In this issue...

Subscription renewals

Research awards closing soon

ASA in the media

Abstract submissions closing soon

Clinical working groups seeking volunteers

Join LEAPP and shape new living guidelines for pregnancy and postnatal care in Australia

Support for people with narcolepsy and IH

First Nations Working Party seeking volunteers

Where can your PhD take you

Subscription renewals 

Most membership subscriptions will expire on 30 June. If you have already paid your membership renewal, thank you. 

If you still need to renew you can renew now. 

Log 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. 

Want to save time next year? Sign up to auto-renew! Simply set it up when you renew this year and you will be billed automatically next year – we’ll let you know exactly when. You can update your details in your profile.

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Research awards closing soon 

Applications for the following research awards close Friday 30 June 2023: 

• Helen Bearpark Scholarship
  This scholarship is to facilitate international travel and exchange in order to develop skills in sleep research or clinical sleep medicine. Applicant must be a member of ASA or ANZSSA.
• Nick Antic Career Development Award 
  This award is intended to assist an ASA member to develop experience or knowledge to support their development as a leader in the field of sleep.
  

Applications must be submitted online via the ASA website.

The successful applicants will be announced at the annual scientific conference, Sleep DownUnder 2023 in Adelaide 8-11 November. 

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ASA in the media 

The ASA and members have had a busy week, with a number of articles in the media. You can view these below:

Sleep in Aotearoa

• Conference focus on better sleep health

A/Prof Jasneek Chawla articles

• ABC Imagine This Podcast for kids 
• ABC news interview 
• ABC news article 
• UQ Feature story, Understanding parental perceptions in children with neurodevelopmental disorders

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Abstract submissions closing soon 

Abstract submissions for Sleep DownUnder 2023 close 8.00am AEST on Monday 3 July. More info

Register now to attend Sleep DownUnder 2023, 8-11 November at the Adelaide Convention Centre. Early bird prices end on 7 August 2023. 

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Clinical working groups seeking volunteers 

Several new projects are getting started under the umbrella of the ASA’s Clinical Committee. We need members with a broad range of skills and expertise to contribute to each of these working groups:

• Provision of CPAP therapy
• Insomnia guidelines
• International COMISA position statement

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Join LEAPP and shape new living guidelines for pregnancy and postnatal care in Australia 

Do you work in health providing pregnancy and postnatal care? Join LEAPPs growing
cross-disciplinary collaboration and help shape the new Australian Pregnancy and
Postnatal Care Living Guidelines.

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Support for people with narcolepsy and IH 

Hypersomnolence Australia helps support individuals living with idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) and narcolepsy through their community support groups. The groups are facilitated by experienced members of the Hypersomnolence Australia team and are designed to reduce social isolation and to provide support and information for people living with IH and Narcolepsy. 

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First Nations Working Party seeking volunteers 

Do you have an interest in sharing your knowledge of sleep health with First Nations communities? Do you have an interest in understanding more about First Nations people’s sleep and how this might differ from a non-First Nations view?

The ASA First Nations Sleep Health Working party might be just the thing for you!

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Where can your PhD take you? 

The Network of Early Career Sleep Researchers in Training (NEST) and CogSleep Academy invite you to learn from three senior researchers about career paths in sleep research.

This webinar is targeted to early career researchers and PhD candidates, who might be wondering what avenues are open to them post-PhD. There's a stellar line up of 3 guest speakers, who will talk about their own experience post-PhD and answer your burning questions during a panel discussion. 

Presenters

• Dr Stephanie Rainey-Smith 
• Dr Ian Dunican 
• Dr Andrew Tucker 

Date: Wednesday 28 June 2023
Time: 11:00am Queensland, NSW, ACT, Tasmania and Victoria 
          10:30am South Australia, NT  
          9:00am Western Australia 
          1:00pm New Zealand

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