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‘The dirty disease’ – both smokers and non-smokers get lung cancer. They face stigma on top of illness

Earlier this year, federal health minister Mark Butler announced a new national Lung Cancer Screening Program. The first of its kind for lung cancer, the screening program will open initially to current and former smokers aged 50 to 70 years by July 2025. It aims to save lives by detecting lung cancer earlier.

Expert/s: Dr Jianni Tien, Prof Alex Broom, Dr Katherine Kenny, A/Prof Malinda Itchins

Respiratory and sleep

Clinical Prof Leanne Rowe AM

Clinical Articles

When you can’t sleep, try this

Insomnia is common in GPs, but these strategies can help

Expert/s: Clinical Prof Leanne Rowe AM

Respiratory and sleep

A/Prof Anelyssa D'Abreu

Clinical Articles

A little-understood sleep disorder affects millions and has clear links to dementia – 4 questions answered

A little-known and poorly understood sleep disorder that occurs during the rapid eye movement, or REM, stage of sleep has been garnering attention for its role in foreshadowing neurodegenerative brain diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. The disorder, known as REM sleep behavior disorder, or RBD in the medical field, affects around 1% of the general population worldwide and about 2% of adults over 65.

Expert/s: A/Prof Anelyssa D'Abreu

Respiratory and sleep

Clinical Articles

Technology is radically changing sleep as we know it

From sleep trackers to wakefulness drugs, the 21st century has seen an influx of new technology that could radically alter the way we sleep.

Expert/s: Eric L Hsu, Catherine Coveney

Respiratory and sleep

Prof Sally Ferguson and Dr Prerna Varma

Podcasts

Sleep health and shiftwork

Talking to patients about life patterns and how they fit with shiftwork- learning strategies for sleep and alertness management.

Expert/s: Prof Sally Ferguson and Dr Prerna Varma

Respiratory and sleep

Dr Alisha Dorrigan

Clinical Articles

Triple therapy for severe asthma

Severe asthma has its own distinct pathophysiology, here’s why certain treatments are so important

Expert/s: Dr Alisha Dorrigan

Respiratory and sleep

Prof Vanessa McDonald

Podcasts

Asthma in adults and adolescents – Oral corticosteroids stewardship

Significantly increased side effects- infections, DVTs, cardiovascular disease related to a lifetime cumulative dose of oral corticosteroids.

Expert/s: Prof Vanessa McDonald, A/Prof John Blakey

Respiratory and sleep

Prof Nicholas Zwar

Podcasts

Sleep health resources to assist GPs

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea is common and causes issues in quality of life- increases morbidity and risks for CVD, heart failure, CKD, and accidents.

Expert/s: Prof Nicholas Zwar, A/Prof Ching Li Chai-Coetzer

Respiratory and sleep

Clinical Articles

Assessing sleep disorders — key questions to ask

Taking a good sleep history is vital. Here are the important questions

Expert/s: Fiona Clark

Respiratory and sleep

Dr Rosemary Clancy

Podcasts

Night-time toilet trips & disrupted sleep

The anticipation of the need to go to the toilet and subsequent disruption of sleep can lead to hypervigilance, anxiety, catastrophising

Expert/s: Dr Rosemary Clancy

Drugs and devices, Respiratory and sleep

A/Prof Greg Katsoulotos

Videos

Beclometasone dipropionate, formoterol and glycopyrronium for the maintenance treatment of adult asthma uncontrolled on an ICS/LABA with a history of exacerbations

In this Product Explainer, Respiratory, Sleep & Allergy Physician Dr Gregory Katsoulotos explains the role of beclometasone dipropionate, formoterol and glycopyrronium pressurised inhalation solution for maintenance treatment in adult patients with uncontrolled asthma despite treatment with an ICS and a LABA with a history of exacerbations (5 mins).

Expert/s: A/Prof Greg Katsoulotos

Respiratory and sleep

Dr Hannah Scott

Podcasts

Sleep monitoring and wearables

Apart from its use in assessing sleep, one can imagine how such devices may in time come to, stream real time data of our most at risk patients when something has gone awry

Expert/s: Dr Hannah Scott