International Congress Amsterdam 2015

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Obstructive sleep apnoea, obesity, and weight loss

Symposium
Chairs: Walter McNicholas (Dublin, Ireland), Eva Lindberg (Uppsala, Sweden), Geraldo Lorenzi Filho (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Aims: To provide an update on the strategies that make it easier for patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) to lose weight, the metabolic features of OSA in morbidly obese patients, what to expect in OSA patients after bariatric surgery and the recent experimental studies on the role of hypoxia in obese adipose tissue, with special focus on their clinical implications.
Target audience: Clinicians who are interested in sleep-disordered breathing and respiratory problems in obese patients.

Hypoxia and metabolism: why is it difficult for OSA patients to lose weight? Anne-Laure Borel (Grenoble, France)
OSA in morbidly obese patients: is it different? Neus Salord Oleo (Barcelona, Spain)
Lifestyle interventions in mild and severe OSA patients Nico De Vries (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Controversies on the role of hypoxia in adipose tissue: insights from recent experimental studies Maria Bonsignore (Palermo, Italy)
Patient's testimonial Dan Smyth (Dundalk, Ireland)