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PAEDIATRICS: (Symposium session) Level 3 and Level 4 devices for diagnosis of sleep disordered breathing in children with neurodisability: considerations, challenges and comparisons with PSG

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Track 2
Thursday, October 9, 2025
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Hall M

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This symposium will discuss alternatives to in lab level 1 PSG for children with neurodisability who are one of the largest sub-populations of children who undergo evaluation for SDB in tertiary centres. Comparison data from clinical trials and pilot studies undertaken with level 2 and 3 devices will be presented, focusing on the specific benefits and challenges with these devices in children with neurodisability.


Speaker

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Dr Adelaide Withers
Respiratory And Sleep Consultant
Perth Children's Hospital

Comparison with level 1 PSG: Home level 2 PSG for the diagnosis of sleep disordered breathing in children with neurodisability

3:30 PM - 3:47 PM

Biography

Dr Withers is a paediatric respiratory and sleep consultant at Perth Children's Hospital and a clinical researcher at the Kids Research Institute Australia. Her research interests include predictors of respriatory failure in children with neuromuscular disorders and ambulatory polysomnography.
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Dr Anne-Marie Adams
Chief Sleep Scientist
Royal Children's Hospital

Level 3 and level 4 devices for diagnosis of SDB in children - what's available and what's the evidence in children?

3:47 PM - 4:04 PM

Biography

Dr. Anne-Marie Adams is the Chief Sleep Scientist at the Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Department of the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine, Dentistry, and Health Sciences from the University of Melbourne. Dr. Adams is also an Honorary Fellow at both the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the University of Melbourne, Department of Paediatrics. With extensive experience in paediatric sleep medicine, Dr. Adams's research interests focus on sleep in children with rare and chronic diseases, sleep in newborns and infants, and innovation in paediatric sleep technology. She is an active member of the Australia and New Zealand Sleep Science Association and has contributed significantly to the field through her leadership, research, and numerous publications.
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Dr Moya Vandeleur
Paediatric Respiratory And Sleep Specialist
Royal Children's Hospital

Pros and cons of level 3 and 4 devices in children with neurodisability, including consumer perspectives

4:04 PM - 4:21 PM

Biography

Dr Moya Vandeleur is a paediatric respiratory and sleep medicine specialist at RCH, Melbourne. Her clinical work involves children with general respiratory and sleep problems however she has a special interest in caring for patients with sleep disordered breathing and those requiring ventilatory support. She is the lead for sleep research at RCH and has a number of research interests that reflect her clinical practice. She is the paediatric representative for the Australasian Sleep Association Clinical Committee and Conference Organising Committee and the Coordinator of Advanced Training for Paediatric Sleep Medicine on the Advanced Training Committee in Respiratory and Sleep, RACP.
Andrew Collaro

Comparison with level 1 PSG: (1) Machine-learning pulse oximetry analysis and (2) mandibular movement monitoring for the detection of SDB in children with neurodisability

4:21 PM - 4:38 PM

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Assoc Prof Jasneek Chawla
Paediatric Respiratory And Sleep Specialist
Queensland Children’s Hospital

Comparison with level 1 PSG: Results of an Australian multi-centre clinical trial of the Sonomat Sleep Mat System for diagnosis of SDB in children with neurodisability

4:38 PM - 4:55 PM

Biography

A/Professor Jasneek Chawla is a Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Specialist at Queensland Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, leads the Kids Sleep Research Group at the Child Health Research Centre, University of Queensland and is president elect for the Australasian Sleep Association. Her research interests include sleep in children with complex disability conditions and developing novel sleep technology for clinical translation. She leads multi-centre MRFF funded research focused on improving the diagnosis and management of sleep disorders in children with disability.
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Prof Karen Waters
Senior Staff Specialist
The Children's Hospital At Westmead

Chair

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Dr Ajay Kevat
Senior Medical Officer
Queensland Children's Hospital

Chair

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