The 2-year Sleep School organized jointly by the Universities of Helsinki and Turku, in collaboration with all Nordic Sleep Research Societies will provide overview and practical tools for physicians, nurses, psychologists and researchers in the field of sleep medicine and sleep research.
Course contents are in line with the material of the Sleep Medicine Examination and serves as a preparatory course for the Somnologist examination (ESRS) Sleep Medicine Examintaion (ESRS)
The course combines high quality expertises in sleep research (Sleepwell research program at Helsinki University Medical Faculty) and clinical sleep medicine (Sleep and Breathing Centre at the Turku University Hospital). The teachers are internationally recognized experts on their respective fields, and experienced educators. The curriculum has been created and evaluated in reference with the recommendations of the EACCME.
Aims of the course: The course “Sleep medicine” will provide the participants overview on sleep medicine and practical tools for professionals and students in the field.
Target audience: Medical doctors, nurses, psychologists and other health care professionals working in fields where patients have sleep problems, as well as students and researchers of these fields.
Methods: The course is an e-learning course. The lectures will be offered through Zoom (please, see below).
Schedule: The lectures will be given once a month on Wednesday at 16.00-18.00 EET:
Finland, Estonia, Lithuania at 16.00-18.00 (Eastern European time)
Sweden, Norway, Denmark at 15.00-17.00 (Central European time)
Iceland at 14.00-15.00 (Greenwich mean time)
If you have further questions, please contact: Tiina Härkönen at tiina.harkonen@helsinki.fi
Zoom link:
https://helsinki.zoom.us/j/69483257796?pwd=Vm8zbFNmeXdmU2k5d0NxWVgxUWdqQT09
Meeting ID: 694 8325 7796
Passcode: 416707
Course starts a new cycle: Course introduction video
9. Measuring sleep in humans: PSG, actigraphy, and beyond, Part I
Assoc. Prof. Morten Engstrøm
10. Measuring sleep in humans: PSG, actigraphy, and beyond, Part II
PhD Hanne Siri A Heglum
11. Polygraphic sleep evaluation in the pathological sleep: neurodegenerative disorders, states of conciousness and epilepsies
Prof. Poul Jennum
12. Advanced analysis of sleep signals. Quantitative techniques and machine learning methods
PhD Andreas Brink-Kjær
13. Epidemiology, pathophysiology and definitions of obstructive and central sleep apnoea
Assoc. Prof. Harald Hrubos-Strøm
14. Comorbidity of obstructive sleep apnoea
MD Marja Palomäki
15. Case based teaching of sleep recordings in SDB
Prof. Ludger Grote
16. Management of obstructive and central sleep apnoea syndrome
Assoc. Prof. Jenny Theorell-Haglöw
17. Treatment of nocturnal respiratory failure in different diseases
MD, PhD Andreas Palm
18. Sleep and the role of dentistry
DDS, PhD Marie Marklund
This course offers basic knowledge of sleep and circadian rhythms. It will address the neurobiological mechanism of brain oscillations during waking and sleep, as well as the brain areas and neurotransmitters that regulate sleep and circadian rhythms. Understanding of these basic features of sleep helps gaining understanding of the multitude of sleep-related physiological changes and conditions. The course also assess questions like why we have to sleep, what are the consequences of sleep deprivation and how sleep affects physiological functions of the body and brain, including learning and memory.
This is a web-based course that students can attend at their convenience, and for examination to obtain credits, prescribe examination at Examinarium facility.
The course consists of 15-20 min videos on twenty topics. Each topic includes a reading recommendation and a quiz of 10 questions.
Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology web course, 2,5 credits (MED-TOU11) consists of teaching videos and a selection of review articles on the nineteen topics of the course. The easiest way is to start with the video, if available, and then study the article, and complete the entity by taking the quiz. The questions are aimed to guide the studies, and to prepare for the final test.
Exam visit:
You can take your own university’s exam in another university’s Exam room.
https://e-exam.fi/in-english/
More information:
Henna-Kaisa Wigren
Tiina Härkönen
Medicine&Dentistry
Psychology&Logopedics
Translational Medicine (Master´s program)
Neuroscience (Master´s program)
Selection criteria: accepted MED-TOU11 Moodle course
The course consists of specialist lectures, video problems, hands-on training and small group presentations. The participants will collect data on their own circadian rhythms and sleep using actigraphs and polysomnography to learn the principles of data collection and analysis applicable to both research- and clinical work. Translational aspects will also be introduced. During the course, a small group of specific topic will be prepared and presented in the final seminar.
To understand
What epidemiology can and cannot offer for sleep research
Regulation of circadian rhythms
Introduction to sleep medicine
Analysis of EEG data
Polysomnography executed at home environment
Translational sleep research
After the course, the student is familiar with sleep research in clinical neuroscience. In addition, he/she knows how to prepare and present a study plan together with a group. The course encourages for networking and opportunities for future collaborations.
Prof Tiina Paunio, Docent Hanna Harno and doctoral researcher Paavo Laitinen