Symposium Schedule

2019 New Jersey Sleep Society Annual Symposium
Schedule for
November 2-3, 2019

PROGRAM OBJECTIVE:

This program is designed to update healthcare providers and interested members of the public regarding the most current evidence based research on sleep and sleep disorders. The learning activity will address information gaps to permit attendees to provide anticipatory guidance as well as direct treatment or appropriate referral to specialists to treat patients in accordance with the latest developments regarding sleep and sleep disorders.

SATURDAY, November 2nd, 2019

9:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:55 am   Lee J. Brooks, MD
                  President, New Jersey Sleep Society
                  Welcome and Introduction

10:00 am Amy M. Sawyer, PhD, RN & Melissa S. Xanthopoulos, PhD
CPAP Adherence in Adults and Children

11:00 am Raman K. Malhotra, MD
Updates from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine

12:00 pm Lunch, Breakout Sessions and Visit Exhibits

1:30 pm Marianna Evans, DMD
Rational and Indications for Orthopedic Jaw Development in Pediatric OSA

2:30 pm Deborah M. Brooks, MD
Sleep Medications in Psychiatric Practice

3:30 pm Break and Visit exhibits

4:00 pm Chandra L. Jackson, PhD
Sleep Health Disparities from a Socioecological Perspective

5:00 pm Michael Thorpy, MD
Update on the Diagnosis and Pathophysiology of Narcolepsy

6:00 pm Dinner (optional, additional charge)

SUNDAY, November 3rd, 2019

7:30 am Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30 am Michael Thorpy, MD
New and Emerging Treatments for Narcolepsy

9:30 am Eliot Katz, MD
Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (BRUE): A Sleep Medicine Perspective

10:30 am Break and Visit Exhibits

11:00 am Eliot Katz, MD
Update in Pediatric Sleep Apnea

12:00 pm New Jersey Sleep Society Honor Lecturer
Year in Review: Sleep Medicine

1:00 pm Wrap-up and Awarding of Prizes

1:30 pm Board Meeting – open to all attendees