On-Demand Insomnia Interventions is housed in our new learning management system (LMS) titled “Health Sci Ed Connect.” Health Sci Ed Connect is user friendly for online learning, and will enable learners to download a certificate from the LMS upon completion of the course.
Registrants will have to create a new account for Health Sci Ed Connect when they register for this program.
Registrants will have access to the program immediately, and will have one year to complete the On-Demand Modules.
Medical guidelines recommend cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) as the first-line treatment for chronic insomnia, above sleep medications. An extensive evidence base demonstrates that CBT-I leads to long-term improvements in sleep, mood and quality of life. Through this online professional development course's interactive, on-demand modules and FAQ resource, you will not only learn about the science behind CBT-I, but how you can help your patients use these techniques so they can reverse their chronic insomnia and experience the long-term benefits of sound sleep without sleep medications.
Topics to include:
- Setting the Stage: Insomnia Assessment & Treatment Overview
- CBT-I: Sleep Scheduling
- Case-Based Approach to Developing Abilities for Stopping Long-Term Use of Sedative-Hypnotics
- CBT-I: Calming the Racing Mind
- Sleeping pills and how to safely and effectively stop their chronic use
- Brief appointments to support CBT-I and Deprescribing of Sedative-Hypnotics
- Running a CBT-I-Group Program
- Applying the Strategies to your Setting
This 3 credit-per-hour Self-Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and is provided through Queen’s University for up to 30 Self-Learning Mainpro+ credits.
This event is an Accredited Self-Assessment Program (Section 3) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and is approved by the Office of Continuing Professional Development, Queen’s University. You may claim a maximum of 10 hours.