Medicare compliance activities in 2025

Representatives for ASA members met with Medicare compliance officers from the Department of Health and Aged Care to discuss upcoming priorities in relation to sleep medicine item numbers. 

 

 
 

Rob Pierce Grant in Aid

The purpose of this annual Grant in Aid, is to facilitate a project in the field of sleep research for a new investigator who is a member of ASA or ANZSSA. Applications close Friday 25 April 2025.

 

 
 

Share your experiences of treating OSA patients from Chinese backgrounds or identify themselves as Chinese

PhD candidates of the University of Sydney are conducting a research study about beliefs, experiences, and attitudes towards OSA management from the perspectives of Chinese patients, their support network and health care providers.

They are seeking input from health care providers in Australia involved in managing patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA):

Healthcare professionals who:

  • Practise as a Sleep Physician, General Practitioner, Pharmacist, Nurse, or Sleep Scientist/Coach
  • Have clinical experience in looking after Chinese patients with OSA
  • Willing to give informed consent

Exclusion

  • Participants who are not willing to be audio recorded

Taking part in this study will involve the completion of:

  • an online pre-interview survey (5- 10 minutes)
  • an interview (40-60 minutes) either face-to-face, via telephone or via Zoom. The interview will be audio recorded with your permission.

Your time will be reimbursed.

If you would like to participate, please click here
to read the Participant Information Statement and complete the pre-interview survey.

If you would further information about this study, please contact:

  • Xueling Zhu PhD candidate, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, the University of Sydney. Email: [email protected] Mobile: 0406191822
  • Dr Janet Cheung, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Medicine and Health, the University of Sydney. Email: [email protected] Phone: 02 8627 6882.

This study has been approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) of The University of Sydney [HREC Approval Number 2024/HE000560].

 
 

World Sleep 2025

The preliminary scientific program for World Sleep, Singapore September 5 – 10, 2025 is now available here.

Featuring: 

  • 12 keynote speakers
  • 22 courses
  • 120+ symposia and discussion groups

Upcoming Deadlines

  • Oral abstract submissions close 15 May 2025
  • Early registration closes 1 July 2025
  • Poster abstract submission close 1 July 2025
  • Hotel booking deadline 11 July 2025
 
 

Dates for your diary

 

 

Victoria state meeting 2025
Register today for the next Victoria state meeting to be held 1:00pm-6pm on Friday 9 May.   Block out the afternoon to catch up with your local colleagues and hear the latest from early career researchers and keynote speakers.
When: 1 pm, Friday 9 May 2025

Where: Amora Hotel Riverwalk Melbourne, 649 Bridge Rd, Richmond VIC (Pavillion)

Cost: Members free; Non-members AU$50. Registration is required.

 

 

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SA state meeting 2025
Registrations are open for the next South Australia state meeting on Tuesday 20 May. Block out the evening now to catch up with your local colleagues, and hear the latest from young researchers and our amazing keynote speakers.
When: 5 pm, Tuesday 20 May 2025

Where: Ayers House, 288 North Terrace, Adelaide SA 

Cost: Members free; Non-members AU$50. Registration is required.

 

 

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Sleep in Aotearoa 2025
The NZ Branch of the ASA are pleased to welcome colleagues to the 2025 Sleep in Aotearoa annual scientific meeting to be held in Tauranga at the University of Waikato campus June 26-27.
When: Thursday 26 – Friday 27 June 2025

 

 

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Flexibility around the clock: How to promote a less rigid and values-based approach toward sleep

ACT for insomnia has demonstrated efficacy as a promising intervention. This webinar outlines key knowledge and skills needed to engage people in effective ACT for sleep problems, either as a primary focus or as part of a wider intervention. We will demonstrate how ACT exercises and metaphors can target processes associated with hyperarousal and sleep disturbance (inflexibility, cognitive fusion, experiential avoidance) in adults, and how shifting from rigidity and over-control to values-based living can support sleep drive and circadian rhythms. Case examples from our lab will be presented.

 

Cost: Members free; Non-members AU$45. Registration is required.
Date: Wednesday 27 August, 2025
Time: 12-1pm – Queensland, NSW, ACT, Tasmania and Victoria
          2pm – New Zealand
          11.30am - SA and NT
          9am – WA 

 

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