complimentary internet access in session rooms thanks
toVandaPharmaceuticals.We’remaking it easier than
ever to stay connectedwhile enjoying the educational
content that we have to offer.We also invite you tonetwork
using social media. Information about all of these items is
available onpage 8 of this program.
The vast exhibit hall features the latest products and
services available in sleepmedicine frommore than100
companies. TheAASM andSRS are each hosting general
membershipmeetings andmembership sectionmeetings
to providememberswith the opportunity to learn about the
societies’ latest initiatives and how toget involved.
With changes and developments occurring in sleep
medicine and research every day, it is important that
clinicians and researchers are provided the opportunity
tomeet, interact and share their experiences anddiscuss
the issues of greatest importance to the field. It is the
hope of theAPSSProgramCommittee that youenjoy your
experience at SLEEP2014 and are able to both renew and
initiate relationshipswith colleagues from around theworld
who share your interests. Through these relationships, we
canmold the future of sleep. Enjoy themeeting.
Sincerely,
DouglasKirsch, MD
Chair,APSSProgramCommittee
TheProgramCommittee is confident that this year’s
meetingwill provide youwithaccess to the latest advances
in the fields of sleepmedicine and sleep researchwhile
alsoallowingample time for you tonetworkwith colleagues
oldand new.
SLEEP2014 offers a host of programs designed
specifically toappeal to clinicians and researchers: a full
slate of didactic postgraduate courses andmore than
90 interactive and in-depth sessions, including bench
tobedside sessions, brownbag reports of challenging
cases, business- andpatient-related clinical workshops,
discussion groups, lunch debate sessions, meet the
professor sessions and symposia.Additionally, more
than1,000 abstractswill be presented in oral andposter
formats. Once again, wewill be offering receptions on
Monday andTuesday evenings for poster viewing. More
details about these sessions are included in this guide; they
will help youplan your schedule and select the programs
that fit your individual interests and learning style.
Networking is always an important aspect of the
meeting, andSLEEP2014allowsmultiple opportunities
for engagement with your colleagues and exhibiting
companies. The “PizzawithaPurpose”Welcome
Reception on June 1 is an opportunity to reconnect with
old friends and forge new relationshipswith your sleep
colleagueswhile raising valuablemoney for theAmerican
SleepMedicineFoundation and theSleepResearch
Society Foundation.We are excited toagain this year offer
theSLEEP2014Annual Meetingmobile app available
on the iOS andAndroid. This appwasmade possible
byVandaPharmaceuticals. Youwill also be ableenjoy
Welcome toSLEEP 2014,
the 28
th
AnnualMeeting of the
AssociatedProfessional SleepSocieties, LLC (APSS)!
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