VUB Organizes Symposium on Sleep and Sleep Medicine

VUB Organizes Symposium on Sleep and Sleep Medicine

On Thursday, March 14, ahead of World Sleep Day, the University Dental Center of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (UTC-VUB) is organizing the symposium “Sleep and Sleep Medicine: The Role of Dentists, Speech Therapists, ENT Specialists, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and Dental Hygienists in the Clinical Care Pathway.”

The program spans the entire day and focuses on a practical approach to sleep-related orofacial dysfunctions. These are disorders occurring in the oral and facial region during sleep, which can manifest in various ways, negatively affecting a person’s health and well-being, such as teeth grinding and sleep apnea.

The symposium frames these dysfunctions within a broad international context. Various international opinion leaders will speak and come together to develop an evidence-based platform in collaboration with national and international universities and professional organizations. The aim of this platform is to develop and promote guidelines for post-academic training and practice for the care providers involved.


Program
​8:30 AM – 9:00 AM:
Registration
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM: Introduction

UTC, VUB, UZ Brussel: Common Role in Diagnostics and Therapy for Sleep Dysfunction

Prof. Dr. Miche De Meyer (VUB) & Dr. Sonia De Weerdt (UZ Brussel)

9:15 AM – 10:45 AM: Training and Screening OSAS: Part 1 & 2

  1. The Role and Training of Orofacial Clinicians in Sleep Medicine (National and International – Dutch)
  2. Prof. Dr. Miche De Meyer (VUB)
  3. Bio-markers in OSAS Screening (English)
  4. Prof. Dr. Susana Falardo (U Católica Portugal; EADSM)

10:45 AM – 11:15 AM: Coffee Break

11:15 AM – 12:45 PM: Keynote

How Orofacial Dysfunctions Interfere with Sleep Quality: From Research to Clinic

Prof. Dr. Gilles Lavigne – CHUM Montréal

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM: Lunch

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM: Keynote

The Link Between Sleep Bruxism and OSA with Oral Appliance Therapy

Prof. Dr. Cibele Dal Fabbro – Université de Montréal

3:15 PM – 3:45 PM: Coffee Break

3:45 PM – 5:15 PM: Clinical Duos in OSAS Therapy

  • ENT Specialists in Evidence-Based Screening and Therapy for OSAS
  • Prof. Dr. Olivier Vanderveken (Ibedsma & UZA)
  • Myofunctional Therapy in OSAS: Do’s and Don’ts
  • Prof. Dr. Susana Falardo (U Católica Portugal; EADSM)
  • Preventive Orthodontics for OSAS
  • Prof. Dr. Karlien Asscherickx (VUB)
  • Preventive and Curative Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery for OSAS
  • Dr. Ellen Collier (UZA)

5:15 PM – 8:30 PM: Reception


Practical Information

Date: Thursday, March 14, 2024

Location: UTC, Laarbeeklaan 103, Building K, 1090 Jette, Brussels Health Campus

 

Contact Person:

Inge Cornillie

+32 473 27 23 61

 

 

Sam Jaspers
Sam Jaspers Woordvoerder a.i.

 

 

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