Aging and Sleep, June 25-26, 2010
Lyon, France


Welcome
to Aging and Sleep 2010

Sleep problems are among the most common health-related complaints of older persons, however many physicians are not trained to recognize sleep disorders in this population or they assume that sleep disorders are an inevitable part of aging.

Sleep disorders are frequently associated with cardiac disease, stroke, cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease, falls, increased iatrogenesis and impaired quality of life. Quality of sleep is tied to quality of life and, indeed, to the genesis of disease. Sleep may play a salient role in increasing vulnerability to illness and disability. Assessing and managing sleep disorders in aged care must be a priority and deserves more attention.

To educate physicians, health care providers and researchers about the latest advances in geriatric sleep medicine IASRG is pleased to present this innovative, international and interdisciplinary meeting on 25 and 26 June 2010 in Lyon, France. This meeting will focus on diagnostic and therapeutic processes that have, or will have, real clinical use in the elderly. The expert faculty will present how best to implement the main diagnostic tools and therapeutic strategies in your clinical practice.

With developments occurring in geriatrics  and sleep medicine every day, it is important that physicians, health care professionals and researchers are given the opportunity to meet, interact and share their experiences. We hope that you will enjoy your experience at Aging and Sleep 2010 and will be able to both renew and initiate relationships with colleagues from around the world who share your interests.

Sincerely

Fannie Onen MD, PhD
IASRG President (Paris, France)


Committees

President of Congress

Fannie Onen (Paris, France)

Local  Organizing Committee

Susan Higgins (Lyon, France)
Chantal Langrand (Lyon, France)
Alain Nicolas (Lyon, France)
Gilles Albrand (Lyon, France)
S. Hakki Onen (Lyon, France)

International Scientific Committee

Donald L. Bliwise (Atlanta, GA, USA)
Harrison G. Bloom (New York, NY, USA)
Raymond Cespuglio (Lyon, France)
Nalaka S. Gooneratne (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
Jerry Johnson (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
Jean-Claude Meurice (Poitiers, France)
Kevin Morgan (Leicestershire, UK)
Alain Nicolas (Lyon, France)
David Oliver (Reading, UK)
Fannie Onen (Paris, France)
S. Hakki Onen (Lyon, France)
Marie Pia d’Ortho (Paris, France)
Allan Pack (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
Yüksel Peker (Skövde, Sweden)
Jean-Louis Pépin (Grenoble, France)

Scientific support

The organizers would like to thank the following associations who by their wise advice, active involvement of their members and ongoing encouragement constantly  improve  the scientific quality of this innovative, international and multidisciplinary meeting.

IASRG: International Association of Sleep Research in Gerontology
ILC, USA: International Longevity Center, NY, USA.
BGS : British Geriatrics Society
SFGG: Société Française de Gériatrie et de Gérontologie
SFRMS : Société Française de Recherche et de Médecine du Sommeil
PROSOM :  Promotion de l’éducation sanitaire sur le sommeil

 

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