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Public Health
|Â Â Â 13 February 2025 (CET time)
Track Organisers
12:00
Welcome
12:15
Symposium
Impact of Environmental Factors on Sleep Health
Dr. Katerina Vlami
Session Chair . Greece
Prof. Dr. Manolis Kogevinas
Speaker . Spain
Dr. Hannah Scott
Speaker . Australia
Dr. Dimitris Kantas
Speaker . United States
Session Topics
- Night shift work and circadian rhythm disturbance (Prof. Dr. Manolis Kogevinas)
- Seasonal and environmental impacts on sleep health (Dr. Hanna Scott)
- Impact of light and electronic devices on sleep health (Dr. Dimitris Kantas)
13:00
Keynote Lecture
Sleep Health, a Public Health Issue
13:45
Virtual Coffee Break
14:00
Year in Review
Insights from Real World Evidence in Sleep Disorders
Prof. Dr. Clete Kushida
Session Chair. United States
Prof. Dr. Claudio Liguori
Speaker . Italy
Prof. Dr. Athanasia Pataka
Speaker . Greece
Prof. Karen Spruyt
Speaker . France
Prof. Kristen Knutson
Speaker . United States
Session Topics
- Sleep disorders in the elderly (Prof. Dr. Claudio Liguori)
- OSA phenotypes in women (Prof. Dr. Athanasia Pataka)
- Sleep hygiene, an adolescent issue (Prof. Karen Spruyt)
- Sleep inequalities in genders (Prof. Kristen Knutson)
15:45
Virtual Coffee Break
16:00
JSR Symposium
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Dr. Maria Basta
Session Chair . Greece
Dr. Linn Nyjordet Evanger
Speaker . Norway
Dr. Alexander Prehn-Kristensen
Speaker . Germany
Prof. Dr. Alfredo RodrÃguez-Muñoz
Speaker . Spain
Dr. Piotr Matłosz
Speaker . Poland
Session Topics
- Associations between sleep duration, insomnia, depression, anxiety and registry-based school grades: A longitudinal study among high-school students (Dr. Linn Nyjordet Evanger)
- Does sleep help children to generalise features like adults? (Dr. Alexander Prehn-Kristensen)
- Short-term effects of exposure to workplace bullying on objective sleep: an actigraphy diary study (Prof. Dr. Alfredo RodrÃguez-Muñoz)
- Relationship between actigraphy-derived physical activity, sedentary behaviours and sleep parameters in preschool girls and boys: A cross-sectional study (Dr. Piotr Matłosz)
17:00 Congress Closure
Neurology
Track Organisers
Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Plazzi
Track Chair . Italy
Dr. Samson Khachatryan
Track Chair . Armenia
Dr. Carolina Lombardi
Scientific Committee Rep . Italy
Dr. Fabio Pizza
Scientific Committee Rep . Italy
12:45
Welcome
13:00
Keynote Lecture
Clinical features of narcolepsy across the life span
Dr. Yves Dauvilliers
Session Chair. France
13:45
Virtual Coffee Break
14:00
Year in Review
Sleep and Neurology: Clinical
Dr. Rolf Fronczek
Session Chair . The Netherlands
Prof. Dr. Stefan Seidel
Speaker . Austria
Session Topics
- Associations between sleep duration, insomnia, depression, anxiety and registry-based school grades: A longitudinal study among high-school students (Dr. Linn Nyjordet Evanger)
- Does sleep help children to generalise features like adults? (Dr. Alexander Prehn-Kristensen)
- Short-term effects of exposure to workplace bullying on objective sleep: an actigraphy diary study (Prof. Dr. Alfredo RodrÃguez-Muñoz)
- Relationship between actigraphy-derived physical activity, sedentary behaviours and sleep parameters in preschool girls and boys: A cross-sectional study (Dr. Piotr Matłosz)
Dr. Ambra Stefani
Speaker . United States
Dr. Alex Iranzo
Speaker . Spain
Dr. Evelina PajÄ—dienÄ—
Speaker . Lithuania
Prof. Dr. Elena Antelmi
Speaker . Italy
Session Topics
- Large muscle group movements (Dr- Ambra Stefani)
