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2010 Sleep Technologist Meeting at the Southern Sleep Society 32nd Annual Meeting: 
Methodologies, Challenges & Future Directions

Thursday, April 15, 2010 – 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

9:00 – 9:45 – Review of AASM Scoring Rules – Max Hirshkowitz, PhD
9:45 – 10:15 – ECG and the New Scoring Rules:  What’s a Technologist to Know? – Brett Berry, RPSGT
10:15 – 10:30 – Break
10:30 – 11:15 - Smart Technology needs Smart Technologists!! – Pamela Minkley, RRT, RPSGT
11:15 – 11:45 – Effective use of filters in PSG – Mary Kay Hobby, RRT, RPSGT
11:45 – Noon – Project Siesta—Improving sleep hygiene in teen adolescents –Anita Rao
Noon – 1:00 – Lunch on your own
1:00-1:30 - Obstructive Sleep Apnea—the Biggest Loser Experience – Pamela Minkley, RRT, RPSGT
1:30 – 2:00 – Staying in the Right Lane:  The Technologist Role in Professional Behavior – Marietta Bibbs, RPSGT
2:00 – 2:30 - Regulatory Compliance – Peggy Miller, Senior Consultant
2:30 – 3:15 - BRPT Updates – Janice East, R. EEG T., RPSGT
3:15 – 3:30 – Break
3:30 – 4:00 – Traditional vs Non-Tradition Education Resources – Joseph Anderson, CRT, RPSGT
4:00 – 4:45 – The Future of Education in Sleep Technology – Russell Rosenberg, PhD
4:45 – 5:00 – Question and Answer Session
8:00 – 11:00 – Exhibitor Setup

2010 SSS Austin April 15-18, 2010
Future directions in sleep medicine:  The role of Evidenced-Based Medicine and Research

Friday, April 16, 2010

7:30 – 8:00 – Exhibits Open – Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 8:10– Welcome and Program Overview –John Herman, PhD
8:10 – 9:00 - Future developments in NIH funding of clinical sleep medicine research - Michael Twery, PhD
9:00 – 9:30 – The future of sleep disorders centers - Phil Becker, M.D.
9:30 – 10:00 – Future developments in home sleep testing – Max Hirshkowitz, PhD                                           
10:00 – 10:30 – Refreshment Break/Visit Exhibitors
10:30 – 11:15- Future Developments in circadian rhythms and mood – Al Lewy, MD, PhD
11:15 – Noon –New Developments in understanding sleep and wakefulness – Robert W. Greene, MD, PhD
 Noon – 1:00 – Lunch on your own
1:00 – 1:30 – Future developments in treatment of RLS – Philip Becker, MD
1:30 – 2:15 - Future developments in the genetics of sleep - Masashi Yanagisawa                                             
2:15 – 2:45 – Novel, non-surgical agents for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in children – Leila Kheirandish-Gozal, MD
2:45 – 3:00 – Founders Award Abstract: How effective is Adaptive Servo Ventilation (ASV) titration I controlling complex sleep apnea and central apnea related to Opioid therapy? – Oleg Chernyshev, MD, PhD 
3:00 – 3:30 – Refreshment Break/Visit Exhibitors
3:30 – 4:00 –Future directions in noninvasive ventilation devices – Amir Sharafhaneh, M.D, Ph.D.
4:00 – 4:30 – Central Sleep Apnea: 31 Flavors, Multiple Treatments and ONE Physiology– William Broughton, MD
4:30 – 5:15 - Diagnosing sleep apnea with a chip (2-dimensional in-gel electrophoresis) – David Gozal, MD
5:15 – 6:00 – SSS Annual Membership Meeting

Saturday, April 17, 2010

7:30 – 8:00 – Exhibits Open – Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 8:40 –Treatment of insomnia by prefrontal cortex cooling, Eric Nofzinger, MD
8:40 – 9:15 – The cutting edge of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia – Andrew Krystal, MD
9:15 – 10:00 - Circadian rhythms and growth vigor in hybrids – Jeffrey Chen, PhD
10:00 – 10:30 – Refreshment Break/ Visit Exhibits
10:30 – 10:45 – Founders Award Abstract Presentation
10:45 – 11:30 - What’s in the pipeline in insomnia? – Andrew Krystal, MD
11:30 – 12:15 – – Uncovering Prion Disease and Fatal Familial Insomnia – William Broughton, MD
Adjourn for the day/ Exhibits Closed
1:00 – 5:00 p.m. – Annual Golf Tournament – Falconhead Golf Club – Austin, TX
7:00 – 10:00 p.m. – Founders Award Dinner Banquet

Sunday, April 18, 2010

8:00 – 8:45 - Gastroesophageal Reflux:  A Novel pathophysiology of Insomnia – William Orr, PhD.
8:45 – 9:30 – Parasomnias and sleep disordered breathing – Carlos Schenck, MD, PhD
9:30 – 10:15 – Pressure modifying strategies of PAP for OSA:
The shape of things to come or a passing trend?– Alex Chediak, MD
10:15 – 10:30 – Refreshment Break
10:30 – 11:15 –Effectiveness of CBT and its components for Insomnia– Arthur Spielman, PhD
11:15- Noon – Developing new drugs for sleep and waking – Wallace Mendelson, MD, PhD

Adjourn – See you in 2011 in Florida