Some numbers to support what many of us have been hearing from patients and members of the community or experiencing ourselves...

The risks of driving tired summed up very nicely by Professor Peter Eastwood

Exciting news for many people - a medicinal cannabis product with proven benefit for people with insomnia symptoms is due to be released in Australia in October 2020.

How to bunker

Pay per minute of extra sleep each day - maybe then society will feel happy to indulge. Great idea! @sleep4perform

Sadly. Still a very real problem.

Prof Dorothy Bruck says understanding the sleeping habits of people in aged care and hospital settings is extremely important in promoting sleep and ensuring the sleeping patterns of residents is a priority. hellocaremail.com.au/dont-sleep-imp…

How much sleep is enough? Check out this fact sheet by Sleep Health Foundation

If you are a qualified medical practitioner, nurse, psychologist, social worker, occupational therapist, pharmacist or dentist working in Australia, you are invited to participate in this research study about sleep. For more information: bit.ly/30XxYMz

Study participants experienced a flattening of emotions – less joy, enthusiasm, attention, and fulfillment – when they slept less than normal. #sleep bit.ly/3enqDda

A few of our mates having flippin' good time just over the road at Matilda Bay 🐬😍 Amazing scenes captured by Environmental Engineering Professor, Anas Ghadouani 🙌 #UWA

Think how awful you feel after a night of bad sleep... Some people feel like this everyday. Consider donating to help everyone get better sleep.

Meet Clare Ladyman the Foundation inaugural winner of the Emerging Sleep Hero Award which showcases up and coming sleep researchers. We are excited to share Clare's research and presentation. #makesleepapriority #SleepInPregnancy #insomnia #MentalHealth bit.ly/38SgXHS

It is possible to sleep well during pregnancy @Clareladyman shares practical strategies to help women improve their sleep and mental health #SleepInPregnancy #insomnia #Pregnancy #MentalHealth #PerinatalMentalHealth bit.ly/38SgXHS

Time for our first NEST Spotlight! Each spotlight will profile one of our awesome sleep ECRs. First up we have @Meagan_Crowther, a PhD candidate at Appleton Institute 🙌

Fantastic message that we can all support.

#Medical #cannabis and #driving. A feature in the Australian Journal of General Practice AJGP to update physicians on relevant issues and the best guidance to offer their patients. Written by thomasarkell, Danielle McCartney & Iain McGregor www1.racgp.org.au/ajgp/2021/june…

New paper: First RCT investigating the effect of medicinal cannabis on insomnia symptoms. ⁦Jen Walsh⁩ academic.oup.com/sleep/advance-…

.Woolcock Institute of Medical Research is looking for volunteers for their Cupid Research Study -Cannabinol Use for Patients with Insomnia Disorder Do u have: - chronic insomnia (problems falling or staying asleep) - are aged 25 to 60 years - live in Sydney or Greater Sydney cupidstudy.com.au

We plan to run monthly free webinars to educate the whole community about the importance of sleep. All welcome.