{"podcast":{"title":"General Practice Clinical Sessions Podcast","slug":"general-practice-clinical-sessions-podcast-7705659","podcast_index_feed_id":7705659,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/general-practice/","website_url":"https://www.armchairmedical.tv/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/7c6425be-c9cb-43f8-85b1-119cdf34389c/ArmchairMedical-60.png","author":"ArmchairMedical.tv/podcasts","episode_count":121,"summary":"General Practice Clinical Sessions is a GP podcast that removes the need to attend live webinars. Instead of giving up an evening with your family to watch live, or spending a weekend at a training day, you listen to the recordings here at 1.5 times the speed and while you're commuting, exercising, or doing chores around the house. It's the same education, in a fraction of the time and without the sacrifice. New episodes are delivered twice per week, so you'll always have something interesting to listen to. Subscribe to our newsletter to be notified of new sessions. https://www.armchairmedical.tv/","last_synced_at":"2026-09-20T18:22:14.442708+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/general-practice-clinical-sessions-podcast-7705659"},"episode":{"title":"Insomnia management in Australian General Practice Prof Nick Zwar & Dr Alexander Sweetman","slug":"insomnia-management-in-australian-general-practice-prof-nick-zwar-dr-alexander-sweetman","published_at":"2026-09-02T19:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/general-practice-clinical-sessions-podcast-7705659/insomnia-management-in-australian-general-practice-prof-nick-zwar-dr-alexander-sweetman","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/general-practice-clinical-sessions-podcast-7705659","url":"https://general-practice.captivate.fm/episode/insomnia-management-in-australian-general-practice-prof-nick-zwar-dr-alexander-sweetman","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/6abc5b0e-288f-4079-8d53-11ccefacb1a4.mp3","summary":"Co-Hosts: Professor Nicholas Zwar (Executive Dean & GP) & Dr. Alexander Sweetman (Senior Research Fellow & Sleep Psychologist) and Michelle Odayan (MyHealth Academy) Episode Overview While up to 10–15% of Australian adults suffer from chronic insomnia , primary care has historically relied on sedative-hypnotics, writing prescriptions in up to 90% of insomnia presentations . In this episode, Prof. Nicholas Zwar and Dr. Alexander Sweetman unpack the critical clinical shift toward Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), the global gold-standard first-line treatment. They discuss the massive barrier to accessing CBT-I (only 1% of chronic sufferers currently receive it) and reveal how a free, Australian-developed digital program called Bedtime Window is giving GPs an effective, evidence-based pathway to cure insomnia and support elegant de-prescribing. Key Clinical Takeaways for GPs Insomnia is a Chronic Disorder, Not Just a Symptom: Chronic insomnia is defined as sleep dissatisfaction occurring 3+ nights a week for 3+ months . It is highly comorbid with depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and cardiovascular diseases, and is a significant predictor of future depressive episodes. CBT-I is the First-Line Cure, Not Sleep Hygiene: Standard sleep hygiene advice (e.g., avoiding caffeine, regular wake times) rarely resolves chronic insomnia. CBT-I is a multicomponent therapy heavily focused on behavioral techniques like stimulus control and bedtime restriction therapy. The Power of Digital CBT-I: To bypass the severe shortage and cost of trained sleep psychologists, GPs can utilize Bedtime Window , a free, 5-session digital CBT-I program that uses personalized algorithms and clinician-led videos to achieve a 90% mild-to-normal sleep remission rate for complet…","meta_description":"Co-Hosts: Professor Nicholas Zwar (Executive Dean & GP) & Dr. Alexander Sweetman (Senior Research Fellow & Sleep Psychologist) and Michelle Od…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4660,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/general-practice-clinical-sessions-podcast-7705659/episodes/insomnia-management-in-australian-general-practice-prof-nick-zwar-dr-alexander-sweetman/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/general-practice-clinical-sessions-podcast-7705659/insomnia-management-in-australian-general-practice-prof-nick-zwar-dr-alexander-sweetman.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}