Overview
Earn your Introduction to Sleep Medicine Certificate. This online program provides a data-driven and interdisciplinary introduction to sleep, sleep health, and sleep disorders.
Learners will explore the fundamentals of sleep physiology, sleep stages, sleep architecture, and circadian rhythms. The course introduces common sleep disorders, including insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, circadian rhythm disorders, and sleep-related movement disorders.
The program also examines how sleep is measured using polysomnography, actigraphy, wearable sensors, sleep diaries, and patient-reported information. Learners will explore how these different sources of sleep data can support clinical evaluation, biomedical research, digital health, and personalized medicine.
By the end of the course, learners will understand the foundations of sleep medicine, how sleep data are collected and interpreted, and how data-driven approaches can improve sleep research and healthcare.
Modules Included
Foundations of Sleep Medicine
Introduces sleep biology, architecture, regulation systems, variability, and disorder classification basics.
Introduction to Sleep Disorders
Provides overview of major sleep disorders, symptoms, mechanisms, and clinical categorization.
Introduction to Polysomnography
Explores clinical sleep measurement using PSG signals, staging, and physiological data interpretation.
Introduction to Sleep Genomics
Examines genetic influences on sleep patterns, disorders, and individual biological variability.
Introduction to Wearable Sleep Monitoring
Covers consumer sleep tracking technologies, sensor data, accuracy, and real-world applications.
