Program
Please note: Times are shown in Australian Central Daylight Time.
This program is subject to change.
Program Key:
| Short Courses |
| Plenary Sessions |
| Symposium Sessions |
| Oral Presentations |
| Poster Presentations |
| Industry Sessions |
| Social Functions |
| Meetings |
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
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Track 1
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Track 2
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Track 3
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Track 4
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| 9:00 AM - 3:15 PM | Hands on practical nasoendoscopy for sleep and breathing (Short course) | |||
| 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM | Chronic non-invasive ventilation in adults and paediatrics (Short course) | |||
| 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM | NEST Fest 2025 (Short course) | |||
| 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | ASA Council Co-Chairs Meeting | |||
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Welcome Reception | |||
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Track 1
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Track 2
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| 9:00 AM - 3:15 PM | Hands on practical nasoendoscopy for sleep and breathing (Short course) | |
| 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM | ||
| 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM | NEST Fest 2025 (Short course) | |
| 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | ||
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Welcome Reception | |
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Track 3
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Track 4
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| 9:00 AM - 3:15 PM | ||
| 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM | Chronic non-invasive ventilation in adults and paediatrics (Short course) | |
| 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM | ||
| 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | ASA Council Co-Chairs Meeting | |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Welcome Reception | |
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Track 1
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| 9:00 AM - 3:15 PM | Hands on practical nasoendoscopy for sleep and breathing (Short course) |
| 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM | |
| 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM | |
| 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Welcome Reception |
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Track 2
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| 9:00 AM - 3:15 PM | |
| 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM | |
| 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM | NEST Fest 2025 (Short course) |
| 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Welcome Reception |
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Track 3
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| 9:00 AM - 3:15 PM | |
| 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM | |
| 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM | |
| 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | ASA Council Co-Chairs Meeting |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Welcome Reception |
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Track 4
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| 9:00 AM - 3:15 PM | |
| 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM | Chronic non-invasive ventilation in adults and paediatrics (Short course) |
| 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM | |
| 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Welcome Reception |
Thursday, October 9, 2025
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Track 1
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| 8:15 AM - 10:00 AM | |
| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | OFFICIAL OPENING AND INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS (Plenary session) |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Thursday Morning tea |
| 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | NEW INVESTIGATOR AWARD (Plenary session) |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Thursday Lunch |
| 12:35 PM - 1:20 PM | |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | CLINICAL: (Symposium session) The Who, What, When and Why of oral appliances for OSA management |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
NEW MEMBERS AND FIRST TIMERS WELCOME Sleep DownUnder lounge in the Exhibition Hall |
| Thursday Afternoon Tea | |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | CLINICAL: (Symposium session) Hypersomnolence disorders – practical challenges in the clinic |
| 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM | |
| 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
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Track 2
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| 8:15 AM - 10:00 AM | |
| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | OFFICIAL OPENING AND INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS (Plenary session) |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Thursday Morning tea |
| 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | NEW INVESTIGATOR AWARD (Plenary session) |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Thursday Lunch |
| 12:35 PM - 1:20 PM | |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | SLEEP HEALTH: (Poster presentations) Sleep, fatigue, and everything in between: understanding the impact of sleep loss and irregular sleep on health, performance, and safety |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
NEW MEMBERS AND FIRST TIMERS WELCOME Sleep DownUnder lounge in the Exhibition Hall |
| Thursday Afternoon Tea | |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | PAEDIATRICS: (Symposium session) Level 3 and Level 4 devices for diagnosis of sleep disordered breathing in children with neurodisability: considerations, challenges and comparisons with PSG |
