Assessment and management of insomnia

WEBINAR: Tuesday 8 June 2021, 7.30 - 8.45pm

Insomnia is one of the most frequent complaints in primary care. Dan Ford discusses some of the issues to consider:

• current definitions of insomnia
• prevalence & impacts
• diagnosis & assessment (gold standard to practical standard incl questionnaires etc)
• recommended treatments
• primary care treatment/management of insomnia (what you can do + considerations).

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Resources

• Short sleep assessment tool
• AASM sleep diary
• Epworth sleepiness scale (measures sleep deprivation in those with obstructive sleep apnoea
• Insomnia severity index
• Symptom checklist
• Sleep hygiene index
• Sleep log
• STOP BANG questionnaire
• Medical cannabis and insomnia in older adults with chronic pain: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care (2020)

Presenter

Dan Ford

Dan is a registered psychologist and the founder & managing director of The Better Sleep Clinic. Dan specialises in treating chronic insomnia disorder (with and without psychological comorbidities) and other behavioural disorders of sleep. He is qualified in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi), Mindfulness-Based Attention Training & Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (an evidence-based treatment for PTSD). With a background in the military, and experience working with Special Operations, Olympic athletes, police, pilots & PHRM doctors, Dan enjoys educating the public on the science of sleep and the benefits of sleep to both health & performance. He has appeared in numerous media outlets both in NZ & overseas and is the clinical reviewer for sleep content on Health Navigator.

Questions and referrals may be sent to [email protected], or you can contact Dan on 021 0464327 or through The Better Sleep Clinic website.