- Differential diagnosis of adult NREM parasomnias (Dr. Evelina PajÄ—dienÄ—)
- REM parasomnias at different ages of life (Prof. Dr. Elena Antelmi)
- Sleep disorders in autoimmune encephalitis (Dr. Alex Iranzo)
15:00
Virtual Coffee Break
16:00
JSR Symposium
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Dr. Fabio Pizza
Session Chair . Italy
Dr. Andrew N. Coogan
Speaker . Ireland
Prof. Dr. Gulcin Benbir Senel
Speaker . Türkiye
Dr. Kentaro Matsui
Speaker . Japan/i>
Session Topics
- Prevalence and associations of self-reported sleep problems in a large sample of patients with Parkinson’s disease (Dr. Andrew N. Coogan)
- Spectral EEG and heart rate changes associated with leg movements during the suggested immobilization test in patients with restless legs syndrome (Prof. Dr. Gulcin Benbir Senel)
- Sleep schedules and MSLT-based diagnosis of narcolepsy type 2 and idiopathic hypersomnia: Exploring potential associations in a large clinical sample (Dr. Kentaro Matsui)
17:00 Congress Closure
Mental Health
|Â Â Â 8 May 2025 (CEST time)
Track Organisers
Prof. Dr. Dieter Riemann
Track Chair . Germany
Dr. Christine Blume
Track Chair . Switzerland
Dr. Megan Crawford
Scientific Committee Rep . United Kingdom
12:00
Welcome
Prof. Dr. Göran Hajak
Session Chair . Germany
Prof. Dr. Göran Hajak
Speaker . Germany
Prof. Dr. Pierre-Alexis Geoffroy
Speaker . France
Dr. Hugh Selsick
Speaker . United Kingdom
Session Topics
- The burden of chronic insomnia in the psychiatric patient (Prof. Dr. Göran Hajak)
- Emerging data on daridorexant for the treatment of chronic insomnia with psychiatric comorbidities (Prof. Dr. Pierre-Alexis Geoffroy)
- Managing chronic insomnia in a psychiatric patient (Dr. Hugh Selsick)
13:00
Symposium
Insomnia in Mental Illness: Treatment Aspects
Dr. Colin Espie
Speaker . United Kingdom
Dr. Leonie Maurer
Speaker . Germany
Prof. Dr. Adam Wichniak
Speaker . Poland
Prof. Dr. Tiina Paunio
Speaker . Finland
Session Topics
- Scaling insomnia treatment: the role of dCBT-I (Dr. Colin Espie)
- dCBT-I – the German experience (Dr. Leonie Maurer)
- Pharmacological treatment of insomnia: overview (Prof. Dr. Adam Wichniak)
- Long-term pharmacological insomnia treatment (Prof. Dr. Tiina Paunio
14:00
Virtual Coffee Break
14:15
Keynote Lecture
Optimising Efficacy and Implementation of Psychotherapy for Insomnia
Dr. Elisabeth Hertenstein
Speaker . Switzerland
15:00
Joint Symposium
Sleep, Insomnia and Mental Health
Mariana Mendoza Alvarez
Speaker . Belgium
Dr. Annemieke van Straten
Speaker . The Netherlands
Prof. Dr. Laura Palagini
Speaker . Italy
Dr. Christoph Nissen
Speaker. Switzerland
Session Topics
- Insomnia, REM sleep instability and anxiety and depression (Mariana Mendoza Alvarez)
- Prevalence of insomnia (Dr. Annemieke van Straten)
- Insomnia: from psychology to neurobiology (Prof. Dr. Laura Palagini)
- The importance of sleep for mental health and illness (Dr. Christoph Nissen)
16:00
Virtual Coffee Break
16:15
Year in Review
News from Insomnia and Mental Health 2024
Dr. Kai Spiegelhalder
Session Chair . Germany
Dr. Debora Meneo
Speaker . Italy
17:00
JSR Symposium
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Dr. Joao Paolo Lima Santos
Speaker. United States
Laura Simon
Speaker . Germany
Dr. Jameel Soqia
Speaker. Syria
Dr. Anne Richards
Speaker . United States
Session Topics
- Slow Wave Sleep and Emotion Regulation in Adolescents With Depressive Symptoms: An Experimental Pilot Study (Dr. Joao Paolo Lima Santos)
- Barriers and Facilitators of Sleep Restriction Therapy in Internet-Delivered CBT-IÂ (Laura Simon)
