SSS/VASM VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
Registration is NOW OPEN. Southern Sleep Society participants receive the discounted registration fee for attending the virtual conference.
Southern Sleep Society members can download the registration form and register directly through the Southern Sleep Society or may register on the VASM website.
Southern Sleep Society members and participants who were previously registered for the March conference can choose from several options.
If you have already registered and paid for the March 2020 Southern Sleep Society meeting, your registration fee can be applied automatically to the 2021 Annual Conference in Charlotte, NC. If you request a refund, please email Marietta Bibbs at Mariettabibbs@southernsleepsociety.org, or text or call at 713-417-5933. If you paid with a credit card, a 3.99% convenience fee will not be refunded.
REGISTRATION OPTIONS
Apply my registration fees to the May, 2021 SSS in-person conference in Charlotte, NC.
Apply part of my registration fees for the VASM/SSS Virtual Conference and APPLY remaining funds toward the May, 2021 SSS in person conference in Charlotte, NC.
Use part of my registration fees for the VASM/SSS Virtual Conference and REFUND remaining fees (minus 3.99% convenience fee).
Refund registration fees paid for the March, 2020 conference (minus a 3.99% convenience fee).
Register and pay for the VASM/SSS Virtual Conference through the Southern Sleep Society
Register through the VASM website (https://vasleepmedicine.com/2020-vasm-conference)
Note: Dues payments are not refundable and will not count towards any refunds or remaining registration fees to be used at the 2021 in-person conference.
| REGISTRATION TYPE | BEFORE 10/19/20 | AFTER 10/19/20 |
|---|---|---|
| VASM/SSS Member Registration (MD/PhD/DDS/PhD) | $125.00 | $150.00 |
| VASM/SSS Non-Member Registration (MD/PhD/DDS/PhD) | $240.00 | $265.00 |
| VASM/SSS Member (Allied Health, RPSGT, RRT, NP, RN, etc.) | $55.00 | $80.00 |
| VASM/SSS Non-Member (Allied Health, RPSGT, RRT, NP, RN, etc.) | $120.00 | $145.00 |
| Resident/Student (must send copy of student ID) | $30.00 | $55.00 |
Continuing Education
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The American Academy of Sleep Medicine and The Virginia Academy of Sleep Medicine. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) designates this activity for a maximum of 11.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Attendees are eligible to earn CME or CEC credits. The course is available for attendance on a “Virtual” platform on November 12-13th for a maximum of 10.5 CME and 11.5 AASM CECs for sleep technologists. This course material is also available “On Demand” until December 31, 2020. Attendees who utilize the course in the “Virtual” format and “On Demand” can avail a maximum of 11.5 CME/CEC credits if they watch all sessions.
Additional Information
Each person claiming CME/CE credit for the conference must register and pay. Those not registered will not be included on the CME attendance list. You have the option of watching the conference live or on demand (at a later time) and claim credit. When registering, indicate if you intend to watch the live conference or use the on-demand option.
VISIT THE VASM WEBSITE FOR ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION AND MEETING INFORMATION
MEETING AGENDA
Click HERE to download the Meeting Agenda
THURSDAY GENERAL SESSION
FRIDAY MORNING SESSION
FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12 | GENERAL SESSION
| 3:00 – 4:00 PM | Break Visit vendors in Virtual Exhibit Booths & Poster Sessions Participate in the Virtual Raffle |
| 4:00 – 4:05 PM | Welcome Mike Strunc, MD VASM President |
| 4:05 – 4:40 PM | Running a Sleep Lab during COVID Joyce K. Lee-Iannotti MD Director, Banner University Medical Center Sleep Disorders Center-Phoenix Program Director, Sleep Medicine Fellowship, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix |
