Symposium session: Rhythms disrupted: sleep irregularity characteristics, consequences, and clinical implications
Tracks
Track 5
| Friday, October 18, 2024 |
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Room 7 |
| Sponsored By: |
Overview
Sponsored by Teva Pharma
Details
Irregular sleep (variations in sleep timing and duration across nights) is common globally, given the pressures of modern life. Only 15% of the general population regularly sleep the recommended sleep duration for the equivalent of at least five nights a week. This is particularly worrying given that a recent study has also found irregular sleep to be the one of the three most influential sleep variables associated with mortality, alongside the AHI and sleep duration. Sleep health guidelines have largely focused on maintaining optimal sleep duration and treating common sleep disorders such as sleep apnoea; however maintaining regular sleep patterns may be just as important for health.
This symposium will bring together internationally recognised experts in sleep irregularity to discuss the latest evidence about the adverse effects of irregular sleep patterns. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the characteristics, measurement, and consequences of sleep irregularity as well as the potential clinical implications of this prevalent sleep patterns.
Speaker
Dr Bastien Lechat
Research Fellow
Flinders University
A global perspective on weekly and seasonal variability in sleep timing and duration
10:30 AM - 10:45 AMBiography
Dr Bastien Lechat is an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow working at Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute (FHMRI): Sleep Health.
Assoc Prof Andrew Phillips
Associate Professor
Flinders University
Sleep regularity and human health: the latest evidence
10:45 AM - 11:00 AMBiography
Andrew is a Matthew Flinders Fellow and ARC Future Fellow. His research explores circadian disruption, the importance of sleep regularity, and how light exposure patterns influence our circadian clocks and health.
Dr Kelly Sansom
Research Associate
Murdoch University
Restorative rest: unveiling the critical role of sleep regularity in mental health and quality of life
11:00 AM - 11:15 AMBiography
Kelly Sansom is an Australian‑based research associate with part time appointments at the Flinders University and Murdoch University . Kelly’s research has broadly focused on the impact of sleep behaviours (sleep timing, regularity and chronotype) and sleep disorders including obstructive sleep apnoea on health and safety outcomes. Kelly’s research has largely been based on the Raine Study which is a multi‑generational community study with extensive data on sleep health. Kelly is also currently
working toward a postgraduate qualification in biostatistics with the Biostatistics Collaboration of Australia.
Assoc Prof Tracey Sletten
Associate Professor
Monash University
Sleep regularity and polyphasic sleep: consensus statements from the National Sleep Foundation sleep timing and variability panel
11:15 AM - 11:30 AMBiography
Tracey Sletten is an Associate Professor and ARC Industry Fellow with the School of Psychological Sciences at Monash University.
Tracey has completed an EU Marie Curie Fellowship at the University of Surrey (UK) and has held a Visiting Research Fellow position with the Division of Sleep Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston.
As Head of the Circadian Misalignment and Shift Work Laboratory, Tracey leads a research program on the adverse impacts of sleep and circadian disruption in shift workers, and targeted interventions to improve sleep health in multiple unique industry settings including healthcare, Defence and international aviation.
Dr Hannah Scott
Research Fellow
Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health / Flinders University
Irregular sleep: the case for classification as a clinical sleep disorder
11:30 AM - 11:45 AMBiography
Dr Hannah Scott is a Research Fellow at the Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute. Her research encompasses insomnia, circadian rhythms, and consumer sleep technologies.
Dr Prerna Varma
Research Fellow
Monash University
Chair
Biography
Prof Chin Moi Chow
Associate Professor
University of Sydney
Chair
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