- Challenges of poor sleep quality and mental health issues among Syrian medical residents in 22 major hospitals across Syria (Dr. Jameel Soqia)
- Evaluating the Relationship Between Emotion Regulation, Mood and Distressing Dreams Using Daily Sleep Diary Reports in Trauma Survivors. (Dr. Anne Richards)
18:00 Congress Closure
Paediatrics
|Â Â Â 12 June 2025 (CEST time)
Track Organisers
Prof. Dr. Lino Nobili
Track Chair . Italy
Prof. Dr. Karen Spruyt
Track Chair . France
Dr. Michelle Downes
Scientific Committee Rep . Ireland
12:00
Welcome
12:15
Symposium
Sleep and Development: Links between Sleep Issues and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Prof. Dr. Dagmara Dimitrou
Speaker . United Kingdom
Dr. Nicola Cellini
Speaker . Italy
Session Topics
- Navigating Sleep: Developmental changes in napping and nocturnal sleep among neurodivergent individuals with Autism and Dyslexia (Prof.Dr. Dagmara Dimitrou)
- Exploring sleep difficulties in eating disorders: A focus on adolescents (Dr. Nicola Cellini)
13:00
Keynote Lecture
Management of Insomnia in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Findings and Frontiers
Prof. Dr. Luci Wiggs
Speaker . United Kingdom
13:45
Virtual Coffee Break
14:00
Joint Year in Review
Paediatric sleep and SDB
Prof. José Cipolla-Neto
Speaker . Brazil
Prof. Paul Gringras
Speaker . United Kingdom
Dr. Judith Owens
Speaker . United States
Session Topics
- The basic science perspective on melatonin (Prof. José Cipolla-Neto)
- What do the clinical trials tell us about melatonin? (Prof. Paul Gringras)
- What is the world’s perspective on melatonin use? (Dr. Judith Owens)
15:45
Virtual Coffee Break
16:00
JSR Symposium
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Prof. Dr. Leila Tarokh
Session Chair . Switzerland
Dr. Aarti Sathyanarayana
Speaker. United States
Dr. Leanna McWood
Speaker. United States
Rachel Walsh
Speaker. United States
Dr. Lisa Walter
Speaker. Australia
Session Topics
- Topological Data Analysis-Based Characteristics of Electroencephalogram Signals in Children With Sleep Apnea (Dr. Aarti Sathyanarayana)
- Predicting weekday and weekend sleep: Interactions between peers and mothers (Dr. Leanna McWood)
- Sleep regularity in adolescents: Associations with sleep, rest–activity indices, and prospective substance use and depression (Rachel Walsh)
- Improving Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Mitigates Dampened Heart Rate Responses to Respiratory Events in Children With Down Syndrome (Dr. Lisa Walter)
17:00 Congress Closure
Respiratory
|Â Â Â 3 July 2025 (CEST time)
Track Organisers
Prof. Dr. Dirk Pevernagie
Track Chair . Belgium
Prof. Dr. Winfried Randerath
Track Chair . Germany
Prof. Dr. Georgia Trakada
Scientific Committee Rep . Greece
Dr. Özen Başoğlu
Scientific Committee Rep . Türkiye
12:00
Welcome
12:10
Zoll Respicardia Satellite Symposium
Importance of Distinguishing between Central and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Prof. Dr. Johan Verbraecken
Session Chair . Belgium
Prof. Dr. Jean-Louis Pepin
Speaker . France
Dr. Michael Arzt
Speaker . Germany
Dr. Timothy Morgenthaler
Speaker . United States
- Distinguish between central and obstructive sleep apnoea (Prof. Dr. Jean-Louis Pepin)
- Case-based review of mis-scoring of central and obstructive apnoeas/hypopneas (Dr. Michael Arzt)
- The role of Hypopnea Classification and Neuromodulation Therapies ( Dr. Timothy Morgenthaler)
13:00
Keynote Lecture
Sleep apnoea in the elderly - are we ready to face it?
