General News
Pediatric Sleep Rounds 2010 03/12/2010
Don't miss the Pediatric Sleep Rounds 2010, Friday April 9 at the Toronto General Hospital, UHN.
Please click here to download a PDF containing information about Pediatric Sleep Rounds 2010
2010 Abstract Prize Award Winners 03/09/2010
The Canadian Sleep Society (CSS) is pleased to announce two winners of the 2010 CSS Abstract Prize.
Awards will be presented at the AGM in San Antonio, Texas in June 2010.
Peter Schwarz, University of Toronto,
Muscle Phenotype Predicts the Degree of Muscle Tone Suppression in Sleep
Ari Shechter, McGill University,
Relationship between circadian rhythms of body temperature, melatonin secretion, and sleep propensity during the follicular and luteal phases
26th Summer School of Brain Research 29 June - 2 July, 2010 01/25/2010
26th Summer School of Brain Research 29 June - 2 July 2010, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, entitled:
Slow Brain Oscillations of Sleep, Resting State and Vigilance
http://www.nin.knaw.nl/summerschool
The Summer School will take place from 29 June - 2 July at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in Amsterdam.
Of note, it will immediately precede - and be an official satelite of - the FENS 2010 meeting which is also held in Amsterdam, from 3-7 July.
For detailed information on the meeting kindly invite you to visit the Summer School website and download the word document:
http://www.nin.knaw.nl/summerschool
Slow Oscillation Summer School
2010 CSS Abstract Competition 10/12/2009
Student and Technologist Abstract Competition, 2010
The competition is open to students (pre-doctoral only) and technologists who are members of the CSS at the time of submission. The deadline for submission is January 15th, 2010.
Please download a copy of Competition Rules and Submission Guidlines (they are available in English and French)
Abstract Competition 2010 (English Version)
Abstract Competition2010 (French Version)
Information on the 2010 Competition for the CSS/ICRH Student Travel Awards is now available 12/18/2009
Please note, the award is for travel to present at a major sleep conference in 2010 (e.g., APSS).
Deadline is the same as CSS Abstract Prize (Jan. 15th, 2010).
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/40720.html
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/f/40720.html
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/40721.html
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/f/40721.html
ICRH’s Young Investigators (YI) Forum Abstract Travel Award Funding Opportunity! 12/04/2009
Call for Abstracts/Travel Awards: Participants are invited to submit abstracts for oral presentations or poster session by applying to the YI Forum Travel Awards Funding Opportunity at: http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/40626.html
DEADLINE for submission: January 15th, 2010. For additional instructions please visit: http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/40619.html
To be considered for a travel award, participants must submit an abstract. All abstracts must be submitted online by January 15th, 2010.
For more information please visit http://www.f2fe.com/yiforum/2010/.
Bourses de voyage - Forum des jeunes chercheurs (jc) de l’institut de la santé circulatoire et respiratoire (ISCR) possibilités de financement
Appel de résumés: Les participants sont invités à soumettre des résumés pour les présentations orales ou présentations par affiches en appliquant au Bourses de voyage - Forum des jeunes chercheurs (jc) possibilités de financement en ligne à http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/f/40626.html
Date limite de soumission: 15 janvier 2010. Pour les instructions spécifiques du programme visitez : http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/f/40619.html
Si vous voulez qu'on étudie votre candidature à une bourse de voyage, vous devez soumettre un résumé. Tous les résumés doivent être soumis en ligne avant le 15 janvier 2010.
Pour de plus amples renseignements s'il vous plaît visitez le site Web http://www.f2fe.com/forumdesjc/2010/.
WSF Symposia Nominations 12/02/2009
Dear CSS member,
As you are probably aware, the World Sleep Federation (WSF) is holding its next quadrennial meeting (Worldsleep11) in Kyoto,
Japan, October 15th-20th, 2011 ( http://www.worldsleep2011.jp/). They have recently contacted the member societies to ask for
nominations for Symposia. The Canadian Sleep Society must submit its nominations by Dec, 25th
Please download a copy of the Kyoto 2011 Call for Symposia Guidelines and Recommendation Form(they are available in English and French)
Kyoto 2011 Call for Symposia Guidelines(English Version)
Kyoto 2011 Call for Symposia Guidelines(French Version)
Recommendation Form
Next CSS Conference - September 10-15, 2011 11/04/2009
Next CSS Conference to be held September 10-15, 2011. Click link below for further information
Aging and Sleep 2010 10/02/2009
We are pleased to invite you to attend Aging and Sleep 2010 international and interdisciplinary meeting which will be held on June 25-26, 2010 in Lyon-France.
