Southampton Sleep Training Programme

With over a decade of experience in teaching professionals about sleep and its disorders in children we have responded to demand by introducing a new modular online learning programme. This offers a number of advantages:

flexibility to choose what level of training is appropriate to your needs and practice
flexibility to choose specialist modules relevant to your practice
shorter courses that fit in more easily alongside demands of work
more cost effective (no travel, accommodation costs)
suited to a range of professionals enriching interdisciplinary learning
based on current clinical and research evidence

We deliver material in a way that is engaging, friendly and interactive. All of our trainers are NHS professional who daily ‘walk the talk’ and are enthusiastic to share their extensive knowledge and experience. Course material includes a rich set of filmed case study material throughout.

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Module 1 - Basic Sleep Know-How

This course provides a basic scientific understanding of sleep and will allow you to advise on evidenced based good sleep habits. It can be taken as a stand-alone course and requires no pre-requisites but is also a foundation for later specialist modules.

Course content:

- Children’s sleep problems in a family context
- Science of Sleep – understanding the mysteries of sleep
- Why children sleep - the role of sleep in childhood
- Culture and Sleep – sleep around the world
- Fundamentals of Sleep Hygiene – providing advice based on science not ‘hearsay’

Dates & Cost:

Monday 4^th and Tuesday 5^th March 2024
9 am – 1pm each day (8 hours total)
Cost: £160
(if you are a registered member of the BPSS, you are eligible for a £25 discount on the cost of Module 1. When booking, please supply us with your membership number).

Module 2 - Disorders of Sleep

This course develops your understanding of sleep disorders in childhood (based on the international classification of sleep disorders III) and how these can be treated. This course is relevant to all professionals who wish to develop sleep services; general paediatricians with a special interest in sleep and specialist paediatricians (consultants and trainees e.g. respiratory/neurology/neurodisability) wishing to further their knowledge.

Pre-requisites:
You must:

have attended core module 1 (or evidence attendance at a similar course)
work for a statutory or voluntary organisation that is responsible for your clinical practice.

Course content

Core Sleep Disorders and their treatments (e.g. disorders of hypersomnolence, movement disorders, circadian rhythm disorders; chronic insomnia; sleep related breathing disorders)
Measuring Sleep
Use of medication in sleep

Dates & Cost:

Monday 13^th and Tuesday 14^th May 2024
9 am – 2pm (10 hours in total)
Cost: £195.00

Specialist Module 3 - Managing Sleep Problems in Neurodevelopmental Disorders

This module looks at the latest research and is suitable for paediatricians/clinicians/therapists and anyone with a special interest in neurodevelopmental disorders.

Sleep and ASD
Sleep and children with ADHD
Sleep in Children with Down syndrome
Syndrome specific sleep problems in children with rare neurodevelopmental disorders
Sleep and Epilepsy
Sleep and pain in non-verbal children

Date for Specialist Module 3
Monday 10^th and Tuesday 11^th June 2024 2023 - 9am - 2pm (10 hours total)

Cost Specialist Module 3
£195.00

Specialist Module 4 - Managing Sleep Problems in Children with Physical Disability and Sensory Impairment

This module is suitable for paediatricians/clinicians/therapists and anyone with a particular interest in children with physical disability. Day 2 of this course is case study based – using both hospital and community patients

Prevalence predictors and impact of sleep problems in children with physical disabilities
How do co-morbidities and their care impact on sleep
Thermoregulation and sleep
Respiratory Challenges and their treatments
Daytime participation and Sleep

Date for specialist module 4
Tuesday 8^th and Wednesday 9^th October 2024 - 9 – 2pm (10 hours in total)

Cost for Specialist Module 4
£195.00

Specialist Module 5 - Managing Chronic Insomnia

This module is suitable for sleep practitioners, community nursery nurses, school nurses, family support workers and anyone who is planning to work with families to improve sleep and who work for a statutory or voluntary organisation. Day 2 of this module uses case studies to support you in writing sleep management plans.

Basics of sleep disorders
Anxiety and sleep
Sleep Behaviours -a psychological perspective
Development Hot Spots
Models of working
Effective Assessment
Developing a Sleep Programme

Dates for Specialist Module 5
Tuesday 12^th and Wednesday 13^th November 2024
9 – 2pm (10 hours in total)

Cost for Specialist Module 5
£195.00

Course Leader

Dr Cathy Hill, Consultant Paediatrician in Sleep Medicine, European Somnologist and Associate Professor of Child Health.

Other Faculty Members

Dr Hazel Evans, Paediatric Respiratory Consultant and Regional NIV Lead
Dr Andrea Whitney, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist with Special Interest in Epilepsy
Dr Julie Duncan, Paediatric Respiratory Consultant
Dr Rachel Langley, Clinical Psychologist
Dr Sarah Matthews, Clinical Psychologist
Joanne McCubbin, Sleep Clinical Nurse Specialist
Anneken Marshall, Sleep Specialist Nurse
Karen Curtain, Specialist Paediatric Sleep Practitioner
Karen Farrance, Specialist Paediatric Sleep Practitioner

If you have questions, please email southamptonsleeptraining@uhs.nhs.uk

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