Dr Claire Ellender BSc MBBS FRACP PhD, is a Respiratory and Sleep specialist at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane. Her areas of research include evaluating health literacy in sleep education materials and the treatment of complex sleep disorder management. Dr Ellender works closely as a conjoint appointed academic within the Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland at the PA Southside learning community.
Complex sleep disorders, translation of health equity for vulnerable patients with sleep disorders and management of central disorders of hypersomnolence.
Journal Article: Impact of left heart disease risk factors on outcomes in pulmonary arterial hypertension therapy
Kearney, Katherine, Brown, Karen, Celermajer, David, Collins, Nicholas, Cordina, Rachael, Corrigan, Carolyn, Dwyer, Nathan, Feenstra, John, Keating, Dominic, Keogh, Anne, Kotlyar, Eugene, Lavender, Melanie, McWilliams, Tanya, Williams, Trevor, Whitford, Helen, Weintraub, Robert, Wrobel, Jeremy, Ellender, Claire, Anderson, James and Lau, Edmund M. (2023). Impact of left heart disease risk factors on outcomes in pulmonary arterial hypertension therapy. CHEST. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.10.037
Conference Publication: Measurement of environmental factors affecting sleep within rehabilitation wards, sub-acute care wards, and aged care facilities: a scoping review
Dunstan, O., Shafiee Hanjani, L., Young, A., Ellender, C., Hoang, T. and Hubbard, R. (2023). Measurement of environmental factors affecting sleep within rehabilitation wards, sub-acute care wards, and aged care facilities: a scoping review. Sleep DownUnder 2023, Adelaide, SA Australia, 8-11 November 2023. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpad035.171
Journal Article: O023 Quality of Life in Central Disorders of Hypersomnolence
Kinder, S, Winter, S, Duce, B and Ellender, C (2023). O023 Quality of Life in Central Disorders of Hypersomnolence. Sleep Advances, 4 (Supplement_1), A8-A8. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpad035.023
Impact of left heart disease risk factors on outcomes in pulmonary arterial hypertension therapy
Kearney, Katherine, Brown, Karen, Celermajer, David, Collins, Nicholas, Cordina, Rachael, Corrigan, Carolyn, Dwyer, Nathan, Feenstra, John, Keating, Dominic, Keogh, Anne, Kotlyar, Eugene, Lavender, Melanie, McWilliams, Tanya, Williams, Trevor, Whitford, Helen, Weintraub, Robert, Wrobel, Jeremy, Ellender, Claire, Anderson, James and Lau, Edmund M. (2023). Impact of left heart disease risk factors on outcomes in pulmonary arterial hypertension therapy. CHEST. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.10.037
O023 Quality of Life in Central Disorders of Hypersomnolence
Kinder, S, Winter, S, Duce, B and Ellender, C (2023). O023 Quality of Life in Central Disorders of Hypersomnolence. Sleep Advances, 4 (Supplement_1), A8-A8. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpad035.023
Kinder, S, Ryan, A, Carroll, R, Duce, B, Ellender, C and Wilson, M (2023). P032 Prospective Crossover Trial of Positional and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy (PaCT) for the Treatment of Mild-to-Moderate Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. Sleep Advances, 4 (Supplement_1), A46-A46. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpad035.117
Dixon, O and Ellender, C (2023). P069 Assessing the prevalence of anatomical abnormalities amongst patients with sleep disordered breathing and high non-invasive ventilation pressure requirements. Sleep Advances, 4 (Supplement_1), A60-A61. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpad035.154
P134 Sleep Laboratory contact in adults commencing CPAP: a post-hoc analysis of the AHEAD trial
Webster, K and Ellender, C (2022). P134 Sleep Laboratory contact in adults commencing CPAP: a post-hoc analysis of the AHEAD trial. SLEEP Advances, 3 (Supplement_1), A72-A73. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpac029.202
Stranks, Lachlan, Ellender, Claire M., Wong, Keith, Naqvi, Haider, Grunstein, Ron, Yee, Brendon J. and Sivam, Sheila (2022). Retrospective cohort study of hypersomnias of central origin from two Australian tertiary sleep disorders services. Internal Medicine Journal, 53 (10), 1783-1789. doi: 10.1111/imj.15920
Ellender, Claire M., Samaranayake, Chinthaka, Reid, Natasha, Duce, Brett, Boyde, Mary, Winter, Sara and Hukins, Craig A. (2022). Randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of audio-visual health educational materials on CPAP adherence: the AHEAD trial. The Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 18 (11), 2617-2625. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.10182
Health literacy assessment in the clinic: benefits, pitfalls and practicalities
Ellender, Claire M., Boyde, Mary and Scott, Ian A. (2022). Health literacy assessment in the clinic: benefits, pitfalls and practicalities. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 28 (5), 365-370. doi: 10.1071/py22015
Conducting a CPAP review appointment. Timing, tips and troubleshooting
Ellender, Claire M., Jones, Cerys, Duce, Brett, Winter, Sara and Hukins, Craig (2022). Conducting a CPAP review appointment. Timing, tips and troubleshooting. Medicine Today, 23 (1-2), 23-28.
