SLEEP MEASUREMENT: (Symposium session) Year in review - basic sleep science and technology
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Track 2
Friday, October 10, 2025 |
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
Hall M |
Details
This year in review session will provide an important summary of the latest papers and best scientific contributions in the field of sleep science and technology. It is an opportunity to communicate and summarise the latest evidence relevant for clinical practice and from basic and translational research. In this session expert sleep scientists and physiologists will highlight the latest advances in the preceding year across four main topics of glymphatics and the functions of sleep; advances in sleep EEG analysis; sleep measurement technologies; and PAP technologies and algorithms.
Speaker
Dr Andrea Ricciardiello
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Sleep function and the glymphatic system
11:00 AM - 11:20 AMBiography
Dr Andrea Ricciardiello is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research. She currently leads the neuromodulation research theme in the Centre for Chronic Diseases of Ageing.
Dr Scott Coussens
Sleep Laboratory Manager
Women's and Children's Hospital
Advances in sleep EEG analysis
11:20 AM - 11:40 AMBiography
Dr Scott Coussens is the Manager and Senior Medical Scientist of the Sleep Disorders Unit at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide, with over 20 years of experience in sleep science. His expertise spans Paediatric sleep, EEG, and Cognitive Neuroscience. He is an Adjunct Senior Fellow with the University of Adelaide’s School of Psychology and currently serves as the South Australian Representative for ANZSSA and board member of the Australian Council of Clinical Physiologists (ACCP). A passionate researcher and educator, Dr Coussens is committed to advancing the science and clinical practice of paediatric sleep medicine across Australia and New Zealand.
Dr Hannah Scott
Senior Research Fellow
Flinders University
Sleep measurement technology
11:40 AM - 12:00 PMBiography
Dr Hannah Scott is a Senior Research Fellow at the Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute (Sleep Health), Flinders University.
Mr Thomas Churchward
Head Scientist, Dept. Respiratory And Sleep Medicine
Austin Health
PAP technologies and algorithms
12:00 PM - 12:20 PMBiography
Tom Churchward is Head Respiratory and Sleep Scientist at Austin Health, Victoria, with 30 years’ experience in respiratory and sleep medicine. He leads clinical labs, drives innovation, and advances sleep study practices. A former president of the ACCP and the ANZSSA, Tom has recently led a regional physiologist education alliance and combines clinical and management expertise with digital health to improve sleep and breathing care.
Dr Brett Duce
Scientific Director
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Chair
Biography
Miss Laura Marriott
Clinical & Research Scientist
Queensland Health
Chair
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