Distinguished Achievement Award nominations are open

Who are the sleep superstars in your world? If you know someone whose achievements in clinical, research, education or policy work in sleep health are momentous, now is the time to nominate them for the ASA’s highest award – the Distinguished Achievement Award.

The ASA Board will select this year’s winner, who will be announced at the gala dinner at Sleep DownUnder 2025 on Saturday 11 October in Adelaide.

Eligibility information and other details can be found here. The deadline for submissions is 5pm AEST on Tuesday 9 September.
 
 

World Sleep Society elections are underway

If you’re a World Sleep Society member, elections are about to get underway for vacant Governing Council positions and two ASA members are in the running.

Professor Peter Cistulli is on the ballot for the position of President-Elect and Dr Roo Killick has put her hand up to represent the Asia/Australia region.

An electronic ballot will be sent to all current members on 19 August 2025. Voting will open on 19 August and it can be completed electronically or in person at the World Sleep Congress in Singapore. Voting will conclude after the member meeting on Tuesday, September 9. Results will be announced at the closing ceremony on Wednesday 10 September 2025. Don’t forget to vote and help keep our region participating in the global sleep community.
 
 

Long-term ventilation survey

A clinical research collaboration endorsed by the European Respiratory Society is investigating international patient experiences of long-term ventilation.

It aims to better understand how positive airway pressure and home mechanical ventilation therapies are currently delivered, monitored, and reimbursed across different healthcare systems globally, and explore patients’ preferences to promote evidence-based international guidelines prioritising value-based care.

ASA members are invited to disseminate the survey among home ventilation patients in Australia and New Zealand. The survey can be accessed via this link.
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