PAEDIATRICS (symposium session): The future of paediatric sleep medicine - where to next?

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Track 2
Thursday, November 12, 2026
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

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New AI technologies have potential to improve diagnostic accuracy, accessibility and patient tolerability; reduce health inequalities; and yield numerous economic and environmental benefits for the diagnosis of paediatric sleep disordered breathing. Although most previous research has been in adults, sleep disordered breathing is very common in children and has a completely different aetiology to that in adults. This symposium will provide up to date information on new technologies which may improve diagnosis in the paediatric population.


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Dr Mon Ohn
Consultant Paediatric Respiratory And Sleep Physician
Perth Children's Hospital

Rewriting paediatric OSA assessment: AI, biomarkers, and what comes next

3:45 PM - 4:03 PM

Biography

Dr Mon Ohn is a Consultant Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Physician at Perth Children’s Hospital. Mon completed her PhD at the University of Western Australia, focusing on safety and quality in paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea management, including a review of the emerging role of artificial intelligence in OSA assessment. Her clinical and research interests centre on improving the diagnosis and management of sleep-disordered breathing in children. Mon is involved in several ongoing paediatric sleep research projects and enjoys combining clinical practice, research, teaching, and trainee supervision.
Dr Ajay Kevat
Paediatric Respiratory And Sleep Specialist
Queensland Children's Hospital

Improving the clinical value of a well-known paediatric sleep test: Machine learning applied to home oximetry for evaluating children presenting with symptoms of sleep disordered breathing

4:03 PM - 4:21 PM

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

Home sleep studies in children compared to laboratory polysomnography; feasibility, accuracy and economics

4:21 PM - 4:39 PM

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Dr Lauren C Nisbet
Sleep Paediatrician
Monash Children's Hospital

Considerations when using sleep devices with adult-based automated algorithms in paediatrics

4:39 PM - 4:57 PM

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Prof Rosemary Horne
Professor
Monash University

Chair

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