Overview

Sleep patterns naturally change as people age. Consequently, disturbed sleep can often be considered a part of “normal ageing”. However, disturbed sleep in later life is linked to significantly poorer physical, cognitive and psychological health outcomes.

This webinar will provide an overview of how sleep changes in later life, why these changes occur, and how biopsychosocial factors can lead to disturbed sleep. The bidirectional links between sleep, cognition and mental health will be discussed to highlight the role of sleep as a modifiable risk factor for healthy ageing and quality of life. Key evidence-based interventions and assessment for disturbed sleep in older adults will be reviewed.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this webinar, participants should be able to:

• Distinguish between indicators of normal and disturbed sleep in ageing, developing an understanding of why sleep matters for older adults.
• Recognise the bidirectional relationship between sleep and mental health and explore the biopsychosocial contributors to disturbed sleep.
• Outline approaches to the assessment of disturbed sleep in older adults.
• Outline effective treatment options (such as CBT-I) for older adults.

Presenter(s)

Ms. Hemangi Sanjivini

About the presenter(s)

Hemangi is a provisional psychologist and PhD candidate currently in her final year of the Clinical Psychology (PhD) program at Monash University. She has an interest in links between sleep and mental health and how this translates to effective psychological intervention for older adults. Her thesis primarily investigates the efficacy and feasibility of digital insomnia interventions for older adults in the community.

Notes

Target Audience

This activity is aimed at psychologists and health professionals. Foundational. This event is for those new to the topic.

Please note:

• This is a Member Groups event. All communication will be sent to the registrants’ registered email address. This includes event reminders with details (such as the Zoom link) and any pre-event or post-event resources, if provided by the facilitators.
• A post-event email will be sent within two weeks of the event’s completion to each registrant’s registered email address. This email will include the CPD certificate, event-recording, and any additional resources shared during the session.

Duration of Access

This event will be recorded. The recording will be emailed to all registered within 2 weeks post event and available for viewing up to 90 days.

CPD

It is up to attendees to assess and determine how learning from this event aligns with the requirements of their learning plan. The providers accordingly do not make any representation that the event counts towards attendees’ CPD learning requirements. If an attendee determines themselves that the learning they complete aligns to their learning plan, then they can decide to count those hours towards their CPD requirements for the registration cycle.

The information in this presentation has been prepared in good faith and for educational purposes only. Therefore, the information is general in nature and should not be relied upon in the treatment of any condition and you should seek your own independent professional and/or legal advice concerning any specific issue. The APS accepts no responsibility for any errors, omissions or decisions relating to the information. The content should not be reproduced without permission or unless permitted by law.

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