Crash Course in Sleep Medicine
Grow your knowledge in Sleep Medicine with a compact Crash Course!
The Crash Course was launched for the first time in 2023. It can be enrolled as a standalone module, providing access to a series of online lectures designed to grow your knowledge in Sleep Medicine within a short time. The course is aligned with the standards of global sleep examinations and is therefore the perfect preparation if you are planning to take a sleep examination soon.
This self-paced program includes approximately 40 pre-recorded online lectures from the Master of Advanced Studies in Sleep Medicine. Additionally, there are 5 live online Q&A sessions hosted on Zoom, led by renowned Sleep Medicine experts.
Pre-Recorded Lectures
The course covers the basics in important subjects like:
- Basics in Sleep Medicine
- Central Disorders of Hypersomnolence
- Chronobiology
- Clinical Assessment
- Insomnia
- Parasomnias
- Pediatrics
- Scoring
- Sleep Medicine Overview
- Sleep & Neurology
- Sleep Related Breathing Disorders
The pre-recorded online lectures are available on our e-learning platform and can be accessed for a period of 12 months.
Q&A Online Live Sessions: August 2026
The course includes a week of daily live online Q&A sessions with a Sleep Medicine expert. Each 1-hour session offers participants the chance to review questions in a mock exam format (aligned with the standards of global sleep examinations), ask questions, and discuss various topics related to Sleep Medicine. Below is the schedule for the Q&A sessions:
Date |
Session |
Speaker |
| tbc | Physiology, Chronobiology and Sleep Scoring |
PD Dr. med. Markus Schmidt, Prof. Antoine Adamantidis |
| tbc | Hypersomnia and Driving | PD Dr. med. Markus Schmidt |
| tbc | Movement Disorders |
Prof. Federica Provini, Prof. Panagiotis Bargiotas |
| tbc | Breathing Disorders | Prof. Winfried Randerath |
| tbc | Insomnia | Prof. Dieter Riemann |
Eligibility: The Crash Course is open to applicants with a background in medicine but also to everybody interested in Sleep Medicine. The course is designed to be the perfect preparation for sleep examinations.
Application Deadline: ongoing. Deadline is July 31, 2026 to join the online sessions in August 2026
Tuition Fee: CHF2'000 including all pre-recorded lectures and 1 week of online live lectures (free of charge for participants of the MAS in Sleep Medicine)
Reduced Fees and Discounts: To provide sleep medicine clinicians in developing countries with easier access to training and education in sleep research, we offer a discount according to where the participants are living and working. The eligible geographical areas that receive a discount are based on the World Bank's classification of developing countries, please check the file below. If you are applying for a reduced fee, please send us an email to info@asc.unibe.ch including your CV, a motivation letter as well as a copy of your ID/Passport.
Online Application: To apply please fill in the online application form.