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Despite advances in asthma therapeutics, the burden remains highest in preschool children; therefore, it is critical to identify primary care tools that distinguish preschool children at high risk for burdensome disease for further evaluation.

Prediction bias in spirometry reference equations can arise from combining equations for different age groups,...

Senior Research Fellow

Honorary Research Associate

Co-Head, Foundations of Lung Disease

Head, Strong Beginnings Research, Co-head Foundations of Lung Disease

A lung function study carried out by Dr Shannon Simpson provided the most comprehensive follow-up of very pre-term children of any study so far carried out on the lung health of this vulnerable group.

A global research network has taken another step towards standardising the way doctors interpret commonly used lung function tests.

A groundbreaking WA trial, published in The Lancet, has determined that a laryngeal mask for babies is preferred over endotracheal tube during minor surgeries

Clinical utility of home polysomnography in children with neuromuscular disorders is limited by lack of evidence that sleep-disordered breathing can be reliably identified and inability to diagnose hypoventilation because carbon dioxide is not measured.