As of July 1 2010 our practice has changed names to Manse Medical. The name change is to reflect the provision of more than consultant respiratory services and reflect the enhanced commitment to providing patient services and education pertaining to sleep medicine.
The name change also represents the commitment to providing consulting services at our practice by three Melbourne based physicians Drs Camelia Borta, David Cunnington and Daniel Steinfort.
In the coming weeks you will notice the change of logo for our practice. New referral forms for lung function testing and sleep studies will be distributed shortly.
Our website address and blog will remain at the same but will also undergo a face lift to reflect the changes to the practices name.
The regular visits by the three Melbourne based physician has enabled Dr. Andrew Bradbeer the opportunity to expand his sleep consulting services. Longer consultations are now available for patients with complex sleep disorders.
It is estimated that almost 90% of Australians suffer from a sleep disturbance at some time in their life, with 30% suffering a sleep disorder. Outcomes range from medical comorbidities such as hypertension and myocardial infarction from OSA to increased risk of work place and traffic accidents. This demonstrates not only a personal cost but a significant large social and economic cost. This cost is estimated to be $3-$7 billion per year.
This is a major public health issue but is still under represented on the National Health Agenda. Statistics on the Government NHMRC funding in 2002 show that sleep research received 1.1% of the pool of funding, compared with CVD 16.6%, Mental Health 23.3%, Cancer 19.2% and diabetes 6.8%.
Over the coming 6 months we aim to provide further professional and community education on sleep medicine to raise awareness of these disorders and their impact.
Jessica
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