Sleep in the new era of COVID
Symposium Chairs: A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom), J. Verbraecken (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium)
Aims: To discuss the bidirectional relationship of COVID-19, on patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and obesity from pathophysiology to therapeutic implications. Moreover the session will present the potential effect of pandemics/endemics on sleep quality and Sleep Disorders beyond SBD. Last but not least, to discuss the challenges that Sleep medicine faces as a result of the pandemic/endemics and ways to move forward.
Introduction
A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom), J. Verbraecken (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium)
|  |
Obesity, sleep apnoea and COVID-19: relationship, risk and therapeutic implications
W. Randerath (Solingen, Germany)
|  |
Sleep quality and sleep disorders in individuals with COVID-19: does it steal our sleep?
S. Schiza (Heraklion, Greece)
| |
Not just adults: the influence of COVID-19 on paediatric sleep
R. Hamutcu Ersu (Ottawa, Canada)
| |
Facing a new era: how does the pandemic change sleep medicine and practice?
L. Grote (Göteborg, Sweden)
| |
Discussion and Q&A
W. Randerath (Solingen, Germany), S. Schiza (Heraklion, Greece), R. Hamutcu Ersu (Ottawa, Canada), L. Grote (Göteborg, Sweden), A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom), J. Verbraecken (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium)
| |