This Internship program will allow you to handle and administer the latest drugs that allow you to combat insomnia with maximum solvency”

Bad habits, stress in the work environment or genetic predisposition to experience them have caused that, at present, millions of people are affected by various types of sleep disorders. Due to the negative impact they have on the quality of life of those who suffer from them, much research has focused on the development of new drugs and therapies to combat pathologies such as Insomnia or Sleep Apnea. The strong advances in this field, which favor the well-being of patients, mean that doctors must constantly update their skills in order to be at the forefront of this health area. 

That is why TECH has created the Internship program in Sleep Medicine, with the intention of providing professionals in this branch of health with the skills required to provide detailed and completely updated care to each patient in a 100% practical way. During 120 intensive hours, the student will be part of a multidisciplinary team in a prestigious hospital center, where they will learn the keys in the use of new drugs to combat insomnia or assimilate the techniques to treat problems derived from diseases such as diabetes or asthma. You will also master the most avant-garde surgical methods for the treatment of SAHS. 

All this, in only 3 weeks, so this practical learning will be compatible with other personal or professional obligations of the physician. Additionally, throughout this phase, the student will be guided by a tutor chosen specifically for tehm, who will make every effort to ensure that their academic experience will more than meet their expectations. 

The teaching materials of this program, elaborated by these specialists, have contents that are completely applicable to your professional experiences”

The main objective of this Internship program is to allow the physician to update their skills in Sleep Medicine through a 3-week hospital experience in a highly prestigious center, where they will work with the best experts in the field. 

Update yourself in the field of Sleep Medicine to offer high quality services and significantly improve the quality of life of patients”

General Objectives

• Update the medical skills in Sleep Medicine from the clinical and instrumental point of view in order to practice the profession solvently
• Understand the mechanisms implicated at a psychobiological and neurophysical level during sleep from a practical point of view

Specific Objectives

• Establish the not uncommon problem of commonly used drugs based on the latest scientific evidence 
• Become familiar with the clinical anamnesis and the initial orientation of the diagnostic process
• Analyze the current indications for PSG and identify when to extend or complete the test
• Use the software integrated in the devices to analyze the bioelectrical signal
• Elaborate a diagnosis that allows, among the different options, to select the most appropriate treatment for each case, often mixed and multidisciplinary
• Master the different non-pharmacological treatments for insomnia
• Differentiate excessive daytime sleepiness from fatigue or anhedonia
• Know how to differentiate hypersomnias of central origin 
• Perform a rigorous update on the existing therapeutic options to treat hypersomnia
• Manage the clinical scientific and technical aspects related to sleep-disordered breathing, especially SAHS
• Update the skills in the individualized clinical management of the SAHS patient, primarily in the field of different non-invasive ventilation options
• Master the different surgical techniques to treat sleep-disordered breathing
• Use myofunctional techniques for rehabilitation of muscles involved in airway obstruction
• Identify and manage complex sleep-wake dissociation situations
• Address restless legs syndrome
• Master the mechanisms by which memory is consolidated during sleep, according to the latest scientific evidence
• Observe the physiological changes that occur in sleep as the process of brain maturation is completed until adulthood
• Undertake the treatment of the different pathologies most frequently associated with childhood and adolescence
• Manage the different existing techniques for the correct diagnosis of sleep disorders in pediatric patients
• Treat sleep disorders derived from chronic diseases or neurodevelopmental problems
• Detect the mutual bidirectional relationship between sleep and cancer and between sleep and painful processes
• Establish the mutual influence of sleep and various situations, such as confinement, hospitalization or living in high altitude areas

Through this program, you will adopt the most updated skills to treat the most frequent sleep pathologies in children and adolescents”