IBAS is involved in the new Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) on Alertness, Safety and Productivity. Announced by the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, on Saturday, the CRC will bring together researchers, industry, government and the community to tackle the important issue of how sleep and alertness affects safety and productivity at workplaces around Australia. IBAS' Dr Mark Howard joins 25 organisations, including Austin Health, Monash University and the Sleep Health Foundation involved in the centre. For more details, see the press release accompanying the announcement and CRC website.
Dr David Berlowitz, along with colleages from Miami University has secured funding from the US Department of Defense for a project titled: Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Chronic SCI: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Treatment Impact on Cognition, Quality of Life, and Cardiovascular Disease.
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Kudos to Dr. Lauren Booker & Dr. Jen Cori on their JOEM publication examining fatigue detection alarms in rural truck drivers. Their study explores the alarms' effectiveness, accuracy, and habituation, offering key insights into fatigue management.
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