We are pleased to announce that the Irish Sleep Society annual scientific meeting and AGM will take place on Friday 24th March 2023, again at the Dublin Airport Carlton Hotel. As well as the usual updates on state of the art management of sleep breathing disorders, this year’s meeting will feature a session on 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.
The 18th Irish Sleep Society annual scientific meeting and AGM took place on April 1st 2022 at the Dublin Airport Carlton hotel. The focus of this year’s meeting was on lessons to be drawn for sleep medicine from experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic, and on the role of Circadian function on health and disease. Prof … Read more
(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
(Ventilators, Sleep and Respiratory Care Devices) Context: Philips Respironics released a global field safety notice for a number of devices – used for treatment of sleep apnoea and respiratory failure – due to the following two issues related to the polyester- based polyurethane (PE-PUR) sound abatement foam used: 1) The PE-PUR foam may degrade into … Read more