Respiratory Medicine
Sleep Disorders Laboratory
The Sleep Disorders Laboratory at Westmead Hospital provides a service designed to assess and manage patients with a variety of sleep and respiratory disorders.
Tests
The Sleep Disorders Laboratory routinely provides the following sevices:
- Diagnostic sleep study
- Titration sleep study
- Follow-up sleep study
- Overnight oximetry study
- Multiple sleep latency test (MSLT)
- Non-invasive ventilation service for in-patients
Clinics
The Sleep Disorders Laboratory conducts both CPAP and respiratory failure clinics for outpatients.
Reports
Reports are normally forwarded to referring Sleep and Respiratory Physicians within 2 weeks.
Charges
Medicare registered patients are bulk-billed and do not incur any out-of-pocket expenses.
Overseas visitors are required to pay a fee, which varies according to the type of test undertaken.
Bookings
Patients attending the laboratory require a referral from their General Practitioner to one of the attending Sleep and Respiratory Physicians. The referral form is available for down-loading. The specialist will then refer the patient to the sleep laboratory, if appropriate. The Sleep Disorders Laboratory will contact the patient via letter or telephone when a sleep study time is available. Waiting times for sleep studies vary depending on the degree of urgency.
Sleep and Respiratory Physicians:
Referrals from GP’s should be directed to one of these physicians.
The patient is required to book an appointment with the specialist’s
secretary.
Assoc. Prof John Wheatley 9845 6797
Dr Peter Middleton 9845 6797
Dr Paul Despas 9635 0866
Dr Ian Gardiner 9671 2770
Contacts
Michael Lazaris, Manager Sleep Disorders Laboratory
Phone: 02 9845 6042
Fax: 02 9845 8133
