2025 Annual Meeting Schedule


Thursday, May 15, 2025 - Ins and Outs of HSAT, Wearables, and Pulse Ox 

This course is an additional registration to the general sessions. Registration is limited and available on a first-come first-served basis. 

Time

Ins and Outs of HSAT, Wearables, and Pulse Ox
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM
Welcome and Announcements
Damian Blum, DMD and Rubina Nguyen, DDS
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Understanding Sleep Testing
Timothy Morgenthaler, MD
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Extracting Clinically Relevant Data From a Sleep Test
David Federici, DMD
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
BREAK
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Benefits and Limitations of Wearables and Pulse Ox
Ambrose Chiang, MD
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Screening and Calibrating with Objective Tools
Katherine Phillips, DDS
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM 
LUNCH BREAK
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM 
Effectively Communicating Sleep Study Results with Patients and Physicians
Damian Blum, DMD
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Integrating Objective Tools Into Your Practice: A Panel Discussion
David Federici, DMD
Eric Runyon, DDS
Katherine Phillips, DDS
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
BREAK
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM 
Industry Roundtables*
*CE will not be offered for this session


Friday, May 16, 2025                                                                                         

Time

General Sessions
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Welcome and Awards
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

OPENING ADDRESS*: Steadfast Leadership 
Becky Halstead

Becky Halstead is a retired brigadier general, United States Army, and founder of her own leader consultancy company, STEADFAST Leadership, LLC. She has over 15 years of executivelevel leadership experience, developing and training high-performing, complex and diverse teams capable of strategic planning and execution.
*This session will not be recorded and therefore can only be heard at the meeting. CE will not be offered for this session. 
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EXHIBIT HALL BREAK
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

A01: KEYNOTE: Cardiovascular Outcomes in OSA: Comparison of CPAP and Oral Appliance Therapy
Peter Cistulli MBBS, PhD, MBA, FRACP, FAAHMS

Peter Cistulli MBBS MBBS, PhD, MBA, FRACP, FAAHMS is a clinician researcher with 34 years’ experience in the fields of respiratory and sleep medicine. He is Professor of Sleep Medicine at the University of Sydney and holds the ResMed Chair. He leads the Sleep Research Theme within the multidisciplinary Charles Perkins Centre and holds a prestigious NHMRC Leadership Fellowship to support his research. He is also Clinical Director of the Sleep Medicine Program at Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia. 
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
A02: Weight Loss Drugs and OSA
Richard Schwab, MD
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM 
LUNCH & EXHIBIT HALL
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 
A03: Comorbidity of OSA and Insomnia in Postmenopausal Women
Jennifer Martin, PhD
B01: Oral Presentations
Distinguished award winners and investigators present their latest research and new ideas in the field. 
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
A04: The Influence of Aging on Pharyngeal Collapsibility During Sleep 
Amy Jordan, PhD
B02: Does the Adherence Factor Impact the Success of OAT?
Susana Falardo, DMD, MSc, PhD
Pierre Robin Winner
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
EXHIBIT HALL BREAK
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
A05: TBD

B03: Pregnancy and OSA
Sushmita Pamidi, MD
5:30PM - 6:00 PM
First Time Attendee Reception
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Networking Reception

Saturday, May 17, 2025                                                                             

Time

General Sessions
Track A
Clinical Findings
General Sessions 
Track B
Case-Based Discussions
General Sessions 
Track C
Fundamentals
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
A06: Pediatric OSA
Anne Marie Morse, DO
B04: Device Selection
Jonathan Parker, DDS and
Nancy Addy, DDS

C01: Dental Sleep Medicine 101
Becky Fox, DMD


9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
A07: Effects of Daytime Sleepiness on Daily Behaviors
Terri E. Weaver, PhD
C02: It Takes a Team
Machell Hoover-Hudson, RDH; Sophia Dunkley; and Diana Batoon, DMD
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
EXHIBIT HALL BREAK
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
A08: Comparing CPAP to OAT: Clinical Effectiveness, Patient Preference, and Hypoxic Burden
Olivier Vanderveken, MD, PhD
B05: Apps and Technology Data
Lindsey Deol, DDS and Michael Grandner, PhD
C03: Blueprints to Success: Phone Call to Patient Acceptance
Machell Hoover-Hudson, RDH; Sophia Dunkley; and Diana Batoon, DMD
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
A09:Medicare Update


B06: Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
Arthur Feigenbaum, DMD
C04: Blueprints to Success: Delivery
Machell Hoover-Hudson, RDH; Sophia Dunkley; and Diana Batoon, DMD
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM 
LUNCH & EXHIBIT HALL
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Membership Meeting
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 
A10: Influence of AI on Diagnosing and Treating OSA
Dennis Hwang, MD
B07: The Impact of TMD
Subha Giri, BDS, MS

C05: Blueprints to Success: Follow Up and Long Term Monitoring
Machell Hoover-Hudson, RDH; Sophia Dunkley; and Diana Batoon, DMD
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
A11: OSA's Impact on Cardiac Rhythm: Exploring Arrhythmias, Palpitations, and Atrial Fibrillation
Paul Nguyen, MD
B08: Managing Complex Patients Through Collaboration
Michael Simmons, DMD
C06: Using AADSM Tools to Market Your Practice 
KNB Marketing
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
EXHIBIT HALL BREAK
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
A12: Central Sleep Apnea
Timothy Morgenthaler, MD
B09:Combination Therapy
David Federici, DMD
C06: Billing and Coding Q&A
Courtney Snow; Scott Craig; Medicare Representatives

Sunday, May 18, 2025

Time

General Sessions
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
A13: What Every Sleep Provider Needs to Know About Sleep Surgery
Michael Olson, MD, MS
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
A14: Latest Findings in Alzheimer's and Sleep 
Brendan Lucey, MD
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
 BREAK
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
A15: The Happy Mouth Breather
Raj Dedhia, MD
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
A16: Targeted Myofunctional Therapy Based on Research
Esther Bianchini, PhD