A triumph for evidence-based sleep education and awareness
As CEO of The British Society of Pharmacy Sleep Services https://bspss.org I am delighted about our partnership with the Chemist and Druggist.
Today (Friday 17th March), is World Sleep Day. And it's the right day to launch of "The Sleep Room" (surely it's a Bedroom?) with a fanfare!
The Sleep Room matters because sleep disorders are now at PANDEMIC levels and Community Pharmacy is 'the coalface' of healthcare.
There are commercial opportunities here. It's NOT just more CPD for CPD's sake.
Sleep is fundamental to health, as are nutrition and exercise. And YOU can positively influence patient health and longevity.
Hope you enjoy!
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Some great advice here for pharmacists (and their teams) when speaking with patients, with suspected sleep disorders.
Love the balloon analogy Jo!
"The Bedroom" on the C&D website is a fantastic, free CPD resource.
And in this podcast, Nana explores with Gareth Evans (President of the BSPSS) how he grew his weight management expertise into sleep patient assessment.
I love Gareth's analogy of the 'open part of the funnel' for patients.
And yes, Nana - sleep is mistakenly trivialised. It's seen as a social issue rather than a clinical issue. 'Fluffy' [LOL] when it is soooooo not!
"So much that you don't know - you don't know."
Sleep is essential for health. Sleep is one of the three pillars of health, along with nutrition and exercise.
As CEO of the BSPSS, I'm delighted to hear and see this superb resource freely available. I hope that it is consumed by EVERYONE in community pharmacy to transform the nation's sleep.
Give it a go!
My sincere thanks to @Nana Ofori-Atta for hosting an entertaining podcast and giving the British Society of Pharmacy Sleep Services https://bspss.org the opportunity to raise the profile of sleep disorders.
This was an absolute blast! :)