Sleep Prescription: Research Links Sleep to Our Ability to Show Empathy; How to Get.a Great Night’s Sleep for Busy Practitioners

This episode will be eligible for ethics credit! Click here for free credit. Is sleep the last thing on your list? You might want to change that.  Here's just one reason why: new research directly links how we sleep to our ability to show empathy the next day.  Pediatrics Now host Holly Wayment talks to author and sleep scientist Aric A. Prather regarding how to get the sleep you deserve.  Prather, who was recently featured on the front page of The New York Times for his new book The Sleep Prescription: Seven Days to Unlocking Your Best Rest walks us through at least five simple ways to get a better night's rest.  Plus, he explains why sticking your head in the freezer for a few seconds in the afternoon can help!