, April 16, 2022

The University of Arizona Sleep and Health Research Program hosted a Sleep Wearables Workshop on Saturday, April 16, 2022.

The event has passed. However, if you would like access to the online materials, including recordings of the event, slides, and handouts, you can PURCHASE AN ACCESS CODE.

Overview

Wearable tehnology to assess sleep-wake patterns has existed since the 1970s. Over the past 50 years, this technology has seen dramatic advances, including digitization, accelerometry, multisensor capabilities, and complex scoring algorithms. Sleep wearables have become an indispensable set of tools for research, clinical practice, and even the way the general public views the increasing importance of sleep health. Wearables are no longer the tools of a small number of scientists. This workshop will help attendees learn what they need to know in order to understand how wearables work, how to evaluate their performance, how to incorporate them into research and/or clinical practice, and how to better understand their use as commercially-available devices.

Learning Objectives

Wearables for assessing sleep are increasingly used in practice. This workshop will provide information necessary for implementing these devices in clinical care. Following this activity attendees will be able to:

Incorporate wearables to assess habitual sleep/wake patterns
Analyze the data coming from wearables and evaluate results
Incorporate into patient care best practices for initializing, downloading, and maintaining quality control with actigraphic devices
Incorporate into patient care best practices for initializing, downloading, and maintaining quality control with other wearable devices
Incorporate into patient care strategies and opportunities for implementing wearables in clinic settings

Presenter

All sessions will be presented by Dr. Michael Grandner. Dr. Grandner is the Director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the University of Arizona, Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Medicine in the College of Medicine, Associate Professor of Psychology in the College of Science, Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, and Associate Professor of Clinical Translational Science. He is a licensed Psychologist and Certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine by the American Board of Sleep Medicine and a diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine by the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine. He directs the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic. He is a member of the Sarver Heart Center, the Hispanic Center of Excellence, and a faculty member of the Graduate Inter-Disciplinary Programs in Neuroscience and Physiological Sciences.

His research focuses on how sleep and sleep-related behaviors are related to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, neurocognitive functioning, mental health, and longevity. Specific areas of focus include: (1) Downstream cardiovascular, metabolic, and behavioral health outcomes associated with insufficient sleep, (2) Upstream social, behavioral, and biological determinants of insufficient sleep, and (3) Development and implementation of behavioral interventions for sleep as a domain of health behavior. Dr. Grandner has published over 200 articles and chapters on issues relating to sleep and health. He served on both the Mental Health Task Force and the Sleep and Wellness Task Force for the NCAA, was a member of the mental health consensus conference of the International Olympic Committee, and has partnered with a number of athletic, health, and corporate organizations.

Dr. Grandner has worked with sleep wearables for over 20 years in his research, and has played key roles in the development and evaluation of sleep health technology for clinical, research, and commercial use. This includes research incorporating and evaluating wearables, devekopment of position and consensus statements regarding wearables, partnership with commercial sleep technology companies, and implementation of a wide range of types of wearables in a wide range of applications and populations.

Agenda

Activities in RED will be for in-person attendees only and are accounted for in the additional cost for in-person attendance.

Start Time	End Time	Activity
8:00 AM	9:00 AM	Breakfast (Provided)
9:00 AM	10:00 AM	Sleep Assessment with Wearables: Context and Rationale, Technology, Accuracy, and Performance in Context Review the rationale for wearable sleep technology Review the scientific basis for portable sleep assessment technology' Review the history of portable sleep assessment technology
10:00 AM	11:00 AM	Sleep Assessment with Wearables: Technology Review the technology underlying accelerometry and movement-based assessment Review the technology underlying photoplethysmography and heartrate-based assessment Review the technology underlying proximity-based sleep assessment
11:00 AM	12:00 PM	Sleep Assessment with Wearables: Performance Review of procedures for determining “validation” and “performance in context” Review the results of studies that investigate and explore utility and accuracy of devices Review the results of studies comparing devices against each other to determine relative accuracy
12:00 PM	1:30 PM	Lunch (Provided) and Networking
1:30 PM	2:30 PM	Implementing Wearable Sleep Technology in Research and Clinic Review best practices for initializing, downloading, and maintaining quality control with actigraphic devices Review best practices for initializing, downloading, and maintaining quality control with other wearable devices Review strategies and opportunities for implementing wearables in clinic settings
2:30 PM	4:30 PM	Best Practices for Scoring Data from Wearable Sleep Devices Review best practices for establishing and evaluating in-bed sleep opportunity periods Review best practices for applying algorithms to scoring Review best practices for applying hand scoring rules Review strategies for working with different types of devices and different types of scoring software Review alternative scoring strategies and analyses for wearable data
4:30 PM	5:30 PM	Special Considerations and Populations for Sleep Assessment Review common myths and misconceptions about wearables and sleep Review data on wearables across the lifespan Review data on wearables in disease populations Review data on wearables in different demographic groups Discuss considerations for future directions in use of wearable data in sleep-wake assessment
5:30 PM	6:30 PM	Break (on your own)
6:30 PM	8:30 PM	Discussion of Special Cases (Dinner Provided) Review strategies for approaching records that are difficult to score Review strategies for scoring records when in-bed intervals are difficult to discern Review strategies for scoring records where sleep-wake determinations are difficult to discern

For those who elect to stay the weekend, a fun social event will be planned for the following day!

Continuing Education Credits

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 9 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Prices and Fees

Registration fees are intended to defray the costs of putting on this event, including time, facilities, and (for in-person attendees) food. Those who register will receive:

An electronic ticket to the event, for online or in-person attendance
A certificate for all continuing education credits accrued based on attendance
An electronic copy of all slides included in the workshop for future reference
Access to an online library of resources, including manuals, procedures, chapters, guidelines, articles, etc.

In addition, in-person attendees will receive:

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner provided
Live networking sessions
Access to a 2-hour evening case discussion

Regular attendees:

In-Person: $499
Online Only: $349

Academic/Non-profit attendees:

In-Person: $349
Online Only: $199

Students/Trainees:
(No continuing education credits)

In-Person: $149
Online Only: $99

Cancellations and Refunds:

The portion of the ticket cost that goes toward processing fees is not refundable (7% of the ticket price). The remainer of the ticket price is fully refundable until April 1. After April 1, 50% of the tiket price is refundable until April 14. Any cancellations within 48 hours of the event are non-refundable. Hopefully this allows some flexibility during times of uncertainty, while also allowing us to honor reservations and commitments.

Travel

The event will take place on campus at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. More details about the meeting space are forthcoming.

Visiting Tucson: April is an excellent time to visit Tucson! Typical daily temperatures peak at around 80 degrees during the day and get down to about 50 degrees at night. While you're in town check out some of the great things that make Tucson unique!

Airport: Participants may wish to fly into the Tucson International Airport (which is about 20 minutes from campus). Some may instead opt to fly into the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (which is about 2 hours away, many shuttle services exist).

Hotel: The Marriott Aloft Tucson University, located adjascent to campus at the University of Arizona, is walking distance from the event. Special room rates have been negotiated for the weekend 4/15-4/18. Call the hotel at 520-908-6800 to reserve a room.

COVID Precautions

Precautions to avoid transmission of COVID will be maintained. The University of Arizona maintains face guidelines for events. This includes guidelines for face coverings, and physical distancing. Although we are not able to mandate vaccination, attendees are strongly encouraged to receive all eligible vaccinations prior to attendance.