The challenge of staying awake with narcolepsy

Host: Professor Brendon Yee

Thursday 23 October 2025, 12pm – 1pm

Macquarie University

Overview

Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder causing excessive daytime sleepiness and "sleep attacks", even after sufficient sleep. The condition can be difficult to diagnose, and people can have symptoms that are very challenging to live with.

This presentation will explore what is occurring and why people who have narcolepsy have difficulty with staying awake.

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Biography

Professor Brendon Yee is a Senior Staff Specialist in respiratory and sleep medicine at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and a Clinical Professor and Head of the Discipline of Sleep Medicine at the University of Sydney. He is an expert on the diagnosis and treatment of narcolepsy and leading trials for new narcolepsy treatments.

Contact Us

For more details about the series, contact us at dvc.medicine.and.health@mq.edu.au.

Main campus

Wallumattagal Campus
Balaclava Road
Macquarie University NSW 2109

City campus

Angel Place
Level 24, 123 Pitt Street
Sydney NSW 2000

Event Contact

events@mq.edu.au

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which Macquarie University stands - the Wallumattagal Clan of the Dharug Nation - whose cultures and customs have nurtured, and continue to nurture, this land since time immemorial. We pay our respects to the Elders, past and present.