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Program

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This program is subject to change.


Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Track 1
Track 2
9:00 AM - 3:15 PM Short Course 1 - Hands on practical nasoendoscopy for sleep and breathing
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Short Course 2 - NEST Fest 2025
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
ASA Council Co-Chairs Meeting
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Welcome Reception


Track 1
9:00 AM - 3:15 PM Short Course 1 - Hands on practical nasoendoscopy for sleep and breathing
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
ASA Council Co-Chairs Meeting
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Welcome Reception

Track 2
9:00 AM - 3:15 PM
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Short Course 2 - NEST Fest 2025
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Welcome Reception

Track 3
9:00 AM - 3:15 PM
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Short Course 3 - Think before you do: leveraging direct acyclic graphs (DAGs) for robust sleep medicine research and practice
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Welcome Reception

Track 4
9:00 AM - 3:15 PM
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Short Course 4 - Chronic non-invasive ventilation in adults and paediatrics
Sponsored by Philips
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Welcome Reception


Thursday, October 9, 2025

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Track 5
Track 6
6:45 AM - 8:00 AM
Fun Run
8:15 AM - 10:00 AM Dental sleep medicine short course - session 1
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM Opening Plenary and International Keynote Presentations
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Thursday Morning tea
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Dental sleep medicine short course - session 2
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM New Investigator Award
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Thursday Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:20 PM
Industry Symposium sponsored by Lilly
Industry Symposium sponsored by Resmed
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CLINICAL: The Who, What, When and Why of oral appliances for OSA management
Poster presentations P1
Poster presentations P2
Oral presentations O1
Poster presentations P3
Dental Short Course will be attending CLINICAL: The Who, What, When and Why of oral appliances for OSA management
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Thursday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM CLINICAL: Hypersomnolence disorders – practical challenges in the clinic PAEDIATRICS: Level 3 and Level 4 devices for diagnosis of sleep disordered breathing in children with neurodisability: considerations, challenges and comparisons with PSG INSOMNIA: Diversity in primary care insomnia management: a case study based presentation with clinician and researcher perspectives
Oral presentations O2
Poster presentations P4
3:30 PM - 5:15 PM Dental sleep medicine short course - session 4
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM
ASA Annual General Meeting
Track 1
Track 2
6:45 AM - 8:00 AM
Fun Run
8:15 AM - 10:00 AM
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM Opening Plenary and International Keynote Presentations
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Thursday Morning tea
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM New Investigator Award
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Thursday Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:20 PM
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CLINICAL: The Who, What, When and Why of oral appliances for OSA management
Poster presentations P1
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Thursday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM CLINICAL: Hypersomnolence disorders – practical challenges in the clinic PAEDIATRICS: Level 3 and Level 4 devices for diagnosis of sleep disordered breathing in children with neurodisability: considerations, challenges and comparisons with PSG
3:30 PM - 5:15 PM
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM

Track 3
Track 4
6:45 AM - 8:00 AM
Fun Run
8:15 AM - 10:00 AM
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM Opening Plenary and International Keynote Presentations
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Thursday Morning tea
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM New Investigator Award
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Thursday Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:20 PM
Industry Symposium sponsored by Lilly
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Poster presentations P2
Oral presentations O1
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Thursday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM INSOMNIA: Diversity in primary care insomnia management: a case study based presentation with clinician and researcher perspectives
Oral presentations O2
3:30 PM - 5:15 PM
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM
ASA Annual General Meeting

Track 5
Track 6
6:45 AM - 8:00 AM
Fun Run
8:15 AM - 10:00 AM Dental sleep medicine short course - session 1
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM Opening Plenary and International Keynote Presentations
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Thursday Morning tea
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Dental sleep medicine short course - session 2
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM New Investigator Award
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Thursday Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:20 PM
Industry Symposium sponsored by Resmed
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Poster presentations P3
Dental Short Course will be attending CLINICAL: The Who, What, When and Why of oral appliances for OSA management
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Thursday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Poster presentations P4
3:30 PM - 5:15 PM Dental sleep medicine short course - session 4
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM

Track 1
6:45 AM - 8:00 AM
Fun Run
8:15 AM - 10:00 AM
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM Opening Plenary and International Keynote Presentations
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Thursday Morning tea
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM New Investigator Award
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Thursday Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:20 PM
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CLINICAL: The Who, What, When and Why of oral appliances for OSA management
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Thursday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM CLINICAL: Hypersomnolence disorders – practical challenges in the clinic
3:30 PM - 5:15 PM
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM

Track 2
6:45 AM - 8:00 AM
Fun Run
8:15 AM - 10:00 AM
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM Opening Plenary and International Keynote Presentations
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Thursday Morning tea
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM New Investigator Award
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Thursday Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:20 PM
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Poster presentations P1
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Thursday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PAEDIATRICS: Level 3 and Level 4 devices for diagnosis of sleep disordered breathing in children with neurodisability: considerations, challenges and comparisons with PSG
3:30 PM - 5:15 PM
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM

