ESRS Newsletter June 2024

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

We’re pleased to see a number of registrations coming in for Sleep Europe 2024, and if you haven’t already registered, you can still take advantage of discounted registration fees until 3 July.

Once again, we will be accepting late-breaking abstracts this summer from 15 June to 15 July. Please note, abstracts received after this deadline will not be accepted, and there will be no extension.

We are excited about our new Breakfast Buzz – roundtable sessions.

Join us for a lively discussion over coffee and breakfast. Don’t forget to register as spots are limited to 40 per session.

Daily topics:

• 25 September: Wearable EEG to monitor and modulate sleep; state of the art and clinical outlook.
• 26 September: Basic Human – Neuroimaging big data analysis in sleep research.
• 27 September: Neurology – Different national cohort of rapid eye movement sleep behavior patients: risk factors for conversion and opportunity for trial.

A reminder that you can pre-order and collect the ESRS Sleep Medicine Textbook at the congress.

For those seeking childcare, don’t forget to apply for the GEF Sleep Europe Childcare Support Grant closing 31 July 2024.

In other event news, The ESRS is hosting a networking event at the FENS Forum 2024 which focuses on “Current challenges and opportunities of using AI in sleep medicine and neuroscience.“ This event is part of the FENS Forum on 25 June at 19:00 CEST and promises to be an engaging and insightful evening.

Last but not least, don’t miss today’s webinar at 12:30 CEST: “Sleep Centre Accreditation: New ESRS Guidelines.” This is a unique opportunity to learn about the latest accreditation guidelines for sleep centers, developed to reflect the evolution of sleep medicine over the past two decades.

Moderated by lead author, Dr. Sarah Hartley, the webinar will feature key topics presented by co-authors and experts in the field:

• Prof. Dr. Dirk Pevernagie on why the guidelines were changed and the evolution of sleep medicine.
• Prof. Dr. Thomas Penzel on the overall structure of the new guidelines and the concept of levels in clinical sleep practice.
• Prof. Dr. Johan Verbraecken on the criteria for each level of clinical sleep practice, from level 1 to level 4.