Sleep DownUnder 2011
sleep and the city
sleep and the city was the 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Sleep Association and the Australasian Sleep Technologists Association, held at the the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney from 27-29 October 2011.
Conference Programme [PDF]
Abstracts were published in the Journal of Sleep Research [Link]
Media contact
Lucy Williams - Mobile: 0403 753 028 email: lawilliam@bigpond.com
Post Graduate Courses
Three Postgraduate Courses were held in conjunction with the Sleep DownUnder 2011 Conference.
Chronobiology in Clinical Practice - brochure and registration form [PDF]
Sleep Medicine Overview - brochure and registration form [PDF]
Staging and Scoring Polysomnogams in Australia and New Zealand - brochure and registration form [PDF]
Latest News
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Surgery offers mixed benefits for kids' sleep apnea
22nd May 13
A new study has confirmed that removing the tonsils and adenoids of children with obstructive sleep apnea can reduce sleepiness and improve the quality of life, but putting off the surgery might not hurt either.
The findings, released May 21 at an American Thoracic Society International Conference in Philadelphia, and appearing online in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that after seven months, surgery improved many gauges of everyday living.
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Insufficient sleep boosts crash risk for young people
22nd May 13
Insufficient sleep puts young drivers at greater risk of a car crash, a large study by Australian researchers has found.
The new findings, published in the journal JAMA Paediatrics, show that sleeping less on weekends and sleeping six hours or less per night over a sustained period are both factors that increase the chance of run-off road crashes.
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Ensure children sleep: ban mobiles, say teachers
13th May 13
Teachers are warning parents to ensure their children get enough sleep to do well at school, as experts fear late-night use of mobiles and computers are interfering with results.
Following a study suggesting Australian year 4 students were the fifth most sleep-deprived of the 50 countries examined, the Australian Education Union is calling on parents to be more vigilant in ensuring kids do not miss out on much-needed rest.