RESMED satellite symposium

Room: 524
Sunday 18 October 2009 – 14.00 – 16.00

WAKE UP TO SLEEP APNOEA AND DIABETES

Chair: Prof Paul Zimmet, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia

Program:

2.00 – 2.10 PM : Introduction
Prof Paul Zimmet

2.10 – 2.30 PM: Obstructive Sleep Apnoea, Disease Definitions and Metabolic Implications
Prof Naresh Punjabi, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

2.30 – 2.50 PM: OSA and Type 2 Diabetes: “Partners in Crime”
Prof Paul Zimmet

2.50 – 3.10 PM: Sleep Apnoea in the Diabetes Clinic
Prof John Wilding, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, UK

3.10 – 3.30 PM: Translation to Practice
Mrs Virginia Peragallo-Dittko, Winthrop-University Hospital, NY, USA

3.30 – 4.00 PM: Chair Discussion and Closing Remarks