The tenth webinar in The genetics of… series. In this webinar, we will explore sleep as a phenotype, the genetic influences that govern normal circadian rhythm and the molecular mechanisms in disordered sleep patterns. On average we spend 26 years of our lives asleep, but it is not without its complexities. Sleep disorders can cause significant knock-on effects…

The UK Government are “planning to issue guidance on how much sleep people should be getting every night” (BBC News, 2019). According to a Department of Health & Social Care (2019) Green paper, the Government will review the evidence on sleep and health with the view to informing the case for guidance on hours of…

    NEW DATES CONFIRMED: Monday 23rd August to Friday 27th August 2021   EDINBURGH SLEEP MEDICINE COURSE 2021   Venue:  Hilton Edinburgh Carlton North Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1SD   This annual course aims to provide up-to-date information on the theory and practice of sleep medicine. The course is aimed at all professionals involved in…

        Cognitive Behaviour Therapy - Insomnia (CBT-I) Basic Course 28th – 29th August 2021   VENUE FACULTY Hilton Edinburgh Carlton  Jason Ellis PhD North Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1SD                   PROGRAM OVERVIEW The aim of this course is to provide the relevant information to identify,…

2nd Baltic Sleep Meeting will take place on 3–4th September 2021, in Kaunas, Lithuania.   Meeting is intended for sleep specialists, neurologists, child neurologists, pediatricians, pulmonologists, otorhinolaryngologists, psychiatrists, family doctors, psychologists-psychotherapists and nurses.   More information and registration: https://reg.eventas.lt/BSM2021

  The international 15th World Congress on Controversies in Neurology (CONy) will be held virtually on September 23-26, 2021.   CONy is an annual exclusive forum which focuses on controversial issues in neurology. The core of the CONy Congresses is debates which enable participants to focus on unresolved issues with leading world experts. The Congresses…

Study day to discuss the new NICE OSA Guidelines and how to implement them Discussion of newly released NICE Guideline on OSAHS in over 16s OHS and OSAHS-COPD-overlap syndrome and their implementation. The workshop is hosted by the OSA Alliance at no cost and is 4 CPD points approved. We'll cover recognising possible sleep disordered…

https://www.rsm.ac.uk/events/sleep-medicine/2021-22/slq01/   This Olympic year, we bring you a unique event seeking to explore ways to optimise sleep in athletes. Experts from both sleep medicine and sport and exercise medicine will cover key topics, including jet lag management and stimulant use in athletes, how to optimise an athlete's sleep, and how we can use exercise…