Sleep Apnoea and Stroke Risks

About This Course

Learn about sleep apnoea and its connection to stroke in this comprehensive course. Discover diagnostic methods, treatment options, and prevention strategies.

Why Take This Course?

Sleep apnoea and its relationship with stroke is a common problem that dental professionals in the UK often face. Many patients with this condition are undiagnosed, yet they are at a higher risk of experiencing a stroke. This course aims to equip dental professionals with the necessary knowledge and skills to identify, diagnose, and manage sleep apnoea in their patients. By providing training in the risk assessment and screening tools, diagnostic methods, treatment options, and collaborative care approach, dental professionals can work together to develop strategies for stroke prevention.

This course on sleep apnoea and stroke prevention is beneficial as it covers a comprehensive range of topics related to understanding, diagnosing, and managing sleep apnoea, as well as preventing stroke. The course provides information on potential consequences, long-term effects, and potential complications of sleep apnoea, and explores various diagnostic methods and treatment options. Additionally, the course emphasizes the importance of a collaborative care approach and developing strategies for stroke prevention.

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How This Course Supports GDC Enhanced Dental CPD

“Dental professionals have a duty to keep their knowledge and skills up to date. A primary qualification is only the first step in their education and development which should last throughout their professional life” General Dental Council

Learning Objectives	Anticipated Outcomes
1: By the end of this course, students will be able to define sleep apnoea, distinguish between its types, and identify its causes and symptoms.	1: By the end of this course, students will be able to define sleep apnoea and identify its different types.
2: Upon completion, learners will have the capacity to understand different types of strokes, recognize their causes and risk factors, and comprehend the long-term effects and potential complications associated with strokes.	2: Upon completion, learners will have the capacity to recognize the signs and symptoms of sleep apnoea and understand its potential consequences.
3: Students will demonstrate their ability to explain the connection between sleep apnoea and stroke, discuss relevant studies and research on the association, and understand why sleep apnoea increases the risk of stroke.	3: Students will demonstrate their ability to explain the connection between sleep apnoea and stroke, including the increased risk of stroke due to sleep apnoea.
4: By the final session, participants will have mastered the skills needed to identify signs and symptoms of sleep apnoea, assess risks using screening tools, and understand various diagnostic methods such as sleep studies for accurately diagnosing sleep apnoea.	4: By the final session, participants will have mastered the skill of identifying and diagnosing sleep apnoea through risk assessment, screening tools, and diagnostic methods.
5: At the course’s conclusion, attendees will have developed the competency to evaluate treatment options for sleep apnoea, implement lifestyle modifications for symptom alleviation, collaborate in a care approach for stroke prevention, and develop strategies for preventing strokes.	5: At the course’s conclusion, attendees will have developed the competency to develop strategies for managing sleep apnoea and preventing strokes through treatment options, lifestyle modifications, and a collaborative care approach.

Regulatory Standards

GDC	CQC
✅ A – Effective Communication ✅ B – Effective Management ✅ C – Maintenance in Field of Practice ✅ D – Maintenance in Patient Confidence	✅ Caring ✅ Effective ✅ Leadership ✅ Responsive ✅ Safe

🕐 60 minutes of Enhanced Dental CPD

Course Description

The course covers an introduction to sleep apnoea, understanding stroke, the connection between sleep apnoea and stroke, identifying and diagnosing sleep apnoea, and sleep apnoea management and stroke prevention. Topics include definitions, types, causes, symptoms, prevalence, risk factors, potential consequences, long-term effects, potential complications, studies and research, risk assessment and screening tools, diagnostic methods, treatment options, lifestyle modifications, collaborative care approach, and developing strategies for stroke prevention.

Course Outline

Section 1

Section 1 of the course provides an introduction to sleep apnoea, including its definition, types, causes, symptoms, prevalence, and potential consequences. It does not delve into the other sections of the course.

Section 2

Section 2 of the course covers an introduction to sleep apnoea, an understanding of stroke, the connection between sleep apnoea and stroke, identifying and diagnosing sleep apnoea, and sleep apnoea management and stroke prevention. Topics include definitions, types, causes and symptoms of sleep apnoea and strokes, long-term effects, potential complications, risk factors, studies and research on the association, recognizing signs and symptoms, risk assessment and screening tools, sleep studies and diagnostic methods, treatment options, lifestyle modifications, collaborative care approach for stroke prevention, and developing strategies for stroke prevention.

Section 3

Section 3 covers the connection between sleep apnoea and stroke, including an overview of the association, studies and research on the topic, and understanding the increased risk of stroke due to sleep apnoea. It also includes information on identifying and diagnosing sleep apnoea, as well as management and prevention strategies for both sleep apnoea and stroke.

Section 4

Section 4 of the course focuses on identifying and diagnosing sleep apnoea. It covers the signs and symptoms to look out for, as well as the various risk assessment and screening tools that can be used to diagnose sleep apnoea. Sleep studies and diagnostic methods are also discussed in this section.

Section 5

Section 5 of the course covers sleep apnoea management and stroke prevention strategies, which include treatment options for sleep apnoea, lifestyle modifications to alleviate symptoms, a collaborative care approach for stroke prevention, and developing strategies for stroke prevention.

Course Reviews

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This course was incredibly informative and covered a wide range of topics related to sleep apnoea and stroke prevention. The section on risk assessment and screening tools was particularly helpful in my practice.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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I found this course to be very practical and applicable to my work as a dental professional. The section on developing strategies for stroke prevention provided valuable insight on how to incorporate these practices into patient care.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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The course provided a great overview of sleep apnoea and its connection to stroke. I appreciated the focus on collaborative care and the importance of a team approach in managing these conditions.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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