| 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM | |
| 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
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Track 3
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| 8:15 AM - 10:00 AM | |
| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | OFFICIAL OPENING AND INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS (Plenary session) |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Thursday Morning tea |
| 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | NEW INVESTIGATOR AWARD (Plenary session) |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Thursday Lunch |
| 12:35 PM - 1:20 PM | |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | MEASUREMENT/ NEUROSCIENCE: (Poster presentations) Improving sleep disorder diagnosis: Tools, biomarkers and clinical applications |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
NEW MEMBERS AND FIRST TIMERS WELCOME Sleep DownUnder lounge in the Exhibition Hall |
| Thursday Afternoon Tea | |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | INSOMNIA: (Symposium session) Diversity in primary care insomnia management: a case study based presentation with clinician and researcher perspectives |
| 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM | |
| 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
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Track 4
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| 8:15 AM - 10:00 AM | |
| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | OFFICIAL OPENING AND INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS (Plenary session) |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Thursday Morning tea |
| 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | NEW INVESTIGATOR AWARD (Plenary session) |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Thursday Lunch |
| 12:35 PM - 1:20 PM | Eli Lilly Industry Symposium: Part 1: Tirzepatide in OSA – What does the evidence say? |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | PAEDIATRICS: (Oral presentations) |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
NEW MEMBERS AND FIRST TIMERS WELCOME Sleep DownUnder lounge in the Exhibition Hall |
| Thursday Afternoon Tea | |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | SLEEP HEALTH: (Oral presentations) Beating the body clock: the relationships between the circadian system, sleep timing, and the environment |
| 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM | |
| 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM | ASA Annual General Meeting |
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
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Track 5
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| 8:15 AM - 10:00 AM | |
| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | OFFICIAL OPENING AND INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS (Plenary session) |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Thursday Morning tea |
| 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | NEW INVESTIGATOR AWARD (Plenary session) |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Thursday Lunch |
| 12:35 PM - 1:20 PM | Resmed Industry Symposium: Broadening and Enhancing the OSA Care Pathway |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | SLEEP AND BREATHING: (Poster presentations) Managing OSA: barriers and new opportunities |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
NEW MEMBERS AND FIRST TIMERS WELCOME Sleep DownUnder lounge in the Exhibition Hall |
| Thursday Afternoon Tea | |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | SLEEP AND BREATHING: (Poster presentations) Sleep and Breathing in diverse populations and new therapies |
| 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM | |
| 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
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Track 6
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| 8:15 AM - 10:00 AM | DENTAL SLEEP MEDICINE: (Short course) Session 1 |
| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Thursday Morning tea |
| 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | DENTAL SLEEP MEDICINE: (Short course) Session 2 |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Thursday Lunch |
| 12:35 PM - 1:20 PM | |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Dental Short Course will be attending CLINICAL: The Who, What, When and Why of oral appliances for OSA management |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
NEW MEMBERS AND FIRST TIMERS WELCOME Sleep DownUnder lounge in the Exhibition Hall |
| Thursday Afternoon Tea | |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | |
| 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM | DENTAL SLEEP MEDICINE: (Short course) Session 4 |
| 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | DENTAL SLEEP MEDICINE EVENING FUNCTION |
Friday, October 10, 2025
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Track 1
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| 6:45 AM - 8:00 AM |
2025 SLEEP DOWNUNDER FUN RUN Sponsored by Compumedics |
| 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM | |
| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | ANZSSA PLENARY: (Plenary session) Sleep wake instability: Arousal systems and clinical perspectives |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Friday Morning Tea |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | SURGERY: (Symposium session) 15th Year Anniversary Sam Robinson Memorial Symposium - Soft tissue, skeletal, stimulation: Foundations to future frontiers of sleep surgery |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Friday Lunch |
| 12:35 PM - 1:20 PM | |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | PAEDIATRICS: (Symposium session) Sleep and brain development in early childhood - what do we know and what more could we know? |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Friday Afternoon Tea |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | CHRONOBIOLOGY: (Symposium session) Illuminating shift work: Innovative strategies for sleep, nutrition, and team performance in 24/7 operations |
