Children and adolescents with cancer are at increased risk for sleep disturbances. Mechanisms of sleep disturbance in this population include illness factors, treatment-induced symptoms, psychological and emotional challenges, and environmental disruptions. Most interventions to address sleep problems in children and adolescents have been validated in otherwise healthy samples of children. Tailored interventions at both the individual and environmental level will be discussed.
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26/03/2025
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When:
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
15:00 CET/Paris
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Where:
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Zoom
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Online registration is closed.
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Speaker: Valerie
Crabtree, PhD, Vice President, Psychosocial Services, St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital Valerie M. Crabtree, Ph.D. is Vice President of Psychosocial Services and a Faculty Member in the Department of Psychology & Biobehavioral Sciences at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Following her PhD, she completed her internship in clinical child/pediatric psychology and fellowships in pediatric psychology and behavioral sleep medicine at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, after which she became certified in behavioral sleep medicine. In addition to her clinical and administrative work, Dr. Crabtree conducts research on sleep and fatigue in children with cancer. Her work includes a focus on interventions to improve alertness and energy level in children undergoing treatment for cancer and in brain tumor survivors. She also has led quality improvement initiatives to improve sleep within overnight clinical care providers and in children within the critical care setting. This educational webinar is organized by the SIOP GHN Psychosocial Wellbeing WG, and co-sponsored by the SIOP PPO Network.
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