PROGRAM: Nordic sleep Conference 2021

Platform will open from 09:00

10:00 - 10:30

OPENING CEREMONY - MAIN STAGE

10:30 - 11:00
EEST

KEYNOTE - MAIN STAGE
BRAIN FLUID TRANSPORT - REGULATION BY THE SLEEP-WAKE CYCLE

11:00 - 11:15

Break & Exhibition

11:15 - 12:45
EEST

Sleep in Psychiatric Disorders
MAIN STAGE

Parasomnia / RLS
SESSION ROOM 2

OSA - Something More Than AHI
SESSION ROOM 3

12:45 - 13:45

Lunch Break & Exhibition

13:45 - 15:15
EEST

Sleep & Genetics - from Individual Variants to Disease Etiology
MAIN STAGE

Pediatric
SESSION ROOM 2

 CBT-I
SESSION ROOM 3

15:15 - 15:30

Break & Exhibition

15:30 - 17:00
EEST

OSAS & Comorbidity
MAIN STAGE

Endorsed by Philips

Sleep Deprivation and Sleepiness: New Approaches to Theory, Consequences and Methodological Challenges
SESSION ROOM 2

Infants & Sleep
SESSION ROOM 3

Free Communication - Part I

 17:00 - 17:15

Break & Exhibition

 17:15 - 18:45
EEST

Something New for Nursing and OSA?
MAIN STAGE

Endorsed by ResMed

Non-Conventional Treatments and New Areas in Sleep Medicine
SESSION ROOM 2

Free Communication - Part II
SESSION ROOM 3

Platform will open from 09:00

10:00 - 11:30
EEST

JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS – DIAMOND PARTNER SYMPOSIUM
EDS in OSA and Narcolepsy
MAIN STAGE

This session is intended for physicians only as per the Finnish Pharma Code of Ethics on Marketing of Prescription Medicine. A link to the full product resume is available at the Jazz Pharmaceuticals virtual booth.

11:30 - 11:45

Break & Exhibition

11:45 - 13:15
EEST

Oral Sleep Apnea Appliances and their Long-term Use of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
MAIN STAGE

Endorsed by SomnoMed

Narcolepsy - Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges
SESSION ROOM 2

Sleep During Working Life – and Beyond
SESSION ROOM 3

13:15 - 14:15

Lunch Break & Exhibition

14:15 - 15:45
EEST

YOUNG SCIENTISTS
MAIN STAGE

15:45 - 17:15
EEST

Future Therapies in OSA
MAIN STAGE

Circadian Rhythm Sleep-wake Disorders
SESSION ROOM 2

Artificial Intelligence, Wearable Technology, and Sleep Medicine
SESSION ROOM 3

17:15 - 17:30

Break & Exhibition

17:30 - 18:30

NORDIC CHAMPIONSHIP - MAIN STAGE

18:30 - 19:00
EEST

CLOSING CEREMONY - MAIN STAGE
Including Best Young Scientist prize

THURSDAY
10:00 - 10:30
EEST

OPENING CEREMONY - MAIN STAGE
• Markku Partinen – Nordic Sleep Conference 2021, President
• Anu Muraja-Murro – Finnish Sleep Research Society (SUS), President
• Paula Risikko – Member of Parliament of Finland, Doctor in Health Sciences, Nurse
• Ida Elina performs "Myrskyluodon Maija"

THURSDAY
10:30 - 11:00
EEST

KEYNOTE - MAIN STAGE
• BRAIN FLUID TRANSPORT - REGULATION BY THE SLEEP-WAKE CYCLE - Maiken Nedergaard (DK)

11:00 - 11:15

Break & Exhibition

THURSDAY
11:15 - 12:45
EEST

SLEEP IN PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS - MAIN STAGE
Chaired by Tiina Paunio and Berit Hansen 
• Disturbed sleep and circadian rhythm in psychiatric disorders - Tiina Paunio
• Disturbed sleep in children with psychiatric disorders - Berit Hansen
• Social zeitgebers in PTSD and depression - Hinuga Sandahl
• The potential of light in psychiatric care - Daniel Vethe
• CBT-I for comorbid insomnia and depression - Kerstin Blom

