The general topic of the meeting concern different aspects of neurodegeneration and sleep disorders, from the basic mechanism on neurodegeneration and related to sleep to the risk of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease, from sleep apnea to cognition and pharmacological risk of dementia.

For the first time, this year, the World Sleep Forum will include 2 “Public Key-note Lectures” session open to all interested participants.

Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic and related national and international restrictions, the World Sleep Forum: 5th Think Tank on neurodegeneration related to sleep is a full virtual meeting.
In-person participation is not possible.

The meeting is divided in 2 main sections:

• Workshops
  Participation reserved to faculty members only
• Public Key-note Lectures
  Participation open to all interested attendees (online registration mandatory)

Further information on registration fees, rules are listed here below.

Online registration is mandatory within May 24th, 2021

PLEASE NOTE:
Online registration gives access to both “Public Key-note Lectures”:

• Thursday, 27^th May 2021 | 02.00 PM – 03.45 PM (CET)
  – Effect of sleep on CSF amyloid (B. Lucey)
  – Sleep, circadian rhythms, and cognition (A. Spira)
  – Local sleep and Alzheimer’s disease (B. Mander)
• Friday, 28^th May 2021 | 02.00 PM – 03.45 PM (CET)
  – Risk and predictors of dementia and parkinsonism in idiopathic REM sleep behaviour disorder (A. Iranzo)
  – Sleep apnoea and the brain: a complex relationship (I. Rosenzweig)
  – Treatment approaches for sleep disturbances in Parkinson disease (A. Videonovic)

Access to Workshops is not possible and not included in the registration fee

ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSED.
If you want to register please send an email to thinktank@europeansleepfoundation.ch within May 26th @ 01.00 PM

Official Language is English.
Simultaneous translation will not be provided.

Prof. Dr. med CLAUDIO BASSETTI
President of the ESF
Chairman, Neurology Department
Bern University Hospital, Inselspital
Dean of Medical Faculty, University
Hospital, 3010 Bern, Switzerland