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Advanced Course in Sleep Medicine for General Practitioners

4th Edition

April 7th, 2025
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19h

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Online

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Advanced Course in Sleep Medicine for General Practitioners

In recent years, Sleep Medicine has become a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary medical discipline, essential in the diagnosis and therapy of sleep disorders. Currently, Competence in Sleep Medicine is established by the Portuguese Medical Association and can be achieved once a set of requirements approved by the National Council has been met. The knowledge of sleep, its mechanisms, its effects and its pathology has grown explosively in recent years; however, there is still an undervaluation of sleep-related manifestations, partly by patients, but also largely by the medical community. Thus, the approach to the patient with sleep pathology implies recognizing and valuing a set of complaints and manifestations, some of which are not always understood by the patient as a problem because they occur when he or she is asleep.

The high prevalence of the disease and the growing number of patients led us to propose a course mainly aimed at General Practitioners in order to provide them with the necessary knowledge for a better diagnosis, treatment, possible hospital referral and further follow-up of this type of patients.

We believe that due to the increasing possibilities to effectively treat sleep disorders and significantly reduce the health problems and mortality rates associated with these disorders, it is crucial to give due importance to sleep and its disorders. Taking into account that approximately one third of a person's life is spent in this state, this comprehensive course aims to highlight the importance of sleep and its disorders, providing fundamental knowledge to deal with them effectively.

We have structured and consolidated the program to achieve learning outcomes useful for medical practice in the primary health care setting. Therefore, the Advanced Course in Sleep Medicine for General Practice is composed of eight modules that address different aspects related to sleep and its medical implications. Each module is under the teaching responsibility of renowned experts in their respective fields, providing a comprehensive and integrated view of Sleep Medicine.

OBJECTIVES

  Understand the importance and magnitude of the problem of sleep pathology in primary health care.
  Acquire knowledge of the physiological basis and chronobiological aspects of sleep for a better approach to sleep treatment.
  Familiarize yourself with sleep-related classification and anamnesis.
  Recognize sleep-wake cycle changes in psychiatric disorders and understand the implications for treatment.
  Identify sleep-disordered breathing, know when to suspect, how to screen and when to refer the patient for treatment and follow-up in hospital care.
  Recognize hypersomnias of central origin, parasomnias and sleep-related movement disorders, understanding how to suspect, treat and refer appropriately.
  Develop skills to identify sleep-related pathologies in otorhinolaryngology, know when to suspect and when to refer the patient for specialized treatment.
  Acquire knowledge of the medico-legal aspects related to sleep disorders, as well as understanding the effects of drugs and ventilotherapy on driving.
  Understand the relationship between sleep and physical activity, recognizing the limits between the benefit and the associated risks.
  Explore the challenges and possible solutions related to sleep and shift work.
  Improve the skills of assessment, diagnosis and therapeutic approach of sleep pathology in General Practice, through the discussion of clinical cases.
Description

Basic principles of sleep medicine

8:00pm | 9:00pm Maria João Sá

Sleep pathology in primary health care: the size of the problem and the size of the solutions

9:00pm | 10:00pm José Carlos Carneiro

Physiological bases and chronobiological aspects of sleep - what we should know to better treat sleep

Sleep and the PSYCHIATRICIAN'S VIEW

8:00pm | 10:00pm 

Classification and anamnesis. General strategies for the treatment of insomnia. Alterations of the sleep-wake cycle in psychiatric disorders.

Sleep and the pulmonologist's view

8:00pm | 10:00pm Vitor Melo

Respiratory sleep pathology. When to suspect, how to screen and when to refer. Treatment and follow-up in primary health care

Sleep and the NEUROLOGIST'S VIEW

8:00pm | 10:00pm 

Hypersomnias of central origin, parasomnias and sleep-related movement disorders. When to suspect, how to treat and when to refer

Oral sleep medicine

9:00pm | 10:00pm Francisco Coutinho

Oral sleep medicine. Intraoral devices: their indication and use. Current and future perspectives

Sleep and pharmacology

8:00pm | 9:00pm Joana Sá Ferreira

Medical-legal aspects of sleep disorders.

