The International Paediatric Sleep Association will be hosting its fifth conference in Paris, France next week and Dr Fatima Yaqoot from the Centre for Rural and Remote Health James Cook University has been invited to speak.
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Sleep research fellow Dr Yaqoot said she will be discussing poor and short sleep and the risk of obesity in children and adolescents as part of a Meta-analyses of epidemiological study.
“So usually when I’m doing research, someone else is doing the study.
“We have a sample of 2000 children - a meta analyses is to combine all the evidence from different studies together and take into consideration different cultural backgrounds, ages, and locations. Once that is complete we can make an estimate and say “this is the overall risk or prevalence in poor sleep in children”,” she said.
With more than 155 speakers from 23 countries and 5 keynote presentations, 19 symposia and 18 oral abstracts the conference will demonstrate and present the latest innovations and solutions in sleep related fields.
“There are five speakers coming from around Australia.
“This is an opportunity to come together and exchange our views and learn from leading researchers across the globe,” Dr Yaqoot said.
The international event brings together physicians, educators, basic scientists, sleep technician and clinical investigators from hospitals, industry, and academia.
“This is an amazing experience because I have cited some of the world leaders in sleep research in my thesis and to be able to sit and seek collaboration with them will be rewarding.
“I never imagined they would notice my publications. I’ve published six or seven papers in scientific journals.”
“We have a great group here with differing expertise. At present we are working to form a sleep research group which will focus on the lack of sleep in Indigenous communities and how that links to chronic conditions,” she said.
