MAS in Sleep Medicine
Building up on the Basic and Advanced program, the modules of the Specialization will offer more specific learning content depending on the student’s preferences. In addition, each participant will be able to gain international working experience by completing a 2-4 weeks internship in one of our partner labs all around the world. The MAS Thesis will be the final module in order to complete the full program.
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Module 8
Specialization (choose 3 topics)
Topic 1: Disorders of Consciousness
| Coma: definition, anatomy, pahophysiology | A. Rossetti |
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The neurology of consciousness: lessons from neuro-imaging in coma & related states, sleep anesthesia and epilepsy |
S. Laureys |
Topic 2: Sleep and Pulmonology
| New pathophysiological concepts, phenotyping and clinical implications in obstructive | W. Randerath |
| Definition, epidemiology, clinical presentation & outcome of obesity | W. Randerath |
| Oral appliances | T. Peltomäki |
| Integrative approach to managing obstructive sleep apnea | D. Pevernagie |
| More than snoring: SBD in respiratory and neuromuscular disorders | D. Testelmans |
| Central sleep apnoea: phenotypes, relevance, and evolving therapeutical options | W. Randerath |
Topic 3: Sleep and Psychiatry
| Insomnia and mental health | D. Riemann |
| Sleep in patients with mental disorders | T. Paunio |
| Sleep in Psychiatric Disorders: Insights from Longitudinal Studies | L. Tarokh |
| Sleep and psychiatry: current situation and perspectives | C. Nissen |
Topic 4: Sleep and Pediatrics
| Treatment of chronic insomnia in children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental | O. Bruni |
| CBT-I for children and adolescents | Tbc |
| Sleep and circadian rhythmicity in ADHD | M. Lecendreux |
| Sleep and child and adolescent mental health | A. Gregory |
| The role of the circadian system in child and adolescent mental health | L. Tarokh |
| An update on Kleine Levin Syndrome | Y. Dauvilliers |
| Pediatric restless sleep | O. Bruni |
Topic 5: Sleep and Neurology
| Sleep and stroke | C. Bassetti |
| Effect of sleep on CSF Amyloid-Beta | B. Lucey |
| Local sleep and Alzheimer's disease | B. Mander |
| Risk and predictors of dementia and parkinsonism in idiopathic REM sleep behaviour disorder | A. Iranzo |
| Treatment approaches for sleep disturbances in parkinson disease | A. Videnovic |
Topic 6: Sleep and Epilepsy
| Seizure Cycles | M. Baud |
| Sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy | L. Nobili |
| Sleep, oscillations, interictal discharges, and seizures in human focal epilepsy | B. Frauscher |
| High-frequency oscillations in epilepsy and sleep | J. Jacobs |
| Epilepsy, potassium and electric fields | F. Fröhlich |
| Single neuron activity in the human brain | P. Mégevand |
| How focal seizures start, progress and terminate | M. de Curtis |
| Seizure Disorders in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias | K. Vossel |
Topic 7: Insomnia
| Definitions, diagnosis and epidemiology | D. Riemann |
| Etiology and pathophysiology: from psychological models to psychobiological concepts | D. Riemann |
| Emotion regulation – pathways to psychopathology | C. Baglioni |
| Treatment - pharmacological options | L. Perogamvros |
| Treatment - CBT-I first step: Psychoeducation, sleep hygiene, relaxation methods and cognitive therapy | K. Spiegelhalder |
| Treatment - CBT-I second step: Stimulus control and sleep restrictions | A. Johann |
| Beyond CBT-I - acceptance commitment approaches and beyond | E. Hertenstein |
| Using CBT-I in psychiatric conditions | C. Nissen |
| New ways to disseminate CBT-I: eHealth approaches - pro and con | T. Berger |
| Insomnia in general practice | S. Duss |
| Insomnia in neurological disorders | L. Ferini-Strambi |
This module is in collaboration with the European Insomnia Network (EIN)
