Events
ASTN Open Forum meeting in Sydney
2nd May 2009 | 9.15am - 5.00pm
- Updates on current trials
- New trial proposals in shiftwork, obstructive sleep apnea, non-invasive ventilation, sleep problems in autism, non-REM parasomnias, dentofacial orthopedics in pediatric sleep, and community sleep education
- Planning for a National Insomnia Research Workshop
The ASTN, funded by the NHMRC to facilitate multicentre clinical trials in sleep-health, holds twice-yearly Open Forum meetings where researchers get first-hand information on designing and conducting investigator-initiated clinical trials, hear about ongoing and proposed trials and can discuss joining or provide input into new studies.
The 2009 Open Forum will be held in Sydney at:
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
University of Sydney
431 Glebe Point Road
Glebe 2037
Program highlights include:
- The Sleepwalking Network - a RCT of therapy in severe sleepwalking
- OSA - Improving CPAP compliance, Modafinil for mild to moderate OSA with sleepiness, and the role of depression in OSA.
- Update on the SAVE trial
- Workshop format to facilitate proposal development
- Opportunities for review and support
View the final program...
March 2008 ASTN Open Forum in Melbourne
Talks given by Lyle Palmer, Duncan Mortimer and study investigators were highlights of the 30 March ASTN Open Forum at the 2008 TSANZ scientific meeting in Melbourne.
For details, see page 3 of the May 2008 ASTN newsletter.
WorldSleep 07
September 2-6 2007
Worldsleep07, the quadrennial World Congress of World Federation of Sleep Research and Sleep Medicine Societies (WFSRSMS), was held in Cairns 2-6 September 2007.
The ASTN hosted a very informative morning symposium on multicentre clinical trials in sleep health, featuring international leaders in large scale trials. This included panel discussions looking at the best ways to design and conduct such trials in insomnia and in OSA.
For details, see the special Worlsleep07 edition of the ASTN newsletter.
View opening presentations on clinical trials in OSA by Doug McEvoy and clinical trials in insomnia by Charles Morin.
