Sleep medicine

Conditions

Paediatric services

Referrals for children and young people should follow the Children’s Health Queensland referral guidelines.

Epworth Sleepiness Scale

How likely are you to doze off or fall asleep in the situations described in the box below? This refers to your usual way of life in the last 4 weeks).

0 = Would never doze.
1 = Slight chance of dozing
2 = Moderate chance of dozing
3 = High chance of dozing

Situation	Never	Slight	Moderate	High
Sitting and reading	0	1	2	3
Watching TV	0	1	2	3
Sitting, inactive in a public place (eg a theatre or meeting)	0	1	2	3
As a passenger in a car for 1 hour without a break	0	1	2	3
Lying down to rest in the afternoon when circumstances permit	0	1	2	3
Sitting and talking to someone	0	1	2	3
Sitting quietly after lunch without alcohol	0	1	2	3
In a car, while stopped for a few minutes in traffic	0	1	2	3
Score: ...../24

Specialists list

Specialty	Name	Facility	Clinic type
Thoracic Medicine (Sleep)	Dr Dinithi Samaratunga	RBWH	Bulk Bill
Thoracic Medicine (Sleep)	Dr Geoffrey Fanning	RBWH	Bulk Bill
Thoracic Medicine (Sleep)		TPCH	Public
Thoracic Medicine (Sleep)	Dr Sebastian Le Feuvre	TPCH	Bulk Bill
Thoracic Medicine (Sleep)	Dr Peter Robinson	TPCH	Bulk Bill
Thoracic Medicine (Sleep)	Dr George Tay	TPCH	Bulk Bill
Thoracic Medicine (Sleep)	Dr Deanne Curtin	TPCH	Bulk Bill
Thoracic Medicine (Sleep)	Dr Andrew Rosenstengel	TPCH	Bulk Bill