SESSION INFORMATION
SLEEP 2008 features postgraduate courses, symposia, discussion groups and clinical
workshops. The sessions focus on a wide variety of topics including clinical practice,
basic research and other aspects of sleep medicine and sleep research. The sessions
attempt to integrate basic science and clinical issues when possible.
By submitting a proposal, the Program Committee assumes that each faculty member
has been contacted and has agreed to present should the session be accepted, regardless
of the date/time scheduled. The information provided within the proposal will be
used to highlight accepted sessions in the Preliminary and Final Programs. With
this in mind, changes and/or additions (i.e. faculty names, title changes) must
be submitted prior to March 31, 2008.
Audio Visual Information
The standard audiovisual equipment that is provided for each session, excluding
discussion groups, is as follows: LCD/Video projector, laser pointer, podium and
microphone. Panel and aisle microphones are provided for discussion groups. Requests
for additional audiovisual equipment must be included in the original proposal.
Please note that internet connection is not provided in session rooms; requests
for internet in session rooms will not be approved. All speakers are required to
upload their presentations to the networked server in the Speaker Ready Room. Further
information and instructions will be provided in advance of the meeting.
Continuing Education Information
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to sponsor continuing
medical education (CME) for physicians. This activity has been planned and implemented
through the joint sponsorship of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the
Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC. As a CME provider, the American Academy
of Sleep Medicine must ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific
rigor in all of the educational activities it sponsors. Therefore, all individual
speakers are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any
commercial interest to their audience prior to the activity. “Relevant” financial
relationships are defined as relationships in any amount occurring within the past
12 months that create a conflict of interest. For more information, please see the
Conflict of Interest Policy below.
Sessions and abstracts presented at the SLEEP meeting will also be eligible for
CE-Psychologist credit. In order to comply with American Psychological Association
guidelines, speakers and authors must submit an electronic CV at the time of submission.
Prior to the activity, each speaker must disclose to their audience that the individual
either has no relevant financial relationship(s) with
a commercial interest OR has any relevant financial relations with a commercial
interest. During the online submission process, the following information
is required for all speakers:
- Name of the individual
- Session title
- Name of the commercial interest and the nature of the relationship
- A maximum of three (3) citations that reference the best available evidence in support
of the topic
Relevant Financial Relationship(s) is defined as relationships in any amount
occurring within the past 12 months that create a conflict of interest.
A Commercial Interest is defined as any proprietary entity that produces
health care goods, services or support, with the exemption of non-profit, government
organizations, and non-health care related companies.
The Nature of a Relationship is defined as financial relationships in which
the individual benefits by receiving income, salary, royalty, intellectual property
rights, consulting fees, honoraria, intellectual property rights, or other financial
benefits. Financial benefits are typically associated with roles such as employment,
consulting, investigational or contract research, speaking/teaching, membership
or advisory committees or review panels, board membership, and other activities
from which compensation is received or expected.
Each speaker must submit disclosure information upon submission in order for a proposal
to be considered complete. If a speaker does not comply with the APSS Conflict of
Interest Policy, the speaker will not be permitted to participate in the program.
The APSS Program Committee will review the citations for compliance with the requirements
stated above.
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Postgraduate Courses
Postgraduate courses provide intensive information and review on a single topic
through a half-day or full-day session held prior to the scientific program. This
year, postgraduate courses will be held on Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8,
2008.
A half-day course is allowed a maximum of 4 speakers, including the chair(s); a
full-day course is allowed a maximum of 8 speakers, including the chair(s). One
additional participant may be added if the chair intends only to give a brief introduction.
Once the proposal is accepted, the course chair is responsible for providing
a detailed outline as well as coordinating the compilation of materials, which will
make up the course syllabus. The deadline for the receipt of materials will be in
mid-spring and will be stated in the acceptance letter. Please plan accordingly
as the APSS does not allow or reimburse for the duplication of handouts after the
syllabus has been printed; there are no exceptions to this deadline. The information
submitted in the proposal (title, speaker names, objectives, and target audience)
will be used to highlight accepted sessions in the Preliminary and Final Programs.
All courses adhere to the following lunch and break schedules:
Half-day courses:
10:15am – 10:30am or
3:15pm – 3:30pm
Full-day courses:
10:15am – 10:30am
12:00pm – 1:00pm
3:15pm – 3:30pm
Breakout sessions or small workshops within a course should not be proposed (due
to time and room constraints, etc.).
The APSS offers an honorarium for all postgraduate course speakers. Please review
the guidelines below regarding the APSS honorarium policy:
- Speakers may receive a $500 honorarium for up to two postgraduate course or invited
lecturer presentations that are at least 45 minutes
in length for a maximum of $1,000.
- In order to qualify, the speaker must submit course book material consisting of
PowerPoint slides by the stated deadline.
- A maximum of four (4) speakers will be awarded an honorarium for half-day postgraduate
courses.
- A maximum of eight (8) speakers will be awarded an honorarium for full-day postgraduate
courses.
- Course chairs are eligible only if they provide a 45 minute presentation and meet
the requirements listed above.
- Both members and non-members are eligible for the honoraria.
- The current reimbursement guidelines for expenses remain in effect.
Symposia
Symposia sessions are allotted a two-hour time slot to present the latest data and
ideas on topics in sleep medicine and sleep research. Symposia will be offered June
9-12, 2008.
The number of speakers in a symposium must be limited to 4, including the chair(s),
allowing 30 minutes for each presentation including questions. A fifth participant
may be added if the chair intends only to give a brief introduction. Individual
presentations should be integrated on the same topic and followed by a question
and answer session. Presentation handouts for all symposia are prohibited.
Symposia session chairs should be aware that individuals
are limited to two invited presentations (symposia and one-hour invited lecturers)
per meeting in order to encourage a wide variety of speakers and promote diversity
within the field. The Program Committee therefore reserves the right
to request symposia chairs of accepted sessions to select a different speaker in
the event of this conflict. Further, those speakers that have been confirmed for
an accepted session must be the people who actually deliver the presentations; changes
in symposia session speakers must be reviewed by the APSS Program Committee.
Discussion Groups
Discussion groups are forums for a less formal presentation of a topic within a
two-hour time slot. The APSS encourages conversations on controversial subjects
and pro/con discussions or presentations are considered. These sessions should stimulate
interest and discussion with the audience without extensive data presentation or
use of audiovisual equipment and without necessarily reaching a conclusion. A question
or series of questions should be introduced by the panel of discussants to start
the session.
A discussion group proposal must be presented within the guidelines stated. Proposals
that are structured similar to a symposium will be considered as such and evaluated
with the symposium proposals. A maximum of 8 participants is allowed. Discussion
groups will be offered June 9-12, 2008. Presentation handouts for all discussion
groups are prohibited.
Clinical Workshops
Clinical workshops are forums for clinicians to review and discuss clinical challenges
in sleep medicine. These sessions are also appropriate to present and discuss controversial
clinical topics or difficult clinical situations that demonstrate the critical thinking
process in clinical sleep medicine. The topics covered in clinical workshops should
have a substantial scientific and clinical basis, although the extent of knowledge
in the area may not be as extensive as that presented in standard symposia. Clinical
workshops may utilize a variety of formats, such as case discussions or review of
polysomnograms with a panel of "master" clinicians, or lectures reviewing a clinical
topic followed by group discussion. If case discussions are used, the chair is responsible
for ensuring that the cases are of high quality, and that appropriate data are available
for discussion.
Clinical workshops should be 2 hours in length with a maximum of 6 participants
(including the chair). Clinical workshops will be offered June 9-12, 2008. Presentation
handouts for all clinical workshops are prohibited.