Dr. Helen Driver

Biography

Dr. Helen Driver is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at Queen's University, with a focus on sleep disorders. She manages a 6-bed sleep disorders laboratory at the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit in Kingston General Hospital, where she is involved in clinical training and research related to sleep medicine. Dr. Driver has extensive training in clinical sleep medicine, having completed her PhD in Physiology at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. Following her doctorate, she undertook a post-doctoral fellowship at the Institute of Pharmacology, University of Zurich, Switzerland. Additionally, she holds several professional credentials including Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine (DABSM), Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT), and Certification in Clinical Sleep Health (CCSH) from the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT). Dr. Driver is recognized for her contributions to the field, having published over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and 14 book chapters. Her research primarily focuses on women's sleep health and she has served as the past-president of the Canadian Sleep Society. Her work includes editorial duties for the Sleep Medicine Clinics, where she has edited a special issue dedicated to sleep in women.

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