With developments occurring in geriatrics and sleep medicine every day, it is important that physicians, health care professionals and researchers are given the opportunity to meet, interact and share their experiences.
For detailed information please visit our website www.aging-sleep.com/
Contact: Arifa Messai
Scientific Secretariat
arifa.messai@chu-lyon.fr
Tel: +33 (0)4 72 32 34 05
Training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia at University of Pennsylvania. 08/26/2008
Please click here to download a copy of the PDF.
CIHR funding announcement for sleep and circadian rhythms research 07/14/2009
Please click here to find out more on the CIHR funding announcement.
Please click here to view the French version of the CIHR funding announcement
2009 "Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science" 02/20/2009
We are proud to announce that Charles Morin (past-president of the CSS) has been awarded the 2009 “Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science” by the Canadian Psychological Association. It is the highest honor from the CPA. His prize will be given to him on June 11th in Montreal during the Annual Convention. http://www.cpa.ca/
Charles Morin, PhD is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Sleep Research Center at the Université Laval in Quebec City. His main interests are in the epidemiology and treatment of insomnia, with a special expertise in the development and validation of cognitive-behavioural and combined psychological and pharmacological approaches for treating insomnia.
Professor Morin will be giving a keynote address at the 4th conference of the Canadian Sleep Society in Toronto April 26-28, 2009. His lecture entitled: “Insomnia: from epidemiology to treatment” will be on Tuesday April 28th.
For more information about the conference, and to register on-line go to http://www.css-meeting.ca/
Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH) Fall Newsletter, 2008 12/23/2008
The Canadian Sleep Society is a featured parnter in this month's ICRH
newsletter. In this issue you will find a story on our recent Cafe
Scientifique where sleep experts talked to the public in the Niagara
region about the impact of sleep loss and sleep disorders. You will
also find featured research from Dr. Douglas Bradley of the University
of Toronto (The Role of Fluid Redistribution in the Causation of
Obstructive Sleep Apnea), and description of a knowledge transfer
project by Dr. Roger Godbout (raising awareness in the education
environment on the importance of sleep in children).
Click here to download a copy of the newsletter in English
Click here to download a copy of the newsletter in French
Why an afternoon snooze is good for you 08/18/2008
The domain of cats and the idle rich has been breached: Naps have new street cred.
There are indications a midday snooze might solve poor performance caused by long, stressful hours at work and non-stop multi-tasking...
Click here to continue reading article by Jane Van Der Voort written in the Toronto StarAugust 15, 2008
Report on Driver Fatigue Impairment released: Road safety experts urge drivers to be alert this long weekend 02/14/2008
TORONTO, Feb. 14 /CNW/ - The Highway Safety Roundtable today released important information on the dangerous effects of driver fatigue in a report entitled, "Working Together to Understand Driver Fatigue." The report contains research and information presented at a symposium last spring to mark Driver Fatigue Impairment Awareness Day.
The report is now available to the public at:
Driver Fatigue: Are you driving impaired?
Please visit: www.fatigueimpairment.ca to find more information on Fatigue Impairment
CFI profiles Dr. Julie Carrier's research. Read article entitled, "Fifty and Fatigued"02/11/2008
The Canadian Foundation for Innovation's Online Magazine has an article entitled Fifty and Fatigued featuring Dr. Carrier. To read the article please visit their website at:
www.innovationcanada.ca - Fifty and Fatigued
Vigilance, Fall/Winter 2007 is now available to download! 01/09/2008
The Canadian Sleep Society is pleased to announce that the latest edition of our newsletter, Vigilance is available to download!
Click here to download the PDF...
CSS President, Gilles Lavigne interviewed for an article on bruxism in the New York Times by Paul VanDeCarr 11/21/2007
November 13, 2007
A Lineman in My Bed: Notes on Teeth Grinding
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/13/health/13grin.html
Supporters of the Canadian Sleep Society 10/15/2007
Please visit the Supporters page for a list of our generous benefactors!
Dr. Charles Morin and Dr. Kimberly Cote archived radio shows 03/07/2008
Both Dr. Charles Morin and Dr. Kimberly Cote were guests on two radio talk shows, Sante Vous Bien and The Health Guide.
The archived shows can be heard using the links below:
Radio Station 690AM
Dr. Charles Morin
Archived 690AM Broadcast
Radio Station 940AM
Dr. Kimberly Cote
Archived 940AM Broadcast
Click here to listen to 690AM
Click here to listen to 940AM
Click here for more details about the CSS Radio Shows
