- Narcolepsy 26min
- Kleine-Levin and Idiopathic Hypersomnia 13min
- Insufficient Sleep Syndrome 18min
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What You'll Learn
- Differentiating between possible hypersomnia diagnoses
- Implementing an evidence-based treatment plan as appropriate for disease severity
- Combining the primary treatment with complementary behavioral, naturopathic and alternative treatments as appropriate to promote sleep and alertness
- How to manage associated disease risks
Description
Narcolepsy is a rare sleep disorder in which people will have sudden ‘sleep attacks’ in the midst of activity, along with disrupted sleep at night. Because it is rare, there is often a delay of ten years (or more!) between symptom onset and diagnosis. For this reason, it is important for healthcare providers of all types to be aware of the symptoms and signs of narcolepsy. It is just one of the classes of hypersomnias. Other hypersomnias are much more common, namely Insufficient Sleep Syndrome, in which symptoms resolve once the individual has enough nightly sleep hours.
In the role of primary care providers, naturopathic physicians have a place in the diagnosis and adjunct care of people with narcolepsy. Due to the severity of narcolepsy, pharmaceutical care is the first-line recommended treatment for the sleep and alertness symptoms. In addition, some behavioral approaches can reduce these symptoms, and patients need additional monitoring and management of associated disorders.
In this course, sleep expert Dr. Catherine Darley will provide you with everything you need to know about successfully treating narcolepsy and other hypersomnias in your practice.
Course Content
Instructor
Dr. Darley is a national speaker and consultant with over 25 years of experience in sleep health. She translates her clinical experience with individuals, and teaching background, into effective solutions for corporations to improve performance, health and safety. Her expertise lies in training high risk occupational groups, such as First Responders, who face high performance demands while providing 24/7 services with inherent safety risks.
Dr. Darley has a dynamic and interactive style that emphasizes motivating participants to take charge of their sleep and health. She is adept at answering questions and giving attendees the real-life solutions and strategies needed to implement improvements. Dr. Darley’s interest in founding Naturopathic Sleep Medicine arises from the belief that since sleep is so basic and essential to health, it makes sense to use the most natural, least invasive therapies to help people obtain the sleep they need.
Dr. Darley is a pioneering internationally recognized expert in the use of natural, behavioral and lifestyle medicine for the treatment of sleep disorders. Dr. Darley founded the Institute of Naturopathic Sleep Medicine to fill the need for natural, less invasive solutions to a common problem–poor sleep.
The Institute teaches sleep health to employees at corporations and agencies, offers online sleep courses, and provides patient care based on natural treatments. “My philosophy is that sleep is essential to our health and wellbeing. Every person deserves a good night’s rest.” Naturopathic Sleep Medicine is a developing field of medicine which is distinct from that provided at allopathic sleep centers. Naturopathic Sleep Medicine joins together the knowledge of physiological sleep processes with the treatment principles of naturopathic medicine.
Dr. Darley is playing an active part in the development of the field of Naturopathic Sleep Medicine through her original research on naturopathic treatments for sleep and specialist training for other doctors. You can find her on social media and substack (@skilledsleeper) or visit her website (https://www.skilledsleeper.com) for more information.
Continuing Education Approvals
Canadian Federation of Aromatherapists (CFA)
0.5 CEU total (up to 0.5 CEU Category B) -Direct ApprovalCollege of Naturopaths of Ontario (CONO)
1 credit total (up to 1 credit Category A) -Direct ApprovalNew Hampshire Association of Naturopathic Doctors (NHAND)
1 CEU total (up to 1 CEU General) -Direct ApprovalVermont Office of Professional Regulation (VT OPR)
1 hour total (up to 1 hour General) -Direct ApprovalAlliance of International Aromatherapists (AIA)
0.5 CPD total (up to 0.5 CPD Category B) -Assumed ApprovalArizona Naturopathic Physicians Medical Board (AZ NPMB)
1 CME total (up to 1 CME General) -Assumed ApprovalCollege of Naturopathic Doctors of Alberta (CNDA)
1 continuing competence credit total -Assumed ApprovalCollege of Naturopathic Physicians of British Columbia (CNPBC)
1 hour total (up to 1 hour Category C - Educational Courses) -Assumed ApprovalCollege of Naturopaths of Ontario (CONO)
1 credit total (up to 1 credit Category B) -Assumed ApprovalColorado Office of Naturopathic Doctor Registration (CO ONDR)
1 PDA total -Assumed ApprovalConnecticut Department of Public Health: Naturopathic Physician Licensure (CT DPH: NPL)
1 hour total -Assumed ApprovalCouncil for Homeopathic Certification (CHC)
1 CEU total (up to 1 CEU Category 2) -Assumed ApprovalDistrict of Columbia Health Regulation and Licensing Administration (DC HRLA)
1 hour total -Assumed ApprovalHawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Professional & Vocational Licensing (HI DCCA)
1 CE total (up to 1 CE General) -Assumed ApprovalIdaho Board of Medicine: Naturopathic Medical Board (ID BOM: NMB)
1 hour total (up to 1 hour General) -Assumed ApprovalKansas State Board of Healing Arts (KS SBHA)
1 CEU total -Assumed ApprovalMaine Board of Complementary Health Care Providers (ME BCHCP)
1 hour total (up to 1 hour General) -Assumed ApprovalManitoba Naturopathic Association (MNA)
1 hour total (up to 1 hour Category B) -Assumed ApprovalMaryland Board of Physicians (MD BP)
1 hour total -Assumed ApprovalMinnesota Board of Medical Practice (MN BMP)
1 contact hour total (up to 1 contact hour General) -Assumed ApprovalMontana Board of Alternative Health Care (MT BAHC)
1 hour total (up to 1 hour General) -Assumed ApprovalNorth Dakota Board of Integrative Health Care (ND BIHC)
1 credit total (up to 1 credit General) -Assumed ApprovalRhode Island Department of Health: Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline (RI DOH: BMLD)
1 hour total -Assumed ApprovalSaskatchewan Association of Naturopathic Practitioners (SANP)
1 hour total (up to 1 hour Category C) -Assumed ApprovalUtah Naturopathic Physician Licensing Board (UT NPLB)
1 CE total (up to 1 CE General) -Assumed ApprovalWashington State Department of Health: Board of Naturopathy (WA DOH: BON)
1 hour total (up to 1 hour Category 2) -Assumed Approval
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