THURSDAY
11:15 - 12:45
EEST

PARASOMNIA / RLS - SESSION ROOM 2
Chaired by Markku Partinen & Jan Ulfberg
• Sexsomnia and Lawsuits - Julia Korkman (FI)
• Selenium and RLS - Jan Ulfberg (SE)
• Comorbididites and Consequences of NREM Parasomnias - Natalia Suhak (DK)
• Sleep Talking as a Predictor of Severe Alphasynucleinopathy - Eemil Partinen (FI)
• Morbidity, Mortality and Conversion to Neurodegenerative Diseases in Patients with REM Sleep Behavior Disorder and REM Sleep Without Atonia - Cresta Asah (DK)

THURSDAY
11:15 - 12:45
EEST

OSA - SOMETHING MORE THAN AHI - SESSION ROOM 3
Chaired by Erna Sif Arnadottir (IS) & Tarja Saaresranta (FI)
• AHI - just counting the numbers? - Timo Leppänen
• Beyond AHI / TBA, what next? - Erna Sif Arnardottir
• Weight control during CPAP treatment - Miia Aro
• Is OSAS a risk factor for COVID-19? - Thijs Feuth

12:45 - 13:45

Lunch Break & Exhibition

THURSDAY
13:45 - 15:15
EEST

SLEEP & GENETICS - FROM INDIVIDUAL VARIANTS TO DISEASE ETIOLOGY - MAIN STAGE
Chaired by Hanna M Ollila (FI) and Birgitte Rahbek Kornum (DK)
• The Role of Microglia in Sleep - Henna-Kaisa Wigren (FI)
• Genetic Analysis of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Discovers a Strong Association with Cardiometabolic Health - Satu Strausz (FI)
• Genome-wide Association Analyses of Chronotype in 697,828 Individuals Provides Insights into Circadian Rhythms - Samuel Jones (FI)
• Insomnia as a Risk Factor for Chronic Pain - Martin Broberg (FI)
• The Evolutionary Conserved MicroRNA MIR-137 Plays a Role in the Regulation of Sleep Duration - Anja Holm (DK)

THURSDAY
13:45 - 15:15
EEST

PEDIATRIC - SESSION ROOM 2
Chaired by Erna Sif Arnardottir (IS) & Outi Saarenpää-Heikkilä (FI)
• Pediatric Osas - The Overview - Erna Sif Arnardottir (IS)
• SDB in Young Children - Saara Markkanen (FI)
• Traditional PSG vs Self-applied EEG in Pediatric Studies - Samu Kainulainen (FI)
• Treating Paediatric Sleep Apnea in a Large University Hospital in Norway - Torkil Benterud (NO)

THURSDAY
13:45 - 15:15
EEST

CBT-I - SESSION ROOM 3
Chaired by Jerker Hetta & Anne Huutoniemi (FI)
• European Guidelines - Susanna Jernelov (SE)
• Digital CBT-I - Øystein Vedaa (NO)
• Internet vs Face-to-Face CBT-i - Experiences from Sweden - Kerstin Blom (SE)
• Delivering CBT-I to People with Schizophrenia - Tuula Tanskanen (FI)

15:15 - 15:30

Break & Exhibition

THURSDAY
15:30 - 17:00
EEST

Endorsed by Philips

OSAS AND COMORBIDITY - MAIN STAGE
Chaired by Poul Jennum (DK) & Ulla Anttalainen (FI)
• Does Cpap Prevent Mortality In Osas? - Karri Utriainen (FI)
• Insomnia Comorbid with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (Comisa) - Bjørn Bjorvatn (NO)
• Osas and Cancer - Ulla Anttalainen (FI)
• Welfare Burden of Osa - Implication of Eds - Poul Jennum (DK)
• Icoss – Harmonized Datasets in Sleep – Relations To Covid-19 - Markku Partinen (FI)

THURSDAY
15:30 - 17:00
EEST

SLEEP DEPRIVATION AND SLEEPINESS: NEW APPROACHES TO THEORY, CONSEQUENCES AND METHODOLOGICAL CHALLENGES - SESSION ROOM 2
Chaired by Göran Kecklund & Mikael Sallinen
• New Directions in Sleepiness Research - Mikael Sallinen
• Sleepiness as a Motivational Drive: A New Theoretical Framework Around Self-Reported Sleepiness as a Mechanistic Risk Factor for Adverse Health Outcomes - John Axelsson
• Job-Related Exhaustion: Novel Findings Related to Genetic Background - Sonja Sulkava
• Self-Reported Sleepiness and Driving: Methodological Issues and Beyond - Igor Radun

