Sleep Performance & Safety Institute
Improving Your Bottom Line Through Sleep Wellness Programs
SPSI Team
Duane M. Johnson, PhDDr. Johnson is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and is one of America's most respected practice management consultants. He has a Ph.D. in Psychology, has been in practice management Advisory Service for over thirty years, often being referred to as the "Doctor's Doctor." Dr. Johnson is a Senior Partner of Sleep Center Management Institute and a member of the National Speakers Association and having spoken to medical, dental, sleep and other healthcare groups in all fifty states, Canada, Europe and Australia. He has written extensively in books and articles, being most widely known for SCMI sleep management and practice management columns syndicated by International Medical News Group publications for over two decades, circulated to over a quarter million doctors. His video- and audio-tapes have also been utilized nationwide, and he has consulted with thousands of physicians over his professional career.
Kathryn Hansen, BS, RET, CPC Ms. Hansen is the Director of the Sleep Wellness Center for a large hospital in Kentucky. She is known for her extensive experience in sleep society leadership and sleep grants/research. Ms. Hansen provides over 150 sleep related presentations to business industry and professional organizations annually where she speaks extensively to medical staff, civic groups, professional organizations, and businesses about the effects of sleep deprivation as it affects the bottom line and impacts performance. Kathryn serves on numerous multidisciplinary committees within the healthcare continuum to establish readiness for JCAHO surveys and accreditation site visits. She is the Executive Director and past president of the Kentucky Sleep Society. Ms. Hansen holds a degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Kentucky, and studied in the department of Neurology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She is a Registered Electroneurodiagnostic Technician as well as being a Certified Professional Coder.
James C. O'Brien, MD, FCCP, Diplomate-ABSM, Medical DirectorDr. O'Brien is a medical physician who has been in private practice for 27 years. He first became involved in sleep medicine over twenty years ago when he began to notice that many of his patients, who were not responding to standard medical treatments, actually harbored undiagnosed sleep disorders. Not surprisingly, many of these patients when tested and treated for sleep disorders, improved dramatically and experienced greater than anticipated clinical results. These early and remarkable patient experiences shifted his medical focus towards sleep disorders and achieving healthy sleep.
During his medical career, Dr. O'Brien has worked as a primary care physician, pulmonologist and sleep physician and has lectured innumerable times to healthcare professionals in the United States and abroad about sleep disorders. Additionally, he has appeared on many television and radio programs addressing the need for healthy sleep and the early detection and treatment of sleep disorders.
Dr. O'Brien received his medical degree from New York Medical College in 1975. He completed his Internal Medicine, Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine training in the Boston area where he resides. Dr. O'Brien is currently board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine. He is a co-founder and the President of TalkAboutSleep.COM, a patient education website designed for those diagnosed and treated for sleep disorders and sleep professionals. Dr. O' Brien is the Medical Director for Sleep Performance and Safety Institute.
Kristine B. Mensching, MBA
Kristine is the Professional Services/Marketing Coordinator for Sleep Center Management Institute. She has over twelve years of marketing and business development experience with the last five years dedicated to specializing in healthcare and sleep management educational service marketing and development. A business development/marketing specialist, Kristine has been instrumental in the initiation and growth of numerous companies. She earned her MBA from Memphis State University and BS from Florida State University.
