Douglas Kirsch, MD,
Chair
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Kenneth Wright Jr., PhD,
Incoming Chair
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO
Charles Atwood, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Neil Freedman, MD
NorthShore University HealthSystem
Bannockburn, IL
Charlene Gamaldo, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
Robert Greene, MD, PhD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Monique LeBourgeois, PhD
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO
Michael Littner, MD
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare Systems
Sepulveda, CA
Hans Van Dongen, PhD
Washington State University
Spokane, WA
Phyllis Zee, MD, PhD
Northwestern University Medical School
Chicago, IL
Valerie Crabtree, PhD,
Psychologist Reviewer
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
Jerome A. Barrett
Executive Director
Below are descriptions of the session types offered at
SLEEP 2014.
Those with an * are free sessions included with your
registration. There are more than 90 free sessions this
year!
Educational Opportunities
APSS Program Committee
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Sessions with this icon focus on
the behavioral therapies for sleep disorders.
Postgraduate Courses
— Intensive reviews of
topics presented in a half-day or full-day session
format prior to the scientific program.
* Bench-to-Bedside Integrated Sessions
— Two-
hour sessions focusing on the latest advances in
translational science and clinical applications on a
specific topic.
* Clinical Workshops
— Reviews of patient-related
and business-related aspects of sleep centers.
Workshops address difficult clinical situations,
business challenges and trends that clinicians
experience in their daily practices.
* Discussion Groups
— Forums for informal
presentations of a specific topic, which may include
conversations on controversial subjects or pro/con
discussions and presentations.
* Invited Lecturers
— One-hour lectures during
which senior-level investigators/clinicians present in
their areas of expertise.
Lunch Debates
— Large-group lunch sessions
during which two experts in the field debate on a
single topic.
Meet the Professors
— Small-group lunch sessions
during which an expert in the field leads an informal
discussion on a single topic.
* Oral Presentations
— Fifteen-minute
presentations during which investigators present their
latest research and new ideas in the field.
* Poster Presentations
— Visual representations of
the latest research and new ideas in the field.
* Brown Bag Report Sessions
— Review of
challenging cases by an expert panel.
* Symposia
— Two-hour sessions focusing on the
latest data and ideas in the field.
A Joint Committee of the American Academy of
Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society
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