New Jersey Sleep Society 2025 Symposium Schedule
  
Friday, September 12th:
 
8:30 am          Registration, Breakfast and Visit Exhibits
 
9:25 am          Lee J. Brooks, MD
                        President, New Jersey Sleep Society
                        Welcome and Introduction
 
9:30 am         Matthew Scharf, MD      
                       Hackensack Meridian Medical Center
                        Restless Legs Syndrome in Adults: New Guidelines from the AASM
 
10:30 am       Indira Gurubhagavatula, MD  
                       Board Member, AASM
                       Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
                        Updates from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
 
11:30 pm       Lunch and Visit Exhibits. Platinum Sponsor Presentations in Lunchroom.
                        
                      Avadel Pharmaceuticals:  Matthew Davis, MD
                      Treating with Lumryz: In Adults and Children, 7 Years and Older
 
                      Jazz Pharmaceuticals:  John Khoury, MD
                      Xyway: The First and Only FDA-Approved Treatment Studied Across
                      Multiple Symptoms of Idiopathic Hypersomnia in Adults
 
                      Harmony Biosciences: Chris Winter, MD
                      Explore WAKIX® (pitolisant) as a Treatment Option for Your Patients
 
1:30 pm          Jennifer McLaughlin, BA, RPSGT  
                        The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
                         Advantages and Pitfalls of CO2 Monitoring in Children and Adults
 
2:30 pm          Lisa J. Meltzer, PhD
                        Prioritize Sleep, LLC
                        University of Colorado School of Medicine
                          Clinical Utility of Actigraphy and Wearables
 
3:30 pm          Snack Break and Visit Exhibits
 
4:00 pm         Lisa J. Meltzer, PhD  
                        Prioritize Sleep, LLC
                        University of Colorado School of Medicine
                          Impact of Changing School Start Times: A Socioecological Perspective
 
5:00 pm          Damian Blum, DMD
                        Dr. Kenneth Hilsen Memorial Dental Lecture
 
6:00 pm          Dinner with the Faculty 
  
Saturday, September 13th:
 
8:00 am          Registration, Breakfast and Visit Exhibits
 
8:30 am          Marie-Pierre St-Onge, PhD
                        Professor of Nutritional Medicine
                        Columbia University Irving Medical Center
                          Eating for Better Sleep: The Relationship Between Diet and Sleep
 
9:30 am          Stephen H. Sheldon, DO 
                        Northwestern University
                        Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
                          Sleep In the First 1,800 Days of Life
 
10:30 am       Snack Break and Visit Exhibits
                        Book Signing with Dr. Sheldon and Dr. St-Onge
                        (Books available for purchase or bring your own)
 
11:00 am       Stephen H. Sheldon, DO
                       Northwestern University
                       Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
                        Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and Narcolepsy in Children
 
12:00 pm       Vaishnavi Kundel, MD   
                       Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
                        Beyond CPAP: GLP-1s and Emerging Pharmacotherapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
 

PROGRAM OBJECTIVE:
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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.

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