PG13 Sleep-disordered breathing: diagnosis and therapy

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: W. Randerath (Solingen, Germany), D. Testelmans (Leuven, Belgium)
Aims: To make aware of the different clinical entities related to sleep-disordered breathing and the tools that can be used for its screening and diagnosis; to provide insights into the consequences of sleep-disordered breathing and the treatment modalities.

Diagnosis and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing: the patient's point of view P. van Mechelen (Heemstede, Netherlands)
Diagnosis of sleep-related breathing disorders: questionnaires, screening, and sleep studies J. Verbraecken (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium)
Sleep apnoea and hypoventilation syndromes: pathophysiological consequences S. Andreas (Immenhausen, Germany)
Sleep apnoea and hypoventilation syndromes: management and therapies J. Pépin (Grenoble, France)