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The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson Department of Psychiatry received the Arizona Medical Association’s C.H. William Ruhe, MD, Award. The award is named for the late Ruhe, whose many contributions to medical education included the design and development of an accreditation system still in use for continuing medical education for physicians. It honors meritorious achievement and innovation in accredited continuing medical education, graduate medical education or other professional learning by an Arizona organization.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the U of A Sleep and Health Research Program Michael Grandner, PhD, was the vice chair for the American Heart Association’s (AHA) new scientific statement, “Multidimensional Sleep Health: Definitions and Implications for Cardiometabolic Health.”
A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry found that every hour of screen time in bed results in 24 fewer minutes of sleep and a 59% higher risk of insomnia. To break the habit, researchers recommend not using screens in bed and finding alternative, relaxing activities to wind down at night, such as reading a book or drinking tea. Michael Grandner, PhD, was not involved in the study and is quoted.
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Psychiatry Melody J. Glenn, MD, MFA wrote an opinion piece for the Arizona Capitol Times about the Arizona legislature proposed HB 2798 to prohibit local governments from developing overdose prevention centers, and why Arizona lawmakers shouldn’t ban them.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette interviewed Associate Professor of Psychiatry Noshene Ranjbar, MD, about how COVID-19's surge of telehealth and online mental health and self-care groups opened up a new world of care for those who, pre-pandemic, were loath to attend in-person sessions and appointments.
"You do not feel the stimulating effects of caffeine immediately after your first sip of coffee", said Dr Michael Grandner, director of the sleep and health research programme at the University of Arizona after being interviewed by The Straits Times. "It takes about 20 to 30 minutes for caffeine to be absorbed into the bloodstream, reach the brain and make you feel more alert, he said."
Dr. Michael Grandner, the director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the University of Arizona, told the American Heart Association: “If you’re napping because it helps you get through the day, that’s probably a good thing.”
Associate Professor of Psychiatry Noshene Ranjbar, MD, was interviewed by the Thriving in Medicine: The Physician's Guide to Doctoring" podcast to discuss embodied leadership, health equity, and integrative psychiatry.
Dr. Michael Grandner was quoted in a New York Times article "What to Eat and Drink for a Good Night’s Sleep".
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the U of A Sleep and Health Research Program Michael Grandner, PhD, was interviewed on The Dong-A Ilbo.