2017 Mar 3-5 - Advanced course on sleep and breathing

It gives us great pleasure to announce that the Hong Kong Thoracic Society and CHEST Delegation (Hong Kong & Macau) successfully held the “Advanced Course on Sleep and Breathing” on 3 - 5 March 2017 at the Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital. This is the first time that a high level training course in Sleep and Breathing is ever conducted in Hong Kong.

We are very honored and delighted to have renowned clinicians, researchers & technologists of world class caliber in Sleep Medicine lecturing on hot topics and conducting workshops at this Sleep & Breathing Course. The course consists of 2 days’ lectures and 1 day’s workshops with an innovative style of training emphasizing interaction between speakers and participants.


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Slides download (for registrated delegates) :

S1_1_Normal Sleep and Physiology of Respiration

S1_2_Pathophysiology of OSA

S2_2_Sleep Disturbances in Medical Conditions

S3_2_Non-CPAP Therapies for OSA including Weight Loss Strategies

S4_1_Diagnostic Methods and Introduction to PSG Analysis

S4_2_Analysis of EEG, ECG and Respiratory Scoring

S5_1_Respiratory Control and Respiratory Failure

S6_1_Central Sleep Apnoea

S6_2_Restless Legs Periodic Leg Movements

S7_1_Excessive Sleepiness

S7_2_Hypersomnias, Parasomnias

S8_1_SDB Beyond AHI

S8_2_Circadian Rhythm and Insomnia

S9_1_Interactive Case Studies

NIV Workshop

CPAP Workshop