Hunter Postgraduate Medical Institute
Sleep Disorders and Driving: What GPs Need to Know
Free in-practice education for health professionals. Expert-led sessions with CPD approval and coffee provided.
Date: Tuesday, 23 June 2026
Time: 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Location: Jewells Medical Centre (Ntaba Road, Jewells)
CPD: RACGP & ACRRM (1 hour)
Cost: Free
Coffee provided
About this meeting
- Small in-practice learning sessions
- Open to all health professionals
- Led by experienced specialists
- Certificate of attendance available on request
What you will learn
- Review of the Austroads guidelines around sleep disorders and driving
- Role of the sleep physician in driving guidance
Speaker
Dr Alex Gordon, FRACP MBBS (Adelaide) Sleep and Respiratory Physician
Dr Gordon graduated from the University of Adelaide in 2012, completing his medical internship and residency at the Lyell McEwin Hospital in South Australia. He moved to the Hunter Region in 2015 for basic physician training, followed by advanced training in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at John Hunter and Gosford Hospitals, acquiring his Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians at the start of 2021.
He is currently enrolled in a PhD focusing on the use of medications to modify the body’s immune response in airway diseases such as Asthma and COPD. He has a special interest in airways diseases, venous thromboembolism and all aspects of sleep medicine.
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