Delegate: Sleep in Aotearoa
Affiliation: Australasian Sleep Association
Short Bio: The Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) is the peak scientific body in Australia and New Zealand representing clinicians, scientists and researchers working in sleep health and sleep medicine. It promotes and provides education and training to members and the broader health community. ASA also fosters scientific research and establishes best-practice clinical guidelines.
The New Zealand Branch is a group of dedicated sleep professionals working together to achieve clinical and scientific excellence, and equity of access to sleep medicine services in New Zealand. Branch members actively participate in all committees and councils of the ASA, and advocate for greater awareness of the importance of healthy sleep in New Zealand.
Activity: Healthy sleep: A right or a privilege?
This a webinar being hosted by the New Zealand branch of the Australasian Sleep Association. With Dr Dee Muller (Sleep/Wake Research Centre, Massey University) Chaired by Dr Karyn O’Keeffe and Dr Rosie Gibson (Massey University)
Sleep supports us to live our best lives but does everyone in our society have the same opportunities for good sleep health? This webinar will give an overview of what the research tells us about sleep health inequities across the life course in Aotearoa New Zealand, provide food for thought about whether healthy sleep is a basic human right or a privilege and discuss what this may mean in relation to health, wellbeing and actions needed going forward.
Dee Muller is a leading researcher exploring social determinants of sleep in New Zealanders, as well as sleep equity and the role of sleep in equitable health and wellbeing outcomes. This is a great opportunity to showcase research being conducted in New Zealand that has relevance for the sleep community and beyond.
Location: Wellington and online
Date of Activity: 03/15/2025
Submitted by: Rosie Gibson
