What is SATA? Sleep Apnoea Trust Association

[James @ Intus]

ElleCee asked in another thread what SATA and their SATAday is, I'm answering it here.

SATA is the Sleep Apnoea Trust Association, this country's biggest sleep apnoea patient body, if you don't count this forum as one.

http://www.sleep-apnoea-trust.org/

Every year they host SATAday, often in Oxford where around 300 of you CPAP users meet. We were there last year with a stand and will be again this year.

Camo and Leopard SleepWeavers coming soon! Anyway want a Man Utd or Chelsea SleepWeaver? We could look in to that... Or transparent, it works well with a cold

[acebass]

SATA is the Sleep Apnoea Trust Association, this country's biggest sleep apnoea patient body, if you don't count this forum as one.

http://www.sleep-apnoea-trust.org/

Every year they host SATAday, often in Oxford where around 300 of you CPAP users meet. We were there last year with a stand and will be again this year.

I have attending SATADay for the last 6 years and always glean some information from the speakers who give their services each year, get to see new machines and masks, even treated myself last year to a new maks at a discount

[Tigers Fan]

Dozy me!

Hi James

Next year, would you do a "Knock! Knock! TF" for me to alert me to SATADay, when and where, please?

TF

[James @ Intus]

All of you should be members of SATA, then you get their newsletter.

November 6 it is this year, may already be sold out. I don't know why they don't start doing it twice a year, as it's so popular. We're actually thinking of doing events like that a bit more down South to supplement.

We had an events calendar on the www.CPAP.co.uk homepage. With Tom's help, we'll resurrect it and keep it up to date. We're also picking up on Twitter soon as well as Facebook so there will be multiple ways for everybody to stay up to date.

[acebass]

SATADay

Normally held at Tingewick Hall in the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford

[shuckie]

Good afternoon!

Are there any similar events in the midlands or elsewhere for those of us who cannot travel to Oxford for these SATA events? Even if there are tickets available I wouldn't want to commit to driving there while I'm waiting to hear from the DVLA, and train tickets can be awfully expensive if you're not sure which one to buy for the journey.


shuckie

[James @ Intus]

For the Midlands, that Oxford event will be the closest. Others, but much smaller, are in Leicester, York, Scotland and Wales.

We'll post upcoming events plenty in advance, so people can organise some shared travel etc.

[shuckie]

Hi James

Thanks for letting me know. I don't think I'll be able to go to the Oxford event this year but I maye be able to go to a Leicester event if there is one in the near future.


shuckie

[James @ Intus]

If you're with the Leicester General sleep clinic, I think it's them who organise it (Dr Hall's clinic). They held it a few months back so it won't be for a while yet. On your next visit, let them know you'd like to be kept up to date about it. If we get any advance warning, we may come too or at least post about it.

[shuckie]

Hi again James

I'm with the Nottingham Queens Medical Centre sleep clinic. I thought about going to Leicester as it's closer and easier to get to by car or train for me. I'll probably go to the Oxford event next year.

Incidentally, I recently applied for a medical alert card from the Sleep Apnoea Trust. I received it at the weekend, but unfortunately both my first and surnames were spelt incorrectly so I need to send it back! The letter the accompanied the card noted the fact that I am not a member of the trust and invited me to join. How many people here are members and what are the benefits of joining?


shuckie

[James @ Intus]

I think it's only 5 pounds a year or so. You get an old-school newsletter every now and then, by post, which usually has some interesting stories, tips and tricks in it. We get it too, you can download a few past items from their site.

You also get access to a few telephone numbers from trust members who have indicated they are happy to help out other CPAP users. And of course the annual SATAday, which is probably the biggest selling point.

Personal benefits aside, even if you think there's little to gain for you as an individual, we still recommend everybody to join so they get funds in to organise these things for other people who do benefit. They also represent the patients at various other professional sleep related groups, like BSS, ARTP etc. Without members and their membership funds, that would be hard for those volunteers to remain doing.

So consider it an analogue version of this community here. Helping each other out and generally helping to raise awareness of OSA and its forms of treatment.

If you are in Scotland, you may be better off supporting the SASA:

http://www.scottishsleepapnoea.co.uk/

By the way, I'm splitting (have now split) off these last posts in a new thread as it's nothing to do with funny CPAP anymore!