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Optimizing Operational Readiness: Evidence-Based Sleep Health and Insomnia Management for Service Members by the Western Institute of Nursing

Tuesday, November 10, 2026
11:00 AM Pacific Time
Free for all attendees

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Webinar Overview

Sleep is an essential component of military health, resilience, and operational readiness. This one-hour presentation examines the role of sleep in optimizing service members’ performance and mission effectiveness. Topics include foundational sleep science, theoretical models of insomnia development, prevalence of insomnia among military service members, evidence-based pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions, and available military and veteran resources to support sleep health. The presentation will also review relevant literature on the impact of sleep loss on military pilot performance, highlighting how inadequate sleep can impair vigilance, concentration, reaction time, and decision-making in operational environments where performance is critical to mission success and safety.

 

Presented By

  • Dr. Heather King, PhD, PMHNP-BC, FAAN
    Assistant Professor (Voluntary), University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center
    Clinical Associate Professor, Pacific Lutheran University
  • Dr. Joshua Lennon, MD, ABPN/ABMS
    Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center
  • LTC Allison Ferro, PhD, MHA, RN, NE-BC, FACHE
    Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Nurse Corps
    Assistant Professor, Army-Baylor MHA/MBA Programs
  • Maj Tatiana Gonzalez, PhD, MSN, RN
    Nellis Air Force Base, U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps
    Military Nurse Scientist
  • Dr. Laura Talbot, PhD, EdD, RN
    UTHSC Distinguished Professor
    University of Tennessee Health Sciences
    College of Medicine, Department of Neurology