Sleep Workshop with Dr Neil Stanley

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This session will cover the importance of sleep to good physical, mental and emotional health. Poor sleep has been associated with increased risk of developing of illnesses such as heart disease, Alzheimer’s, depression, obesity and diabetes, but it is also true that good sleep is important for the quality of life in, and the optimal treatment of, these illnesses. Learn how to recognise the various sleep disorders and learn simple tips and techniques that can help your patients improve their sleep.
Dr. Neil Stanley is resident sleep expert at Sleepstation and author of How to Sleep Well He has been involved in sleep research for 37 years starting his career at the Neurosciences Division of the R.A.F. Institute of Aviation Medicine.
In the early 1990s he moved to the Human Psychopharmacology Research Unit, part of the University of Surrey, where as Director of Sleep Research he created and ran a 24-bed sleep laboratory for clinical trials.
He is past Chairman of the British Sleep Society (2000-2004) and a member of the European Sleep Research Society; the American Academy of Sleep.
He has published 38 peer-review papers on various aspects of sleep research and psychopharmacology and is widely quoted by the media as a sleep expert.
His website is www.thesleepconsultancy.com Twitter @drneilstanley