THURSDAY
15:30 - 17:00
EEST

INFANTS AND SLEEP - SESSION ROOM 3
Chaired by Outi Saarenpää-Heikkilä & Juulia Paavonen
• Maternal Psychological Distress Symptoms Across the Perinatal Period and Infant Sleep Outcomes at 6 and 12 Months - Christine Parsons
• Presentation Of Child-Sleep - Outi Saarenpää-Heikkilä
• Night Awakening and Socioemotional Perception -  Tiina Mäkelä
• Sleep in Children with Brain Tumors - Line Pickering
• Sleep and Adhd - Hanna Huhdanpää

THURSDAY
15:30 - 17:00
EEST

FREE COMMUNICATION - PART I - SESSION ROOM 4
Chaired by Morten Engstrøm (NO) and Heini Aro-Ojanen (FI)
15:30 Socio-economic and humanistic burden of illness of EDS associated with OSA in the EU5: Analysis of National Health and Wellness Survey data - Poul Jennum (DK)
15:40 Oral health and the association to obstructive sleep apnea and side effects to CPAP-treatment - Hanna Ahonen (SE)
15:50 Longer nocturnal apneas and hypopneas are associated with greater immediate HRV responses in OSA - Salla Hietakoste (FI)
16:00 Burden of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA): Patient perspectives - Ginger S. Carls (UK)
16:10 The negative health effects of the combination of snoring and insomnia - Shadi Amid Hägg (SE)
16:20 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases are Associated with an Expedited Worsening of Intermittent Hypoxemia - Tuomas Karhu (FI)
16:30 Association between self-reported sleep duration and cardiometabolic risk in corporate executives - Paula R Pienaar (SA)
16:40 Basic characteristics and adherence to CPAP treatment among 506 sleep apnea patients - Marja Palomäki (FI)
16:50 Shared Desicion Making In Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Does It Happen? - Tonje Caroline Øverby (NO)

 17:00 - 17:15

Break & Exhibition

THURSDAY
17:15 - 18:45
EEST

Endorsed by ResMed

SOMETHING NEW FOR NURSING AND OSA? - MAIN STAGE
Chaired by Anders Broström & Satu Laine
• How Telemonitoring Can Support in Managing the Patient Therapy: from Setup to Ongoing Treatment -Miia Seppänen
• How Can Practitioners Use Motivation, Attitude and Communication as Tools to Improve Cpap Use? - Anders Broström
• How a Psychiatric Nurse Can Help to Improve Cpap Compliance? - Juha Markkula
• Experience of Cpap Treatment During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Sweden - Jenny Theorell-Haglöw
• Cpap Initiation with the Help of Video Call - Armi Luukkonen

THURSDAY
17:15 - 18:45
EEST

NON-CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTS AND NEW AREAS IN SLEEP MEDICINE - SESSION ROOM 2
Chaired by Harald Hrubos-Strøm (NO) & Erve Sõõru (EE)
• What is OMT? - Hanna Mäkinen (FI)
• OMT in Pediatric OSA: Experiences from Studies in Vietnam and Estonia - Triin Jagomägi (EE)
• Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (OMT) for Sleep Disordered Breathing in Norway - Harald Hrubos-Strøm (NO)
• Bamsa - A New Tool for Screeing of Sleep Apnea - Riikka Huhta (FI)
• More Than Meets the Eye: Connections Between Ophthalmology and Sleep Medicine - Dr Katrin Sõnajalg (EE)

