Sleep, fatigue, circadian rhythms in cancer: A model of chronic illness

Lecture by Sonia Ancoli-Israel, PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of California San Diego (UCSD)

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Tidspunkt

Tirsdag 7. maj 2019,  kl. 14:30 - 15:30

Sted

1342 – 455 (Lille Juridisk Auditorium)

Lecture by Sonia Ancoli-Israel, PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of California San Diego (UCSD)Sonia Ancoli-Israel is an internationally recognized expert in the field of sleeping disorders and circadian rhythms with close to 500 publications in the field. Her research has included studies on the longitudinal effect of sleep disorders on aging and neurodegenerative diseases, the relationship between sleep, fatigue and circadian rhythms in cancer and the effect of bright light therapy on sleep, fatigue, circadian rhythms in dementia and in cancer. She is a Past-President of the Sleep Research Society (SRS), Past-President of the Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms and was on the founding Executive Board of the National Sleep Foundation.  

The lecture is open to anyone interested in the topic. Registration is not necessary.


Contact details:

Ali Amidi, PhD

Research Unit for Neuroscientific Psychology
& Unit for Psychooncology and Health Psychology
Department of Psychology
Aarhus University

Prof. Bobby Zachariae, PhD
Unit for Psychooncology and Health Psychology
Dept. of Oncology & Dept. of Psychology
Aarhus University Hospital & Aarhus University