The Maryland Sleep Society held it’s 13th Annual Scientific Conference on October 27-28 in Towson Maryland.  This was a gathering of sleep specialists and experts from across the region. Sleep professionals from around the state enjoyed two days of insightful discussions, and networking opportunities centered around the latest advancements in sleep medicine

Members and attendees can access the presentations from our speakers by logging in here.

Integrating Sleep Medicine into the Dental School Curriculum: Current and Future Plans at UMSOD

Stephanie Dennison, DDS

Treatment of Hypersomnias

Mark Wu, MD, PHD

Treatment of Nightmares

Jennifer Creamer, MD

New Approach for Pediatric Insomnia

Eliot Katz, MD

Actigraphy In Children

Janet Lam, MD, MHS and Valeria Paasch, PhD

Scoring and Interpreting Pediatric Sleep Studies

Laura Sterni, MD

REM Sleep Behavior Disorder and Neurodegenerative Implications

Joyce Lee-Iannotti, MD

Expanding the Role of Sleep Technologists

Jessica Schmidt, RPSGT, CCSH, FACHE

Fellow Presentations 

Factors Associated with Residual Apnea – Hypopnea Index Variability During CPAP Treatment and Long Term Study of the Safety and Maintenance of efficacy of solriamfetol (JZP-110) in the treatment of excessive sleepiness in participants with narcolepsy or obstructive sleep apnea. – Vishruth Vyata MD

Measuring severity in OSA and Comparison of clinical pathways for hypoglossal nerve stimulation management: in-laboratory titration polysomnography versus home-based efficacy sleep testing – Ammar Rasul, MD

Home sleep apnea testing of adults with chronic heart failure – Erick Lopez, MD

Long-Term Efficacy and safety of low-sodium oxybate in an open label extension period of a placebo-controlled, double blind, randomized withdrawal study in adults with idiopathic hypersomnia (Morse, et al) and Bidirectional association between Parkinson’s disease and obstructive sleep apnea: a cohort study – Pushkar Deshpande, MD

Please contact Ginger Tinsley at gtinsley@medchi.org with any questions.