Prof. Dr. Tarja Saaresranta
Speaker Finland
13:45
Virtual Coffee Break
Registration is Open for Respiratory Track
Free for Members of ESRS and Supporting Organisations
14:00
Joint Year in Review
Insights from Real World Evidence in Sleep Disorders
Prof. Dr. Winfried Randerath
Speaker . Germany
Dr. Alexandros Vgontzas
Speaker . United States
Session Topics
- New statements on ASV (Prof. Dr. Winfried Randerath)
- Drug treatment for sleep apnoea ( Dr. Alexandros Vgontzas)
Dr. Harald Hrubos-Strøm
Speaker. Norway
Prof. Haralampos Gouveris
Speaker . Germany
Prof. Dr. Andreú Puigdollers-Perez
Speaker. Spain
Dr. Marjolein van Looij
Speaker . The Netherlands
Session Topics
- Myofunctional therapy (Sleep Revolution) results (Dr. Harald Hrubos-Strøm)
- Hypoglossal nerve stimulation (Prof. Haralampos Gouveris)
- Orthodontic therapy (preventing sleep apnoea in childhood) (Prof. Dr. Andreú Puigdollers-Perez)
- Positional therapy (Dr. Marjolein van Looij)
15:45
Virtual Coffee Break
16:00
JSR Symposium
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Dr. Renata Riha
Session Chair . United Kingdom
Dr. Joachim Behar
Speaker. Israel
Dr. Alister Bates
Speaker. United States
Dr. Össur Emilsson
Speaker. Sweden
Session Topics
- Clinical Validation of Artificial Intelligence Algorithms for the Diagnosis of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Sleep Staging From Oximetry and Photoplethysmography—SleepAI (Dr. Joachim Behar)
- Effects of Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation on Upper Airway Structure and Function Using Moving Wall Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations: A Pilot Study (Dr. Alister Bates)
- Moderate to Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea Is a Risk Factor for Severe COVID-19—A Nationwide Cohort Study (Dr. Össur Emilsson)
17:00 Congress Closure
Basic Human
|Â Â Â 9 October 2025 (CEST time)
Track Organisers
Prof. Dr. Ysbrand van der Werf
Track Chair . The Netherlands
Dr. Eva Winnebeck
Scientific Committee Rep . United Kingdom
Dr. Giulio Bernardi
Scientific Committee Rep . Italy
Welcome
Symposium
Human sleep at the Interface of brain and body
Dr. Giulio Bernardi
Session Chair Italy
Dr. Caroline Lustenberger
Speaker. Switzerland
Prof. Cameron McAlpine
Speaker. United States
Prof. Dr. Monika Schönauer
Speaker . Germany
Session Topics
- Sleep, sensory stimulation, and autonomic dynamics (Dr. Caroline Lustenberger)
- Sleep and immunology including myocardial infarction (Prof. Cameron McAlpine)
- Sleep and memory (Prof. Dr. Monika Schönauer)
13:00
Keynote Lecture
Sleep Health, a Public Health Issue
13:45
Virtual Coffee Break
Registration is Open for Basic Human Track
Free for Members of ESRS and Supporting Organisations
14:00
Year in Review
Insights from Real World Evidence in Sleep Disorders
14:45
Joint Symposium
Complex Behaviours During Sleep
Dr. Eva Winnebeck
Session Chair. United Kingdom
15:45
Virtual Coffee Break
16:00
JSR Symposium
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17:00 Congress Closure
Sleep Technology
|Â Â Â 13 November 2025 (CET time)
Track Organisers
Dr. Timo Leppänen
Track Chair . Finland
Dr. Carlos Teixeira
Track Chair . Portugal
Dr. Ding Zou
Scientific Committee Rep . Sweden
Welcome
Symposium
Impact of Environmental Factors on Sleep Health
Keynote Lecture
Novel diagnostic approaches and ML analyses in adult and paediatric populations
Gonzalo Gutierrez
Speaker . Spain
Virtual Coffee Break
Registration is Open for Sleep Technology Track
Free for Members of ESRS and Supporting Organisations
Year in Review
Novel analyses to change sleep medicine
Robert Thomas
Speaker . United States
Joint Symposium
Complex Behaviours During Sleep
Dr. Carlos Teixeira
Session Chair . Portugal
Dr. Luka Biedebach
Speaker. Iceland
