Highlights from Day 2 of the Sleep Down Under 2016 meeting in Adelaide. Topics highlighted today are sleep apnea and hypersomnias including narcolepsy.

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Highlights from Day 1 of the Sleep Down Under 2016 meeting in Adelaide. Topics highlighted today are insomnia and paediatric sleep.

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What is healthy sleep? Is it sleeping through the night, or getting 8 hours of sleep each night? Or is it waking feeling refreshed? How can healthy sleep be defined? We'll explore this topic, with help from Prof Daniel Buysse, Professor of Sleep Medicine at University of Pittsburgh and Brigid Walsh, General Manager of Golden Door Health Retreat.

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

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Audio Timeline:

• 00:00 - 00:55 Introduction
• 00:55 -  05:04 What's in the news about sleep?
• 05:04 - 38:20 Theme: Healthy Sleep  
  • 05:04 - 08:54 What is health?
  • 08:54 -  21:56 Guest interview - Prof Daniel Buysse: What is healthy sleep?
  • 21:56 - 25:50 Moira + David discuss healthy sleep 
  • 25:50 -  34:35 Guest interview - Brigid Walsh: Health & Wellbeing in a residential retreat
  • 34:35 - 38:20 Healthy sleep isn't just managing sleep disorders 
• 38:20 - 39:05 Clinical tip of the month - Ability to adapt and self-manage
• 39:05 - 40:28 Pick of the month: David - Insomnia: A Cultural History
• 40:28 - 42:17 What's coming up in the next month?

Next episode (November 7th 2016): Dreams

Links mentioned in the podcast:

• Apple iOS 10 - Bedtime feature
• What is health? - British Medical Journal
• Sleep health: can we define it? - Article by Prof Buysse in Sleep
• Golden Door Health Retreat Elysia 
• Sleep.org - National Sleep Foundation
• Insomnia: A Cultural History - book excerpt
• Insomnia: A Cultural History - book review in New England Journal of Medicine
• Australasian Sleep Association annual scientific meeting

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Can't sit still in meetings? Feel restless in the evenings or on getting in to bed? Can't get to sleep because you just can't keep your legs still? These are all symptoms of restless legs syndrome. Whilst for many people restless legs symptoms are annoying, but not very severe, for some people, restless legs can be a constant presence preventing them from getting to sleep every night. Dr John Swieca discusses restless legs syndrome and its treatment, and Kevin Monk shares his experience living with severe restless legs symptoms.

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Audio Timeline:

• 00:00 - 01:06 Introduction
• 01:06 -  03:01 What's in the news about sleep?
• 03:01 - 03:41 Theme introduction: Restless legs syndrome
• 03:41 - 13:54 Guest interview - John Swieca: What is restless legs syndrome?
• 13:54 - 26:02 Guest interview - Kevin Monk: Living with restless legs
• 26:02 - 34:07 Discussion on restless legs syndrome - Moira and David
• 34:07 - 34:36 More information on restless legs syndrome
• 34:36 - 35:43 Clinical tip of the month
• 35:43 - 36:59 Pick of the month: Moira - Obesity in adolescent impacted by sleep as a toddler
• 36:59 - 40:37 Pick of the month: David - SAVE trial
• 40:37 - 42:19 What's coming up in the next month?

Next episode (October 3rd 2016): Healthy Sleep

Links mentioned in the podcast:

• Sleep as we get older - Moira on 612ABC Brisbane
• Health-a-Porter
• FAQs on sleep - Health-a-Porter
• SAVE study - New England Journal of Medicine
• What is restless legs syndrome?
• Treating restless legs syndrome
• Augmentation in restless legs syndrome - Video
• Living with narcolepsy - Podcast episode including interview with Jacqui Tomlins
• Marketing a malady to sell a drug - Wall Street Journal
• Bad Medicine: Restless legs syndrome - British Medical Journal
• Response to Bad Medicine: Restless legs syndrome - The Huffington Post
• Mindfulness for restless legs - Mindfulness Journal
• Jon Kabat-Zinn quote on Instagram - posted by Arianna Huffington
• Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation
• Bed times for toddlers and obesity in adolescents - Journal of Paediatrics
• SAVE study - New England Journal of Medicine
• What do the results of the SAVE study mean? - SleepHub commentary
• Idiopathic hypersomnia awareness week

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Teenagers who can’t get out of bed in the morning or can’t get to sleep at night are a common problem we see in the clinic. They can be up late on their smartphones and tablets consuming content or interacting via social media. What impact does the light from these screens have on sleep? Does light from screens impact on the sleep of adults as well? We explore these questions with Dr Sean Cain, an expert in the effects of light on sleep and health from Monash University.