Track 3
6:45 AM - 8:00 AM
Fun Run
8:15 AM - 10:00 AM
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM Opening Plenary and International Keynote Presentations
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Thursday Morning tea
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM New Investigator Award
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Thursday Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:20 PM
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Poster presentations P2
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Thursday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM INSOMNIA: Diversity in primary care insomnia management: a case study based presentation with clinician and researcher perspectives
3:30 PM - 5:15 PM
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM

Track 4
6:45 AM - 8:00 AM
Fun Run
8:15 AM - 10:00 AM
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM Opening Plenary and International Keynote Presentations
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Thursday Morning tea
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM New Investigator Award
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Thursday Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:20 PM
Industry Symposium sponsored by Lilly
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Oral presentations O1
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Thursday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Oral presentations O2
3:30 PM - 5:15 PM
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM
ASA Annual General Meeting

Track 5
6:45 AM - 8:00 AM
Fun Run
8:15 AM - 10:00 AM
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM Opening Plenary and International Keynote Presentations
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Thursday Morning tea
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM New Investigator Award
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Thursday Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:20 PM
Industry Symposium sponsored by Resmed
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Poster presentations P3
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Thursday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Poster presentations P4
3:30 PM - 5:15 PM
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM

Track 6
6:45 AM - 8:00 AM
Fun Run
8:15 AM - 10:00 AM Dental sleep medicine short course - session 1
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Thursday Morning tea
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Dental sleep medicine short course - session 2
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Thursday Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:20 PM
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Dental Short Course will be attending CLINICAL: The Who, What, When and Why of oral appliances for OSA management
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Thursday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
3:30 PM - 5:15 PM Dental sleep medicine short course - session 4
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM


Friday, October 10, 2025

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Track 5
Track 6
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Industry Breakfast Symposium sponsored by Resmed
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM Dental sleep medicine short course - session 5
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Sleep wake instability: Arousal systems and clinical perspectives
ANZSSA Plenary
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Friday Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM SURGERY: 15th Year Anniversary Sam Robinson Memorial Symposium SLEEP MEASUREMENT: Year in review - basic sleep science and technology CO-DESIGN: Importance of research co-design with people with lived experience and examples from sleep health research PAEDIATRICS: Paediatric year in review CLINICAL: The Sleep Shift: Pioneering novel transdisciplinary models of care to manage sleep apnoea Dental Short Course will be attending the SURGERY: 15th Year Anniversary Sam Robinson Memorial Symposium
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Friday Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:20 PM
Industry Lunch Symposium sponsored by Lilly
Industry Lunch Symposium sponsored by Temple Medical & Scientific
Industry Lunch Symposium sponsored by Philips
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM PAEDIATRICS: Sleep and brain development in early childhood - what do we know and what more could we know?
Oral presentations O3
Oral presentations O4
Oral presentations O5
CLINICAL: Clinical year in review Dental sleep medicine short course - session 7
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Friday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Dental sleep medicine short course - session 8
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM CHRONOBIOLOGY: Illuminating shift work: Innovative strategies for sleep, nutrition, and team performance in 24/7 operations
Poster presentations P5
SLEEP MEASUREMENT: Round PSG, square rule: interactive Mentimeter-based analysis discussion
Oral presentations O6
Oral presentations O7
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
ANZSSA Annual General Meeting
Track 1
Track 2
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Sleep wake instability: Arousal systems and clinical perspectives
ANZSSA Plenary
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Friday Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM SURGERY: 15th Year Anniversary Sam Robinson Memorial Symposium SLEEP MEASUREMENT: Year in review - basic sleep science and technology
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Friday Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:20 PM
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM PAEDIATRICS: Sleep and brain development in early childhood - what do we know and what more could we know?
Oral presentations O3
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Friday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM CHRONOBIOLOGY: Illuminating shift work: Innovative strategies for sleep, nutrition, and team performance in 24/7 operations
Poster presentations P5
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Track 3
Track 4
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Sleep wake instability: Arousal systems and clinical perspectives
ANZSSA Plenary
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Friday Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM CO-DESIGN: Importance of research co-design with people with lived experience and examples from sleep health research PAEDIATRICS: Paediatric year in review
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Friday Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:20 PM
Industry Lunch Symposium sponsored by Lilly
Industry Lunch Symposium sponsored by Temple Medical & Scientific
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Oral presentations O4
Oral presentations O5
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Friday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM SLEEP MEASUREMENT: Round PSG, square rule: interactive Mentimeter-based analysis discussion
Oral presentations O6
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
ANZSSA Annual General Meeting

