The ISS annual meeting will take place on May 29th and 30th 2025 in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin city centre. This year’s meeting will focus on transitions of care from paediatric to adult sleep medicine and on the future of sleep medicine. It will also feature our biennial original abstract session, with … Read more
We are delighted to announce the biennial ISS original research oral presentation session will take place at the 2025 Annual Meeting. Abstracts should be limited to 250 words, title and author listing excluded, and should be submitted to info@irishsleepsociety.ie before May 6th 2025. Encore submissions from ITS, BTS and other international meetings are permitted. A prize … Read more
We are delighted to announce the 2025 ISS educational bursaries. This year there will be three bursaries awarded, to a maximum value of €750. These bursaries can be used to support attendance at Sleep & Breathing 2025, the British Sleep Society biennial meeting 2025, or registration for the online 2025 ESRS Sleep Medicine examinations. The … Read more
The eSleep Europe Virtual Congress, organised by the European Sleep Research Society, is returning for its second edition in 2025 with an exciting new format. Building on the success of the 2023 event, this unique congress will now span the entire year, taking place exclusively online on the second Thursday of the month. Registration is … Read more
We would like to extend our warmest congratulations to Prof Silke Ryan, past President of the ISS, who has just taken up her position as President of the ERS. We are so proud of our esteemed colleague for achieving such a prestigious position and wish her every success in this new role.
We are delighted to announce that Dr Brian Kent is the new incoming president of the ISS and wish to sincerely thank him for all his time and hard work as secretary. We would like to extend our heart felt thanks to Dr Silke Ryan who has done a tremendous job as president for the … Read more
The Oxford Online Programme in Sleep Medicine offers an MSc/PgDip in Sleep Medicine, as well as a series of 8 continuing professional development modules and a CBT-I Masterclass. The part-time, online courses are aimed at multidisciplinary professionals with an interest in sleep medicine, and are delivered online, which is particularly suitable for overseas delegates. Further … Read more
We would like to congratulate our esteemed colleague and founder of the Irish Sleep Society, Prof Walter McNicholas, on his recent prestigious ERS lifetime achievement award in sleep disordered breathing. Click here for the full story
Published in September 2022, this is an excellent series for those looking for an update on human sleep and sleep disorders. Click here for full details.
(Ventilators, Sleep and Respiratory Care Devices) Context: Philips Respironics released a global field safety notice (FSN) for a number of devices – used for the treatment of sleep apnoea and respiratory failure – due to the following two issues related to the polyester-based polyurethane (PE-PUR) sound abatement foam: 1) The PE-PUR foam may degrade into … Read more