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Catalogue of knowledge and skills for sleep medicine
Author(s) -
Penzel Thomas,
Pevernagie Dirk,
Dogas Zoran,
Grote Ludger,
de Lacy Simone,
Rodenbeck Andrea,
Bassetti Claudio,
Berg Søren,
Cirignotta Fabio,
d'Ortho MariePia,
GarciaBorreguero Diego,
Levy Patrick,
Nobili Lino,
Paiva Teresa,
Peigneux Philippe,
Pollmächer Thomas,
Riemann Dieter,
Skene Debra J.,
Zucconi Marco,
Espie Colin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of sleep research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.297
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2869
pISSN - 0962-1105
DOI - 10.1111/jsr.12095
Subject(s) - sleep medicine , curriculum , workload , sleep (system call) , medical education , alternative medicine , medicine , psychology , family medicine , psychiatry , sleep disorder , insomnia , pedagogy , computer science , pathology , operating system
Summmary Sleep medicine is evolving globally into a medical subspeciality in its own right, and in parallel, behavioural sleep medicine and sleep technology are expanding rapidly. Educational programmes are being implemented at different levels in many E uropean countries. However, these programmes would benefit from a common, interdisciplinary curriculum. This ‘catalogue of knowledge and skills’ for sleep medicine is proposed, therefore, as a template for developing more standardized curricula across E urope. The B oard and The S leep M edicine C ommittee of the E uropean S leep R esearch S ociety ( ESRS ) have compiled the catalogue based on textbooks, standard of practice publications, systematic reviews and professional experience, validated subsequently by an online survey completed by 110 delegates specialized in sleep medicine from different E uropean countries. The catalogue comprises 10 chapters covering physiology, pathology, diagnostic and treatment procedures to societal and organizational aspects of sleep medicine. Required levels of knowledge and skills are defined, as is a proposed workload of 60 points according to the E uropean C redit T ransfer S ystem ( ECTS ). The catalogue is intended to be a basis for sleep medicine education, for sleep medicine courses and for sleep medicine examinations, serving not only physicians with a medical speciality degree, but also PhD and MSc health professionals such as clinical psychologists and scientists, technologists and nurses, all of whom may be involved professionally in sleep medicine. In the future, the catalogue will be revised in accordance with advances in the field of sleep medicine.