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AASM Membership Sections Newsletter
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Issue #7
American Academy of
Sleep Medicine
2014 – 2015
CHAIR
Mauro Manconi, MD, PhD
VICE-CHAIR
Denise Sharon, MD, PhD
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Brian Koo, MD
M. Suzanne Stevens, MD, MS
Lynn Marie Trotti, MD, MSc
MAURO MANCONI, MD, PHD
CHAIR
Dr. Mauro Manconi, MD, PhD,
Chair, is the head of the service
at the Sleep and Epilepsy Centre
of the Neurocenter of Southern
Switzerland in Lugano, Switzerland.
He is affiliated with the University
of Bern as a teacher of Neurology.
For 10 years he served as a clinical
researcher at the Sleep Lab of
Scientific Institute of San Raffaele in
Milan, Italy. He served for 1 year as
Visiting Professor at the Circadian
Rodent Lab of the Wisconsin Medical
College in Milwaukee, WI, where
he obtained the “Excellent in Sleep
Research Award” for his innovative
and leading research activity in
developing a pharmacogenetic rodent
model for Restless Legs Syndrome.
He is currently involved in clinical and
basic research in the sleep field, with
particular interest in sleep-related
motor disorders.
DENISE SHARON, MD, PHD
VICE CHAIR
Dr. Denise Sharon, MD, PhD, Vice-
Chair, completed her medical training
at Sackler School of Medicine in
Tel Aviv, followed by a psychiatry
residency in Israel and a PhD in
psychology from Temple University.
She is board certified in sleep
medicine and has been practicing in
Louisiana for over 15 years. She is the
clinical director of Comprehensive
Sleep and Research Center and of
Advanced Sleep Center and is an
assistant professor at the Tulane
University School of Medicine in
New Orleans, where she initiated the
fellowship in sleep medicine.
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MOVEMENT DISORDERS
MEETING AGENDA
Washington State Convention Center | Tuesday, June 9
th
| 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
I.
Call to Order
II.
Introduction of the 2014-2015 Section Steering Committee- (5 minutes)
III.
Section Investigator Award Presentation- (10 minutes)
IV.
Topics in the Field – Movement Disorders- (10 minutes)
V.
Future Networking and Communication Ideas- (25 minutes)
VI.
General Discussion/ Networking- (10 minutes)
VII.
Adjournment
The goal of the Movement Disorders Section is to provide a forum within the AASM
for all those interested in movement disorders in sleep. For the past months, the
section steering committee prepared for the SLEEP 2015 meeting in Seattle. We
think our agenda for this year’s SRMD steering committee meeting will excite the
membership. Therefore, we invite all those that are interested in the sleep-related
movement disorders to join the Movement Disorders Section meeting and become
an active participant. The main goals of this meeting are to exchange ideas regarding
MD research, share information about the latest updates in clinical care of MD,
and establish a community of persons interested in MDs. During the meeting, we
will discuss and review session proposals to submit to for SLEEP 2015. Many times
these topics are created at the meeting itself, so anyone is welcome to come and
share their idea for a session topic. The proposals concern both basic and clinical
topics on any SRMD, including restless legs syndrome, periodic limb movements
during sleep, bruxism, and sleep disorders in Parkinson’s disease. For this year we are
happy that one submission, proposed by Dr. Denise Sharon, was accepted and will be
presented at SLEEP 2015 as a Clinical Workshop on June 9th at 8:00 AM, entitled:
“Management of Restless Legs Syndrome (Willis Ekbom Disease)/Periodic Limb
Movements in special conditions”. This workshop will provide a forum for review and
discussion of the assessment and management of RLS/PLM when complicated by
other conditions and disorders such as pregnancy, childhood, dementia, sleep related
breathing disorders, hypersomnia, psychiatric disorders and renal failure. We hope
that this interesting topic will attract all clinicians and researchers interested in the
understanding and care of patients with RLS/PLMS.
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