Program Overview

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Program Overview

The Diplôme Inter-Universitaire (DIU) in Santé, with a focus on Physiologie et pathologie du sommeil, is a comprehensive program designed to provide in-depth knowledge of sleep physiology and pathology. This program is tailored for medical professionals, including doctors, pharmacists, dentists, and paramedics, aiming to equip them with the necessary skills to address patient demands related to sleep disorders.

Program Structure

• The program spans 2 academic years.
• First Year:
  • Theoretical teaching: 80 hours
  • Clinical workshop stages: 40 hours
  • E-learning on polysomnography: at least 2 hours
• Second Year:
  • Laboratory stages: 80 hours

Objectives

The primary objectives of this program are to impart comprehensive knowledge on:

• Sleep physiology
• Respiration and sleep
• Chronobiology and sleep
• Cardiovascular apparatus and sleep
• Psychiatry and sleep
• Cognitive disorders
• Methods for exploring sleep
• Epilepsy and sleep
• Insomnia
• Hypersomnia
• Medicaments and sleep
• Child and sleep
• Elderly and sleep

Teaching Modalities

All theoretical teachings take place at Université Lyon 1. Stages can be realized in any sleep center approved by the Société Française de Médecine du Sommeil (SFRMS) or with a practitioner exercising in a liberal clinic who is already a holder of a DIU in sleep (national or inter-regional).

Evaluation Modalities

• Attendance is mandatory and conditions the authorization to pass exams.
• Conditions for obtaining the diploma: average at each test.
• First Year:
  • Written test /20
  • Practical test /20
• Second Year:
  • Oral /20
• Practical stage to be validated
• One session per year

Admission Criteria

Candidates must:

• Have validated their presence at face-to-face courses
• Have obtained a note of at least 10/20 in the written test
• Have obtained a note of at least 10/20 in the practical test
• Have obtained a note of at least 10/20 in the oral test
• Have validated their practical stage

Public Concerned

This program is open to:

• Holders of a State Diploma of Doctor of Medicine or a diploma from a French University, mentioning "Medicine"
• Holders of a diploma from a foreign country allowing them to practice medicine
• Medical interns

Specificities and Prerequisites

Candidates responding to the prerequisites must deposit a candidacy file with the pedagogical manager. After examining the file and within the limit of the reception capacity, the manager will deliver a written authorization of registration.

Minimum and Maximum Enrollment

• Minimum effectif: 8 (below which the diploma will not open)
• Maximum effectif: 100

Tuition Fees

• Initial training: 688
• Continuous training taken in charge individually: 1089.1
• Continuous training taken in charge by the employer: 1689.1

Duration and Volume

• Duration in semesters: 4 semesters
• Total volume of hours: minimum 0 hours, maximum 200 hours
• Session of the training: from 01/09/2025 to 30/06/2026

Languages of Instruction

• French

Disciplinary Sectors Concerned

• Medicine

Last Update

• Date of the last update: 29/10/2025

Indicators and Statistics

Enquiries are conducted by the Statistical Support Pole for the Steering of Training and Student Life. Access to statistics of all formations is available.