Free event: Advancing Health Care for Sleep Disorders

Join us on Thursday, October 29, 2015, for a free public event about sleep disorders presented by VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation. At Advancing Health Care for Sleep Disorders, experts from the UBC Hospital Sleep Disorders Program will share the latest in sleep care and research in an informative and engaging panel discussion emceed by CBC Early Edition host Rick Cluff.

Date: Thursday, October 29, 2015
Time: 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Location: VGH Jim Pattison Pavilion – Paetzold Auditorium & Atrium
Address: 899 W 12th Ave, Vancouver

Please RSVP by Fri, Oct 23, 2015 online: www.vghfoundation.ca/sleep or by phone: 604.875.5164.

The UBC Hospital Sleep Disorders Program is the primary referral centre for British Columbia and the Yukon for complex sleep disorders and the primary centre for education and research into sleep disorders in BC, making it an essential resource for patients and their families.

“Sleep disorders can be as simple as sleep disruption from jet lag or shift work, or as serious as sleep apnea, narcolepsy or REM behavior disorder that can lead to heart attacks, strokes and Parkinson’s disease,” says Dr. John Fleetham, Co-director of the UBC Hospital Sleep Disorders Program and keynote speaker at the event. “The UBC Hospital Sleep Disorders Program provides the best care to patients by being at the forefront of diagnosis, treatment, education and research into sleep disorders.”

Please join us on October 29 to learn more about the latest research and care for patients with sleep disorders. More information about the event can be found here.