Stuart MacKay Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Sleep medicine , Obstructive sleep apnea
Department of Otolaryngology, ENT Head & Neck Clinic, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Wollongong, Australia
Dr MacKay completed his training in Otolaryngology Head&Neck Surgery in 2006 and then undertook 12 months of training in Contemporary Airway Reconstruction techniques for OSA with Dr Sam Robinson in Adelaide. Since returning to Wollongong in 2008, he has established a Sleep Multidisciplinary Team which meets for regular patient reviews in the Illawarra. He has delivered national and international lectures on Surgery for OSA, published papers on new techniques and philosophies, and co-authored multiple peer reviewed papers on different aspects of sleep medicine. He is currently the only surgeon on the Australasian Sleep Association Clinical and Conference committees.
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Author(s): Stuart MacKay, Niall Jefferson, Andrew Jones, Terry Sands, Charmaine Woods and Marco Raftopulous
Benefit of a Contemporary Sleep Multidisciplinary Team (MDT): Patient and Clinician Evaluation
Background and Objective: Multiple Health Care Professionals contribute to the care of the sleep disordered patient, particularly those with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA). Our aim was to evaluate the usefulness of a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) clinic (with the patient +/-family support in attendance), to both the clinician AND the patient.