Episode 20: Sleep 2017 Update

Interested in the latest research on sleep discussed by world experts? Check out this update from the Sleep 2017 meeting in Boston. With the help of Dr Simon Frenkel (Sleep Physician), we discuss the latest in sleep research, new sleep products and thinking in the management of sleep disorders.

Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) host the monthly podcast, Sleep Talk, talking all things sleep.

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Audio Timeline:

• 00:00 - 01:46 Introduction
• 01:45 - 07:43 What's news in sleep?
  • 01:45 - 03:08 774ABC radio - Talking about sleep with Libbi Gorr
  • 03:08 - 04:47 Sleep Awareness Week
  • 04:47 - 05:03 Podcast on Winter Blues
  • 05:03 - 05:37 Sleep4Performance radio - new podcast from Ian Dunican
  • 05:37 - 07:05 Sleep Eating
• 07:05 -  38:58 Theme - Sleep 2017 Update
  • 07:05 - 09:00 Background - Sleep 2017 Update
  • 09:00 - 25:25 Sleep in other conditions
    • Sleep in pain syndromes
    • Sleep in Alzheimer's disease
    • Circadian rhythms and cancer
  • 25:25 - 31:51 Insomnia
    • Pharmacological treatment of insomnia
    • Short objective sleep phenotype in insomnia
  • 31:51 - 38:58 Sleep products
    • Ebb sleep
    • Didgeridoo playing for sleep apnea
• 38:58 - 41:44 Clinical tip of the month - Need to tailor approaches to insomnia treatment
• 41:44 - 47:50 Pick of the month:
  • 42:20 - 43:44 Simon - Late night tweeting and performance in NBA players
  • 43:44 - 46:06 David - The collapse of Hello
• 46:06 - 47:46 What's coming up in sleep?

Next episode: August 7th - Why treat OSA?

Links mentioned in the podcast:

• Sleep 2017 meeting - Boston June 3-7
• ABC774 - Talkback radio on sleep with Libbi Gorr
• Sleep Awareness Week
• Effect of urban light on swans of Albert Park lake
• Sleep4Performance Radio - podcast on sleep and performance
• Sleep Eating - Today Tonight story
• Consensus statement on drug treatment of insomnia
• Ebb sleep
• Didgeridoo playing for snoring and sleep apnea
• Late-night tweeting in NBA players and performance
• The collapse of Hello
• Sleep Awareness Week
• Sleep 2018 - Baltimore 2-6th June 2018
• World Sleep Congress - Prague 7-11th October 2017
• Sleep Down Under - Auckland 25-28th October 2017
• International Conference on Sleep Disorders - Jalandhar 27-29th October 2017

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