Sleeping Well: A Key to Aging Well
Part of our Aging Well series
Take the first step toward better sleep with Dr. Michael V. Vitiello, professor emeritus of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine, and Biobehavioral Nursing. Learn how a good night’s sleep promotes healthy aging, why we tend to get less than we need, and the link between sleep and illness.
Speakers
Michael Vitiello
Professor Emeritus, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine, and Biobehavioral Nursing.
Professor Emeritus Michael V. Vitiello is an internationally recognized expert in sleep, circadian rhythms, and sleep disorders in aging with a focus on the causes, consequences and treatments of disturbed sleep, circadian rhythms, and cognition in older adults. Vitiello retired in 2022 after more than 40 years in the UW Department of Psychiatry.