3rd National Conference on Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Snoring
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Dear colleagues, dear friends,
We would like to invite you to participate in the 3rd National Conference on Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Snoring on October 4 - 6, 2018, in Sts Constantin and Helena Resort, Varna, Bulgaria.
The event will be jointly organized by the Bulgarian Society on obstructive sleep apnea and snoring and the Medical University of Varna “Prof. Dr. Paraskev Stoyanov” under the auspices of its Rector Prof. Dr. Krassimir Ivanov, MD.
The scientific program includes sessions of topics such as neurobiology, physiology, chronobiology, phylogenetic and evolutionary studies, contemporary diagnostic methods, induced sleep endoscopy, coblation, radiofrequency surgery, septoplastic, uropopalatoplastic, laser surgery, robotic surgery, neurostimulation, behaviour, learning, memory and cognition, sleep disorders – breathing, modern surgical techniques to treat OSA, sleep disorders - cardiac rhythms, sleep disorders – insomnia, sleep disturbances – parnomia, sleep disorders , sleep disturbances – hypersomnia. neurological disorders and sleep, psychiatric and behavioral disorders and sleep, normal sleep physiology and normal options, pediatrics, sleep and SPA, sleep and stress, sleep and gender, sleep and health care.
More than 120 otorhinolaryngologists, pulmologists, neurologists, dentists, physiologists and health managers from Bulgaria, as well as distinguished scientists from all over the world will contribute to the successful conducting of the Conference: Prof. Evert Hamans - Belgium, Prof. Hussain Arland - UAE, Prof. Peter Catalano – USA, Assoc. Prof. Rashid Al Abri - Sultanate of Oman, Prof. Mehdi Ahmadi - Iran, Dr. Song-Tar Toh - Singapore, Dr. Vikram Pandit – Taiwan, Prof. Michele Cassano - Italy, Prof. Mustafa Adali - Turkey, Prof. Hesham Negm - Egypt, Prof. Milan Stankovic - Serbia, Prof. Georgios Anastasoupolos - Greece, Assoc. Prof. Andrea Neagos - Romania, Assoc. Prof. Zhangara Abdikhalikov - Kyrgyz Republic.
The members of the Organizing Committee are: Prof. Karl Hörmann – President of Honor, Dr. R. Tiholov – President, Prof. P. Nedev – Chairman, Prof. А. Kaprelyan – Deputy Chairman, Assoc. Prof. M. Milkov – Chairman of Bulgarian Society on obstructive sleep apnea and snoring, Dr. P. Petrov – Deputy Chairman, Prof. D. Vicheva – Deputy Chairman, Prof. Т. Kostadinova – Deputy Rector of the Medical University of Varna “Prof. Dr. Paraskev Stoyanov”, Prof. Н. Grupcheva – Deputy Rector of the Medical University of Varna “Prof. Dr. Paraskev Stoyanov”, Dr. P. Petrov – Secretariy, Dr. L. Matev – Deputy Secretary.
All colleagues willing to participate should register until 15.06.2018 – early registration, until 20.09.2018 – regular registration. The registration form is available on the website of the organizer of the event "Tourexpo-Varna" Plc.
The deadline for submission of abstracts at office@tourexpo.bg is 25.08.2018. They will be published in the International Bulletin of Otorhinolaryngology.
During the 3rd National Conference on Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Snoring will be held a second course in Surgery for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Snoring by the method of coblation.
The course will be held on 4 October 2018 at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Neurosurgery at "St. Marina" University Hospital – Varna.
Please, do not hesitate to contact us if you need additional information about the forthcoming Conference.
We will be glad to welcome you during the 3rd National Conference on Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Snoring in the sunny city of Varna.
Assoc. Prof. Mario Milkov
Chairman of Bulgarian Society on obstructive sleep apnea and snoring
Below you may see the Registration Form for Participants and for the Companies for the 3rd National Conference on Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Snoring: