Join us as we bring together experts from two separate faculties, Pain and Sleep Medicine, to explore the bidirectional link between pain and sleep. A bad night sleep worsens pain. Many patients attribute poor sleep to the primary pain condition rather than considering distinct and treatable primary sleep disorders such as sleep apnoea or restless…

The Respiratory Medicine section is hosting an exciting event which will explore circadian biology and how it impacts on the care of respiratory patients. There will be a number of prominent speakers, including Professor David Ray from the University of Oxford; who will present on the circadian regulation of lung inflammation. This is a full-day event aimed…

SLEEP 2020, the 34th annual meeting of the APSS, is a joint meeting of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society. Visit there website for more information https://www.sleepmeeting.org/ You can also register for the conference by clicking here

The Royal Society of Medicine Webinar: In this webinar we'll look into the impact of lockdown on sleep, and sleep services that are helping patients sleep as lockdown lifts. Chaired by Kirstie Anderson, President of RSM's Sleep Medicine Section, she will be joined by Dr Martin Allen, Respiratory Physician and Dr David O'Regan, Consultant Psychiatrist to…

SLEEP TRAINING DAYS 22/23rd June 2020 For the sixth year, the Regional Sleep Service in Newcastle is hosting sleep training days in 2020. Come to either or both days and bring your team. The cost has been kept deliberately low to encourage and enable attendance.   Monday 22nd June 2020 9.30am-4.30pm (registration 9.00am) Assessing sleep…

SLEEP TRAINING DAYS 22/23rd June 2020 For the sixth year, the Regional Sleep Service in Newcastle is hos8ng sleep training days in 2020. Come to either or both days and bring your team. The cost has been kept deliberately low to encourage and enable attendance.   Monday 22nd June 2020 9.30am-4.30pm (registration 9.00am) Assessing sleep…

The sleepy patient; what to do and has COVID changed things? Date: Wednesday 1st July 2020 Time: 18:30 - 19:30 Venue: Online Webinar Speaker: Professor Michael Polkey, Consultant chest physician Focus on what can be done in a primary care setting and who should be referred for investigation. Since the most common cause of excessive sleepiness is Obstructive Sleep…

Sleep in Pandemic and Endemic COVID-19: Diagnosis and Management Strategies Date: Thursday 11th June 2020 Time: 13:30 - 14:30 Venue: Online Webinar Speaker:  Dr Alanna Hare, Consultant physician in respiratory and sleep medicine Focusing on patients presenting in Primary Care with anxiety and insomnia around the COVID-19 pandemic and discussions around direct sleep-related effects of the virus.

October 2020 entry The Online Programme in Sleep Medicine leads to a PGDip or MSc. It is hosted by the Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute (SCNi), in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford. The SCNi brings together world leading expertise in basic and human sleep and circadian research, and in the evaluation…

Aimed at: Anyone wishing to gain or improve skills in setting up, scoring and interpreting full polysomnographic sleep studies. This includes physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, students, researchers or anyone with a professional interest in sleep medicine. Content: This 2-day course will focus on the understanding and evaluation of polysomnographic recordings. The course will include…