| 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
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Track 2
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| 6:45 AM - 8:00 AM |
2025 SLEEP DOWNUNDER FUN RUN Sponsored by Compumedics |
| 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM | |
| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | ANZSSA PLENARY: (Plenary session) Sleep wake instability: Arousal systems and clinical perspectives |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Friday Morning Tea |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | SLEEP MEASUREMENT: (Symposium session) Year in review - basic sleep science and technology |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Friday Lunch |
| 12:35 PM - 1:20 PM | |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | MEASUREMENT/ NEUROSCIENCE: (Oral presentations) From measurement to modulation: New directions in sleep and cogniti |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Friday Afternoon Tea |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | ADVANCED TRAINEES 1: (Poster presentations) Sharpening the edges of sleep diagnosis and treatment |
| 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
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Track 3
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| 6:45 AM - 8:00 AM |
2025 SLEEP DOWNUNDER FUN RUN Sponsored by Compumedics |
| 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM | |
| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | ANZSSA PLENARY: (Plenary session) Sleep wake instability: Arousal systems and clinical perspectives |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Friday Morning Tea |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | CO-DESIGN: (Symposium session) Importance of research co-design with people with lived experience and examples from sleep health research |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Friday Lunch |
| 12:35 PM - 1:20 PM | Eli Lilly Industry Symposium: Part 2: Tirzepatide in Practice – Everything you need to know |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | SLEEP HEALTH: (Oral presentations) The sleep and exercise game: can we improve health and reduce pain? |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Friday Afternoon Tea |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | SLEEP MEASUREMENT: (Symposium session) Round PSG, square rule: interactive Mentimeter-based analysis discussion |
| 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
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Track 4
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| 6:45 AM - 8:00 AM |
2025 SLEEP DOWNUNDER FUN RUN Sponsored by Compumedics |
| 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM | |
| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | ANZSSA PLENARY: (Plenary session) Sleep wake instability: Arousal systems and clinical perspectives |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Friday Morning Tea |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | PAEDIATRICS: (Symposium session) Paediatric year in review |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Friday Lunch |
| 12:35 PM - 1:20 PM | Temple Medical and Scientific Industry Symposium: Data to Decisions: How can AI, advanced flow and phenotyping personalise sleep medicine? |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | INSOMNIA: (Oral Presentations) |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Friday Afternoon Tea |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | SLEEP AND BREATHING: (Oral presentations) OSA - symptoms, diagnosis and outcomes |
| 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM | ANZSSA Annual General Meeting |
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Track 5
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| 6:45 AM - 8:00 AM |
2025 SLEEP DOWNUNDER FUN RUN Sponsored by Compumedics |
| 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM | Resmed Industry Breakfast Symposium: Practical initiation and support of patients on non-invasive ventilation |
| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | ANZSSA PLENARY: (Plenary session) Sleep wake instability: Arousal systems and clinical perspectives |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Friday Morning Tea |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | CLINICAL: (Symposium session) The Sleep Shift: Pioneering novel transdisciplinary models of care to manage sleep apnoea |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Friday Lunch |
| 12:35 PM - 1:20 PM | Philips Industry Symposium: Shaping Sleep: AI and the Evolution of Sleep Medicine |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | CLINICAL: (Symposium session) Clinical year in review |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Friday Afternoon Tea |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | SLEEP HEALTH: (Oral presentations) Wake and sleep - teams, screens and workplace scenes |
| 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
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Track 6
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| 6:45 AM - 8:00 AM |
2025 SLEEP DOWNUNDER FUN RUN Sponsored by Compumedics |
| 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM | |
| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | DENTAL SLEEP MEDICINE: (Short course) Session 5 |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Friday Morning Tea |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Dental Short Course will be attending the SURGERY: 15th Year Anniversary Sam Robinson Memorial Symposium |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Friday Lunch |
| 12:35 PM - 1:20 PM | |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | DENTAL SLEEP MEDICINE: (Short course) Session 7 |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Friday Afternoon Tea |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | DENTAL SLEEP MEDICINE: (Short course) Session 8 |
| 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Saturday, October 11, 2025
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Track 5
