Lecturers

Linda Schachter

Dr Linda Schachter has been a Sleep and Respiratory Physician for 25 years with an interest in snoring, sleep apnoea, nocturnal hypoventilation and the diagnosis and treatment of all sleep disorders, obesity and workplace fatigue. She has a long-term research interest in the effects of obesity on sleep apnoea and asthma and the effects of weight-loss on these conditions.

Linda also runs an Australia wide home diagnostic sleep service and supports many groups in trying to get optimal sleep care for patients in the community. She is a member of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Australasian Sleep Association, American Sleep Association, American Thoracic Society, the Obesity Society of Australia and New Zealand and a clinical committee member of the Australian Sleep Association (ASA).

Michael Stubbs

Associate Professor Michael Stubbs is an Oral Medicine specialist trained with both specialty Masters degrees in Oral Pathology (University Adelaide) and Oral Medicine (University of Melbourne). Michael also holds a Fellowship from the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons; Oral Medicine Academy of Australasia and The Australian and New Zealand Academy of orofacial Pain.

Oral Medicine is the dental specialty in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with facial and jaw pain that is not derived from the teeth; oral mucosal diseases and he has a particular interest in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with sleep apnoea/snoring disorders, using of custom-made dental devices.Michael is regularly invited to speak within the areas of Oral Medicine both nationally and internationally.