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AAGP 2026 Geriatric Psychiatry Board Review Course

Session 12: Sleep Disorders

Nery Diaz, DO
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This comprehensive, high-yield educational activity is designed to enhance clinical competence in geriatric psychiatry and support clinicians preparing for the geriatric psychiatry board examination. Led by expert, board-certified faculty with extensive experience in clinical practice and education, the course delivers a structured review of core diagnostic and therapeutic topics relevant to the evaluation and management of psychiatric disorders in older adults. Through evidence-based content and interactive board-style self-assessment questions, participants will reinforce key concepts, identify learning needs, and integrate best practices into patient care.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Explain the major phases of the stages of sleep and identify the properties of normal EEG waveforms.

  • Explain the six EEG sleep changes frequently observed in older adults.

  • Explain the differences between the major core features of CBT-I.

  • Identify common sleep disorders that are often encountered and underdiagnosed in the care of older adults.

Educational Goal

The educational goal of this session is for participants to demonstrate mastery of sleep medicine topics that are frequently encountered in geropsychiatry board examinations.

Target Audience

  • Addiction Professional
  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Nurse
  • Physician
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker

Presenters

Nery Diaz, DO
Dr. Diaz completed residency training at the University of New Mexico and completed her fellowship training in geriatric psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Diaz provides outpatient clinical care. The focus of her practice is on complex neuropsychiatric illness, cognitive disorders, and the interface of psychiatry and medical illness.

Dr. Diaz is board-certified in General Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, with subspecialty certification in Geriatric Psychiatry. Dr. Diaz has co-authored several peer-reviewed publications and presents nationally in the areas of general and geriatric psychiatry. Dr. Diaz is involved in the education of medical students and psychiatry residents. On a national level, she is involved with the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry, serving on the Teaching and Training Committee and the Scholars Program for trainees.

Financially Sponsored By

  • American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP)