In this issue...

Sleep Downunder is 8 short weeks away!

Comprehensive Dental Sleep Medicine

Obstructive sleep apnoea grant opportunity

What's new in the Learning Centre?

Women in health eligible for leadership development scholarships

Danny Eckert awarded ERS Gold Medal

ANZSSA Member and Stakeholder survey

World Sleep visa update

International Pediatric Sleep Association 2024

What's on next?

Sleep Downunder is 8 short weeks away! 

This year’s plenary sessions offer an array of exciting speakers and topics, including an official opening address from the Minister for Health and Aged Care, The Hon. Mark Butler MP. 

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Comprehensive Dental Sleep Medicine 

This two-day Sleep DownUnder short course offers the full spectrum of dental sleep medicine training - perfect for newcomers or advanced practitioners brushing up on the basics or the latest in research and practice. Early bird closes Friday 22nd September 2023

View course program and speaker details

When: Wednesday 8 November - Thursday 9 November, Adelaide Convention Centre.

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Questions or problems with registering to attend should be directed to [email protected] or by calling 1800 193 405 (Australia freephone) or +64 9 360 1240

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Obstructive sleep apnoea grant opportunity 

The Medical Research Future Fund has announced a major targeted funding round for research focussed on optimising the screening, diagnosis and management of OSA.

“This is excellent news, and an extremely positive outcome for the MRFF Roundtable on OSA held earlier this year that ASA and many of our members participated in,” said ASA President Elect, Garun Hamilton, who attended the meeting.

The three funding streams focus on new approaches to diagnosis, comparing Levels 3 and 4 sleep studies with Levels 1 and 2 studies, and co-designed novel approaches to management.

More information

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What's new in the learning centre? 

Check out the latest offerings in ASA's Learning Centre:

• Maternal and infant sleep & mental health: Connecting the dots
  This webinar offers a better understanding of maternal and infant sleep patterns. It will provide great insight into the bidirectional links between depression &sleep disturbance & explore evidence-based assessment & management pathways for improving maternal & infant sleep and mental health.
• Where can your PhD take you?
  This webinar is targeted to early career researchers PhD candidates who might be wondering what avenues are open to them post-PhD. There's a stellar line up of 3 guest speakers who talk about their own experience post-PhD. Andrew Tucker from Sleeptite, Dr Ian Dunican Melius Consulting/ Sleep4Performance & Dr Stephanie Rainey-Smith (Murdoch University. Webinar recorded on 28 June 2023

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Women in health eligible for leadership development scholarships 

Women in health are now able to apply for a partial leadership development scholarship from Women & Leadership Australia. 

Scholarships will support participation in one of four courses designed for women in non-leadership roles through to senior leaders. Apply by Friday 15 September or find out more

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Danny Eckert awarded ERS Gold Medal 

Professor Danny Eckert has been announced as the recipient of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Mid-Career Gold Medal in Sleep Disordered Breathing.

It will be presented at the ERS International Congress 2023 which is being held in Milan 9-13 September.

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ANZSSA Member and Stakeholder survey 

Australia and New Zealand Sleep Science Association (ANZSSA) have launched the ANZSSA Member and Stakeholder survey, and we would greatly appreciate your participation. Your views and insights are crucial in helping us understand how well we are meeting your expectations as individuals and in shaping the future of sleep science.

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World Sleep visa update 

World Sleep attendees from the United States, Canada, and Australia will need to obtain an "e-visa" to stay in Brazil for the world congress. The Brazilian government has announced that they expect to open the online application system for e-visas approximately 1 September.

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International Pediatric Sleep Association 2024 

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What's on next? 

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.

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.

Fellowship fundamentals: the what, why, and how of applying for research fellowships

The Australasian Sleep Association Network of Early Career Sleep Researchers in Training (NEST) early career researchers and mid career researchers who might be interested in applying for fellowships in upcoming rounds to attend this webinar.

Our two guest speakers Dr Tracey Sletten and Dr Sally Staton, will talk about their own successful fellowship applications and answer questions during a panel discussion.

When: Friday 6th October 2023
Time: 11am NSW, Victoria, ACT, Queensland
          10:30am South Australia, NT             
          9:00am WA 
          1:00pm New Zealand