Paediatric sleep Course

Paediatric sleep Course is organized by Imperial College London and will be held from Feb 10 - 11, 2020 at St Mary's Hospital, London, England, United Kingdom.

Who Should Attend?
This course will benefit paediatricians, GPs, nurses, therapists, and other healthcare professionals involved in Child Health.

Description:
The course covers normal and disordered sleep in the paediatric patient, ranging from infancy to adolescence, with a focus on the most common problems seen in clinical practice today. The impact of sleep problems on a wide range of developmental areas will be discussed including growth, cognition, behaviour, memory and learning. Clinical examination of the child at risk of respiratory and/or non-respiratory sleep disorders will be covered, including how to take a comprehensive sleep history. Polysomnography and other methods of measuring sleep will be introduced. Translational research that focuses on the impact of asthma and other atopic diseases on sleep quality during childhood will be presented.

Course Aims:
To provide historical and modern perspectives in sleep medicine with a dual emphasis: theoretical knowledge and practical skills that are most useful in a clinical setting.

Learning Outcomes:
• Acquisition of basic knowledge of paediatric sleep with an emphasis on clinical sleep medicine, sleep measurement and common sleep problems
• Acquisition of problem-solving skills necessary to solve practical problems in paediatric sleep through interactive and case-based discussion
• Understanding of translational sleep research at St Mary’s Hospital

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.