8th Clinical Update Sleep™: International Conference 2025

08.00 – 08.55

Registration, Refreshments and Exhibitor Viewing

08.15 – 08.45

Industry Symposium (Platinum Sponsor), Dorchester Library

08.55 – 09.00

Welcome

• Professor Joerg Steier, Consultant, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

09.00 – 10.30

Choose between:

Session Alpha (α): Insomnia, Wolfson Theatre

Chairs: Megan Crawford and Dr Dieter Riemann

• COMISA, Megan Crawford
• Sleep and Insomnia in Women during Pregnancy and the Peri and Post-Natal Period: An Opportunity for Prevention of Mental Illness, Dr Dieter Riemann
• Update on Pharmacotherapy for Chronic Insomnia, Jessica Clements

OR

Session Beta (β): Sleep-Disordered Breathing I, Dorchester Library

Chairs: Dr Martino Pengo and Dr Esther Schwarz

• Sleep Diagnostics in Patients with Learning Disability, Dr Mohammad Abdulsalam and Dr Lachlan Stranks
• ESADA Results, Carolina Lombardi
• LANCET, Christian Karagiannidis

10.30 – 11.00

Refreshment Break, Osler and Long Room

11.00 – 12.30

Choose between:

Session Gamma (γ): Parasomnias and Circadian Rhythm Disorders, Wolfson Theatre

Chair: Dr Ivana Rosenzweig and Dr Panagis Drakatos

• Dreaming Characteristics in Non-Rapid Eye Movement Parasomnia and Idiopathic Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behaviour Disorder: Similarities and Differences, Ivana Rosenzweig
• Session 2 TBC, Christian Cajochen, Basel, CH
• Early Detection of Neurological Markers in iRBD, Dr Laura Pérez-Carbonell

OR

Session Delta (δ): Sleep Services across the Lifespan, Dorchester Library

Chairs: Dr Hui-Leng Tan and TBC

• Sleep Education in Children and Teenagers, Professor Karen Spruyt
• Transition of Paediatric Narcoleptic Patient to Adult NHS Services, Dr Renata Riha
• Thorax Paper: Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children and Adults with Intellectual Disability: Mind the Gap!, Dr Lizzie Hill

12.30 – 13.25

Lunch, Osler and Long Room

13.25 – 13.55

Keynote Lecture

14.00 – 15.30

Choose between:

Session Epsilon (ε): Hypersomnias, Wolfson Theatre

Chairs: Prof Guy Leschziner and Dr Laura Pérez-Carbonell

• Assessing Sleepiness and Fatigue in the Context of Safety, Dr Fran Pilkington-Cheney
• Residual EDS, Jasvinder Singh Kaler
• Narcolepsy Guidelines, Claudio Bassetti

OR

Session Zeta (δ): Sleep-Disordered Breathing II, Dorchester Library

Chair: Carolina Lombardi and Dr Rexford Muza

• Electrical Stimulation in OSA, Yakubu Karagama and Professor Joerg Steier
• OSA Treatment for Cardiovascular Prevention: Where are we?, Dr Martino Pengo
• Overview of the Implications of REM Sleep Related OSA, Dirk Pevernagie

15.30 – 16.00

Refreshment Break, Osler and Long Room

16.00 – 17.30

Choose between:

Session Eta (η): Hot Topics, Wolfson Theatre

Chairs: Dr Sonya Craig and Johan Meurling

• The Impact of Menopause on Sleep, Dr Zoe Schaedel
• Investigation and Management of Residual Sleepiness in CPAP-Treated Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: The European View, Sonya Craig
• Highlights from the ERS, Dr Esther Schwarz

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Session Theta (θ): British Sleep Society Symposium, Dorchester Library

Chairs: Dr Alanna Hare and Dr Simon Durrant

• Daylight Saving Time Statement of the BSS, Megan Crawford
• Sleep Revolution, Dr Erna Sif Arnadottir
• Highlights from Breathe, Brian Kent

17.30 – 17.35

Take Home Message / Announcements

• Professor Joerg Steier, Consultant, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

17:35 – 18:00

Session Iota (ι): Fireside Chat (TBC), Dorchester Library

18:00

End of Conference