THURSDAY
17:15 - 18:45
EEST

FREE COMMUNICATION - PART II - SESSION ROOM 3
Chaired by Katrin Põld (EE) and Outi Saarenpää-Heikkilä (FI)
17:15 Adenotonsillotomy versus adenotonsillectomy for treating paediatric obstructive sleep apnea - effects on behavioural symptoms - Isabella Sjölander (SE)
17:25 Lack Of Knowledge About Pediatric Sleep Related Problems In Latvian Physicians - Marta Celmina (LV)
17:35 Sleep and stress in parents of preterm and full- term infants. Preliminary results - Gunhild Nordbø Marthinsen (NO)
17:45 Sleep time, onset and wakeup in preschoolers: comparison of parent-reported sleep and actigraph algorithms with and without guidance from sleep diaries - Anna M. Abdollahi (FI)
17:55 NREM sleep-specific changes in physiological brain pulsations - Heta Helakari (FI)
18:05 Non-invasive Blood Pressure Changes During Sleep Apnea in Acute Stroke - Rune Vestergaard Frandsen (DK)
18:15 Insomnia among employees in occupations with critical societal functions during the COVID-19 pandemic - Torhild Anita Sörengaard (NO)
18:25 Gamma Power of Electroencephalogram Arousal is Modulated by Respiratory Event Type and Severity in Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Henna Pitkänen (FI)
18:35 Experience with the Use of a Digital Sleep Diary in People with Subjective Sleep Complaints - Thea Christine Thorshov (NO)

FRIDAY
10:00 - 11:30
EEST

JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS – DIAMOND PARTNER SYMPOSIUM
MAIN STAGE
• EDS IN OSA AND NARCOLEPSY - Chaired by Markku Partinen
10:00 - 10:05 Welcome and Introduction - Professor Markku Partinen (FI)
10:05 - 10:25 EDS in Narcolepsy - Consultant, Berit Hjelde Hansen (NO)
10:25 - 10:45 Residual EDS – Does Phenotyping of OSA Patients Give Us Any Answer - Professor Tarja Saaresranta (FI)
10:45 - 11:05 Epidemiology and Consequences of Disorders with EDS - Professor Poul Jennum (DK)
11:05 - 11:25 Sunosi (Solriamfetol) – a New Treatment for EDS in Narcolepsy and OSA - Professor Yves Dauvilliers (FR)
11:25 - 11:30 Wrap Up - Markku Partinen

This session is intended for physicians only as per the Finnish Pharma Code of Ethics on Marketing of Prescription Medicine. A link to the full product resume is available at the Jazz Pharmaceuticals virtual booth.

11:30 - 11:45

Break & Exhibition

FRIDAY
11:45 - 13:15
EEST

SLEEP DURING WORKING LIFE – AND BEYOND - SESSION ROOM 3
Chaired by Saana Myllyntausta & Johanna Garefelt
• Mismatch of Sleep and Work Arrangements among Research and Development Employees - Erve Sõõru
• Psychosocial Work Stressors and Sleep During Working Years - Paula Salo
• Psychosocial Work Stressors and Sleep in Retirement - Saana Myllyntausta
• Is Work Good or Bad for Sleep? - Johanna Garefelt

FRIDAY
11:45 - 13:15
EEST

NARCOLEPSY - DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC CHALLENGES -SESSION ROOM 2
Chaired by Poul Jennum (DK) & Markku Partinen (FI)
• Cardiovascular Disorders in Narcolepsy - Poul Jennum (DK)
• New Proms to Measure Functioning in Narcolepsy and Hypersomnia - Tomi Sarkanen (FI)
• Diagnostic Value of Psg, Mslt and Actigraphy in Narcolepsy Type 1 and other Patients with Hypersomnolence - Eva Wiberg Torstensen (DK)
• Norwegian Narcolepsy Model – Pros and Cons - Stine Knudsen Heier (NO)
• Report From the Work of the National Group on Narcolepsy Treatment (NAG) Focusing Use and Economy of Natrium Oxibate and Pitolisant - Anne-Marie Landtblom (SE)
• Identification of POMT1 as Autoantigen in Narcolepsy - Tobias Freitag (FI)

FRIDAY
11:45 - 13:15
EEST

Endorsed by SomnoMed

ORAL SLEEP APNEA APPLIANCES AND THEIR LONG-TERM USE OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA - MAIN STAGE - Chaired by Jan Hedner (SE) & Tuula Palotie (FI)
• Patients' Perspective of Oral Appliance Therapy - Marie Marklund
• Mandibular Advancement Device Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Public Oral Health Services - Tiina-Riitta Vuorjoki-Ranta (FI)
• What is in the Pulse Wave ? - Ludger Grote (SE)
• Endotyping via the Sleep Study - Christian Strassberger (SE)

