Beginning on Monday, June 9, more than 1,150 research abstracts will be presented during the scientific program at SLEEP 2008, showcasing the latest findings in sleep research from around the world.
More than 900 abstracts will be on display as poster presentations from 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Monday, June 9, to Wednesday, June 11. Each poster will be displayed for one day only. Abstract authors will be available at their posters to discuss their findings with meeting attendees.
Nearly 250 abstracts will be presented as brief oral presentations during scheduled, one-hour sessions from Monday, June 9, to Thursday, June 12. Sessions involve a common theme and consist of four abstract presentations. Each oral presentation is 10 minutes long and is followed by five minutes of questions from the audience.
Five “late-breaking abstracts” were selected for presentation during a special session from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11. These oral presentations involve high-quality, emerging data found between December 2007 and April 2008.
The abstracts being presented at SLEEP 2008 were recently published in a special supplement of the journal Sleep.
The abstract supplement is available online at http://www.journalsleep.org/PDF/AbstractBook2008.pdf.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Friday, June 6, 2008
Invited Lecturers Headline SLEEP 2008 Scientific Program
At SLEEP 2008 from Monday, June 9, to Wednesday, June 11, seven experts in sleep science and sleep medicine will present their recent research findings as invited lecturers. Each presentation will take place from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the day scheduled:
Monday, June 9
“Managing Sleep Apnea – Are We There Yet?” by Ronald R. Grunstein, MD, PhD
“Hypothalamic Regulation of Sleep Onset and Sleep Maintenance” by Ronald S. Szymusiak, PhD
Tuesday, June 10
“Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Humans: Tales of Translation from the Lab to Practice” by Charles A. Czeisler, PhD, MD
“Treating Insomnia with CBT: Should We Step Up to Stepped Care?” by Colin A. Espie, PhD
“Pediatric Sleep Apnea: A Systemic Inflammatory Disease” by David Gozal, MD
Wednesday, June 11
“Restless Legs Syndrome: From the Bed to the Bench and Back Again” by Christopher J. Earley, MD, PhD
“Not Tonight Honey! - The Effect of Sleepiness on Daily (or Nightly!) Functioning” by Terri E. Weaver, PhD, RN
Note: No invited lectures are scheduled for Thursday, June 12.
Monday, June 9
“Managing Sleep Apnea – Are We There Yet?” by Ronald R. Grunstein, MD, PhD
“Hypothalamic Regulation of Sleep Onset and Sleep Maintenance” by Ronald S. Szymusiak, PhD
Tuesday, June 10
“Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Humans: Tales of Translation from the Lab to Practice” by Charles A. Czeisler, PhD, MD
“Treating Insomnia with CBT: Should We Step Up to Stepped Care?” by Colin A. Espie, PhD
“Pediatric Sleep Apnea: A Systemic Inflammatory Disease” by David Gozal, MD
Wednesday, June 11
“Restless Legs Syndrome: From the Bed to the Bench and Back Again” by Christopher J. Earley, MD, PhD
“Not Tonight Honey! - The Effect of Sleepiness on Daily (or Nightly!) Functioning” by Terri E. Weaver, PhD, RN
Note: No invited lectures are scheduled for Thursday, June 12.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Historic Breakthroughs Set Stage for Today’s Sleep Research
More than 1,150 scientific abstracts will be presented at SLEEP 2008, displaying the latest findings in sleep research. This research follows the historic discoveries made in previous years by sleep scientists. These are some of the milestones in the history of sleep research, courtesy of the American Sleep Medicine Foundation:
1875 – Caton records the brain electrical activity of animals in England.
1880 – Gelineau describes a group of patients in France with a problem he names “narcolepsy.”
1929 - Berger discovers and reports the “electroencephalogram (EEG) of man” in Germany.
1937 – Loomis documents the EEG patterns of what is now called non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep.
1945 – Ekbom describes restless legs syndrome in Sweden.
1953 – Kleitman and Aserinsky at the University of Chicago describe the rapid eye movement (REM) stage of sleep and propose a correlation with dreaming.
1957 – Dement and Kleitman describe the repeating stages of the human sleep cycle.
1966 – Gastaut and colleagues in France, and Jung and Kuhlo in Germany discover obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
1972 – Studies pinpoint the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) as the site of the biologic clock.
1981 – Sullivan and colleagues use continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) to treat OSA.
1986 - Schenck, Mahowald and colleagues publish the first formal description of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD).
1989 – Rechtschaffen and colleagues find that total sleep deprivation results in the death of all rats within two to three weeks.
1999 – Studies show that hypocretin mutations cause narcolepsy in mice and dogs.
2000 – Mignot and colleagues at Stanford discover that human narcolepsy also is associated with hypocretin deficiency.
1875 – Caton records the brain electrical activity of animals in England.
1880 – Gelineau describes a group of patients in France with a problem he names “narcolepsy.”
1929 - Berger discovers and reports the “electroencephalogram (EEG) of man” in Germany.
1937 – Loomis documents the EEG patterns of what is now called non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep.
1945 – Ekbom describes restless legs syndrome in Sweden.
1953 – Kleitman and Aserinsky at the University of Chicago describe the rapid eye movement (REM) stage of sleep and propose a correlation with dreaming.
1957 – Dement and Kleitman describe the repeating stages of the human sleep cycle.
1966 – Gastaut and colleagues in France, and Jung and Kuhlo in Germany discover obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
1972 – Studies pinpoint the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) as the site of the biologic clock.