9:00pm | 10:00pm Carlos Franclim

Polypharmacy in FGM and its effects on sleep

Questions of daily practice

8:00pm | 9:00pm Nuno China Pereira

Sleep and physical activity - when the dose makes the poison

9:00pm | 10:00pm Manuel Vaz

Sleep and shift work - solution in sight or mission impossible?

Sleep and the otorhinolaryngologist's view

19:00 | 20:00 JOÃO VIANA PINTO

Otorhinolaryngology and sleep disorders. When to suspect and when to refer

Sleep and the role of psychology

8:00pm | 9:00pm Natalia Mendes

Cognitive-behavioral therapy: psychology for better sleep

Sleep in the context of pediatrics

9:00pm | 10:00pm Marta Rios

Sleep in children - challenges and opportunities

Sleep and the cardiologist's view

8:00pm | 9:00pm Sílvia Marta Oliveira

OSAS and cardiovascular risk factors.

clinical cases

8:00pm | 10:00pm Maria João Sá and José Carlos Carneiro

Assessment, diagnosis and therapeutic approach of sleep pathology in FGM - discussion of clinical cases

Faculty

José Carneiro
José Carlos Carneiro
SCIENTIFIC-PEDAGOGICAL COORDINATOR AND LECTURER
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FMAC + JSA Mª João Sá
MARIA JOÃO SÁ
SCIENTIFIC-PEDAGOGICAL COORDINATOR AND LECTURER
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Carlos Franclim
Carlos Franclim
Lecturer
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Francisco Coutinho
Francisco Coutinho
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Joana Sá Ferreira
Joana Sá Ferreira
Lecturer
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João Viana Pinto
João Viana Pinto
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Manuel Vaz
Manuel Vaz
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Marta Rios
Marta Rios
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Natalia Mendes Current
Natalia Mendes
Lecturer
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Nuno China
Nuno China Pereira
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FAQ's

Starts April 7, 2025.

The classes are live but you can watch them on a delayed basis whenever and however you want! You will have access to Replay of classes until 31 days after the last class of the course.

Registration fees:

1st price until 07/02/2025 - 230€
2nd price until 07/03/2025 - 280€
3rd price after 07/03/2025 - 330€

Phased payment 2x without interest:
70% - Upon registration
30% - After 30 days

The final classification in the course will result from the quantitative classification obtained by the final exam. The assessment comprises the answers to a 20-question multiple-choice exam. Each correct answer contributes 1 point to the final classification. The exam will be held at the end of the course.

The final evaluation of each course is expressed through a classification on a numerical scale from 0 to 20 points, with approval being considered as obtaining a minimum of 10 points.

The final classification of the course can be accompanied by a qualitative mention, expressed on the following scale: Sufficient (10 to 13), Good (14 and 15), Very Good (16 and 17) and Excellent (18 to 20).

According to the Portuguese legislation (DL 42/2005 of 22 February), grades below 10, on a scale from 0 to 20, imply failure.

At the end of the course, an evaluation instrument will be applied to measure the participants’ satisfaction with the training process and the conditions for carrying out the course, aiming at possible improvement actions.

At the end of the course, a Professional Training Certificate will be issued, in accordance with current legislation (Ordinance No. 474/2010 of 8 July), to all participants who successfully complete the vocational training. This certificate, as well as a diploma, will be made available in digital format in the participant’s area, on the EMSaúde website, within a maximum period of 30 working days, after the end date of the course. If the student does not succeed, a Certificate of Attendance in Vocational Training will be issued.

The Advanced Course in Sleep Medicine for General Practice is intended for general practitioners and other health professionals with an interest in the area.

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Registration fees:

1st price until 07/02/2025 - 230€
2nd price until 07/03/2025 - 280€
3rd price after 07/03/2025 - 330€

WHAT DOES THIS COURSE INCLUDE?

  19 hours of training - 100% online, live
  38 hours of autonomous student work
  Recorded lessons, made available after live broadcast (exclusively online or on television), will no longer be accessible 31 days after the last live session broadcast of the course
  Vocational Training Certificate* or Vocational Training Attendance Certificate
  * In addition, the right to the Diploma issued by a FIFA, ISAKOS, ESSKA and ICRS accredited centre.
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