INSOMNIA: Insomnia management in the context of comorbid conditions
Tracks
Track 1
| Saturday, October 11, 2025 |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
Details
Insomnia often occurs in the context of co-morbid mental, physical, and sleep disorders. This webinar presented on behalf of the Australasian Sleep Association Behavioural Management of Sleep Disorders Education Sub-committee will showcase recent clinical trials of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia (CBTi) and novel insomnia management approaches in diverse patient samples. A range of early-to-mid career clinicians/researchers will present on the management of insomnia in the context of comorbid circadian rhythm disturbance, depression symptoms, sleep apnoea, and multi-morbidity. This session will conclude with a presentation on the implementation of a stepped-care insomnia management model in Australia.
Speaker
Delwyn Bartlett
Chair: Welcome and introduction
Biography
Leon Lack
Chair: Welcome and introduction
Biography
Amelia Scott
Digital CBTi in people with insomnia and comorbid chronic conditions
3:35 PM - 3:47 PMBiography
Nicole Lovato
Management of insomnia and circadian rhythm disturbance
3:47 PM - 3:59 PMBiography
Chelsea Reynolds
Effect of concurrent sleeping pill use on treatment-response to digital CBTi: A randomised controlled implementation trial in Australian general practice
3:59 PM - 4:11 PMBiography
Dr Cele Richardson
Senior Research Fellow
University of Western Australia
Digital CBTi in young adults with depression symptoms
4:11 PM - 4:23 PMBiography
Cele Richardson is a Clinical Psychologist and Senior Research Fellow in the School of Psychological Science and Centre for Sleep Science at the University of Western Australia. Cele is currently a NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow.
Through her research, Cele develops and evaluates novel treatments for sleep problems, such as Delayed Sleep Wake Phase Disorder and Insomnia. She also has an interest in understanding mechanisms linking sleep with symptoms of depression, anxiety and eating disorders in young people.
Dr Sara Winter
Clinical Psychologist
Queensland Health
Implementation of a stepped care model for insomnia
4:23 PM - 4:35 PMBiography
