Projects per year
Personal profile
Clinical activities
I am a paediatric respiratory and sleep physician with a 50% research appointment and 50% clinical practice. My clinical practice at Monash Children’s Hospital is centered on the management of children with respiratory and sleep disorders, placing me in an ideal situation to both raise clinical questions for research and to translate research into practice directly. My academic appointment is in the Department of Paediatrics, Monash University. I am also the Head of Paediatric Sleep Research in the Melbourne Children’s Sleep Centre. My research is focussed on improvements in the diagnostic and treatment pathway for snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea in children, including developing simplified diagnostic tools and driving improvements in evidence-based treatment pathways. I have built cross-disciplinary collaborations and work with state government on related quality improvement projects regarding the management of the large number of children with snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea, a condition with significant negative effects on learning and development.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
- Children
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Oximetry
- Screening Tests
Network
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The “POSTT” Study: Validation of a novel home delivered Paediatric OSA Screening Test
Paddle, P. & Nixon, G.
15/03/23 → 14/03/25
Project: Research
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The Monash Partners Children’s Acute Care Data Project: Optimising the use of electronic medical records data to improve hospital care for children
Craig, S., Williams, K., Lovett, A., Taylor, D. A., Nixon, G., Coleman, J. M., Winderlich, J., Noorman, J., Parkhurst, K., Fahey, M., Nataraja, R., Hunt, R., Lamont, S., Nold, M., Polglase, G., Jones, A. & Pigott, C.
1/01/23 → …
Project: Research
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Improving treatment of sleep disordered breathing in children with Prader-Willi syndrome
Nixon, G., Horne, R., Edwards, B., Downs, J. A., Davey, M., Bergman, P., Wilson, A., Choong, C. S. & Kapur, N.
1/01/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Quality of Life in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
1/01/21 → 25/01/23
Project: Research
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MIST SMART: Medical Therapy For Sleep-Disordered Breathing In Children: A Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomised Trial
Perrett, K. P. & Nixon, G.
1/06/20 → 31/05/23
Project: Research
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Association of helminth infestation with childhood asthma: a nested case-control study
Senaratna, C. V., Perera, P. K., Arulkumaran, S., Abeysekara, N., Piyumanthi, P., Hamilton, G. S., Nixon, G. M., Rajakaruna, R. S. & Dharmage, S. C., Mar 2023, In: International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 128, p. 272-277 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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High rates of procedure-related pain and anxiety in children with cystic fibrosis
Wang, A., Armstrong, D. S. & Nixon, G. M., Apr 2023, In: Pediatric Pulmonology. 58, 4, p. 1247-1249 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
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Periodic breathing in clinically stable very preterm infants
Yee, A. K., Siriwardhana, L. S., Nixon, G. M., Walter, L. M., Wong, F. Y. & Horne, R. S. C., Mar 2023, In: Pediatric Pulmonology. 58, 3, p. 887-898 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The effects of sleep disordered breathing on sleep spindle activity in children and the relationship with sleep, behavior and neurocognition
Shetty, M., Perera, A., Kadar, M., Tan, B., Davey, M. J., Nixon, G. M., Walter, L. M. & Horne, R. SC., Jan 2023, In: Sleep Medicine. 101, p. 468-477 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Cost and economic determinants of paediatric tonsillectomy
Tran, A. H. L., Liew, D., Horne, R. S. C., Rimmer, J. & Nixon, G. M., Apr 2022, In: Australian Health Review. 46, 2, p. 153-162 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
- 2 External HDR Supervision
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Medical Therapy For Sleep-Disordered Breathing In Children
Gillian Nixon (Fellow)
1 Mar 2020 → 1 Mar 2023Activity: External Academic Engagement › External HDR Supervision
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A Social Narrative to Reduce Procedural Anxiety in Children Undergoing Polysomnography: Applicability for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Gillian Nixon (Fellow)
2019 → 2020Activity: External Academic Engagement › External HDR Supervision