Sleep DownUnder next year - date and venue change

We're looking forward to seeing everyone in October this year in Adelaide for Sleep DownUnder 2025.

We've had to change the dates and location of next year's Sleep DownUnder due to a major clash with the Sleep Europe Congress in Maastricht. 

Sleep DownUnder 2026 will take place on 11-14 November 2026 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
 
 

Medicare compliance - our questions answered

Questions from February’s webinar on compliance with Medicare sleep study item numbers have been answered. The Department has worked closely with ASA leadership to clarify a range of topics raised by members before, during and after the webinar.

 
 
 

Sleep in Aotearoa hits some high notes

This year's Sleep in Aotearoa conference was held in Tauranga for the first time, and was a highlight for the sleep community in Aotearoa New Zealand.

 

NZ Branch President Barbara Galland and local Branch Committee member,
Patryk Szulakowski, open the conference

 
 
 

Two PhD Scholarships – Sleep and Musculoskeletal Health

Up to $42,440/year (full-time) for 3 years, available for two outstanding candidates commencing early 2026.

PhD 1: Developing and evaluating implementation strategies to support health professionals to deliver Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia (CBTi) for people with musculoskeletal pain. 
  • Upskill health professionals to extend their scope to delivering treatments that meet the needs of those struggling with sleep 
  • Supervisors: Dr Jillian Eyles (University of Sydney), Dr Rob Schütze (Curtin University), Dr Sarah Kobayashi (University of Sydney)

PhD 2: Sleep as a Treatment Target in Musculoskeletal Pain

Open to applicants with backgrounds in physiotherapy, allied health, exercise science, dietetics, psychology, medicine, or other health-related fields.

Enquiries:
[email protected]
[email protected]

Express your interest here -  to shape the future of integrating sleep into musculoskeletal management
 
 

Have you renewed your membership yet?

Thank you to all that have renewed their membership. If you're yet to renew, your membership expired on 30 June.


You can renew your subscription right now by clicking here. You might like to consider signing up for automatic renewal with your credit card and you can save yourself the trouble next year!

Thank you for helping make ASA the great community it is. 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

Co-design and partnering with consumers in research
This webinar explores how researchers can work alongside consumers to shape research that reflects community priorities and lived experience. Dr Eleni Kavaliotis, a registered psychologist and sleep researcher at Monash University, will share her experience using co-design to bridge clinical research and lived experience in the context of sleep and mental health. Dr Beck O’Hara, a digital health researcher at Flinders University, will discuss experiences gained as Project Coordinator for the EndoZone project; a co-created digital health platform for people affected by endometriosis. This session will explore how co-design can be adapted to different research contexts, with the hope of leaving attendees with practical insights, considerations, and inspiration for embedding consumer voices in their own work.

 
Cost: Members free; Non-members AU$10. Registration is required.
Date: Thursday 10 July, 2025
Time: 1pm - NSW, Queensland, ACT, Tasmania, and Victoria
          12.30pm - NT and SA
          10.30pm - WA 
          3pm - New Zealand 

 

 

 

 

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 

 

 



Results
Upcoming Event Sleep in Aotearoa 2026 18 Jun - 19 Jun 2026 VIEW EVENT
Upcoming Event The past, present and future of orexin agonists 29 Jul 2026 VIEW EVENT