Perth Sleep Clinic
Dr Michael Prichard commenced his practice as a consultant in respiratory medicine at the hospital in 1986. Perth Sleep Clinic was founded in 1995 as a two-bed overnight sleep unit and moved to the hospital in 1998. Over the years the Sleep Clinic has expanded to its current configuration of six beds.
Services
- Sleep and respiratory physician consulting
- Supervised overnight diagnostic sleep studies for all sleep disorders
- Treatment sleep studies — pressure titration and assessment of response to CPAP, NIV and MAS
- Daytime nap studies — MSLT and MWT
- CPAP therapy initiation and troubleshooting, in conjunction with a CPAP provider
- Portable (home based) sleep studies
- Actigraphy and sleep diary for assessment of insomnia
- Respiratory function assessment: PFT, spirometry, provocation testing, FENO for asthma assessment, oxygen assessment
- Cardiopulmonary exercise testing.
Some services are also available at branch locations.