SYMPOSIUM - « Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea »

SÉANCE DU MATIN

9 h        OUVERTURE

9 h 50        Mot d'ouverture
Dr Qutayba Hamid, Université McGill (CANADA)

10 h        Oxidative stress and inflammation in OSA: What is the evidence?
Dr David Gozal, Université de Louisville (ÉTATS-UNIS)

10 h 40        Injury and inflammation as causes of neuro-myopathic dysfunction in the upper airway
Dr Basil Petrof, Université McGill (CANADA)

11 h       Inflammation and altered mechanical coupling of upper airway tissues in OSA
Dr Frederic Series, Université Laval (CANADA)

11 h 40       The link between obesity and asthma
Dr Louis-Philippe Boulet, Université Laval (CANADA)

12 h 10        Is there a clinical interaction between OSA and asthma?
Dr John Kimoff, Université McGill (CANADA)

12 h 40        Is there a link between upper and lower airway inflammation? United airways hypothesis.
Dr Paul O’Byrne, Université McMaster (CANADA)

13 h 20        LUNCH

SÉANCE DE L'APRÈS-MIDI

14 h 30        Genetics and sleep: Use of simple genetic organisms to elucidate fundamental sleep mechanisms
Dr Allan Pack, Université de Pennsylvanie (ÉTATS-UNIS)

15 h 10        Effects of systemic inflammation and cytokines on sleep
Dr Mark R. Opp, Université du Michigan (ÉTATS-UNIS)

15 h 40        Interactions between cytokines and the endocrine system in sleep apnea
Dr Alexandros N. Vgontzas, Faculté de médecine, Penn State (ÉTATS-UNIS)

16 h 10        PAUSE CAFÉ

16 h 30        Intermittent hypoxia, oxidative stress, and the brain in sleep apnea
Dr Sigrid Veasey, Université de Pennsylvanie (ÉTATS-UNIS)

17 h         Chronic intermittent hypoxia and the metabolic syndrome
Dr Vsevolod Polotsky, Université Johns Hopkins (ÉTATS-UNIS)

17 h 30        Mot de la fin

Dr Basil Petrof, Université McGill (CANADA)