We know you don't have a lot of time.
So we developed a course in bite size pieces that you can attend on your schedule. With most lessons less than 5 minutes, you can even learn in between patients!
From newborns through adolescents, this course will teach you about sleep and circadian physiology, normal sleep, sleep disorders, and treatment of pediatric sleep problems
Welcome to the Basics of Pediatric Sleep Course!
Using the Course Player
1.1 Who Needs Sleep?
1.2 What is Sleep?
1.3 Why Do We Sleep?
1.4 Review of Part 1
Quiz 1 - Basics of Pediatric Sleep
Optional Reading: Kurth (2010) Mapping cortical activity in first two decades of life
2.1 Sleep Architecture
2.2 Process S
2.3 Process C
2.4 Circadian Misalignment
Quiz 2 - Sleep and Circadian Physiology
Optional Reading: Jenni (2006) Understanding sleep-wake behavior and sleep disorders in children value of model
3.1 Sleep Duration
3.2 Signs of Deficient Sleep
3.3 Causes of Deficient Sleep
3.4 Consequences of Def Sleep
Quiz 3 - Sleep Duration and Deficient Sleep
FREE PREVIEWOptional Reading: Paruthi (2016) AASM guidelines for pediatric sleep duration
Optional Reading: Sadeh (2003) Sleep restriction and extension in school-aged children: What a difference an hour makes
Optional Reading: Gruber (2012) Impact of sleep extension and restriction on emotional lability and impulsivity
4.1 Newborn PHDs
4.2 Infant PHDs
4.3 Toddler PHDs
4.4 Preschool PHDs
4.5 School-Aged PHDs
4.6 Adolescent PHDs
4.7 PHD Review
Quiz 4 - PHDs of Sleep Across Development
Optional Reading: AAP (2022) Sleep-related infant deaths updated guidelines
Optional Reading: Crowley (2018) An update on adolescent sleep - New evidence informing the perfect storm model
5.1 Basic Sleep Assessment
5.2 Screening Questionnaires
Download: Sleep Screening Questionnaires
5.3 OSA RLS PLMD
5.4 Narcolepsy and Parasomnias
5.5 Rhythmic Movement and DSWPD
Quiz 5 - Clinical Assessment and Common Sleep Disorders
Optional Reading: Beyond PSG - Clinical Assessment of Sleep Health
Optional Reading: Development and validation of the PROMIS pediatric sleep item banks
Optional Reading: Development and Validation of the Pediatric Sleep Practices Questionnaire
Lisa J. Meltzer, Ph.D., CBSM, DBSM
The Basics of Pediatric Sleep and Behavioral Interventions includes:
Discounts available for clinicians working in LMICs. Send an email to [email protected] with your information.
Regular price
The course is taught by Dr. Lisa Meltzer, a board-certified and licensed pediatric sleep psychologist with 23 years of experience treating sleep problems across development, from infants through college-aged students.
Yes! We have a preview page that has a brief video from each chapter.
This course was designed for licensed clinical providers, in particular primary care and mental health providers. This includes pediatricians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, licensed professional counselors, and other licensed allied health professionals.
The material in this course assumes that you have training in at least one of the following fields: medicine, mental health, and/or child development.
If you are a pediatric clinical provider, you know that many of your patients have sleep problems. But you likely received very little training on how to manage pediatric sleep problems. This course will give you the skills you need to screen for and treat the most common sleep problems in pediatrics.
No. There are no FDA approved medications for pediatric insomnia. In addition, we know that behavioral interventions are more effective and enduring than medications. Thus, the treatments for insomnia provided in this course use primarily behavioral, with a few cognitive, approaches.
Please email Dr. Meltzer at [email protected] with any questions you may have about the course. She will do her best to respond within 1-2 business days.
I enjoyed the format of the training. I found that the use of videos, articles, and case studies helped with solidifying the information for me. I appreciated that this toolkit covered newborn through adolescents!
I enjoyed the format of the training. I found that the use of videos, articles, and case studies helped with solidifying the information for me. I appreciated that this toolkit covered newborn through adolescents!
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Written for primary care providers and mental health professionals, this book is a companion resource to the course, helping you quickly implement behavioral sleep interventions into your practice.
The content parallels and expands on information provided in the online course, making it an essential part of every provider's library.
The book comes with patient handouts that can be downloaded and shared with your patients, saving you time and helping your patients sleep better!
Click here to purchase your copy today!
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