Sleep health has been in the news over the past week. The Age reported (on 16th July) that Australia's new preventative health adviser, Christine Bennett, has nominated sleep as a national health priority. ...
Channel 7 news featured a story about Ginseng in COPD project, which is trialling the use of ginseng, a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine, for treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
IBAS has received a grant to investigate the best treatment for Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome. The grant is from the ResMed Foundation, a private charitable organisation based in the United States....
85% of those who attended the successful 'Sleep - The Basics' symposium would definitely recommend the course to a colleague. IBAS plans to repeat the symposium, most likely in April 2012. Contact...
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a chronic lung condition that causes stiff lungs and restricts sufferers from taking a deep breath. Exercise in a gym, or swimming, walking or riding a bike, can help...
HEALTHY MALES AND FEMALES WANTED FOR SLEEP STUDY
Interested to participate in a study investigating the effect of fatigue on driving performance?
Sleep apnea is a condition where breathing is abnormal during sleep. There are two main forms of sleep apnea: obstructive and central. For obstructive sleep apnea, breathing is reduced because the airway...
IBAS SUCCESS IN 2022 AMRF RESEARCH GRANT SCHEME
Congratulations to the following IBAS staff members who have been successful in obtaining research funding from the Austin Medical Research Foundation (AMRF) for 2022.
DR MARNIE GRACO RECEIVES THE ROB PIERCE GRANT
Honouring a legacy: The prestigious 2021 Rob Pierce Grant in Aid is awarded to Dr Marnie Graco, a physiotherapist and implementation scientist from IBAS.
IBAS RESEARCHER IS AWARDED TSANZ PRIZE IN 2021
Dr Anna Ridgers, Respiratory and Sleep Physician and IBAS Associate Researcher, has been awarded best oral presentation at the TSANZ annual scientific meeting in the interventional pulmonology category.
DEPT OF RESPIRATORY & SLEEP MEDICINE AND IBAS WINNERS
DRSM and IBAS members were well-represented in the awards by the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) and the Australian and New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science (ANZSRS).