Sleepless in Saskatchewan Making Sleep Work for You!

1. Sleepless in SaskatchewanMaking Sleep Work for You! Canadian Occupational Health Nurses Education Day Kendra Ulmer, RN, BSN Canadian Center for Health and Safety in Agriculture October 4th, 2010 S L E E P L E SS ZZZ SASKATCHEWAN IN

2. Learning Objectives • Participants will gain an understanding of the factors that contributed to Sleepless in Saskatchewan: Making Sleep work for You ! Being a success as a program and DVD resource • Participants will increase their understanding of the dynamics of sleep, how sleep works, how to get a better quality sleep and the connection between stress, sleep, and safety • Participants will learn tips for a quality sleep when managing extended hours of work and shift work S L E E P L E SS ZZZ SASKATCHEWAN IN

3. Saskatchewan Agriculture Injury Statistics An average of 21 deaths occur, 300 people are hospitalizations and hundreds of more injuries go unreported. Many of these injuries are disabling. *Data shows that agricultural injuries are not due to random or isolated “accidents” S L E E P L E SS ZZZ SASKATCHEWAN IN

4. Agricultural Health and Safety Network in Saskatchewan Providing agricultural occupational health & safety programs & information. Mission: To improve the health & safety on the farm through education, service, & evaluation research. Goal: To reduce injury and illness related to the farm environment through cooperative efforts with our partners.

5. Reaching Farm Families Through the Agricultural Health and Safety Network 200 Rural Municipalities have current membership 28,000 + farm families

6. Importance of Sleep • Sleep is connected to our health, safety and well-being. • Lack of sleep negatively affects our: • Alertness and concentration • Performance • Judgments and decision-making skills • Memory • Ability to concentrate • Reaction time • Mood S L E E P L E SS ZZZ SASKATCHEWAN IN

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8. making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you Sleepless in Saskatchewan Project overview S L E E P L E SS ZZZ SASKATCHEWAN IN

9. Sleepless in Saskatchewan What do we all do and need? SLEEP! Let Jon Shearer enhance your sleep experience by entertaining and teaching you about: • The dynamics of sleep • Reducing stress and fatigue • Managing shift work and extended hours • Easy inexpensive ways to make sleep work more effectively for you S L E E P L E SS ZZZ SASKATCHEWAN IN

10. The Road Show Begins……

11. SLEEPLESS IN SASKATCHEWAN IN YOUR AREA IN 2007 WHAT DO WE ALL DO AND NEED? SLEEP!! Evening Workshops: Lloydminster January 22nd Swift Current January 23rd Melfort January 24th Estevan February 7th Yorkton February 8th Canwood February 9th Interested? Call (306) 966-6644 or E-mail: aghealthandsafety@usask.ca Workshop Organization • Let Jon Shearer enhance your sleep experience by entertaining and teaching you about • the dynamics of sleep • reducing stress and fatigue • managing shift work and extended hours • easy, inexpensive ways to make sleep work more effectively for you. S L E E P L E SS ZZZ SASKATCHEWAN IN

12. making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you Workshop Promotion • Network farm families • Radio, newspapers, posters, telephone calls • Local RM’s advertised in communities • Word of mouth- spread like wildfire • Website S L E E P L E SS ZZZ SASKATCHEWAN IN

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14. making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you Types of workshops • Rural evening workshops • Some rural workshops combine with Municipality’s annual meeting • Day workshops for professionals • Day workshops for shift workers • Husky Oil • Sask. Public Servants • IPSCO (Interprovincial Steel and Pipe) S L E E P L E SS ZZZ SASKATCHEWAN IN

15. making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you Who attended Sleepless in Saskatchewan Workshops Farm families Government personnel Teachers Plumbers Secretaries RM councilors Counselors Sales associates Engineer Farmer/mechanic Clergy Home maker Rancher Crop adjuster Carpenter Pilot Nurse Special Care aids S L E E P L E SS ZZZ SASKATCHEWAN IN

16. Knowledge Translation (KT) • What is Knowledge Translation? The World Health Organization (WHO) 2005 defines KT as “ the synthesis, exchange, and application of knowledge by relevant stakeholders to accelerate the benefits of global and local innovation in strengthening health systems and improving people’s health” • Sleepless in Saskatchewan Projects: • Synthesis of sleep and stress research • Exchange of information • Application to key stakeholders • Goal of improving the health and safety of farm families

17. Sleepless in Saskatchewan “Making Sleep Work for You!” • Why the DVD ? • Knew there would be an end to the workshop program (limitation of Jon’s time / availability) • Demand from participants • Extends Sleepless in Saskatchewan

18. making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you Shift Work • Over 1/4 of Canadian workers are shift workers- Stats Canada • Under normal conditions the body follows a circadian rhythm. The body naturally follows a 24 hr cycle of wakefulness and sleepiness. • Shift workers must be alert and ready to work when their body should be preparing to go to sleep. • On days off, many shift workers return to normal hours resulting in a variety of physical and mental symptoms related to circadian rhythm disruptions. • Shift work can be social isolating and is believed to contribute to mental health problems. • The most common health complaint for shift workers is lack of sleep • Tolerance of shift work decreases with age S L E E P L E SS ZZZ SASKATCHEWAN IN

19. making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you Shift Work • The ability to adjust to shift work is different for every person. It may work well for your lifestyle or it may be very frustrating. • Shift work can be associated with problems in family life. The strain of shift work on family life can lead to increased levels of stress. It is imperative that we take measures to do what we can to get better quality sleep especially if we work shift work. S L E E P L E SS ZZZ SASKATCHEWAN IN

20. Daytime Sleep Tips • Pay special attention to your sleep environment. • Make your sleep time sacred and remind friends and family to respect your sleep time • Develop a sleep routine that fits you! Try and go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day. Keep your body in a routine. • Maintain a healthy diet and exercise regularly • Avoid stimulants such as caffeine, nicotine, and sodium rich foods after midnight if you are planning to sleep from morning until afternoon. • Sleep uninterrupted in a quiet dark room. Use an eye mask or hang very dark curtains. Keep bedroom cool. • Eat potassium rich foods during night shifts. • A nap before work or on a break improved alertness and reduces accidents. In a noisy household, use earplugs, fan or white noise machine • Develop a pre-bedtime ritual to unwind from your shift

21. Working At Night • Keep the light bright • Take short breaks throughout your shift • Get up and walk around during breaks • Talk with co-workers • Look for signs of drowsiness in each other • Try to eat 3 normal meals during your night shift • Don’t leave the more tedious tasks to the end of your night shift when you are most likely to feel drowsy. • Exchange ideas with your colleagues on ways to cope with the problems of shift work or set up a support group

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23. making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you Sleepless in Saskatchewan “The important thing to recognize is that we’re all a little bit different and the length of sleep shouldn’t matter as much as the quality of sleep” – Dr. Skomro- S L E E P L E SS ZZZ SASKATCHEWAN IN

24. Agricultural Health and Safety Network Canadian Centre for Health and Safety In Agriculture University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada www.aghealthandsafetynetwork.usask.ca (306)966-6643

25. making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you making sleep work for you THANKYOU!!!!! S L E E P L E SS ZZZ SASKATCHEWAN IN

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