Foundations in Sleep Health

Sleep science, sleep medicine and practical sleep optimisation for health and wellbeing practitioners.

Sleep affects almost every aspect of our physical and mental health, from energy, mood, appetite, metabolic health and cardiovascular risk, to our recovery and performance.

Yet despite this, so many health and wellbeing practitioners receive no training in sleep.

Foundations in Sleep Health is an online course designed to help practitioners understand the background science of sleep and how it impact the wider areas of health and wellbing. It teaches on common sleep disorders, and how to support better sleep using practical and evidence-based approaches.

This course is aimed at a range of health and wellbeing practitioners including nutritionists, lifestyle medicine practitioners, psychotherapists, coaches, GPs, practice nurses, personal trainers and social prescribers.

The course is registered for 6 hours of CPD with the British Association of Nutritional Therapists.

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Enrol today to gain access to Foundations in Sleep Health, a doctor-led online course designed to build confidence in sleep health, insomnia, circadian rhythms and common sleep disorders. Learn at your own pace with 12 months of access to expert-led lessons and practical resources.

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Why does sleep matter?

Sleep is a vital process and affects every aspect of our health and wellbeing.

It is one of the six core pillars of Lifestyle Medicine and is closely linked to the other five pillars: nutrition, physical activity, mental wellbeing, healthy relationships and avoiding harmful substances.

Healthy sleep underpins so much of what we are interested in including mental health, diabetes risk, cardiovascular health, weight management, accident risk, productivity, performance and recovery.

This course explores these links and provides an effective and evidence-based approach for optimising your client’s sleep.

Nutrition

Physical Activity

Sleep

Healthy Relationships

Mental Wellbeing

Avoiding Harmful Substances

What you’ll learn

  • The background to sleep, including how sleep is controlled and the circadian rhythm

  • The impact of sleep on physical health including:

    • Weight management

    • Diabetes

    • Cardiovascular disease

  • The impact of sleep on mental health including:

    • Anxiety

    • Depression

  • The impact of sleep on the workplace

  • The impact of sleep in elite sport and athletics

  • How to optimise sleep

  • The core sleep disorders

    • Insomnia

    • Obstructive sleep apnea

    • Hypersomnia

    • Parasomnias

    • Circadian rhtyhm disorders including shift work and jet lag

    • Restless leg syndrome

  • The impact of AI in sleep health

  • Case studies to test your understanding

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Course Creator - Dr David Garley

Dr David Garley is a GP and Director of The Better Sleep Clinic.

He began working in NHS sleep clinics at Bristol Royal Infirmary and now works clinically with patients experiencing insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea and other sleep difficulties.

Alongside his clinical work, David provides occupational sleep health support to organisations and has worked with elite sport teams across premiership football, international rugby, the Team GB Olympic squad and Formula One.

He teaches widely on sleep medicine, including NHS primary care teaching, the GP training scheme and lectures at the University of the West of England.

David has provided sleep health webinars for the British Sleep Society, the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine and the Society of Occupational Medicine.

He regularly contributes to the national discussion on sleep and has featured on BBC News, ITV’s This Morning and Channel 4, as well as print media including The Guardian, The Telegraph, Men’s Health and New Scientist.

He is a member of the Royal College of Physicians, the Royal College of General Practitioners and the British Sleep Society.

What’s included?

  • Online video modules

  • Knowledge checks

  • Downloadable pdfs

  • 6hours CPD

  • Certificate of completion

  • 12 months access from enrolment

FAQ’s

  • The course is suitable for health and wellbeing practitioners, including nutritionists, personal trainers, psychotherapists, health coaches, GPs, allied health professionals and workplace wellbeing practitioners. If oyu are unsure if the course is for you, please email info@thebettersleepclinic.co.uk

  • Yes. Foundations in Sleep Health is registered with BANT for 6 hours of CPD.

  • You will have 12 months’ access from the date of enrolment, so you can complete the course at your own pace and revisit the material when needed.

  • The course itself does not qualify you to diagnose or treat sleep disorders.

    It will help you understand the impact sleep has on your client’s health, and help you understand more about the common sleep dsorders, and give an evidence-based framework for optimising your client’s sleep.

    It will also help you understand when a client may need further assessment.

    The course is for a range of practitioners, and it is important always to work within your competencies. Your practice may already involve managing certain sleep disorders, in which case this course will support your work.

    If you are unsure or have other questions, please email info@thebettersleepclinic.co.uk

  • Yes. Sleep is a core pillar of lifestyle medicine and is closely linked with nutrition, movement, stress, mental health and cardiometabolic risk.