Outcomes of non-cystic fibrosis related bronchiectasis post lung transplantation
Kennedy, Jessica, Walker, Anne, Ellender, Claire M., Steinfort, Kate, Martin, Catherine, Smith, Catherine, Snell, Gregory and Whitford, Helen (2022). Outcomes of non-cystic fibrosis related bronchiectasis post lung transplantation. Internal Medicine Journal, 52 (6) imj.15256, 995-1001. doi: 10.1111/imj.15256
Obstructive sleep apnoea: navigating the system
Ellender, Claire M., Jones, Cerys and Hukins, Craig (2021). Obstructive sleep apnoea: navigating the system. Medicine Today, 22 (12), 29-35.
Ellender, Claire M., Zahir, Syeda Farah, Meaklim, Hailey, Joyce, Rosemarie, Cunnington, David and Swieca, John (2021). Prospective cohort study to evaluate the accuracy of sleep measurement by consumer-grade smart devices compared with polysomnography in a sleep disorders population. BMJ Open, 11 (11) e044015, e044015. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044015
Home-based sleep sensor measurements in an older Australian population: before and during a pandemic
Kholghi, Mahnoosh, Ellender, Claire M., Zhang, Qing, Gao, Yang, Higgins, Liesel and Karunanithi, Mohanraj (2021). Home-based sleep sensor measurements in an older Australian population: before and during a pandemic. Sensors, 21 (18) 5993. doi: 10.3390/s21185993
Ellender, Claire M., Le Feuvre, Sebastian, Boyde, Mary, Duce, Brett, Winter, Sara and Hukins, Craig A. (2021). Adequate health literacy is associated with adherence to continuous positive airway pressure in adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. SLEEP Advances, 2 (1), zpab013. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpab013
Cholecystectomy under thoracic epidural anaesthesia for patient with severe intra‐pulmonary shunt
Frankel, Agustina, Ferris, Rebekah, Hodgkinson, Peter and Ellender, Claire M. (2020). Cholecystectomy under thoracic epidural anaesthesia for patient with severe intra‐pulmonary shunt. Respirology Case Reports, 8 (3) e00543, e00543. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.543
Pitfalls of open-access sleep medicine: a case of missed congenital central hypoventilation syndrome
Ellender, Claire M. and Hukins, Craig A. (2016). Pitfalls of open-access sleep medicine: a case of missed congenital central hypoventilation syndrome. Medical Journal of Australia, 204 (6), 241-U132. doi: 10.5694/mja15.00738
Safety of IV amikacin in the treatment of pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease
Ellender, Claire M., Law, Dayna B., Thomson, Rachel M. and Eather, Geoffrey W. (2016). Safety of IV amikacin in the treatment of pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease. Respirology, 21 (2), 357-362. doi: 10.1111/resp.12676
Autoimmune disease leading to pulmonary AL amyloidosis and pulmonary hypertension
Ellender, Claire M., McLean, Catriona, Williams, Trevor J., Snell, Gregory I. and Whitford, Helen M. (2015). Autoimmune disease leading to pulmonary AL amyloidosis and pulmonary hypertension. Respirology Case Reports, 3 (2), 78-81. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.104
Management of refractory chylothorax in pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Ellender, Claire M., Williams, Trevor J., Gooi, Julian, Snell, Gregory I. and Whitford, Helen M. (2015). Management of refractory chylothorax in pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Respirology Case Reports, 3 (2), 72-74. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.105
Dunstan, O., Shafiee Hanjani, L., Young, A., Ellender, C., Hoang, T. and Hubbard, R. (2023). Measurement of environmental factors affecting sleep within rehabilitation wards, sub-acute care wards, and aged care facilities: a scoping review. Sleep DownUnder 2023, Adelaide, SA Australia, 8-11 November 2023. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpad035.171
CHARACTERISTICS, MANAGEMENT AND OUTCOMES OF AN AUSTRALIAN SARCOIDOSIS PATIENT COHORT
Cruickshank, A., Kalla, S. and Ellender, C. (2019). CHARACTERISTICS, MANAGEMENT AND OUTCOMES OF AN AUSTRALIAN SARCOIDOSIS PATIENT COHORT. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
Le Feuvre, S., Duce, B., Boyde, M., Hukins, A. C. and Ellender, C. (2018). Health Literacy Amongst Attendees of a Queensland Public Sleep Disorders Clinic: A Prospective Cohort Study. 30th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of Australasian-Sleep-Association and the Australasian-Sleep-Technologists-Association (Sleep DownUnder), Brisbane Australia, Oct 17-20, 2018. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
Khoo, J., Cunnington, D., Swieca, J. and Ellender, C. (2016). Retrospective cohort review of people with narcolepsy treated with sodium oxybate: an Australian experience. Sleep DownUnder 2016, ‘Connections’ 28th ASM of Australasian Sleep Association and Australasian Sleep Technologists Association, Adelaide, Australia, 20‐22 October 2016. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/jsr.12453
Ellender, Claire M. (2023). Increasing adherence for continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) usage in vulnerable Australian populations with sleep apnoea. PhD Thesis, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/30b8ca1
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