1981 – Sullivan and colleagues use continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) to treat OSA.
1986 - Schenck, Mahowald and colleagues publish the first formal description of REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD).
1989 – Rechtschaffen and colleagues find that total sleep deprivation results in the death of all rats within two to three weeks.
1999 – Studies show that hypocretin mutations cause narcolepsy in mice and dogs.
2000 – Mignot and colleagues at Stanford discover that human narcolepsy also is associated with hypocretin deficiency.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Recognition of Sleep Medicine as a Medical Subspecialty
The field of sleep medicine has grown significantly since 700 people attended the first SLEEP annual meeting in June 1986 in Columbus, Ohio. Today sleep medicine is recognized as an independent medical subspecialty. Here are some milestones in the development of the field of sleep medicine:
1964 - The first sleep disorders center opens as a narcolepsy clinic at Stanford.
1975 – Blue Shield of California begins reimbursing patients for sleep services.
1975 – The Association of Sleep Disorders Centers is formed (later to become the American Academy of Sleep Medicine)
1977 – American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) grants accreditation to a sleep center for the first time.
1978 – AASM begins board certification for sleep specialists.
1989 – AASM begins to accredit fellowship training programs in sleep medicine.
1995 – American Medical Association (AMA) recognizes sleep medicine as a self-designated practice specialty.
1997 – AMA grants the AASM a seat in its House of Delegates.
1997 – Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) accredits the AASM as a sponsor of continuing medical education for physicians.
2003 – Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) formally recognizes sleep medicine as an independent subspecialty.
2004 – ACGME approves program requirement for residency education in sleep medicine training.
2006 – Number of sleep centers and laboratories accredited by the AASM surpasses 1,000.
2007 – The board examination in sleep medicine is administered for the first time by member boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties.
Source: Shepard JW, Buysse DJ, Chesson AL, et al. History of the development of sleep medicine in the United States. J Clin Sleep Med 2005;1:61-82.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Exhibit Hall to be a Highlight of SLEEP 2008
In addition to its scientific program of research presentations and educational sessions, SLEEP 2008 features an exhibit hall with booth displays from more than 150 pharmaceutical companies, medical equipment manufacturers, publishers, software distributors and educational providers.
Exhibitors at SLEEP 2008 will showcase products such as sleep medications, diagnostic equipment used for sleep studies, and therapeutic devices such as continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) units and masks.
Of particular interest this year will be unattended portable monitoring systems that can be used for home sleep testing. A recent decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved the use of home sleep testing for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea in Medicare beneficiaries.
Many of the products on display are used in the diagnosis and treatment of people with sleep disorders. It is estimated that 50 million to 70 million people in the U.S. suffer from a chronic sleep disorder, and the majority of them have not been diagnosed or treated. There are 81 sleep disorders classified in the International Classification of Sleep Disorders, 2nd Edition (American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2005).
The SLEEP 2008 exhibit hall will be open to registered attendees from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, June 9, and Tuesday, June 10; and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11.
Exhibitors at SLEEP 2008 will showcase products such as sleep medications, diagnostic equipment used for sleep studies, and therapeutic devices such as continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) units and masks.
Of particular interest this year will be unattended portable monitoring systems that can be used for home sleep testing. A recent decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved the use of home sleep testing for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea in Medicare beneficiaries.
Many of the products on display are used in the diagnosis and treatment of people with sleep disorders. It is estimated that 50 million to 70 million people in the U.S. suffer from a chronic sleep disorder, and the majority of them have not been diagnosed or treated. There are 81 sleep disorders classified in the International Classification of Sleep Disorders, 2nd Edition (American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2005).
The SLEEP 2008 exhibit hall will be open to registered attendees from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, June 9, and Tuesday, June 10; and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Welcome to the SLEEP 2008 Blog
Welcome to the official blog of the SLEEP 2008 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, a joint venture of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society.
More than 5,000 sleep specialists, sleep scientists, sleep technologists, allied health professionals and students are expected to attend SLEEP 2008 at the Baltimore Convention Center in downtown Baltimore, Md. Some attendees will arrive early for postgraduate courses on Saturday, June 7, and Sunday, June 8. Then the scientific program begins with the plenary session at 8 a.m. on Monday, June 9.
During the plenary session Dr. J. Allan Hobson will give the keynote address on “Sleep, Dreaming and Consciousness – A New Paradigm.” Hobson is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass.
The SLEEP Meeting blog will be updated daily with pre-meeting announcements up until Monday, June 9. Then live updates will be posted multiple times a day until the meeting ends at 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, June 12.
If you’re unable to attend SLEEP 2008, then this blog will keep you up to date with breaking news and highlights from Baltimore.
More than 5,000 sleep specialists, sleep scientists, sleep technologists, allied health professionals and students are expected to attend SLEEP 2008 at the Baltimore Convention Center in downtown Baltimore, Md. Some attendees will arrive early for postgraduate courses on Saturday, June 7, and Sunday, June 8. Then the scientific program begins with the plenary session at 8 a.m. on Monday, June 9.
During the plenary session Dr. J. Allan Hobson will give the keynote address on “Sleep, Dreaming and Consciousness – A New Paradigm.” Hobson is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass.
The SLEEP Meeting blog will be updated daily with pre-meeting announcements up until Monday, June 9. Then live updates will be posted multiple times a day until the meeting ends at 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, June 12.
If you’re unable to attend SLEEP 2008, then this blog will keep you up to date with breaking news and highlights from Baltimore.
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