ASA Learning Centre - What's new? 

ASA's Learning Centre is adding exciting new and educational content regularly. You can search, register for and access ASA learning activities such as webinars and recordings of past activities, most of which are free for members.

Log in using your ASA credentials to view our most recent additions: 

• Advances in sleep and memory 
  There have been many new developments in the field of sleep and memory recently with new mechanisms proposed. This webinar recording will explore two of the more promising approaches to investigating the formation and consolidation of memories during sleep from a practical standpoint
• Cases in dental sleep medicine
  This webinar recording presents a range of cases and walk-through the process: from the very first visit with the patient, through to troubleshooting more difficult cases.
  Presentations from Dr Anum Khan, Dr Sam Talpis and Dr Andrew Gikas.
• Why do a year of sleep medicine training?
  Sleep medicine training is often not offered until the final year of advanced training. It can be hard to know if sleep training will be worthwhile, what it involves and the role sleep medicine may play in your future career. This webinar recorded on 6 April 2022 integrates experience from sleep medicine trainees and experienced clinicians on how sleep medicine has influenced their careers. Speakers: Belinda Miller, Ai-Ming Wong, Lachlan Stranks, Monica Hatch, Nathan Hayward
• Sleep health of First Australians: what we know and where to from here
  This webinar held on 2 March 2022 presented the findings from the first comprehensive review of Indigenous sleep health undertaken in Australia. Findings suggest that Indigenous Australians suffer poor sleep at increased levels compared to non-Indigenous Australians, including higher rates of snoring, sleep apnoea, short sleep, and symptoms of insomnia.
• Fellow of Dental Sleep Medicine program
  The Fellow of Dental Sleep Medicine (FDSM) program certifies minimum competencies in the practice of dental sleep medicine. Admission is restricted to registered dentists in Australia or New Zealand who are also ASA members. 
  

Research Awards - Deadline extended!

The deadline for the following awards has been extended until 11 July 2022:  

• Helen Bearpark Scholarship
• Nick Antic Career Development Award 
• Fisher & Paykel Sleep Research Travel Award 

Applications must be submitted online via the ASA website by Monday 11 July 2022. 

The successful applicants will be announced at the annual scientific conference - Sleep DownUnder 2022 in Brisbane 7-11 November. 

Still need to renew?

There's many member benefits to being a member of the ASA community. Here's just a few:

• Access to the new ASA Learning Centre which replaced the Education Centre, bringing together on-demand and real-time education and networking activities in a single portal. 
• A program of free webinars each year
• Our new Fellow of Dental Sleep Medicine (FDSM) program launched which certifies minimum clinical competencies in the practice of dental sleep medicine. 
• Discounted registration to Sleep DownUnder - returning as a hybrid event and will be held 8-11 November 2022 in person and online!

You can renew by logging in to the ASA website with your member details and renew through your profile (read how). Alternatively, call 02 9920 1968 to renew by phone with your credit card. 

If you’re experiencing financial hardship, please contact us to discuss the options we have available. 

Help support ASA research funding

You can help ensure the Rob Pierce Grant in Aid continues into the future with 100% of your tax-deductible donation going towards the grant.

This annual grant supports a project in the field of sleep research for a new investigator who is a member of ASA or ANZSSA. 

Please take this opportunity to support this important award in sleep research, and donate now.

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Bench-side to bedside: translational science success stories from respiratory and sleep physicians

This webinar is aimed to inspire and disseminate understanding the importance of translational research in respiratory and sleep clinical practice.

Translational science is the step away from treatment reaching to patients. Join our speakers  Prof Ron Grunstein and Prof Dan Chambers who will demonstrate their own translational examples in practice where bench-side has come to the rescue in critical bed-side patients. It will also act as ground for inspiration to young physicians (or ECRs) who feel they are confined to one side of the coin, and think it is hard to trek the course of both practice and research. On the contrary, speakers will showcase having conquered both sides of the coin. 

When: 14 July 2022 4:00 PM AEST

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Career opportunities

As an ASA member you can advertise opportunities at no charge. Non-members wishing to post an advertisement should send details of the advertisement to the ASA to obtain a quote. If you wish to advertise, please email details to [email protected]

The following opportunities are currently available:

• Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Paediatrics - University of Otago
• Flinders Foundation Nick Antic Sleep Health PhD Scholarship 
• Sleep Medicine Clinical Fellow (Advanced Trainee) 
• The Professor Fiona Stanley and Professor Louis Landau Chairs in Child Health Research

Sleep Research Review

The latest issue of Sleep Research Review features a clinical decision support tool that reduces sleep interruption in hospitalised patients, a study that investigates the benefits of sleep extension in overweight patients, and a Swiss study evaluates the association between homeschooling and adolescent sleep duration during COVID-related school closures.