SLEEP AND BREATHING (symposium session): Sleep science masterclass: from mixed signals to mastery
Tracks
Track 3
| Friday, November 13, 2026 |
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Details
A comprehensive Polysomnography masterclass aimed to consolidate knowledge of sleep physiology and technology and refresh concepts required for ANZSSA’s Certification in Sleep Science examination. Facilitated by expert speakers, participants will learn what’s normal, what’s not, how to interpret it all, and when to act. Explore key phenomena seen in PSG, including Cheyne-Stokes respiration, phase disorders, catathrenia, PLMD, and selected cardiac rhythms. Diversify your clinical toolkit with practical insights into PSG setup and signal interpretation topics; Amplifier types, A/D conversion, practical explanation of filters, biocalibration, oximetry, 10-20 accuracy, and EOG features. Sharpen your sleep staging skills with a focus on sleep stage transitions, effects of hypnotics on EEG, transient phenomena, and nuanced application of scoring rules. Differentiate key differences in paediatric sleep: including AHI thresholds for childhood OSA, developmental milestones in sleep spindles, and how hypnograms evolve with age.
Speaker
Dr Brett Duce
Scientific Director
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Sleep monitoring instrumentation
10:30 AM - 10:50 AMBiography
Mrs Angela Freeman
Sleep Services Manager
Cardio Respiratory Sleep
Performing and interpreting polysomnography
10:50 AM - 11:10 AMBiography
Angela is the Sleep Services Manager at Cardio Respiratory Sleep in Western Australia, overseeing three inpatient sleep laboratories and nine outpatient clinics. She began her career in sleep science in 2007 and has nearly 20 years of experience in sleep and respiratory science. Angela holds a Master of Medical Science (Respiratory Science) from Charles Sturt University and received the Postgraduate University Medal for academic excellence. An active member of the ANZSSA Exam Committee, she holds RPSGT and CSS credentials and has twice received the ANZSRS Education Grant. Her professional interests include complex PAP therapy and titration.
Dr Kerri Melehan
Sleep Scientist & Programme Director
University of Sydney
Sleep disorders
11:10 AM - 11:30 AMBiography
Kerri is a sleep scientist at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, and runs the sleep medicine Masters course at University of Sydney.
Assoc Prof Angela Campbell
Laboratory Manager
University of Otago
Paediatrics
11:30 AM - 11:50 AMBiography
Angela manages WellSleep the sleep laboratory in Wellington. She has an active research profile as well as been a keen advocate for sleep science as a profession.
Miss Laura Marriott
Clinical Educator
Queensland Health
Chair
Biography
Mr Fraser Lowrie
Sleep Scientist
Sleep Care
Chair
Biography
