Medicinal cannabis and driving: new resources for clinicians

Whether you are an active prescriber of medicinal cannabis or managing patients taking medicinal cannabis that has been prescribed elsewhere, it is important to consider the risks associated with driving.

Increasingly, clinicians are concerned about their patients seeking medicinal cannabis treatment outside their usual healthcare arrangements. These concerns include whether the treatment is appropriate and how it might affect other conditions and treatments that the medicinal cannabis prescriber may not be aware of. Impairments likely to affect driving or other safety-critical tasks are a further concern.

New resources developed by Transport Victoria support early and ongoing consideration of impairment risk, helping you to include attention to driving as you provide safe and informed care...

Reporting RSWA in a sleep study. What do you do?

Sydney Local Health District and Woolcock are conducting a study on how sleep physicians and technicians approach detection, diagnosis and reporting of REM sleep without atonia (RSWA) and REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD). View the flyer for full details.

This study has been approved by the Ethics Review Committee (RPAH Zone) of the Sydney Local Health District. Any persons with concerns or complaints about the conduct of this study should contact the Executive Officer on 02 9515 6766 or [email protected] and quote protocol number X25-0252.

Suggest a webinar topic for 2026 - proposals close Monday!

If you would like to help shape our webinar program with content that will benefit you, please email your proposal form to Asha Mohabir by Monday 26 January 2026.

If you would like to propose a webinar, please complete and return this proposal form.

Topics of interest that have been highlighted are:

Dental sleep medicine
Paediatric
Sleep technology and AI
The latest in clinical circadian health.

The Education Committee will then select topics, and we will be in touch to start the planning process.

Please note that proposals should support the goals set out in the ASA’s Diversity and Inclusion policy.

	History in the making Colin Sullivan, Professor Emeritus of Medicine at Sydney Medical School, joins us for the first of a very special webinar series where attendees will hear firsthand about his career as a trailblazer in sleep medicine. When: February 18, 2026
	New Sleep Physician digital CBTi study for patients with COMISA Approximately 40% of people with sleep apnoea experience insomnia symptoms. Sleep physicians have reported that patients with comorbid insomnia and sleep apnoea (COMISA) can be more difficult to manage compared to patients with sleep apnoea alone. When: March 5, 2026
	WA State Meeting 2026 Don't miss the next WA state meeting, on Thursday 12 March 6pm at The University Club of Western Australia. Enjoy an evening of networking with drinks and canapes and hear from our sensational speakers. When: March 12, 2026
	Victoria state meeting 2026 Register today for the next Victoria state meeting to be held 1.00-6.00pm on Friday 8 May. Block out the afternoon to catch up with your local colleagues and hear the latest from early career researchers and keynote speakers. When: May 8, 2026
	SA state meeting 2026 Registrations are open for the next South Australia state meeting on Tuesday 26 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: May 26, 2026
	Brisbane state meeting 2026 Register today for the Brisbane state meeting to be held 6.00-9.00pm on Thursday 4 June. Block out the evening to catch up with your local colleagues and hear from our keynote speakers. When: June 4, 2026
	Sleep in Aotearoa 2026 The New Zealand Branch of the ASA warmly invites you to attend Sleep in Aotearoa 2026, our annual scientific meeting featuring current issues in sleep medicine and local research. When: June 18–19, 2026
	Sleep DownUnder 2026 Sleep DownUnder 2026 has had to move dates and venue due to a clash with ESRS. We're heading back to sunny Brisbane on 11-14 November for the largest sleep gathering in our region. When: November 11–14, 2026

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