Unmet Needs in Insomnia

Unmet Needs in Insomnia

Come join us as we discuss sleep health in national and global context, insomnia and mental health and the clinical unmet need.

By Monash School of Psychological Sciences

Date and time

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM AEST

Location

Meeting Room 4, Building 1

270 Ferntree Gully Road Notting Hill, VIC 3168 Australia

About this event


Join us on Tue Apr 23 2024 at 8:30 AM (AEST) where World-leading experts will discuss sleep health in national and global context, insomnia and mental health and the clinical unmet need.

For those who attend in-person, there will be an opportunity to network at the conclusion of the symposium.

Note: this is a hybrid event, so if you are unable to join us in-person, please indicate when registering and call-in details will be provided.

Speakers:


Professor Ruth Benca, MD, PhD

Professor Ruth Benca is Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Wake Forest School of Medicine. She received her AB at Harvard and her MD and PhD degrees from the University of Chicago and is board certified in Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine. Her research focuses on the interface between sleep and psychiatric disorders across the lifespan, and the role of sleep and sleep disorders on Alzheimer’s disease. As a specialist in sleep disorders medicine, she has over 30 years of experience in the diagnosis and treatment of complex sleep disorders.She has served as President of the Sleep Research Society and on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, is Editor-in-chief of Current Sleep Medicine Reports and Insomnia Section Editor of UpToDate, and a member of the Sleep Medicine Advisory Committee for the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Professor Robert Adams, MBBS, MD, FRACP, FRCP, FAASM

Professor Robert Adams is a respiratory and sleep physician based at Flinders Medical Centre and Medical Director of the Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health (AISH) at Flinders University. His multidisciplinary, translational research examines the impact of chronic conditions, particularly sleep apnea and insomnia, on health and effects of health services interventions.He leads the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence National Centre for Sleep Health Services Research, which is conducting trials of new models of care for OSA and insomnia in primary care to enhance the ability of primary care to manage sleep health. He is the Deputy Chair of the Sleep Health Foundation, the leading advocacy group for sleep health in Australia and Chairs the Healthy Sleep in Hospital Working Group, aimed at providing the most conducive environment for sleeping in hospitals.

Introduction on behalf of the Sleep Helath Foundation:


Dr Linda Schachter MBBS, FRACP, PhD

Dr Linda Schachter is a Sleep and Respiratory Physician with over 25 years’ experience in the diagnosis and management of all sleep disorders including sleep apnoea, disorders of excessive sleepiness, movement disorders in sleep and insomnia. She is a board member for the Sleep Health Foundation, member of the Australasian Sleep Association, and represents the ASA on several committees. She is also chair of the AMA VIC women in medicine committee.

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