Friday 1nd of May

19.30 Come together for all participants, Lindner Hotel Prague Castle.

Welcome – Philippe Peigneux, ESRS president, Liborio Parrino, Chair ANSS EC, and local organizers.

 

Saturday 2rd of May

07.00 Breakfast

08.15 Welcome – Liborio Parrino

08.30 Presentation of the National Sleep Societies in the ANSS Industry can attend.
Chair: Liborio Parrino and Erna Sif Arnardottir

Recent developments in the National Sleep Societies (NSS Presidents)

10.30 Coffee break

11.00 Education and textbooks across Europe Industry can attend.
Chair: Johan Verbraecken and Marta Goncalves

Somnologist exam – current status. - Thomas Penzel

The Spanish exam, Joachim Teran Santos

The ESRS sleep medicine text book – Philippe Peigneux

Other textbooks being used throughout the different NSS, need for translations of text book etc, Johan Verbraecken

Discussion

12:00 How to implement the new EU regulation of driving rules
Chair: Walter McNicholas, Johan Verbraecken

Challenges, how to implement – Wolfgang Mallin (10 min)

Discussion – all (15 min)

Summary – Johan Verbraecken (5 min )

12.30 Lunch at the Restaurant

13.30 ESRS activities No industry
Chair: Philippe Peigneux and Walter McNicholas

Developments and collaborative projects between ANSS and ESRS, problems that ANSS need to be aware of – Philippe Peigneux

Joint membership possibilities between ANSS and ESRS – Lino Nobili

Planning the future ESRS congresses:
Istanbul Congress - Lino Nobili, Bologna – Roberto Amici

14:15 Development of sleep medicine and the accreditation of sleep centres
No industry
Chair: Walter McNicholas and Liborio Parrino

Development of sleep medicine - Dirk Pevernagie

Accreditation of sleep centres - Thomas Penzel

Discussion.

15.00 Coffee break

15.30 Issues of interest. Industry can attend.
Chair: Liborio Parrino and Lino Nobili

The ESRS Early Career Research Network, a successful ESRS-ANSS development. - Erna Sif Arnardottir

Viewpoint of different specialties – what is happening in the different fields, problems that can be solved in a European manner - Liborio Parrino

17.00 ANSS business No industry and no ESRS Board member
Chairs: Michaela D Gjerstad and Marta Goncalves

ANSS budget review. - Michaela D Gjerstad

Comparison of the ANSS countries - Erna Sif Arnardottir

Presentations by countries wishing to host next year’s meeting

17.30 Break

18:30 Meeting in the hotel lobby for a sightseeing tour and dinner

20:00 - 23:00 Gala Dinner in Restaurant Mlynec - nice restaurant next to the Charles Bridge

 

Sunday 3st of May

08.00 Breakfast

09.00 Meeting the sponsors:
Chair: Liborio Parrino and Pierre-Herve Luppi

Presentation of ongoing research. Talk about new developments, potential for collaborations - Respironics 10 minute presentation

- Takeda (?) 10 minute presentation

Discussion: What kind of research do we need?

09:30 Uniform European guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders Industry can attend
Chair: Michaela D. Gjerstad, Thomas Penzel

Final draft of OSA diagnosis survey, Erna Sif Arnardottir

The effect of different scoring criteria in the Lausanne cohort, Raphael Heinzer

Final draft of the Health economics in sleep disorders paper, Michaela D. Gjerstad

Discussion of future projects

10.30 Coffee Break

11.00 EU and public relations
Chair: Marta Goncalves and Roberto Amici

EU developments and new actions between ESRS and ANSS, Roberto Amici

New awareness campaign, Marta Goncalves

Insomnia survey, Michaela D. Gjerstad.

Other suggestions from NSS boards prior to meeting

Discussions

Concluding remarks, Philippe Peigneux and Liborio Parrino

12.30 Lunch and farewell