UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
November 28 - 29, 2025
This two-day course is designed to provide and enhance a basic working knowledge of sleep medicine. It is designed for neurology residents and fellows from across Canada as well as general practitioners, community neurologists, and specialists who are interested in further enhancing their understanding of the current principles and practices in dealing with patients with sleep disorders.
Where: Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre, The Neuro, 3801 University Street
$100 for residents and students, $250 for neurologists, specialists, GPs, psychiatrists, & other professionals
November 26, 2025
The Quebec Sleep Research Network is happy to invite Consortium members to its Mini-Retreat on Wearable Technologies For Sleep Monitoring, which will be held on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at the amphitheater of the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal. This event is free of charge, but registration is required.
This dynamic event will bring you together to discuss the latest innovations in ambulatory sleep monitoring, with presentations by experts and students, interactive activities, networking opportunities, and much more! The second edition of the mini-retreat will bring together students, clinicians, researchers, funding agencies and industry representatives. Please note that the event will be held in English.
The Mini-Retreat aims to :
• Explore advances in wearable technologies for sleep and health with international and emerging experts.
• Showcase the next generation of scientists through interactive student presentations.
• Promote exchanges between academic, clinical, and industrial circles through immersive networking activities.
You're invited to a free educational event about sleep, insomnia, sleeping pills, and how to get a good night’s sleep without medication. You can attend in person or online. The event is for everyone - members of the public, healthcare professionals, policy makers, and researchers. Events are scheduled for November in Halifax, Fredericton, and St. John’s.
November 13, 2025 - HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
2:00 to 3:15 pm AST
Venue: Canada Games Centre, 26 Thomas Raddall Drive Halifax, NS
November 20, 2025 - FREDERICTON, New Brunswick
7:00 to 8:15 pm AST
Venue: Wu Conference Centre, 6 Duffie Drive Fredericton, NB
November 27, 2025 - ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland
7:00 to 8:15 pm NST
Venue: Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, Health Sciences Centre, Room 1M101, Prince Philip Drive, St. John’s, NFLD
Presented by Dalhousie University’s Sleepwell research and knowledge mobilization program
May 27-28, 2026
Summer School - Sleep, Physical Health and Chronic diseases
The Quebec Sleep Research Network invites you to the third edition of its Summer School!
This event will be held at the MIL Campus of the University of Montreal on May 27 and 28, 2026. This year, we are exploring the relationship between sleep, physical health, and chronic diseases.
The Summer School is intended for students, researchers, and professionals in the fields of physical health, neuroscience, medicine, psychology, and sleep research.
Stay tuned for the launch of registration and the program !
NEW! Diploma of specialized graduate studies in Specialized Sleep Interventions
Unique training in Canada to meet a significant need for the population
The Department of Psychology at the Université de Montréal is proud to offer the very first graduate university training dedicated to the specialized intervention in sleep!
An integrated clinical approach
This specialized training allows the development of clinical skills through three internships conducted within the future University Sleep Clinic of the Université de Montréal, which will be open to the public during the spring of 2026. These internships will allow students to experiment concretely with screening, evaluation and sleep intervention with a diversity of clients, from infants to elderly.
Who is this program for?
• professionals in health and social services wishing to expand their field of competence to better support their clients in terms of sleep;
• to people with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, psychoeducation, social work, nursing, occupational therapy, kinesiology, physiotherapy, or a training deemed equivalent, wishing to acquire practical and applied training in sleep health.
Sleep Webinar Series Recordings
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Sleep, Insomnia and Emotion Regulation
Professor Chiara Baglioni, University Guglielmo Marconi of Rome
October 7, 2025
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Mieux vivre avec les horaires atypiques
Dr Diane Boivin, McGill University
Dr Annie Vallières, Laval University25 mai 2025
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Why Daylight Saving Time should be abolished
Professor Roelof Hut
University of GroningenMay 25, 2025
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CBT-I mapping & implementation process in Australia
Dr. Alexander Sweetman, Australasian Sleep Society
February 24, 2025
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Understanding the underpinnings of teen sleep: implications for school start times
Professor Mary Carskadon, Brown University
October 10, 2024
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Sleep Health: What works well for your family?
Dr. Marie-Hélène Pennestri, McGill University
March 14, 2024
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Parlons de l'heure avancée
Dr. Ashley Nixon, Conseil national de recherches Canada
Équipe de recherche sur l’insomnie et santé mentale
Mars 2024
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Let's Talk about Daylight Saving Time.
Dr. Michael Antle, University of Calgary
February 28, 2024
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Sleep, Health and Society
Dr. Michael Grandner, University of Arizona
January 22, 2024
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Sleep and Multimorbidity: A Public Health Perspective
Dr. Saverio Stranges, Western University
Sleep Health Equity Research Team
December 14, 2023
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Sleep Indigenous Knowledge
Dr. Amy Shawanda, McGill University
Sleep Heath Equity Research Team
November 9, 2023
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Insomnia Phenotypes
Dr. Julio Fernandez-Mendoza
Pennsylvania State University
October 12, 2023
Canadian Sleep Society Public Lectures
hosted by the Consortium on April 29, 2023
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Long COVID and Sleep - Not a topic to snooze on
Elliott K. Lee
University of Ottawa
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Navigating parenting experiences of sleep during early childhood
Elizabeth Keys
University of British Columbia - Okanagan
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Daylight Saving Time and Sleep: What Science Tells Us for Canada
Joseph De Koninck & Ashley Nixon
University of Ottawa
L’heure avancée et le sommeil: Qu’est-ce que la science nous enseigne pour le Canada
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I'll Sleep On It! Tips to Improve Sleep and Minimize Insomnia
Michael Mak
University of Toronto
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Le sommeil, un allié de poids pour la santé mentale
Rébecca Robillard
Université Ottawa
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Pourquoi et comment traiter l'insomnie?
Thanh Dang-Vu
Université Concordia
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Les rêves lucides et leur utilisation pour les cauchemars et l'insomnie
Célyne Bastien
Université Laval
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Projet web « Apprendre à dormir comme à marcher : connaissances et conditions gagnantes entourant le sommeil de l’enfant appuyées sur la science
Evelyne Touchette
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Understanding the mechanisms of sleep to facilitate nights that are more restful.
Presented to the Canadian Innovation Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace on March 15, 2023.
by Dr. Rébecca Robillard, Co-Chair of the Canadian Sleep Research Consortium.
ENTER Passcode: Mhc2022-23
