Don't miss out on an enlightening webinar brought to you by Medical Chronicle and sponsored by Pharma Dynamics. Join us for a comprehensive discussion on the rational use of medications for insomnia, featuring esteemed presenter Dr Alison Bentley. Gain valuable insights into effective treatment strategies for this prevalent sleep disorder.
Dr Alison Bentley brings over three decades of experience in the field of sleep medicine to this webinar. As a general practitioner and a prominent figure in sleep research and treatment, Dr Bentley's expertise is unparalleled. From running diagnostic sleep laboratories to serving on international governing councils, her contributions to the field are extensive and impactful.
This webinar promises to offer practical guidance on the rational use of medications for insomnia, drawing from Dr Bentley's wealth of knowledge and experience.
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BIO
Dr Alison Bentley, BSc 1978, MBBCh 1982, PhD 2007
Dr Bentley is a general practitioner who has been seeing patients with sleep problems, both adults and children, off and on over the last 30 years. She ran the first private diagnostic sleep laboratory in South Africa from 1990 to 1998. After joining Wits University she was head of the Wits Dial.a.Bed Sleep Laboratory in the School of Physiology for 10 years. She was the founding chairperson of the Sleep Society of South Africa in 1996 and is the current chairperson of the new South African Sleep Society for Sleep and Health. She served two terms representing Africa on the governing council of the World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM). She has supervised more than 30 postgraduate students, has over 30 published peer-reviewed articles and two book chapters as well as writing articles for and editing the newsletter for doctors - Sleep Matters for the last 14 years. She has presented over 40 formal invited presentations at local and international conferences.
She is currently in private practice and runs a home-based apnoea screening company. She recently opened the first clinical sleep research and training clinic in South Africa – the Restonic Ezintsha Sleep Clinic in Parktown, Johannesburg.
