Enjoy an evening of networking with drinks and canapes, hear from our sensational speakers; along with students and early career researchers sharing their research insights.
Keynote Speaker: Andrew Phillips is an Associate Professor and Matthew Flinders Fellow at the Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute. His research focuses on the causes and consequences of circadian disruption.
Keynote presentation: Emerging evidence suggests that the regularity of sleep patterns plays a critical role in health. Yet, sleep health recommendations remain focused on sleep duration. Using the largest public actigraphy dataset to date (UK Biobank, N>85,000), we examined what is a better predictor of mortality: sleep duration or sleep regularity? Using light exposure patterns recorded in the same dataset, we then tested the hypothesis that healthy light exposure patterns are predictive of better mental health outcomes. Finally, we applied computational modelling to infer the effects of light exposure patterns on the human circadian clock.
6:00 Arrival and canapes
6:35 Welcome and introductions
6:40 ASA welcome, Marcia Balzer, CEO,ASA
6:45 Keynote speaker: A/Prof Phillips at Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute
Title: Sleep regularity and light exposure: what do they tell us about health in the UK Biobank?
7:15 Student and Early Career Presentations
8:00 Announcement of Outstanding Researcher Award and Close
8:30 Close
Abstract submissions are now closed: We invite all students and early career researchers to be part of the South Australian clinical and sleep science showcase. This session will highlight the latest cutting-edge sleep research by our local rising stars. Abstract submissions are open submit your abstract here. Submissions closed Friday 10 May.
When: 6pm-8.45pm, Tuesday 28 May
Where: Ayers House, 288 North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000
Cost: Free to members and $55 for non-members, and registration is required**.
Attendees will automatically receive 1 CPD hour credit and a certificate through the ASA Learning Centre.
Inquiries about this event should be directed to Asha Mohabir. ** To ensure you are correctly registered, please make sure to checkout the cart even if the value is $0.