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FIRST NATIONS: Sleep health of First Nations peoples: Initiatives to empower community members and service providers

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Track 1
Saturday, October 11, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

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Community-led, co-designed initiatives are critical to advancing sleep health equity and improving sleep health outcomes for First Nations peoples. This symposium will share findings from the Let’s Yarn About Sleep program and insights on culturally responsive sleep health care. Speakers in this session will cover best practices for community engagement and leadership in sleep research, share insights into community understandings of sleep health and its impact on daily life, examine clinician-identified factors impacting culturally safe sleep healthcare, and showcase a screening tool to improve service delivery for First Nations peoples. Attendees will gain insights into community and clinicians' perspectives and practical approaches to improve sleep health care for First Nations peoples.


Speaker

Simon Smith

Chair and Introduction

Biography

Wayne Williams

Best practices for community engagement

11:05 AM - 11:25 AM

Biography

Roslyn Von Senden

Best practices for community engagement

11:05 AM - 11:25 AM

Biography

Yaqoot Fatima
Thompson Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast

OSA in First Nations communities

11:25 AM - 11:45 AM

Biography

Markesh Fanti

OSA in First Nations communities

11:25 AM - 11:45 AM

Biography

Bushra Nasir

Culturally responsive OSA service delivery for First Nations peoples

11:45 AM - 12:05 PM

Biography

Lacoata Major

Culturally responsive OSA service delivery for First Nations peoples

11:45 AM - 12:05 PM

Biography

Subash Heraganahally

OSA screening in primary care

12:05 PM - 12:25 PM

Biography

Timothy Howarth

OSA screening in primary care

12:05 PM - 12:25 PM

Biography

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