What you will learn

Our course covers the fundamental aspects of adult sleep medicine.

We will focus on the fundamentals of adult sleep medicine and discuss recent developments. We aim to increase the profile of the discipline to encourage more research, networking and training opportunities.

Aims and objectives

Building on the expertise of our Department, the focus will be on adult sleep and its disorders. Over the duration of course we aim to:

  • teach the fundamentals of sleep medicine.
  • provide up-to-date information on the theory and practice of sleep medicine.
  • develop educational, research and career opportunities.
  • strengthen availability of vocational training in sleep in the UK and Europe.

Course content

The course will consist of lectures, tutorials and hands-on workshops. Topics covered include:

  • Physiology and pathophysiology of sleep and breathing
  • Technical aspects of sleep measurement
  • Obstructive sleep apnoea
  • Cheyne-Stokes respiration
  • Modes of delivering positive airway pressure
  • Narcolepsy
  • Parasomnias and nocturnal epilepsy
  • Periodic leg movements
  • Sleep apnoea and cardiovascular risk factors

Speakers

We invite esteemed speakers from research institutions across the UK and Europe.

Previous Speakers

Scotland

NameCity
Dr I MorrisonDundee
Dr I CollinsForth Valley
Dr C DerryEdinburgh
Professor Sir N DouglasEdinburgh
Professor D NewbyEdinburgh
Dr T MackayEdinburgh
Dr R RihaEdinburgh
Dr D UrquhartEdinburgh
Professor C EspieGlasgow

England

NameCity
Dr B CooperBirmingham
Professor J HorneLoughborough
Dr A JohalLondon
Mr B KotechaLondon
Prof M MorrellLondon
Professor E SzabadiNottingham
Professor D SkeneSurrey

Rest of Europe

NameCity, Country
Professor W DeBackerAntwerp, Belgium
Professor S NevsimalovaPrague, Czech Republic
Professor D RiemannFreiburg, Germany
Dr M CzischMunich, Germany
Dr S RyanDublin, Ireland
Professor R FarreBarcelona, Spain

Declaration of special interests

We aim to ensure that the educational activities we offer are not influenced by the special interests of individuals associated with the programme.

Having an interest in or affiliation with a corporate organisation does not necessarily influence a speaker’s presentation. However, the relationship must be made known in advance in accordance with guidelines.

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