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Welcome to NESS 2010

Welcome to NESS 2010. Boston, MA March 26-27, 2010. Program Committee Lawrence Epstein, MD Douglas Kirsch, MD Sandra Horowitz, MD Organizing Committee Jill Nash Maria Natapov Dannemiller. Onsite “NESS” Team Jill Nash Maria Natapov Dannemiller Rosellen Sullivan Mike D’Amore

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Welcome to NESS 2010

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  1. Welcome to NESS 2010 Boston, MA March 26-27, 2010

  2. Program Committee Lawrence Epstein, MD Douglas Kirsch, MD Sandra Horowitz, MD Organizing Committee Jill Nash Maria Natapov Dannemiller Onsite “NESS” Team Jill Nash Maria Natapov Dannemiller Rosellen Sullivan Mike D’Amore Stan Vogt Kristen Sternat NESS 2010

  3. NESS Exhibitors

  4. NESS 2010 Exhibitors • Visit exhibitors and win! • First Prize: Complimentary 2011 Registration • Courtesy of North East Sleep Society • Second Prize: 8GB iPOD Touch Phone • Courtesy of Neurovirtual/Sleepvirtual • Third Prize: GPS • Courtesy of Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) • How to win: • Visit all exhibitor booths • Get stamp on exhibitor entry form • Turn form in to staff • Random drawing Saturday afternoon • Winner must have all exhibits marked • Winner announced at closing remarks

  5. NESS 2010 • Continuing Education Credits • CME: MD, Nurses • AAST: Sleep Techs • AARC: Respiratory therapists • Evaluation forms • Complete form • Check appropriate credits • Return to registration desk

  6. NESS is Changing • Founded 1985 • Non profit educational organization • Mission: • Run an annual, professional meeting • Fostering regional networking • Present the latest innovations in the study of sleep disorders • Structure • NESS Board • Host organization

  7. NESS is Changing • 2008: AASM initiative to promote state sleep societies • NESS could expand function • Regional meeting • Promote state societies • Place for interaction and coordination between societies • Change NESS structure • Include state sleep societies

  8. Massachusetts New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Connecticut New Hampshire NESS 2010State Sleep Societies

  9. Outgoing NESS Board Ed O’Malley, MD Henry Nechemias James Fazzio Cindy Demma NESS

  10. New NESS Board Joseph Roy, RPSGT, President (Connecticut) Lee Brooks, MD (New Jersey) Marcy Guido-Posey, RPSGT (Pennsylvania) Ana Krieger, MD (New York) Stacia Sailer, MD (Massachusetts) Henry Nechemias (At-large) Paul Valentine, MBA (At-large) NESS 2010

  11. NESS 2010

  12. Track A: Update in Sleep Medicine Practice Advanced Treatment of OSA Track B: Update in Sleep Laboratory Practice NESS 2010 • Friday • Keynote Address • Occupational Wakefulness Saturday

  13. NESS 2009: Friday • Keynote Address: • Challenges to the Current Practice of Sleep Medicine Nancy Collop, MD • Occupational Wakefulness • Measuring Sleepiness Murray Johns, MD • Fatigue Management in Shift Work Christopher P. Landrigan, MD • Dealing with Sleepiness in Transportation Workers Stefanos N. Kales, MD • Dinner Presentation: Sleep and Astronauts Erin Evans, RPSGT

  14. Track A Update in Sleep Medicine Practice Circadian Management of Travel and Jet Lag Steven Lockley, PhD Insomnia – Alternatives to Individual Counseling Lee M. Ritterband, PhD Advancements in Promoting Wakefulness in Narcolepsy Michael J. Thorpy, MD Sleep and Stroke Klar Yaggi, MD Sleepiness in the Classroom and How to Address It Judith A. Owens, MD Track B Update in Sleep Lab Practice Regulatory and Legislative Issues in Sleep Technology Bruce Blehart, JD Cardiac Arrhythmia During Sleep Richard L. Verrier, PhD ASV Case Reviews Geoffrey S. Gilmartin, MD Movement Disorders Michael P. Biber, MD Pediatric Sleep-Disordered Breathing Cases Craig Canapari, MD NESS 2009: Saturday AM

  15. Advanced Treatment of OSA Airway Assessment for Directing OSA Treatment Ofer Jacobowitz, MD, PhD Treatment of Pediatric OSA Meir H. Kryger, MD Sedatives in OSA: Help or Harm? Douglas B. Kirsch, MD Future – What’s next for Sleep Apnea Treatments Atul Malhotra, MD NESS 2009: Saturday PM

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