About Dr Ana Brito
Dr. Ana Brito is a sleep physiologist and sleep coach with 18 years of Clinical and Educational experience within the sleep field. She has over 10 years of NHS experience within sleep departments, 4 of them in a paediatric setting. She is passionate about education and supporting adults and families with children improving their sleep.
She is currently supporting the sleep diagnostic services at Evelina’s London Children’s Hospital and also working with cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia in adults.
Qualifications
Associate’s Degree – Respiratory and Cardiac Physiology | Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra (2001 – 2005) |
Master’s Degree – Sleep Sciences – biological signals spectral analysis and sleep disorders diagnosis | Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa (October 2007 – December 2010) |
PhD program – Sleep Disturbance on HIV | Imperial College London Faculty of Medicine (2014) |
Notable Achievements
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Certified Somnologist: ESRS Examination for sleep experts
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Masterclass in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBTI)
Publications
The influence of anxiety, hostility and type D personality on health behaviors of university students. | Saúde & Tecnologia, 5-11. – Dores, A.R., Barros, D.D., Brito, A.L., Singh, S., & Teixeira, R.J. (2018) |
Contributed to “Sleep Apnoea Frontiers” | ISBN 978-981-99-7901-1 |