Course
Essentials of Sleep Medicine
Essentials of Sleep Medicine – 2 Weeks
Offline Short-Term Certificate Course • Nithra Sleep and Health Care
Mode: Offline
Duration: 2 Weeks
Format: Theory + Hands-on
Certificate: Yes
Duration: 2 Weeks
Format: Theory + Hands-on
Certificate: Yes
Course Overview
The Essentials of Sleep Medicine (2 Weeks Offline Program) is a deeper, clinically-focused
training program designed to build practical competence in evaluating, diagnosing, and managing common sleep
disorders. Participants receive structured teaching with case-based learning and sleep lab exposure,
including fundamentals of sleep studies and CPAP therapy.
Course Objectives
- Build a strong understanding of sleep physiology, circadian rhythms, and sleep disorders.
- Perform structured sleep history and clinical evaluation in outpatient and inpatient settings.
- Identify and manage common conditions: OSA, insomnia, hypersomnia, parasomnias, and RLS.
- Understand indications for PSG/HSAT and interpret core sleep study metrics (AHI, ODI, arousals).
- Understand CPAP therapy principles, mask selection, basic troubleshooting, and patient counselling.
- Develop practical clinical decision-making through real case discussions.
Program Structure (2 Weeks)
Week 1 – Foundations + Clinical Approach
- Sleep physiology, sleep architecture, and circadian rhythm fundamentals
- How to take a sleep history and use screening tools (ESS, STOP-BANG)
- Clinical overview of sleep disorders: insomnia, hypersomnia, parasomnias, RLS
- Sleep-disordered breathing: OSA basics, risk factors, phenotype recognition
- Case discussions: common OPD presentations and decision pathways
Week 2 – Diagnostics + Management (Hands-on)
- PSG basics: indications, channels, scoring concepts, and key indices
- Interpreting reports: AHI/RDI, ODI, desaturation, arousals (intro level)
- CPAP therapy: principles, mask selection, practical handling & basic troubleshooting
- Patient counselling: adherence, side effects, and follow-up approach
- Sleep lab exposure: workflow overview, demo of equipment and real report walkthroughs
Learning Outcomes
- Confidence in basic clinical evaluation of sleep complaints.
- Ability to identify high-risk OSA and initiate first-line management/referrals.
- Practical understanding of PSG workflow and core report parameters.
- Ability to counsel patients on CPAP and follow-up basics.
Who Should Attend?
- MBBS Doctors
- MD/DNB (Medicine, Pulmonology, Psychiatry, ENT)
- General Practitioners
- ICU Physicians
- Postgraduate Medical Students
- Allied Health Professionals interested in Sleep Medicine
Practical Training Highlights
- Sleep history templates + screening tools practice
- PSG equipment familiarization and workflow demo
- PSG report walkthrough sessions
- CPAP device handling & basic troubleshooting
- Interactive case discussions with faculty
Certification
Participants will receive a Course Completion Certificate from
Nithra Sleep and Health Care upon successful completion.
Enroll / Contact
Limited seats to ensure hands-on learning and personalized guidance.
Nithra Sleep and Health Care
Education & Training Division
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