Sleep Health

Clinical Academic Group

About the Group

Healthy sleep is important for cognitive functioning, mood, mental health, cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and metabolic health. The recent Federal Parliamentary Inquiry into Sleep Health (2019) recommended that the Australian Government make sleep health a national priority and recognise its importance to health and wellbeing alongside fitness and nutrition.

We need sleep health translational research driven at the hospital clinician and community level widely across SHP. Through the distinct Sleep Health Clinical Academic Group, we are leveraging existing research expertise to build collaborations amongst many clinicians in SHP and other academic health centres.

Objectives

  • Build capacity in clinical sleep research and identify relevant translational research that aligns with the health services priorities
  • Provide training opportunities for advanced trainees and clinicians who are considering involvement in research in sleep medicine

Projects

SHP funding provides support for the CAG project to expand screening and management services for patients with severe mental illness (SMI) and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB).

Additional research themes of current CAG projects also encompass narcolepsy and hypersomnolence, COPD and restless leg syndrome.

Activities

  • Planning workshops to better understand the needs of patients with narcolepsy and hypersomnolence
  • Involvement of consumers on the development of grant applications and advisor panel
  • Ongoing opportunities to introduce and educate clinicians interested in sleep research

Leadership Team

  • Prof. Brendon Yee

    Co-Chair

  • Dr Sheila Sivam

    Co-Chair

  • Dr Elizabeth Cayanan

  • Prof. Andrew Chan

  • Dr Angela D’Rozario

  • Prof. Ron Grunstein

  • Clin. A/ Prof Kristina Kairaitis

  • Prof. Tim Lambert

  • Dr Elie Matar

  • Prof. Bandana Saini

  • Dr Chris Seton

  • Clin. A/ Prof. Keith Won

Disciplines represented in the leadership team

Sleep and Respiratory Medicine, Neurology, Neurobiology, Polysomnographic Technology, Paediatrics, Exercise Physiology, Nutrition, Clinical Epidemiology

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