Track: Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Sleep Medicine & Sleep Surgery

Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Sleep Medicine & Sleep Surgery

Session Overview

Obstructive Sleep Apnea focuses on sleep-related breathing disorders caused by recurrent upper-airway obstruction during sleep. The session explores contemporary approaches to diagnosis, risk assessment and personalized management, including sleep evaluation, airway surgery, positive airway pressure, oral appliances and emerging technologies aimed at improving sleep quality and long-term health outcomes.

Core Scientific Topics

  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Pathophysiology and Risk Factors
  • Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Upper-Airway Anatomy
  • Diagnostic Sleep Studies and Clinical Assessment
  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure and PAP Therapies
  • Oral Appliance Therapy and Non-Surgical Management
  • Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy and Airway Evaluation
  • Upper-Airway and Multilevel Sleep Surgery
  • Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation and Neuromodulation
  • Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  • Obesity, Metabolic Disorders and Sleep Apnea
  • Emerging Technologies in Sleep Apnea Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Long-Term Outcomes, Adherence and Multidisciplinary Care

Why is this Session Important?

Obstructive Sleep Apnea is a prevalent sleep-related breathing disorder associated with impaired sleep, daytime dysfunction and significant cardiovascular, metabolic and quality-of-life consequences. This session highlights advances in diagnosis, personalized treatment and airway management, with emphasis on multidisciplinary strategies and emerging interventions that improve long-term patient outcomes.

Does my Research Fit?

Original clinical, observational, experimental, translational, epidemiological and interdisciplinary research addressing obstructive sleep apnea, sleep-disordered breathing, airway assessment, diagnosis, medical or surgical treatment, patient outcomes or emerging therapeutic approaches is welcome. Case reports, clinical studies, reviews and innovative research findings relevant to the session are also encouraged.

Submit your Abstract

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