Dimitri Ferretti
Speaker . Sweden
SigrÃður Sigurðardóttir
Speaker. Iceland
Session Topics
- Unsupervised learning in sleep medicine (Dr. Luka Biedebach)
- Prospective data collection in SleepRevolution: the idea, concept & practical experience (Dimitri Ferretti)
- Scoring in the Sleep Revolution project (SigrÃður Sigurðardóttir)
Virtual Coffee Break
JSR Symposium
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Dr. Matias Rusanen
Session Chair . Finland
Dr. Lieve van Egmond
Session Chair . Germany
Prof. Shaun Purcell
Speaker. United States
Dr. Iris Huijben
Speaker . Netherlands
Dr. Luigi Fiorillo
Speaker. Switzerland
Session Topics
- NSRR database and big sleep data harmonisation/preprocessing (Prof. Shaun Purcell)
- Hypnodensities, attention-based explainability, and unsupervised methods for exploring sleep structure. (Dr. Iris Huijben )
- Sleepyland open-access automatic sleep staging models. (Dr. Luigi Fiorillo)
Basic Animal
|Â Â Â 11 December 2025 (CET time)
Track Organisers
Prof. Dr. Vladyslav Vyazovskiy
Track Chair . United Kingdom
Dr. Alessandro Silvani
Scientific Committee Rep . Italy
Dr. Carolina Gutierrez Herrera
Scientific Committee Rep . Switzerland
12:00
Welcome
12:15
Symposium
Impact of Environmental Factors on Sleep Health
Dr. Ada Eban-Rothschild
Speaker. United States
Dr. Julie Seibt
Speaker . United Kingdom
Prof. David Dupret
Speaker. United Kingdom
Dr. Mattia Aime
Speaker . France
Session Topics
- Regulation of sleep and the identification of innate behaviours (Dr. Ada Eban-Rothschild)
- Calcium dynamics and synaptic plasticity during sleep (Dr. Julie Seibt)
- Cortical and hippocampal dynamics across states (Prof. David Dupret)
- Neural circuits for memory processing during REM sleep (Dr. Mattia Aime)
13:15
Keynote Lecture
Sleep Health, a Public Health Issue
14:00
Virtual Coffee Break
Registration is Open for Basic Animal Track
Free for Members of ESRS and Supporting Organisations
14:15
Year in Review
Insights from Real World Evidence in Sleep Disorders
Dr. Christelle Peyron
Speaker. France
Prof. Dr. Peter Meerlo
Speaker. The Netherlands
Prof. Dr. Anissa Kempf
Speaker . Switzerland
Dr. Philippe Mourrain
Speaker. United States
Dr. Gianina Ungurean
Speaker . Germany
Session Topics
- Regulation of sleep and sleep function across species (Prof. Dr. Peter Meerlo)
- Regulation of sleep in flies (Prof. Dr. Anissa Kempf)
- Evolutionary perspectives on brain dynamics during sleep (Dr. Philippe Mourrain)
- Avian Sleep Regulation (Dr. Gianina Ungurean)
16:00
Virtual Coffee Break
16:15
JSR Symposium
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17:15 Congress Closure
Meet our Speakers
A B C
Prof. Dr. Elena Antelmi
Dr. Chiara Baglioni
Dr. Maria Basta
Dr. Daniel J. Buysse
Dr. Andrew N. Coogan
D E F
Dr. Yves Dauvilliers
Prof. Dr. Dagmara Dimitriou
Dr. Colin Espie
Dr. Linn Nyjordet Evanger
Dr. Raffaele Ferri
G H I
Gonzalo Gutierrez
Prof. Dr. Göran Hajak
Dr. Carolina Gutierrez Herrera
Dr. Elisabeth Hertenstein
Dr. Alex Iranzo
J K L
Dr. Dimitris Kantas
Dr. Kristen Knutson
Dr. Alexander Prehn-Kristensen
Dr. Manolis Kogevinas
Prof. Dr. Clete Kushida
Prof. Dr. Claudio Liguori
M N O
Dr. Leonie Maurer
Dr. Piotr Matłosz
Dr. Kentaro Matsui
Dr. Diego Mazotti
Prof. Dr. Alfredo RodrÃguez-Muñoz
Dr. Christoph Nissen
P Q R
Dr. Evelina PajÄ—dienÄ—
Prof. Dr. Teresa Paiva
Dr. Athanasia Pataka
Dr. Livia de Picker
Dr. Fabio Pizza
Prof. Dr. Winfried Randerath
Dr. Sophia Schiza
S T U
Dr. Hannah Scott
Prof. Dr. Gulcin Benbir Senel
Prof. Dr. Stefan Seidel
Dr. Sophia Schiza
Dr. Alessandro Silvani
Dr. Kai Spiegelhalder
Dr. Ambra Stefani
Dr. Annemieke van Straten
Dr. Carlos Teixeira
Dr. Ambra Stefani
Dr. Annemieke van Straten
Dr. Carlos Teixeira
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Dr. Adam Wichniak
