A high prevalence of insomnia and limited access to best practice non-pharmacological treatments was the impetus for investigation of a greater role for Australian community pharmacists in the management of insomnia.

This webinar will offer insight into the perspectives of community pharmacists towards pharmacological and behavioural treatments for insomnia and offer future directions for the implementation of an expanded scope of practice for pharmacists in sleep health care, including the delivery of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia.

Speakers
Dr Janet Cheung, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, University of Sydney
Stacey Putland, Former Project Manager - Quality Use of Medicines for Insomnia and Sleep Health (QUMISH) program, Australasian Sleep Association
Nicole Grivell, Research Fellow and Implementation Scientist; Research Associate in Sleep Health, University of Melbourne and Flinders University

What are the key points that the audience will take away after attending this webinar?

• Community pharmacists are frequently asked to provide advice and pharmacological treatment for insomnia, but have limited options to offer customers and so despite some uncertainty by pharmacists, over the counter pharmacological treatments are often offered to customers who report symptoms of insomnia
• Pharmacists can have a role in the deprescribing of medications for insomnia and delivery of CBTi within the primary care setting

This webinar is free for ASA members and open to non-members for a registration fee of $45.00

To register you will need to log in with your member details or create an account on this website if you're not a member.

The webinar will be recorded and made available online afterwards - free to ASA members and for a small fee to others. By registering to attend, you are giving your permission for your participation to be recorded.

Please note

• You will need to finalise your registration through the shopping cart, even if you are registering for free.
• Registration closes three hours before the webinar starts and you will not be able to register after that.
• We will email you the webinar access details a few hours before the webinar commences.

Enquiries about this webinar should be directed to Asha Mohabir

Date:  Wednesday 16 September, 2026
Time:  5.00pm -  NSW, ACT, Tasmania, Queensland and Victoria
            4.30pm -  NT & SA
            3.00pm -  WA
            7.00pm -  New Zealand