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AHP Bite Size Learning - A Guide to Promoting Healthy Sleep Habits - an AHP approach
Wednesday 10th July 2024
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Online
Who should attend:
Open to all Allied Health Professionals interested in learning strategies to support people to improve their sleep habits.
This session will focus on encouraging healthy sleep routines for patients living with a palliative or long-term condition, their family members or carers.
Course Aims:
By the end of this session you will have a better understanding of the common issues often faced by people living with a long-term health condition and how to support them to make positive changes to their sleep routines.
Objectives:
- To be able to recognise common sleep issues and the impact of this on a patient’s wellbeing
- To be able to identify three factors contributing to disturbed sleep
- To have an understanding of three practical strategies to support patients in achieving optimal sleep routines
Presented by
Manisha Cook
Specialist Physiotherapist and Lecturer Practitioner
Manisha has worked as a specialist physiotherapist at The Hospice of St Francis for 9 years and previously has worked in community and acute healthcare settings in London and Hertfordshire.
Manisha has recently completed her level 4 Certificate in Teaching and Education, and is committed to providing a specialist palliative education programme for Allied Health Professionals and the wider multi-disciplinary team.
Amy Smissen
Lecturer Practitioner and Community Occupational Therapist
Throughout her career she has worked in a range of settings including a community learning disability team, an inpatient neurological rehab unit and a local charity providing support to people living with long-term neurological conditions.
Amy joined the Hospice of St Francis in 2023 and works 3 days a week in the Community Team, bringing her unique OT perspective to enable community patients to optimise their function and ultimately, their overall quality of life. Amy has always enjoyed facilitating therapeutic groupwork sessions, running workshops and training sessions both for patients and carers and with fellow clinicians. These skills lend themselves well to her Lecturer Practitioner role, which she took on in early 2024.
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