C-08: State of the Art for Clinical Practitioners

Sunday, June 14, 2020; 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Co-Chairs: Julio Fernandez-Mendoza, PhD and Anne Germain, PhD

This annual course focuses on the best practices for evaluating, diagnosing and treating the most common sleep disorders in clinical practice.

TimeSpeakerLecture Title
8:00 AM – 8:15 AMIntroduction
8:15 AM – 9:00 AMColleen Carney, PhDInsomnia: New Practice Parameters and Treatment of Specific Populations
9:00 AM – 9:45 AMBjørn Bjorvatn, MD, PhDAn Updated Practical Approach to Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders
9:45 AM – 10:00 AMRefreshment Break
10:00 AM – 10:45 AMKelly Baron, PhDNew Assessment Methods in Sleep Medicine: Wearables in Clinical Practice
10:45 AM – 11:30 AMDonna Arand, PhDAssessment of Daytime Sleepiness and Wakefulness: Updated Procedures for the MSLT and MWT
11:30 AM – 12:00 PMQ&A
12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLunch (on your own)
1:00 PM – 1:15 PMRecap
1:15 PM – 2:00 PMYves Dauvilliers, MD, PhDCentral Hypersomnolence Disorders: Best Practices and Management
2:00 PM – 2:45 PMVsevolod Y Polotsky, MD, PhDObstructive and Central Sleep Apnea Syndromes: Current and Future Therapies
2:45 PM – 3:00 PMRefreshment Break
3:00 PM – 3:45 PMRichard Allen, PhDMedications, Supplements vs. Infusion: First-Line Therapies for Restless Legs Syndrome
3:45 PM – 4:30 PMLynn Marie Trotti, MDCurrent Approaches to Sleep in Neurological Disorders and Alzheimer’s Disease
4:30 PM – 5:00 PMQ&A