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

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Audio Timeline:

• 00:00 - 02:52 Introduction
• 02:52 -  05:09 What's in the news about sleep?
• 05:09 - 36:45 Theme: Teens & Screens
• 36:45 - 38:16 Clinical tip of the month - Sleep diaries aren't a good measure of circadian function
• 38:16 - 39:20 Pick of the month: Moira - Patricia Merx- Won't go to sleep - New Yorker Radio Hour
• 39:20 - 40:02 Pick of the month: David - Australian swim team using blue-light blocking glasses
• 40:02 - 40:50 Pick of the month: Sean - Constraint associated with earlier circadian phase
• 40:50 - 42:16 What's coming up in sleep?

Next episode (Sept 5th 2016): Restless legs syndrome

Links mentioned in the podcast:

• Dr Sean Cain - Monash University
• Tips for getting back to sleep - Juice Daily
• Dr Moira Junge talking on insomnia - Today Extra
• Dr David Cunnington - Feature in Sydney Morning Herald / The Age
• Golden Door Health Retreat
• Increased sensitivity to light in teens - J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2015
• Impact of 24 hour light on rodents - Cell Biology 2016
• C by GE - Smart Lighting
• f.lux app
• Night Shift for iOS devices
• Effect of camping for 1 week on sleep patterns - Current Biology 2013
• Circadian rhythm information - SleepHub
• Can't get your teenager out of bed? - Written information from SleepHub
• Patricia Marx - Won't go to sleep - New Yorker Radio Hour
• Australian swim team using blue light blocking glasses
• Constraint and early circadian phase - Personality and Individual Differences 2017
• Idiopathic Hypersomnia Awareness week
• Australasian Sleep Association annual scientific meeting - Adelaide Oct 20-22

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In this update from Sleep 2016, we discuss the latest research in hypersomnia, insomnia, circadian rhythms and sleep technologies. The Sleep meeting is the main conference for sleep and sleep disorders, where specialists from around the world meet and discuss the latest research and trends in sleep. This year the meeting was held in Denver, Colorado. 

Joining regular hosts, Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) this month is guest co-host Dr Simon Frenkel (Sleep Physician).

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Audio Timeline:

• 00:00 - 03:06 Introduction
• 03:06 - 05:40 What's in the news about sleep?
• 05:40 - 06:03 Theme introduction: Sleep 2016 update
• 06:03 -  23:37 Hypersomnia: diagnosis and treatment
• 23:37 - 31:13 Insomnia
• 31:13 - 35:04 Circadian rhythm
• 35:04 - 36:56 Sleep technology / new products
• 36:56 - 39:30 Take home messages from Sleep 2016
• 39:30 - 40:34 Clinical pearl: More isn't always the answer
• 40:34 - 43:06 Pick of the month: Sleep Shepherd
• 43:06 - 44:52 What's coming up in sleep?

Next episode (August 8th 2016): Teens and Screens

Links mentioned in the podcast:

• Sleep 2016 meeting website
• Sleep Talk podcast
• Sleep Talk on Omny Radio including Snapshots
• Webinar on using dental appliances to treat snoring and sleep apnea
• Screens and sleep
• Light therapy
• Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia
• A Mindful Way - online mindfulness program
• Prof Daniel Buysse - Bio from University of Pittsburgh
• Sleep Profiler - EEG recorder used in insomnia
• Russell Foster - Why do we sleep? - TED talk
• Ass Prof Jamie Zeitzer - Bio from Stanford Medicine
• Lumos Tech
• Cerêve Sleep
• Sleep 2016 meeting website
• Snapshots from Sleep 2016 - Day 1
• Snapshots from Sleep 2016 - Day 2
• Snapshots from Sleep 2016 - Day 3
• Snapshots from Sleep 2016 - Day 4
• Snapshots from Sleep 2016 - Day 5
• Sleep Shepherd - background on why and how it was developed
• Sleep Shepherd Blue - product website
• Sleep Down Under 2016 - meeting website
• Can't get your teenager out of bed?

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Highlights from day 5 of the Sleep 2016 meeting in Denver. Today I talk about new technologies for treating sleep disorders and the need to better phenotype sleep disorders, my key take home message from the meeting.

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Highlights from day 4 of the Sleep 2016 meeting in Denver. Today I talk about diagnosis and treatment issues in hypersomnia and circadian rhythm disorders. 

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Highlights from day 3 of the Sleep 2016 meeting in Denver. Today I try to summarise Russell Foster's elegant keynote presentaiton on the eye and it's effect on sleep as well as discuss research on stress and it's effect on sleep and emotion. 

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Highlights from day 2 of the Sleep 2016 meeting in Denver. Today I talk about sleep apnea, and discuss behavioural treatments for narcolepsy with Jason Ong. 

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