Event Schedule OSA and NIV Nottingham Conference
Join us at Jubilee Conference Centre, Nottingham, for the OSA and NIV Conference 2025, a two-day event bringing together global experts in sleep medicine and respiratory care. Dive deep into the latest advancements in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) and Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) through expert-led sessions, interactive case studies, and networking opportunities.
Event Details
- Dates: March 20, 2025 (OSA Focus) and March 21, 2025 (NIV Focus)
- Location: [Venue Name], [City, Country] (or online access for select sessions)
- Audience: Respiratory physicians, sleep specialists, healthcare administrators, and researchers.
- Registration and Information: by email at shelley.Wilkinson4@nhs.net
- Day Rates for Attendees: 1 Day: £100 | 2 Days: £180
Key Highlights
Learn from internationally renowned speakers like Dr. Milind Sovani, Dr. Ram Iyer, and Dr. David Cunnington. Explore topics, including:
- OSA pathophysiology and new diagnostic techniques.
- Telemonitoring in CPAP therapy.
- Personalized approaches to treating OSA.
- Advances in NIV for respiratory failure and complex cases.
- Interactive breakout sessions for case study discussions.
- Access to recorded sessions on our education portal.
AGENDA
Day 1 – Thursday 20th March 2025 – Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
- 09:30 - Registration – Tea & Coffee for a 10:00am start
- 10:00 - Welcome and introductory remarks
Speaker: Dr Milind Sovani, Professor and Consultant Respiratory Physician, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust/ Visiting prof @ University of Derby and Dr Ram Iyer, Sleep day director Consultant in Sleep and Ventilation, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
Session 1
Chair: Dr Milind Sovani, Professor and Consultant Respiratory Physician, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust/ Visiting prof @ University of Derby
- 10:00 – OSA pathophysiology
Speaker: Adras Bikov, Consultant in Sleep and Ventilation, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - 10:30 – Diagnosis of OSA – new diagnostic techniques
Speaker: Dr Ram Iyer, Consultant in Sleep and Ventilation, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals - 11:00 – CPAP: optimising compliance and role of Telemonitoring
Speaker: Dr David Cunnington, Specialist Sleep Physician, Sleep Disorder Centre, Melbourne, Australia (ONLINE) - 11:30 – Coffee Break
Session 2
Chair: Dr Alanna Hare, Consultant in Sleep and Ventilation, Royal Brompton Hospital
- 11:45 – MAD OSA – How to set up service, patient selection, and monitoring
Speaker: TBC - 12:15 – Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation: Options and Patient Selection
Speaker: TBC - 12:45 – OSA Phenotypes: A Personalised Approach to Treating OSA
Speaker: Dr Milind Sovani, Visiting Professor and Consultant Respiratory Physician, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - 13:15 – Lunch Break
Session 3
Chair: Dr Ram Iyer, Andras Bikov
- 13:45 – Welcome back & Case Studies presentation
Group Breakout Sessions - Case Studies - 14:15 – Review of findings – Case Studies
Presentations from groups and discussions withthe panel - 14:45 – Coffee Break
Session 4
Chair: Dr Joanne Shakespear, Consultant Clinical Scientist, Coventry
- 15:00 – Medical treatment of OSA
Speaker: TBC - 15:20 – COPD, OSA and Sleep
Speaker: Dr Ram Iyer - 15:40 – Concluding Remarks, Vote of Thanks and Close
Speaker: Jo Shakespeare
Day 2 – Friday 23 September 2022 – Non-Invasive Ventilation
- 09:30 Welcome and introductory remarks
Speaker: Dr Milind Sovani, Visiting Professor and Consultant Respiratory Physician, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Session 1
Chair: Dr Ram Iyer
- 09:35 – Basics of Respiratory Failure and NIV
Speaker: Dr Milind Sovani, Visiting Professor and Consultant Respiratory Physician, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - 10:15 – RSU and Acute NIV: How to improve outcomes
Speaker: Dr Ben Messer, Consultant in Critical Care and Long-term Ventilation, Royal Victoria Infirmary - 10:40 – Predicting outcomes from Acute NIV
Speaker: Dr Nick Lane, Consultant Respiratory Medicine, Newcastle Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - 11:00 – Coffee
Session 2
Chair: Dr Nick Lane
- 11:15 – Domiciliary NIV in COPD: Dos and Don’ts
Speaker: Dr Patrick Murphy, Consultant in Sleep, Ventilation and Respiratory Medicine, Reader in Respiratory Medicine; King’s College London - 12:15 – Neurorespiratory Failure – Acute and chronic
Speaker: Matt Cox - 12:45 – Scoliosis and Chest wall deformity
Speaker: Steve Bianchi, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - 13:00 – Lunch Break
Session 3
Chair: Ram Iyer, Steve Bianchi
- 13:40 – Welcome Back
Speaker: Dr Milind Sovani, Visiting Professor and Consultant Respiratory Physician, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - 13:45 – Group Breakout sessions - Tricky Cases
To discuss and review cases - 14:20 – Review of findings - Tricky Cases
Presentations from groups and discussions with panel - 14:45 – Role of High Flow Therapy in Respiratory Failure
Speaker: Prof Swapna Mandal Royal Free Hospital /Rebecca De Cruz GSST London - 15:15 - Coffee Break
Session 4
Chair: Dr Ben Messer, Consultant in Intensive Care and Long-Term Ventilation, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle
- 15:35 – Weaning and NIV in ICU setting
Speaker: Dr Milind Sovani, Visiting Professor and Consultant Respiratory Physician, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - 16:05 – Dying on NIV – Do’s and Don’ts
Speaker: Emma May and Laura Havers, RN, Nottingham University Hospitals - 16:35 – Concluding Remarks, Vote of Thanks and Close
Speaker: Dr Ben Messer
Recorded sessions on the Education Portal resource page: Dr Simon Wharton – Drugs & Sleep