There has been some concern about Dr Hugh Mestitz's imminent retirement.

For those that don't know Dr Mestitz has treated people with narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia at Hobart Royal Hospital for many years and the fear is that with his retirement people will nee...

This Federal government inquiry is the first major look at the way sleep issues impact on our lives, the affect they have on society, and how the Australian Health system is structured to deal with these issues.

Rare Disease Day is held on the last day of February every year to raise awareness of rare diseases. The main objective of Rare Disease Day is to raise awareness among the general public and decision-makers about rare diseases and their impact on patients' lives.

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I’ve had a busy year with sleep health advocacy this year. HA’s new website was launched in January and soon after I published Australia’s first ever information brochure on Idiopathic Hypersomnia and sent copies out to sleep specialists across the country. We had anot...

The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport has commenced an Inquiry into Sleep Health Awareness in Australia.

The Committee invited submissions from the public to its inquiry last month. It received more than 100 submissions, this h...

This is from a Facebook post I wrote yesterday. 

For the urgent attention of people with sleep disorders in Australia.
 

I’ve just come from a meeting and also a phone conference with industry stakeholders and can advise that due to the government’s wisdom and lack of (a...

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 managers, in their wisdom decided that people can use the sleep services at Adelaide's Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH). However, the...

On the 6 October we shared a video on our social media of Dr. David Rye’s presentation at the 2018 Hypersomnia Foundation Conference. If you missed it you can view it here
 

Dr Rye spoke of the progress on many fronts including awareness, diagnostics and causes. He hig...

The 2018 Sleep Awareness Week will be focusing on caffeine and the role it has on society. Caffeine can be very effective for improving your concentration, alertness and energy. However, if you consume caffeine on a daily basis these positive effects can be brief and i...

The #IHAW2018 was another huge success! We reached hundreds of thousands of people across various social media platforms, through print media and also radio. Thank you to everyone that interacted with (ie: shared, liked and commented) our posts. And a special thank you...