Track 5
Track 6
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Industry Breakfast Symposium sponsored by Resmed
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM Dental sleep medicine short course - session 5
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Sleep wake instability: Arousal systems and clinical perspectives
ANZSSA Plenary
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Friday Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM CLINICAL: The Sleep Shift: Pioneering novel transdisciplinary models of care to manage sleep apnoea Dental Short Course will be attending the SURGERY: 15th Year Anniversary Sam Robinson Memorial Symposium
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Friday Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:20 PM
Industry Lunch Symposium sponsored by Philips
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CLINICAL: Clinical year in review Dental sleep medicine short course - session 7
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Friday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Dental sleep medicine short course - session 8
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Oral presentations O7
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Track 1
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Sleep wake instability: Arousal systems and clinical perspectives
ANZSSA Plenary
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Friday Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM SURGERY: 15th Year Anniversary Sam Robinson Memorial Symposium
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Friday Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:20 PM
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM PAEDIATRICS: Sleep and brain development in early childhood - what do we know and what more could we know?
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Friday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM CHRONOBIOLOGY: Illuminating shift work: Innovative strategies for sleep, nutrition, and team performance in 24/7 operations
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Track 2
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Sleep wake instability: Arousal systems and clinical perspectives
ANZSSA Plenary
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Friday Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM SLEEP MEASUREMENT: Year in review - basic sleep science and technology
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Friday Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:20 PM
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Oral presentations O3
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Friday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Poster presentations P5
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Track 3
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Sleep wake instability: Arousal systems and clinical perspectives
ANZSSA Plenary
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Friday Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM CO-DESIGN: Importance of research co-design with people with lived experience and examples from sleep health research
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Friday Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:20 PM
Industry Lunch Symposium sponsored by Lilly
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Oral presentations O4
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Friday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM SLEEP MEASUREMENT: Round PSG, square rule: interactive Mentimeter-based analysis discussion
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Track 4
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Sleep wake instability: Arousal systems and clinical perspectives
ANZSSA Plenary
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Friday Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PAEDIATRICS: Paediatric year in review
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Friday Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:20 PM
Industry Lunch Symposium sponsored by Temple Medical & Scientific
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Oral presentations O5
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Friday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Oral presentations O6
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
ANZSSA Annual General Meeting

Track 5
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Industry Breakfast Symposium sponsored by Resmed
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Sleep wake instability: Arousal systems and clinical perspectives
ANZSSA Plenary
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Friday Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM CLINICAL: The Sleep Shift: Pioneering novel transdisciplinary models of care to manage sleep apnoea
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Friday Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:20 PM
Industry Lunch Symposium sponsored by Philips
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CLINICAL: Clinical year in review
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Friday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Oral presentations O7
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Track 6
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM Dental sleep medicine short course - session 5
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Friday Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Dental Short Course will be attending the SURGERY: 15th Year Anniversary Sam Robinson Memorial Symposium
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Friday Lunch
12:45 PM - 1:20 PM
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Dental sleep medicine short course - session 7
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Friday Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Dental sleep medicine short course - session 8
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM


Saturday, October 11, 2025


Track 3
Track 4
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM The impact of sleep on balance, falls and frailty: Investigating novel risk factors in ageing populations
Helen Bearpark Memorial Lecture
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Saturday Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Oral presentations O8
Oral presentations O9
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Saturday Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Poster presentations P6
Poster presentations P7
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Saturday Afternoon tea
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM OHS: Managing sleep loss, fatigue, and performance in military settings PAEDIATRICS: Sleep health care delivery and interventions to families, children and adolescents: How are we doing?
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM Gala Dinner

Track 5
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM The impact of sleep on balance, falls and frailty: Investigating novel risk factors in ageing populations
Helen Bearpark Memorial Lecture
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Saturday Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Oral presentations O10
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Saturday Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Oral presentations O12
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Saturday Afternoon tea
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM NEUROSCIENCE: New perspectives in sleepiness: Modern applications of EEG in hypersomnolence research
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM Gala Dinner


Track 2
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM The impact of sleep on balance, falls and frailty: Investigating novel risk factors in ageing populations
Helen Bearpark Memorial Lecture
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Saturday Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM CLINICAL: Snores and scales: Tackling obesity and OSA
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Saturday Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Oral presentations O11
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Saturday Afternoon tea
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PRIMARY CARE: Implementation in action! Translating sleep health care to thousands of Australian primary care clinicians
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM Gala Dinner

Track 3
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM The impact of sleep on balance, falls and frailty: Investigating novel risk factors in ageing populations
Helen Bearpark Memorial Lecture
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Saturday Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Oral presentations O8
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Saturday Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Poster presentations P6
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Saturday Afternoon tea
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM OHS: Managing sleep loss, fatigue, and performance in military settings
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM Gala Dinner

Track 4
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM The impact of sleep on balance, falls and frailty: Investigating novel risk factors in ageing populations
Helen Bearpark Memorial Lecture
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Saturday Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Oral presentations O9
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Saturday Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Poster presentations P7
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Saturday Afternoon tea
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PAEDIATRICS: Sleep health care delivery and interventions to families, children and adolescents: How are we doing?
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM Gala Dinner

Track 5
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM The impact of sleep on balance, falls and frailty: Investigating novel risk factors in ageing populations
Helen Bearpark Memorial Lecture
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Saturday Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Oral presentations O10
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Saturday Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Oral presentations O12
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Saturday Afternoon tea
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM NEUROSCIENCE: New perspectives in sleepiness: Modern applications of EEG in hypersomnolence research
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM Gala Dinner


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