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Draft National Preventive Health Strategy 2021-2030

Mentorship program 2021 - applications close toady! 

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Draft National Preventive Health Strategy 2021-2030

The Australian Government Department of Health has released a draft national preventive health strategy for public consultation which aims to achieve a healthier Australia by 2030 by preventive health action.  The Australasian Sleep Association and Sleep Health Foundation strongly urge you to consider making a submission. View ASA’s submission.

 

The deadline for submissions is Monday 19 April. You can email your submission to [email protected] or complete the consultation survey available here. We include links to the draft report and the survey questions for easy access.  

 

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Mentorship Program 2021 - applications close today!

The mentorship program is open to all ASA members. The Research Committee will facilitate the matching and provide mentor-mentee introductions via email. The program is expected to run for 6 months from April to October. During this time, monthly meetings can be held virtually. The program culminates with a final meeting at Sleep DownUnder, Brisbane 2021. A feedback questionnaire will be sent to all participants at the end of the program.

To apply to participate in the ASA Mentorship Program, please complete the online application form
(please note you will need to be logged in to access this form) via the ASA website by Friday 16 April 2021

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Sleep DownUnder 2021 news

Early bird registration

Early bird registration is now open and closes 6 August.

 

 

Awards

Closing soon
Applications for the following awards close Friday 30 April

The following awards are open for submissions with applications closing Friday 30 July:

Successful applicants will be announced at the annual scientific conference - Sleep DownUnder 2021 in Brisbane 10-13 October. 

 

Call for abstracts, symposia and short courses

The call for abstracts, symposia, plenary and short course submissions for the joint ASA/ANZSSA annual scientific meeting, Sleep DownUnder 2021 is now open! 

 

Put forward your submission by 22 April 2021 to ensure you don't miss out.

 


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What’s on next?

Keep up to date on the latest visit our events page.


 

SA state meeting
We are pleased to invite you to register for the SA state meeting. Scientists, technologists, clinicians, students, and patient advocates are all welcome! When: 06 May 2021, 6PM

Speaker: Professor Peter Eastwood; Director, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute



 

Ask us anything! The Dental Sleep Medicine webinar to answer all your burning questions for paediatric patients

Join five talented speakers from various sleep fields as they unravel and answer all your dental sleep medicine questions that you've never thought to ask...for your paediatric patients. When: 12 May, 2021, 7:15PM AEST

 


Clocking up: What time should I take this medicine?

Chronotherapy involves altering the timing of medication administration in synchrony with the body’s circadian rhythms for the purpose of improving clinical outcomes and/or minimising adverse effects of medications. In order to achieve this, clinicians need to have a basic understanding of drug disposition and how the circadian clocks affects this, as well as circadian physiology. Join Professor Bandana Saini  and A/Professor Craig Phillips as they describe key terms used in chronotherapy, highlight examples where chronotherapy has shown to be effective and discuss practical applications of research evidence so far. When: 27 May 2021, 3PM AEST

 

SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP OFFER: As a special promotion for this webinar only, if you register to attend this webinar and also renew your membership or join the ASA, you will receive 5% off the cost of your membership. Upon confirmation of your registration, you will receive a special one off code to use to access this 5% discount




COVID-19: Sleep, mental health and our response to the outbreak

The effects of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health are evident. However, the links between sleep and mental health during the pandemic require further explication. It is also important to discuss the government and public health response to the disease outbreak. This webinar aims to provide further understanding on government’s response to the COVID-19 outbreaks and the mental health changes arising from the pandemic. Join A/Professor Sutapa Mukherjee and Dr Melinda Jackson as they lead a discussion on our response to COVID-19 and its effects on our sleep, mental health. When: 7 July 2021, 4PM AEST



 

Hypersomnolence masterclass

A virtual clinical masterclass for sleep and respiratory physicians, general physicians, advanced trainees (in particular respiratory, sleep, neurology, psychiatry, general medicine), psychiatrists, neurologists, psychologists and general practitioners. When: 31 July 2021, 9:30am - 3:30pm AEST.

 

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Did you know...?


The ASA logo first appeared in 1990 as the sleep/wake logo; a modified version of the ying/yang symbol which represents energy in/energy out. Our symbol is rotating clockwise (instead of anti-clockwise) to signify the reverse rotational force in the Southern hemisphere. The current logo came into circulation in 2006 but is still recognisable from its early days. 

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