Topic 8: Consumer Sleep Technology (CST)
| Measuring sleep at scale with CST | M. Chee |
| Biosignals treated for consumer health technology | T. Penzel |
| Wearable sleep EEG | M. Dresler |
| State of the science and recommendations for using wearable technology in sleep and circadian | M. De Zambotti |
| Public health applications using consumer sleep technology | J. Lynn Ong |
| Clinical applications of consumer sleep technology | N. Cellini |
| Wearables and nearables to monitor sleep: From the lab to real-world application | O. Gnarra |
Topic 9: Narcolepsy
| Biomarkers of CDH | C. Bassetti |
| New treatments of CDH | Y. Dauvilliers |
| Autoptic studies in CDH | R. Fronczek |
| Burden of CDH | P.J. Jennum |
| Treatment adherence in narcolepsy | U. Kallweit |
| The immune system and narcolepsy | B. Kornum |
| Patient related outcome in the management of CDH | G. Lammers |
| Pediatric narcolepsy, psychiatric comorbidities and treatments | M. Lecendreux |
| Molecular targets in narcolepsy | C. Peyron |
| Circuits of narcolepsy | M. Schmidt |
| Patients organizations and narcolepsy | L. Sickenga, C. Landstedt, M. Zenti |
| Data base approaches in CDH | R. Khatami |
This module is in collaboration with the European Narcolepsy Network (EU-NN)
Topic 10: Anaesthesia and Sleep Neuroscience
| Why studying anaesthesia through a sleepmedicine looking glass is worthwhile-an introduction | F. Lersch |
| Chronobiology problems in anaesthesia | G. Warman |
| Anaesthesia EEG- a common cortical language for entirely different unconscious states? | J. Sleigh |
| Biomimetic sleep-dexmedetomidine’s lessons for sleep medicine | D. Schreier |
| Dreaming under anaesthesia-quirk or quality marker? | B. Heifetz |
| The role of the glymphatic system in sedation and anaesthesia | H. Benveniste |
| Emerging from unconsciousness | D. Hight |
| What the anaesthetized cortex tells us about critical illness? | C. Guay |
| Predictive coding in anaesthesia and sleep- is there a role in pain? | R. Tivadar |
| Processed EEG in anaesthesia-are there lessons for sleep medicine? | H. Kaiser |
Topic 11: Artificial Intelligence: Sleep/Epilepsy/Consciousness
| Introduction to AI for medical data | R. Sznitman |
| AI for studying sleep and dreams | W. Senn |
| AI for epilepsy research | M. Baud |
| Some broad ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence. An approach via pop culture | R. Porz |
| Latest approaches to automated sleep scoring | F. Faraci |
| Oscillatory analysis for comatose patient outcome prediction | M. De Lucia |
| Unobtrusive telemonitoring of sleep and daily activities | T. Nef |
This first module will be accessible online.
Duration: 180 hours of self-study
Credits: 9 ECTS
Location: online
Exams: The examination will consist in multiple-choice questions. Students are required to pass in order to gain access to the next lectures.
Module 9
Practical Work / Internship Sleep Laboratory
Internship at a Partner University / Sleep Lab for 2 to 4 weeks.
The student defines the goal together with the responsible of the Partner University / Sleep Lab. For students who can’t travel for their internship, there is the opportunity to propose a practical project at the local university or lab.
Duration: 2-4 weeks
Credits: 4 ECTS
Location: Partner University / Sleep Lab
Exams: Report of Internship
Module 10
MAS Thesis
Consists in 375–450 hours (15 ECTS) dedicated to research and writing a MAS thesis. A pool of topics and mentors will be provided to the students; nevertheless, every student is free to choose a topic and a specialist in the field of sleep medicine, subject to approval by the MAS program lead.
Duration: 375-450 hours of self-study
Credits: 15 ECTS
Location: Self-study
Exams: MAS Thesis
Module 11
Transferrable Skills
Healthcare Leadership Training
Duration: 40-50 hours of self-study
Credits: 3 ECTS
Location: Live virtual course
Exams: Multiple-choice Test