INSOMNIA: (Symposium session) Insomnia management in the context of comorbid conditions
Tracks
Track 1
| Saturday, October 11, 2025 |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Hall L |
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
Prof Delwyn Bartlett
Health Psychologist
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research / Macquarie University
Chair: Welcome and introduction
3:30 PM - 3:35 PMBiography
Prof Leon Lack
Emeritus Professor
Flinders University
Chair: Welcome and introduction
3:30 PM - 3:35 PMBiography
Dr Amelia Scott
Research Fellow And Clinical Psychologist
Macquarie University
Digital CBTi in people with insomnia and comorbid chronic conditions
3:35 PM - 3:47 PMBiography
Dr Amelia Scott is a clinical psychologist and researcher specialising in insomnia and behavioural sleep medicine. She holds roles at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research and the eCentreClinic at Macquarie University, where she leads and supports trials of digital interventions for insomnia and mental health disorders. Her work focuses on improving access to evidence-based treatments, particularly for people with co-morbid physical and mental health conditions.
Assoc Prof Nicole Lovato
Associate Professor Of Clinical Sleep Health
Flinders University
Management of insomnia and circadian rhythm disturbance
3:47 PM - 3:59 PMBiography
Nicole Lovato is Associate Professor of Clinical Sleep Health, ARC Linkage Fellow, and Psychologist at Flinders University. She has extensive experience in insomnia and circadian physiology, with over 100 peer-reviewed publications. Her research is particularly focused on the development of new, innovative therapeutic interventions and models of care for the management of chronic insomnia, circadian rhythm sleep disorders and obstructive sleep apnea, and associated chronic mental and physical ill-health. She works closely with consumers, primary care, and other key stakeholders to translate this knowledge to make best-practice sleep healthcare accessible and cost-effective for the community.
Dr Chelsea Reynolds
Lecturer, Clinical Psychologist
University of South Australia
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 Chelsea Reynolds is a Clinical Psychologist and Lecturer in Psychology at the University of South Australia. She is a co-founder of the digital CBTi program Bedtime Window and has over a decade of experience treating sleep disorders across the lifespan. Dr Reynolds’ research focuses on sleep and cognition, with contributions to multiple clinical trials informing best-practice treatments. She has developed sleep education programs for schools, co-authored influential reviews on sleep and health, and published widely in the field. Dr Reynolds regularly presents at national and international conferences and integrates research into her clinical practice and teaching.
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
Sara is a Clinical Psychologist and Researcher based in Brisbane, working in both private practice and the Prince Charles Hospital Sleep Disorders Centre. Her PhD focused on Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and health behaviour change. She has published on obstructive sleep apnoea and CPAP adherence, stepped care, and model of care redesign.
