Sleep and long covid
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This webinar will provide an overview of how sleep and fatigue are impacted when experiencing long covid and identify strategies to improve an individual's sleep and minimise fatigue in those who are suffering with long covid.
It will help and support those who work with clients who are experiencing long covid or post viral syndrome (PVS). Since the pandemic, many patients are dealing with the effects of covid, long after the initial symptoms have passed.
Whilst there is a need to understand these symptoms in more detail this will take time and patients need support now.
This webinar will explain how Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi) can help manage some of the symptoms clients with long covid and PVS present with, especially fatigue, which will allow for an improvement in their energy levels, as well as improving their overall quality of life.
Target audience
This course is suitable for all health and social care professionals.
It is appropriate for all career levels, and is suitable for doctors, nurses, OTs, PTs, social workers, clinical psychologists, neuro psychologists, counsellors, psychotherapists, speech and language therapists, care managers and case managers.
No pre-requisites are needed.
If you have any questions, please email [email protected]
Learning outcomes
By the end of this two-hour webinar, participants will be able to:
- Understand the structure and importance of good quality sleep
- Understand how sleep and fatigue are influenced by living with long covid
- Identify psychological and behavioural strategies to improve sleep and minimise fatigue in this client group
- Apply this knowledge to people living with other similar conditions where fatigue is an issue (e.g. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, post-viral syndrome, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, multiple sclerosis and fibromyalgia).
Presenter: Dr David Lee BSc PhD CertEd CPsychol AFBPsS CSci
Conducted a PhD in Sleep Psychology at Loughborough University's internationally renowned Sleep Research Centre examining sleep and associated quality of life in vulnerable, clinical groups. Since then, he has held academic posts at Bradford and Newcastle Universities, lecturing in Psycho-behavioural Treatments for Insomnia and holds a certificate in higher education practice.
Trained in the delivery of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi) and Good Clinical Practice. He has delivered training and teaching workshops to a range of healthcare professionals and delivered training in this field for the BPS for a number of years.
He is a member of the British Sleep Society and the World Association of Sleep Medicine, a Member and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, a Chartered Psychologist, and a Chartered Scientist. Findings from his own research have been published in international, peer-reviewed journals.
Members: £48 (exc VAT)
Non-members: £80 (exc VAT)
Online bookings will close 12pm on day before
To register for the webinar you need to sign into your BPS user account or create a new account by clicking the 'create an account' button.
When signed in, click the 'register' button to book onto the workshop.