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MEDIA RELEASE Health sector welcomes government response on sleep recommendations

Nominations are open for Board director vacancies

Sleep health work with primary care nurses

Sleep DownUnder early bird closing soon

Membership renewal

NEST council funding announcement

Philips update on defect correction

What's on next?

MEDIA RELEASE Health sector welcomes government response on sleep recommendations 

The health sector has welcomed the federal government’s positive response last week to 11 sleep health recommendations tabled in 2019 and looks forward to working on their implementation.

The Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) urged the government to treat sleep as essential to health and wellness, alongside diet and exercise.     

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Nominations are open for Board director vacancies 

In 2023, four director positions on the Australasian Sleep Association Board become vacant at the Annual General Meeting. 

The positions currently held by Jennifer Walsh (Membership Chair), Denise O’Driscoll (Research Chair), Jasneek Chawla (Education Chair) and Teanau Roebuck (Conference Chair) will need to be filled. Teanau Roebuck has informed the Board that she intends to nominate as a member-elected director. Jasneek Chawla has informed the Board that she intends to nominate for a second term as a member-elected director.

Nominations will close at 12 noon on Tuesday 12 September 2023.

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Sleep health work with primary care nurses 

The Commonwealth grant has turned its attention toward identifying and promoting sleep health education resources to primary care nurses. Nurses are the largest registered workforce in Australia and New Zealand, and are well placed to be at the forefront of sleep healthcare and sleep disorder management (Buchan et al., 2023).

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Sleep DownUnder early bird closing soon 

Time is running out for early bird discounts for this year’s Sleep DownUnder. Register by 25 August to take advantage of special rates for this year’s gathering in Adelaide. 

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Membership renewal 

Have you overlooked your membership renewal? Most ASA memberships expired on 30 June. If you have already paid your membership renewal, thank you. 

If you still need to renew you can renew now. 

Log in to the ASA website with your member details and renew through your profile (read how). Alternatively, call 02 9920 1968 to renew by phone with your credit card. 

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NEST council funding announcement 

The NEST council are pleased to announce funding through the Theo Murphy Initiative to run a short course at Sleep DownUnder 2023 tailored to students, trainees and ECRs. This will be a half-day session in the afternoon, 8 November. 

Time, details of topics and speakers to come!

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Philips update on defect correction 

The latest clinical bulletin updates clinicians on recent developments in relation to the Philips defect correction process. Read the bulletin

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What's on next? 

Monday 4 September 2023, 6pm EST

This webinar offers a better understanding of maternal and infant sleep patterns. It will provide great insight into the bidirectional links between depression and sleep disturbance and explore evidence-based assessment and management pathways for improving maternal and infant sleep and mental health.

Introduction to Dental Sleep Medicine Workshop

23rd September 2023 

This one-day workshop is being held the day before the FDI Congress commences in Sydney. This course is designed for dentists or other oral health professionals who are new to dental sleep medicine or for more experienced dentists who wish to refresh their knowledge before undertaking the Fellow of Dental Sleep Medicine.

When:  Saturday 23 September 2023, 8:30am - 5:00pm 
Where: Meeting Room C4.8 (Level 4), International Convention Centre Sydney

Cost:     $765 (including GST) - Registration fees include full day of intensive, interactive instruction in DSM, as well as morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.