Are you ready for Sleep DownUnder?

Sleep DownUnder is just 5 days away and we are excited to welcome you to what is sure to be an insightful and vibrant conference.

Whatever your interest, we have you covered.

Chronobiology and insomnia

• Light, circadian rhythms and sleep: Fundamental science to new drug discovery
• Lighting and circadian rhythms: state of the science from fundamentals to clinical applications 
• Sleep and shiftwork: how bad is it?... Can we make it better?
• Re-examining relationships between sleep, circadian rhythms and body temperatures
• Insomnia and sleep health across the lifespan

There’s also an array of new research findings in the oral and poster presentation sessions:

• Oral presentations – chronobiology and insomnia
• Poster presentations – chronobiology and insomnia
   
  

Clinical stream 

• Upper airway physiology and new treatment options for OSA 
• Restless legs syndrome: more than just a dopamine hit
• Oral presentations: Advanced Trainees
• Living with narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia in Australia
• A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow: relationships between sleep and PTSD
• Sleepiness, driving and motor vehicle crashes – The road less travelled

Sleep science

Friday 10 November is sleep science day at Sleep DownUnder! 

• Inspirational update: how can we incorporate novel respiratory parameters into clinical practice?
• ‘No-picnic PSGs’ - interactive adult and paediatric PSG analysis session
• The ripple effect: understanding the role of abnormal sleep brain waves and dementia in at-risk populations
• ASA polysomnography guidelines

Hear the latest research findings in the sleep measurement and neuroscience poster presentation session and oral presentation session. 

Paediatric

There’s an array of paediatric topics included in Sleep DownUnder – from neonates all the way through to teenagers.

• The perfect storm - sleep in teenagers
• Sleep beyond the snores: understanding and managing non-snoring sleep disorders in children
• Paediatric home ventilation - the state of play in Australia and New Zealand

The oral presentation and poster presentation sessions are a treasure trove of paediatric sleep topics – with a special focus on children with Down Syndrome, the value of new technologies, and optimising existing treatments in specific groups of children.

Sleep and breathing

• The new ASA polysomnography guidelines – updates and insights
• Inspirational update: how can we incorporate novel respiratory parameters into clinical practice?
• Upper airway physiology and new treatment options for OSA
• Sam Robinson Memorial Lecture - Great Debates: Is pharyngeal surgery going to become irrelevant in the era of physiology driven treatments & nerve stimulation?
• The latest in sleep-disordered breathing and sleep bruxism dental management.

And don’t miss the latest short research findings in the oral and poster presentation sessions:

• Oral presentations: sleep and breathing, sleep and breathing – clinical
• Poster presentations: sleep and breathing, sleep and breathing / other

Social functions

Welcome reception

Welcome drinks will take place on Wednesday 8 November at the Adelaide Convention Centre in the Exhibition Hall from 6pm-8pm.

The annual Sleep DownUnder Fun Run will be taking place at the Adelaide Convention Centre, 7am Thursday 9 November, offering three distances - 3 km, 6 km and 9 km. All will start and finish on the riverbank outside the conference centre and people can walk or run one, two or three laps up and down the Torrens River. 

Breakfast will be provided. Each participant will get a running t-shirt/singlet. Not only is entry free, but Compumedics will donate ten dollars to the Rob Pierce Fund for each participant.  

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Put on your dancing shoes and join us  for the Sleep DownUnder Gala dinner. It’s back to the traditional and ever-popular Saturday night time slot on 11 November 7pm-Midnight. Catch up with old friends and new, celebrate our award winners, and dance the night away with the Baker Boys Band. Suggested dress code: Cocktail with a touch of blue or green. Room: Panorama Ballroom at the Adelaide Convention Centre.
 
Any questions surrounding these events please email