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Sleep DownUnder - Hypersomnolence Australia Delegate Opportunity
We are excited to offer two people the opportunity to represent Hypersomnolence Australia at this year's Sleep DownUnder Conference.
Michelle Chadwick
Mar 173 min read
Call to action - Support for funding for a CDH Patient Registry
Attention Australians Living with Central Disorders of Hypersomnolence (CDH) ie: Narcolepsy, Idiopathic Hypersomnia, and Kleine-Levin Syndro
Michelle Chadwick
Feb 62 min read
Sleep DownUnder 2024 - Update
Last year, I noted that the recent attention on Idiopathic Hypersomnia and narcolepsy, both globally and in Australia, has been...
Michelle Chadwick
Nov 22, 20246 min read
How can I improve my quality of life?
Idiopathic Hypersomnia - How can I improve my quality of life?
Michelle Chadwick
May 21, 202417 min read
Living with IH Global Support Groups
Are you looking for support or to meet (online) and chat with others living with IH? In 2020 we started LIVING WITH IDIOPATHIC...
Michelle Chadwick
Mar 19, 20242 min read
IHAW - Ways to Participate
The Idiopathic Hypersomnia Awareness Week is 1-7 June! We encourage everyone to participate. Whether you have a lot of time or just a...
Michelle Chadwick
Mar 7, 20242 min read
New date and collaboration for the IH Awareness Week
The Idiopathic Hypersomnia Awareness Week is moving to June 1-7 ! Note: This is a permanent move. The IHAW will be 1-7 June every year....
Michelle Chadwick
Mar 5, 20241 min read
Living with IH - Share Your Experience Project
Why should you get involved? Raising awareness plays a crucial role in bringing attention to Idiopathic Hypersomnia (IH) and the...
Michelle Chadwick
Mar 4, 20242 min read
RARE DISEASE DAY
Rare Disease Day is held on the last day of February every year to raise awareness of rare diseases. Idiopathic Hypersomnia is a rare...
Michelle Chadwick
Feb 27, 20243 min read
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Call to action - Support for funding for a CDH Patient Registry
Attention Australians Living with Central Disorders of Hypersomnolence (CDH) ie: Narcolepsy, Idiopathic Hypersomnia, and Kleine-Levin Syndro
Write to policymakers
Ever considered writing to policymakers eg: your local member, the Federal and State Health Ministers? But don’t know where to start or...
Know your Workplace Rights
Idiopathic Hypersomnia and Narcolepsy - Know your Workplace Rights.
Patients Deserve Better
"In the end what is happening is a net decrease in the quality of the clinical opinion provided to patients. They deserve better..."
Time for a Good Nights Sleep
Joint Media Release for Sleep Disorders Australia and Hypersomnolence Australia 27 May 2019 The Australian Parliamentary inquiry's final...
Bedtime Reading - a summary of the Australian Parliamentary report into sleep health
The final report of the parliamentary inquiry into Australia’s ‘Sleep Health’ has been “hailed as a defining moment for patients,...
House of Representatives standing committee report on sleep health.
On 23 November I wrote a post Inquiry into Sleep Health Awareness in Australia that announced that the House of Representatives Standing...
Inquiry into Sleep Health Awareness in Australia
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport has commenced an Inquiry into Sleep Health Awareness in...
Bulk Billing Sleep Studies Reduced
This is from a Facebook post I wrote yesterday (19 November 2018). For the urgent attention of people with sleep disorders in Australia....
Pressure building on SA Government to re-open sleep laboratory at Royal Adelaide Hospital
The pre-existing sleep laboratory in the ‘old’ Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) did not get moved over in the shift to the new RAH. Hospital...
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