Expressions of interest – MRFF OSA grant assessment

The Australian National Health and Medical Research Council is seeking Expressions of Interest to participate in the Grant Assessment Committee for the MRFF Preventive and Public Health Research Initiative - 2023 Optimising Screening, Diagnosis and Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Grant Opportunity.

Many specialists in this field are also applicants, so the NHMRC is particularly interested in hearing from sleep physicians who are not Chief Investigators on applications to this Grant Opportunity. The Assessment Committee will meet via videoconference tentatively scheduled for 8-9 May 2024. Committee members would also need to be available in March-April 2024 for initial assessment of applications. 

Please express your interest by:

1. Emailing [email protected], and
2. Adding your details at the following link https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/2023-24-medical-research-future-fund-mrff-grant-opportunities

Free insomnia management education opportunities

The Australasian Sleep Association has been working with primary care organisations to develop and promote sleep health education opportunities. One of the main aims of the Commonwealth grant is to improve the management of insomnia in Australian primary care. There are still places available for these insomnia management webinars and events, free for ASA members:

• GPEx webinar, Dr Aliza Werner-Seidler, 8 February at 6:30pm ACDT: https://gpex.com.au/news/the-cbt-i-approach-for-insomnia-management/
• In-person GPEx insomnia management workshop, Stamford Plaza Melbourne, 22 February at 6:30pm AEDT, A/Prof Bei Bei: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/gpex-asa-insomnia-gp-education-session-tickets-765495797537  
• Australian Psychological Society webinar, Dr Sara Winter and Prof Leon Lack, 26 February at 4:00pm AEDT: https://psychology.org.au/event/24191 
• South Australian Postgraduate Medical Education Association (SAPMEA) webinar, Dr Hailey Meaklim and Dr Alexander Sweetman, 27 February at 7:00pm ACDT: https://events.humanitix.com/insomnia-webinar 

APS CBTi program

To increase access to psychologists with CBTi training in Australia, the Australasian Sleep Association has been working with the Australian Psychological Society on education articles, workshops, webinars, and most recently, an interactive online education module. 

IMSANZ NZ 2024 Conference, New Plymouth

The Internal Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand will host the upcoming IMSANZ NZ 2024 Conference, to be held in New Plymouth from 28 February – 1 March 2024.

Location: The Devon Hotel, 390 Devon Street East, Strandon, New Plymouth, New Zealand and Online. Full details

Health Equity in Sleep: #WorldSleepDay

We know that Indigenous health inequities are unacceptable, and that the status quo can’t continue, but what do we know about inequities in sleep health for Indigenous populations? In this talk we will define health disparities and frameworks to understand them, identify sleep inequity and its determinants and identify current trends and opportunities for future research and resources.

Speaker: Dr Rachelle Love
Date: Friday 15 March, 2024
Time: 10am – Queensland NSW ACT Tasmania, NT and Victoria
          12pm – New Zealand
          9.30am - SA
          9am – WA