The RANZCP NT and the NT PHN invite Central Australian Psychiatrists and GPS to join us for an evening of professional development, followed by dinner, with Dr David Cunnington at the Hilton Alice Springs

Dr Cunnington will be providing an in-depth look into the development of sleep apnoea and insomnia and outline the national resources available for best practice for managing sleep disorders.

Presenter

Dr David Cunnington is a Sunshine Coast based sleep physician, and Co-founder of the Online sleep resource, SleepHub.com.au. David trained in sleep medicine both in Australia and at Harvard Medical School and has been practising sleep medicine for the last 20 years, treating people with a range of sleep problems.

David’s recent research has been in developing non-drug treatments such as cognitive behavioural therapy & mindfulness mediation for insomnia and other sleep disorders. His research and commentaries on sleep have been published in leading medical journals such as Annals of Internal Medicine and The British Medical Journal

Learning Objectives

Participants will enhance their knowledge of:

• The Assessment and Management of Insomnia
• The national resources available for best practice for managing sleep disorders

Health Pathways

Northern Territory HealthPathways offer clinicians clear guidance for assessing and managing particular symptoms or conditions during the point of care. Pathways include information for referrers and requests to services in the local health system.

For supplementary learnings to this event,  NT HealthPathways are pleased to share sleep related pathways:

• Paediatric Sleep Assessment
• Sleep Disturbances in palliative care
• Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Children

Contact the team today on healthpathways@ntphn.org.au for your logon.

NB: Not all pathways on the HealthPathways site have been localised. Unlocalised pathways (highlighted with a banner) contain relevant clinical content, however, local services are defaulted to New Zealand.

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Accreditation

CPD: 2 hours*

*As a general guide, one hour of active learning equates to one hour of CPD. It is the responsibility of the individual student to calculate how many hours of active learning have been completed. The hours of active learning estimated above should act as a guide to CPD hours.

Cost

Free

Questions?

Please contact Lisa Meredith if you have any questions.

ranzcp.nt@ranzcp.org

02 6229 2800