6th Sleep and Breathing Conference, 2021 - online

 

Organised by the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the European Sleep Research Society (ESRS), the Sleep and Breathing conference is the largest pan-European meeting of its type and the only meeting offering an integrated approach to the investigation and treatment of sleep disorders.

 

Sleep and Breathing 2021 took place online from 15-17 April, 2021. It welcomed interested professionals from all levels of experience to update their knowledge and skills, and to network with other respiratory professionals specialising in sleep respiratory medicine and science.

All e-posters without oral presentation

Assembly Symposium


Opening session: sleep year in review

Chair(s): W. McNicholas (Dublin, Ireland), M. Bonsignore (Palermo, Italy)

Symposium


Problems and solutions in running a virtual sleep service

Chair(s): J. Pépin (Grenoble, France)

Skills lab


Personalised treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea: More than theory?

Chair(s): J. Verbraecken (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), Ö. Basoglu (Izmir, Turkey)

Symposium


Central Sleep Apnoea and the impact of the quality of life on OSA and Insomnia

Chair(s): S. Ryan (Dublin, Ireland)

Oral Presentation


Sleep in the new era of COVID

Chair(s): A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom), J. Verbraecken (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium)

Symposium


Metabolic aspects of sleep-disordered breathing

Chair(s): J. Steier (London, United Kingdom), M. Sova (Olomouc, Czech Republic)

Symposium


Sleep apnoea and the risk of neurodegeneration

Chair(s): S. Ferini (Milano (MI), Italy)

Hot topic


Circadian disruption in sleep and health

Chair(s): T. Paunio (Helsinki, Finland)

Symposium


Obstructive sleep apnoea, cognitive functions, fatigue and sleepiness

Chair(s): P. Peigneux (Bruxelles, Belgium), S. Ferini (Milano (MI), Italy)

Symposium


Treatment and management of sleep respiratory diseases

Chair(s): Y. Peker (Istanbul, Turkey), Ö. Basoglu (Izmir, Turkey)

Oral Presentation


Current knowledge and research priorities in central sleep apnoea

Chair(s): S. Schiza (Heraklion, Greece), I. Rosenzweig (London, United Kingdom)

Symposium


How to assess progress in sleepiness at the wheel: a European consensus

Chair(s): J. Verbraecken (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium)

Meet the expert


Out of centre sleep testing: challenges and advances

Chair(s): E. Hill (Oxford, United Kingdom), M. Serwatko (Reykjavík, Iceland)

Skills lab


Sleep apnoea and cancer: how strong is the link?

Chair(s): S. Ryan (Dublin, Ireland), T. Leppänen (Kuopio, Finland)

Pro and con debate


Hot topics in obesity hypoventilation syndrome

Chair(s): J. Masa Jiménez (Cáceres, Spain), J. Pépin (Grenoble, France)

Symposium


Primary snoring in children: should we treat and how to treat?

Chair(s): S. Verhulst (Antwerpen, Belgium), H. Tan (London, United Kingdom)

Symposium


Advanced diagnostic procedures

Chair(s): R. Riha (Edinburgh (Edinburgh), United Kingdom), E. Hill (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Oral Presentation


Non-continuous positive airway pressure therapy

Chair(s): W. McNicholas (Dublin, Ireland), O. Deleanu (Bucharest, Romania)

Symposium


Basic mechanisms of sleep apnoea and translation to clinical practice

Chair(s): L. Grote (Göteborg, Sweden), M. Bonsignore (Palermo, Italy)

Symposium


Personalised care of individuals with neuromuscular disease

Chair(s): R. Moses (North Shields, United Kingdom), A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom)

Symposium


The sleep revolution and day 1 highlights

Chair(s): W. McNicholas (Dublin, Ireland), M. Bonsignore (Palermo, Italy)

Symposium


Personalised approach to treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea in children

Chair(s): A. Kaditis (Athens, Greece), A. Boudewyns (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium)

Symposium


Sleep in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: no more strangers in the night

Chair(s): S. Schiza (Heraklion, Greece), J. Hedner (Göteborg, Sweden)

Symposium


Noninvasive ventilation modes and high-flow nasal oxygen in acute and chronic respiratory failure: indications and outcomes

Chair(s): A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom), P. Wijkstra (Groningen, Netherlands)

Case-based session


Sleep-disordered breathing and cardiovascular disease: still an open problem

Chair(s): S. Ryan (Dublin, Ireland), J. Pépin (Grenoble, France)

Symposium


Insomnia as a risk for somatic and mental health and health risks, comorbidities and mortality

Chair(s): T. Paunio (Helsinki, Finland), C. Espie (Oxford (Oxfordshire), United Kingdom)

Symposium


COVID-19 and sleep

Chair(s): T. Paunio (Helsinki, Finland), L. Nobili (Genoa, Italy)

Oral Presentation


New approaches to obstructive sleep apnoea diagnostic criteria and severity grading: oriented to technological development

Chair(s): D. Pevernagie (Gent, Belgium)

Hot topic


Telemedicine

Chair(s): J. Pépin (Grenoble, France)

Skills lab


Difficult to score PSG

Chair(s): J. Verbraecken (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), R. Riha (Edinburgh (Edinburgh), United Kingdom)

Skills lab


Narcolepsy: new perspectives on pathophysiological mechanisms and treatments

Chair(s): P. Luppi (Bron cedex, France), L. Nobili (Genoa, Italy)

Symposium


Cough assistance and secretion management in neuromuscular disease

Chair(s): T. Andersen (Bergen, Norway)

Skills lab


Sleep disorders and comorbidities: cardiopulmonary, cerebral and metabolic

Chair(s): Ö. Basoglu (Izmir, Turkey), I. Almendros (Barcelona, Spain)

Oral Presentation


Progress in diagnosis and monitoring of nocturnal hypoventilation: a practical approach

Chair(s): P. Wijkstra (Groningen, Netherlands), A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom)

Symposium


Central apnoea in children: from pathophysiology to treatment approach

Chair(s): L. Nobili (Genoa, Italy), R. Hamutcu Ersu (Ottawa, Canada)

Symposium


Tracheostomy management and upper airway assessment in the weaning patient

Chair(s): A. Sajnic (Zagreb, Croatia), P. Antoine-Pitterson (United Kingdom)

Skills lab


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