SAANZ Annual Distinguished Service Award
This award recognises members who have made a significant, and sustained contribution to the fields of sleep medicine, sleep health and/or sleep research in Aotearoa New Zealand. The award is generously supported by the Sleep Apnoea Association of New Zealand (SAANZ), but the nominee’s area of expertise can be in any field of sleep.
ASA members will be asked to submit their nominations to the NZ branch executive. The nominee should have made significant professional or service contributions to clinical, scientific or educational aspects of sleep health, or services to the NZ branch of the ASA over the course of their career. It is the nominator’s responsibility to ensure that the nominee is aware of the nomination. The nominee must be a member of the ASA. The NZ branch executive will select the final recipient.
Submission details. Please include:
- Your name, contact details, and membership number
- Your nominee's name, contact details and membership number
- A sentence describing the main criteria the nominee should be awarded for
- A supporting statement (up to 750 words) addressing the nominees significant and sustained contributions to sleep in Aotearoa New Zealand
Nominations open 1 May
Nominations close 10 June
The award will be presented during the closing session of the annual Sleep in Aotearoa conference.
Learn about the SAANZ Awards here.