13:15 - 14:15

Lunch Break & Exhibition

FRIDAY
14:15 - 15:45
EEST

YOUNG SCIENTISTS - MAIN STAGE
Chaired by Frida Rångtell (SE) and Sonja Sulkava (FI)
• Children and Adolescents: Perceived and Objective Sleep Measures and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Diseases - Pernille Helms (DK)
• Sleep, Income and Individual Labour Supply: Findings from Estonia 2008-2020 - Marit Rebane (EE)
• USF1 Regulates Sleep and Circadian Rhythms Connecting Sleep with Health and Metabolism - Hanna Ollila (FI)
• Prevalence and Risk Factors of Sleep Disturbances Among Women: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Iceland - Anna Bára Unnarsdóttir (IS)
• Narcolepsy Patients have Abnormal Brain Activation During Humor Processing – Searching for the Mechanisms Behind Cataplexy - Hilde Juvodden (NO)
• Adolescent Sleep: Comorbid Problems and Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia – Lie Åslund (SE)

FRIDAY
15:45 - 17:15
EEST

FUTURE THERAPIES IN OSA - MAIN STAGE
Chaired by Ludger Grote (SE) & Adel Bachour (FI)
• CPAP -  A Therapy with Limitations of Efficacy and Outcome? - Jordan Cunningham (AUS)
• Is there a Phenotype Perfectly Suited for Mandibular Advancement? - Marie Marklund (SE)
• HNS – The Finnish Experience - Adel Bachour (FI)
• The Dawn of Pharmacological Therapy in OSA - Jan Hedner (SE)
• Time for Positional Therapy? - Philip Tönnesen (DK)

FRIDAY
15:45 - 17:15
EEST

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP-WAKE DISORDERS - SESSION ROOM 2
Chaired by Bjørn Bjorvatn & Mikko Härmä
• Sleep During Adolescence - Ingvild W. Saxvig
• Shift Work Disorder - Siri Waage
• Sleep Problems During Night Work - Mikko Härmä
• Social Jet Lag During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Jonathan Cedernæs
• Eveningness and Insufficient Sleep in Finland - Effect of Behavior and Genetic Score for Circadian Preference - Ilona Merikanto

FRIDAY
15:45 - 17:15
EEST

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY, AND SLEEP MEDICINE - SESSION ROOM 3
Chaired by Timo Leppänen (FI) & Sami Myllymaa (FI)
• Deep Learning-Based Sleep Staging - Henri Korkalainen (FI)
• Clinical Use Of Self-Applied Somnography (SAS) - Sigríður Sigurðardóttir (IS)
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening Using At-Home SpO2 Recordings and Machine Learning - Gonzalo Gutiérrez-Tobal (ES)
• EEG Slow-Wave Activity in Evaluating Brain Function: Application to Anesthesia and Natural Sleep - Jukka Kortelainen (FI)
• Data-driven Arousal Analysis in Patients with Neurodegenerative Disease - Andreas Brink-Kjær (DK)

17:15 - 17:30

Break & Exhibition

17:30 - 18:30

NORDIC CHAMPIONSHIP - MAIN STAGE

18:30 - 19:00
EEST

CLOSING CEREMONY - MAIN STAGE
• Best Young Scientist Prize – Saana Myllyntausta, Chair of Young Scientist Competition jury
• Organizing Committee of the 19th Nordic Sleep Conference – Markku Partinen, President of NSC2021
• Welcome to the 20th Nordic Sleep Conference – Poul Jennum, Danish Society for Sleep Medicine
• Ida Elina performs "Happy"

POSTERS AT THE EXHIBITION

• The Single-Cell Multidimensional Landscape Of Tonsil Lymphocytes In Paediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Isabella Sjölander (SE)
• Sleep Training: Consequences of Disinformation on Parent Beliefs Overview of Attitude and Knowledge of Sleep Training Among Latvian Parents - Renate Apse, Marta Celmina (LV)
• Early Childhood Sleep Problems in Latvia - Parent Perspective and Recommendations by Medical Community - Anete Sperberga, Marta Celmina (LV)
• Stability And Change In Positive And Negative Affect Following Day, Evening, And Night Shifts Among - Torhild Sorengaard (NO)
• Late Adminstration Of Extended Release Methylphenidate In Excessive Sleep Inertia - Two Cases - Christian Baier (SE)
• Prevalence Of Sleep Disorders In Patients With Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Measured With Actigraphy And Polysomnography - Miguel Muñoz-Ruiz Spain/Finland (ES/FI)