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SUMMARY:Media Training for Sleep Experts
DESCRIPTION:Get your staff ready for Sleep Awareness Month\nJoin us for a specialized media training workshop designed to empower participants with the skills and strategies necessary to effectively communicate key messages during Sleep Awareness Week \nThis interactive session will focus on enhancing media literacy\, mastering interview techniques\, and crafting compelling narratives about the importance of sleep health. \nKey Highlights: \n•Expert-Led Training: Gain insights from a seasoned media professional and communication expert with experience in public health advocacy. \n•Practical Skills Development: Learn to deliver concise\, impactful messages during interviews\, press engagements\, and public forums. \n•Crisis Communication: Develop strategies for addressing challenging questions and maintaining message clarity under pressure. \n•Media Tools and Resources: Explore tools for engaging with various media platforms\, including traditional broadcast\, digital\, and social media. \n•Sleep-Focused Storytelling: Discover ways to integrate research\, personal stories\, and expert insights into compelling media narratives. \nThis workshop is ideal for public health advocates\, sleep researchers\, healthcare professionals\, and organizational spokespeople who aim to elevate the conversation around sleep health. By the end of the session\, attendees will leave equipped to represent their organization or cause with confidence and credibility during Sleep Awareness Week. \n\n\n\n\nNOTE: This was planned as a FREE EVENT open to the public \n\n\n\nWe cancelled this event to do some related media work internally. For now\, individual coaching and putting out resources will be more appropriate for us. \n\n\n\nOne fantastic exemplar on this same sort of subject is this event:https://project-sleep.com/sleepless-in-hollywood/ \n\n\n\nWe are working in parallel on planning an event with the esteemed Berkeley Media Studies Group that parallels the goals of this event. \n\n\n\nContact Us for information sign up to our mailing list to find out more
URL:https://www.sleepawarenessmonth.org/event/media-training-for-sleep-experts/
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SUMMARY:Health Communication Working Group: Final Session
DESCRIPTION:Bridging the Gap: Defining Best Practices for Sleep Communication in Medical Contexts \nJoin us for the final meeting of the Health Communication Working Group\, where we’ll refine and solidify best practices for effective\, evidence-based communication about sleep health in medical settings. This session is a collaborative opportunity to address critical moments when doctors\, sleep specialists\, and other medical professionals engage with patients about sleep health. \nSession Objectives: \n1.Beyond Stop-Bang: \n•Explore innovative approaches to sleep screening and diagnostic conversations that extend beyond traditional tools like STOP-BANG. \n•Identify how these new strategies can improve patient understanding and outcomes. \n2.Cross-Specialty Insights: \n•Examine what medical professionals in general practice\, internal medicine\, and other fields can learn from sleep specialists to better address sleep concerns. \n•Discuss actionable advice for sleep specialists to improve collaboration and communication with allied health professionals. \n3.Critical Communication Moments: \n•Highlight the most impactful points of interaction between medical professionals and patients regarding sleep\, from initial consultations to follow-up care. \n•Develop best practices for these moments\, incorporating empathy\, evidence\, and clarity. \n4.Building Practical Tools: \n•Work together to create checklists\, conversation guides\, or other resources to make evidence-based sleep communication actionable and scalable. \nWho Should Attend? \n•Sleep Specialists: Share expertise and learn strategies for working more effectively with allied professionals. \n•Primary Care Physicians and Internists: Gain insights into incorporating sleep health into everyday practice. \n•Nurses\, Technicians\, and Allied Health Professionals: Explore your role in facilitating effective sleep health communication. \n•Medical Educators and Researchers: Contribute to the development of practical tools and evidence-based best practices. \nWhy This Matters: \nSleep health is a cornerstone of overall health\, yet it’s often overlooked or under-prioritized in medical conversations. By refining communication strategies and fostering collaboration\, this group will create a framework for more impactful and effective patient interactions. \nEvent Details: \n📢 Let’s work together to define the future of effective sleep health communication in medical practice! \n\n\n\n\nNOTE: This is planned as a FREE EVENT open to the public. Event details are TENTATIVE* \n\n\n\nHealth Culture Foundation’s mission is to make high quality health education material as widely available as possible. We will be publishing a resource from each event with key findings and links to related resources. \n\n\n\n*In some cases\, if we don’t have the right host and audience for a live event\, resources will be reallocated for an interactive report or pre-recorded webinar. \n\n\n\nContact Us for confirmation or sign up to our mailing list to find out more
URL:https://www.sleepawarenessmonth.org/event/health-communication-working-group-final-session/
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