Respiratory and Sleep Medicine
We care for patients who have breathing or sleeping problems.
What we do
Respiratory and Sleep manage a range of general and complex disorders including cystic fibrosis, lung disease and tuberculosis.
We are a multi-disciplinary inpatient, ambulatory and outreach respiratory and sleep service.
Services
- complex sleep and respiratory failure services
- pulmonary rehabilitation
- thoracic physiotherapy
- lung function testing.
Where to find us
Thoracic Medicine and Sleep Medicine Unit, Level 3D (ground floor), Royal Adelaide Hospital.
Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program, Lung Transplant Unit, Tuberculosis SA (TB SA) and Lung Function Laboratory, Level 3E Wing 2 (ground floor), Royal Adelaide Hospital.
Who we are
Consultants
- Prof Phan Tien Nguyen – Head of Unit
- A/Prof Arash Badiei
- Dr Simone Barry
- Dr Sally Chapman
- Dr James Geake
- Prof Mark Holmes - Head of Lung Transplantation Unit
- Prof Chien-Li Holmes-Liew
- Dr Emily Hopkins
- Prof Hubertus Jersmann
- Dr Emily Lawton
- A/Prof Judith Morton - Head of Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program
- Prof Paul Reynolds
- Dr Alice Sawka
- Dr Paroma Sarkar
- A/Prof Aeneas Yeo.
Senior clinicians
- Dr Sonya Johnston – Scientific Director, Lung Function Laboratory and Scientific Lead, Sleep Disorders Service
- Dr Nathan Ward – Advanced Clinical Lead Physiotherapist - Cardiorespiratory Medicine.
You need a referral from a GP or medical practitioner to access this service.
Once your referral has been received it will be triaged according to clinical urgency.
If your referral is accepted, you will either:
- receive a letter, phone call or text message confirming your appointment time, date and location
- receive a letter confirming you have been waitlisted for an appointment.
If the referral is declined, your GP or referring medical practitioner will be notified.
Outpatient services
Find out information about specialist outpatient appointments, how to be referred, plus information when attending an outpatient clinic.
We accept GP and specialist referrals to this service.
Use the Clinical Prioritisation Criteria (CPC) as a referral guide.
To ensure timely triage, include all demographic and clinical details.
The service triages referrals according to clinical urgency.
Thoracic Medicine
eReferrals are preferred.
Use the Clinical Prioritisation Criteria (CPC) as a referral guide.
For clinical advice, contact the unit Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Lung Function Laboratory
Referrals can be emailed or faxed.
For clinical advice, contact the unit Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
Pulmonary Rehabilitation - KEEP OR REMOVE?
Pulmonary Rehabilitation is treated at the Hampstead Campus of Royal Adelaide Hospital.
Use the Clinical Prioritisation Criteria (CPC) as a referral guide.
Phone the relevant location for clinical advice.
Urgent and serious referrals
If you are concerned about the appointment being delayed or if the patient's condition is deteriorating, contact the registrar to discuss.
Registrars are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Patients requiring immediate assessment should be sent directly to the Emergency Department.