| 4:40 – 5:15 PM | Difficult OSA patients – Tricks for Successful CPAP Asim Roy, MD Medical Director, Ohio Sleep Medicine Institute Assistant Clinical Professor, Northeast Ohio Medical University |
| 5:15 – 5:20 PM | Stretch Break |
| 5:20 – 5:55 PM | Sleep and Epilepsy in the Pediatric Population Dalila Lewis, MD, FAAP Pediatric Epileptologist Division Chief, Pediatric Neurology Medical University of South Carolina |
| 5:50 – 6:30 PM | Sleep / Baseball Performance Ben Potenziano Assistant Athletic Trainer Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 6:45 – 7:30 PM | Virtual Happy Hour! |
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 | MORNING SESSION
| 7:00 – 8:00 AM | Virtual Coffee Chat with Vendors |
| 8:00 – 8:30 AM | Welcome & VASM Business Meeting Recognition of Physician, Dental & Sleep Technologist Award Winners Recognition of Katherine Florio Vorona Scholarship Recipient(s) |
| 8:30 – 9:20 AM | How COVID-19 has Affected Sleep Health Carol Rosen, MD Professor of Pediatrics Medical Director Pediatric Sleep Center, UH Cleveland Medical Center |
| 9:20 – 10:00 AM | Cannabis for Sleep Disorders: Smoke and Mirrors? Russell Rosenberg, Ph.D., D.ABSM Founder and Director Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine and Technology |
| 10:00 – 10:05 AM | Stretch Break |
| 10:05 – 10:45 AM | TBD Naresh Punjabi, MD Professor of Medicine Johns Hopkins Medicine |
| 10:45 – 11:00 AM | Legislative Update Josh Sill, MD Eastern Virginia Medical School |
| 11:00 – 11:35 AM | Oral Appliance Therapy Alexander Vaughan, DDS Virginia Total Sleep | Glen Allen, VA |
| 11:35 – 12:35 PM | Virtual Vendor Break | Visit Posters Participate in the Virtual Raffle |
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 | AFTERNOON SESSION
| 12:35 – 1:15 PM | TBI-sleep-glymphatics System-neurodegeration Kent Werner, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology Uniformed Services University |
| 1:15 – 1:55 PM | Sleep and Gastroenterology: What Every Sleep Doctor Should Know William C. Orr, PhD Clinical Professor of Medicine University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center |
| 1:55 – 2:00 PM | Stretch Break |
| 2:00 – 2:40 PM | New Medications for the Treatment of Narcolepsy Rick Bogan, MD, FCCP Associate Clinical Professor University of South Carolina School of Medicine |
| 2:40 – 3:20 PM | The Prevalence and the Mechanisms of EDS in OSA and Update in Pharmacological Therapy Shahrokh Javaheri, MD Professor Emeritus of Medicine University of Cincinnati College of Medicine |
| 3:20 – 4:00 PM | Wearable Technology- Devices that Measure and Quantify Sleep Nancy Collop, MD Director Emory Sleep Center |
| 4:00 – 4:40 PM | COVID-19 and Pediatric Sleep Judith Owens, MD, MPH Director, Center for Pediatric Sleep Disorders Professor of Neurology Harvard Medical School |
SLEEP TECH SESSION
| 5:05 – 5:35 PM | Bedside Manners in Time of Pandemic Ryan Acda, RPSGT Veterans Affairs Medical Center |
| 5:35 – 6:05 PM | Developing a Seamless Link Between the Sleep Study and DME Debbie Akers, RRT, RPSGT Medical Equipment Distributors |
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO TREAT PATIENT WITH SEVERE OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA: A CASE REPORT
| Elsa Mathew (1), Ryan Nord (2), Harmeet Chiang (2) (1) Richmond VAMC (2) Virginia Commonwealth University |
AROUSAL THRESHOLD IN SLEEP APNEA PATIENTS WITH EXCESSIVE DAYTIME SLEEPINESS
| Pahnwat Tonya Taweesedt (1), Shyamsunder Subramanian (2), Sean Hesselbacher (3,4), Salim R. Surani (1,5) (1) Bay Area Medical Center, Corpus Christi, TX (2) Sutter Gould Medicine Foundation, CA (3) Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA (4) Hampton VA Medical Center, Hampton, VA (5) Texas A&M University |
AROUSAL THRESHOLD IN SLEEP APNEA PATIENTS AND OBESITY
| Pahnwat Tonya Taweesedt (1), Salim R Surani (1,2), Sean Hesselbacher (3,4), Shyamsunder Subramanian (5) (1) Bay Area Medical Center, Corpus Christi, TX (2) Texas A&M University (3) Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA (4) Hampton VA Medical Center, Hampton, VA (5) Sutter Gould Medicine Foundation, CA |