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| 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM | |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | HELEN BEARPARK MEMORIAL LECTURE: (Plenary session) The impact of sleep on balance, falls and frailty: Investigating novel risk factors in ageing populations |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Saturday Morning Tea |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | PAEDIATRICS: (Poster presentations) |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Saturday Lunch |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | ADVANCED TRAINEES 2: (Poster presentations) Sharpening the edges of sleep diagnosis and treatment |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Saturday Afternoon tea |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | |
| 6:30 PM - 11:00 PM | SLEEP DOWNUNDER GALA DINNER |
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Track 1
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| 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM | |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | HELEN BEARPARK MEMORIAL LECTURE: (Plenary session) The impact of sleep on balance, falls and frailty: Investigating novel risk factors in ageing populations |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Saturday Morning Tea |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | FIRST NATIONS: (Symposium session) Sleep health of First Nations peoples: Initiatives to empower community members and service providers |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Saturday Lunch |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | SLEEP SCIENCE: (Symposium session) The Sleep Health Foundation’s Innovation and Sleep Science Communication Award |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Saturday Afternoon tea |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | INSOMNIA: (Symposium session) Insomnia management in the context of comorbid conditions |
| 6:30 PM - 11:00 PM | SLEEP DOWNUNDER GALA DINNER |
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Track 2
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| 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM | |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | HELEN BEARPARK MEMORIAL LECTURE: (Plenary session) The impact of sleep on balance, falls and frailty: Investigating novel risk factors in ageing populations |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Saturday Morning Tea |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | CLINICAL: (Symposium session) Snores and scales: tackling obesity and OSA |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Saturday Lunch |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | SLEEP AND BREATHING: (Oral presentations) Physiology - muscles, EEGs, endotypes and opioids |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Saturday Afternoon tea |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | PRIMARY CARE: (Symposium session) Implementation in action! Translating sleep health care to thousands of Australian primary care clinicians |
| 6:30 PM - 11:00 PM | SLEEP DOWNUNDER GALA DINNER |
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Track 3
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| 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM | |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | HELEN BEARPARK MEMORIAL LECTURE: (Plenary session) The impact of sleep on balance, falls and frailty: Investigating novel risk factors in ageing populations |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Saturday Morning Tea |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | SLEEP HEALTH: (Poster presentations) People and places: sleep loss in unique environments and special populations |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Saturday Lunch |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | NEUROSCIENCE: (Symposium session) New perspectives in sleepiness: Modern applications of EEG in hypersomnolence research |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Saturday Afternoon tea |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | OHS: (Symposium session) Managing sleep loss, fatigue, and performance in military settings |
| 6:30 PM - 11:00 PM | SLEEP DOWNUNDER GALA DINNER |
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Track 4
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| 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM | ANZSSA SLEEP SCIENCE MASTERCLASS (Symposium session) |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | HELEN BEARPARK MEMORIAL LECTURE: (Plenary session) The impact of sleep on balance, falls and frailty: Investigating novel risk factors in ageing populations |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Saturday Morning Tea |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | INSOMNIA: (Poster presentations) |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Saturday Lunch |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Saturday Afternoon tea |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | PAEDIATRICS: (Symposium session) Sleep health care delivery and interventions to families, children and adolescents: How are we doing? |
| 6:30 PM - 11:00 PM | SLEEP DOWNUNDER GALA DINNER |
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Track 5
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| 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM | |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | HELEN BEARPARK MEMORIAL LECTURE: (Plenary session) The impact of sleep on balance, falls and frailty: Investigating novel risk factors in ageing populations |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Saturday Morning Tea |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | PAEDIATRICS: (Poster presentations) |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Saturday Lunch |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | ADVANCED TRAINEES 2: (Poster presentations) Sharpening the edges of sleep diagnosis and treatment |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Saturday Afternoon tea |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | |
| 6:30 PM - 11:00 PM | SLEEP DOWNUNDER GALA DINNER |
