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New Zealand Branch Annual Meeting

Posted on 5/12/2022
The annual meeting of ASA's New Zealand Branch is being held today at 5pm NZST. The access details and papers are available here.

Searching for a Program Manager

Posted on 5/9/2022
If you have expertise in sleep health or sleep medicine along with an entrepreneurial bent, this new role managing all aspects of our brand new Commonwealth grant program may be for you.

Benefits of running your practice like a business

Posted on 5/5/2022
Dr David Cunnington is the voice of experience in relation to the benefits of running your private clinical practice like a business - flexibility, family time and high quality patient care

Introducing the ASA learning centre!

Posted on 5/4/2022
Bringing together on-demand and real-time activities in a single portal

Why attend the Practice Growth Strategies course?

Posted on 4/28/2022
There are three excellent reasons you should attend this private practice course on 17-19 June according to Steven Macarounas, Head of Education at the Private Practice.

Five things I wish I knew as an Advanced Trainee

Posted on 4/19/2022
John Swieca shares his insights for Advanced Trainees preparing to start their specialist careers to highlight the upcoming Transition to Practice and Practice Growth Strategies course at Sydney's Coogee Beach on 17-19 June.

Philips Sleep and Respiratory Care Bulletin

Posted on 4/12/2022
Latest update for clinicians about the Philips device correction action

Medicare compliance activity – sleep studies

Posted on 3/22/2022
The Department of Health has informed ASA of upcoming compliance activities in relation to billing for sleep studies.

Latest update on Philips device recall

Posted on 2/24/2022
Latest information for clinicians about the Philips device correction action

COVID consensus statement - updated

Posted on 2/15/2022
The Clinical Committee has produced a significantly updated version of the ASA’s COVID consensus statement to provide general guidance to sleep services for the expected varying risk levels that now characterise the pandemic.

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