8-9 May

OSA Course Scientific Program

Course Directors

Dr. Stanley Yung-Chuan Liu (USA)
Dr. Irina Arechvo (Lithuania)

8 May (Saturday)
17:00 EEST (GMT+3) (16:00 CET) (7:00 PT)

Theme 1. Neurology & Radiology.

1. The architecture of healthy sleep. Differential diagnosis of sleep disorders. Understanding polisomnography. [71 min]
   Dr. Leonardo Serra (Chile) 
2. Complex sleep apnea. It‘s importance for pre-surgical and post-surgical evaluation. [28 min]
   Dr. Alejandro De Marinis (Chile) 
3. OSAS as a risk factor to trigger (or worsen) neurodegenerative diseases. [26 min]
   Dr. Alejandro De Marinis (Chile) 
4. CBCT of the upper respiratory tract for sleep-disordered breathing. [53 min]
   Dr. Dania Tamimi (USA)

Theme 2. Pulmonology.

1. OSA diagnosis and management. [36 min]
   Prof. José Luis Carrillo Alduenda (Mexico)
2. Adult OSA. How effective is CPAP? [23 min]
   Prof. José Luis Carrillo Alduenda (Mexico)
3. Making the most ouf of CPAP. CPAP failure. Fixed CPAP vs APAP. [21 min]
   Prof. José Luis Carrillo Alduenda (Mexico)
4. Obesity hypoventilation syndrome.  [32 min]
   Prof. José Luis Carrillo Alduenda (Mexico)
5. Phenotyping pediatric OSA: step towards precision medicine. [65 min]
   Dr. Umakanth Katwa (USA)

Theme 3. Dental Sleep Medicine

1. Role of orthodontic intervention in OSA: functional and physiological approach of orofacial structure restoration. [50 min]
   Dr. Audrey Yoon (USA)
2. Oral appliances, titration for OSA. [48 min]
   Dr. Leopoldo P. Correa (USA)
3. Management of OSA: orthodontics perspective following FACE protocol. [72 min]
   Dr. Rafa Ecija (Spain)
4. Management of residual sleep apnea in children. [20 min]
   Dr. Gabriel Cruz Zorrilla (Mexico)

9 May (Sunday)
17:00 EEST (GMT+3) (16:00 CET) (7:00 PT)

Theme 4. Approach to OSA patients.

1. OSA patient centered approach: from diagnosis to treatment and beyond [80min]
   Dr. Gabriel Cruz Zorrilla (Mexico)
2. Non-surgical CPAP alternatives : Positional therapy, weight loss, breathing,  education and myofunctional therapy. [30 min]
   Dr. Gabriel Cruz Zorrilla (Mexico)

Theme 5. Sleep Surgery.

5.1 My approach to sleep surgery patients

Sleep Surgery : Restoring Missed Milestones in Facial and Airway Growth and Development. [30 min]
Dr. Stanley Yung-Chuan Liu (USA)
Surgery and adult OSA : When should the patient be referred for surgical evaluation ? [20min]
Dr. Gabriel Cruz Zorrilla (Mexico) 
Personal approach to sleep surgery patients. [22 min]
Dr. Eric Thuler (Brazil)
Our approach to OSA. [20min]
Dr. Albano Flores (Mexico)

5.2 DISE, Nasal surgery, UPPP, TORS, Hypoglossal

Surgical management for OSA. Nasal obstruction and sleep disordered breathing. Palatal surgery evolution. Hypopharyngeal surgery and beyond [23 min]
Dr. Gabriel Cruz Zorrilla (Mexico)
Personal approach to OSA surgical treatment. [43 min]
Dr. Eric Thuler (Brazil) 

5.3 Skeletal surgery

Maxillary transverse deficiency in OSA. [20min]
Dr. Eric Thuler (Brazil) 
Prediction of surgical success in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. [34 min]
Dr. Julio Cifuentes (Chile)
The role of the maxillofacial surgeon in the treatment of the obstructive sleep apnea. [46 min]
Dr. Julio Cifuentes (Chile)
Maxillary mandibular advancement and expansion in OSA. Tips and pearls. [60min]
Dr. Albano Flores (Mexico) 

TECH theme

1. Artificial intelligence and sleep: the next frontier. [51 min]
   Nathaniel F. Watson (USA)
2. Update on consumer sleep technologies. [47 min]
   Nathaniel F. Watson (USA)
3. Innovations in sleep medicine.  [17 min]
   Dr. Gabriel Cruz (Mexico)