About this event

  • Date and time Tue 4 Feb 2025 from 9:00am to 4:15pm
  • Location Royal Society of Medicine
  • Organised by Sleep Medicine
Sleep disorders are common, treatable, and linked to long-term cardiometabolic health issues. Recognising and managing sleep and circadian rhythm disorders is vital, as undiagnosed cases can worsen outcomes in cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular, and neurological conditions. With advances in diagnostics and treatments making sleep services more accessible, it’s crucial for hospital physicians to identify and treat these disorders, affecting an estimated 30% of patients.

Join us for a pioneering event on sleep and circadian rhythm disorders in hospital care. Expert speakers will share essential insights for diagnosing and managing sleep disorders, showing how sleep impacts outcomes across specialties—from cancer recovery to heart disease management. Discover sleep's vital role in patient health, gain practical clinical knowledge, and explore how better sleep practices can enhance recovery and long-term health.

By attending this event, you will understand:

  • Sleep and circadian rhythm disorders 
  • How to identify sleep disorders 
  • The impact of treatment of sleep disorders in cardiometabolic health and disease 

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We would like to thank our sponsors ALTURiX, Idorsia Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd, Inspire Medical Systems and Leith Healthcare for their financial support of this event. Please note they have no input or involvement over the organisation, agenda or speakers for the event. 

Agenda

View the programme 04 February 2025

Registration, tea and coffee
Introduction to sleep and sleep disorders in hospital – all you need to know about sleep in 10 minutes

Dr Thomas Chambers, Anaesthetics Core Trainee Year 3, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Honorary Clinical Fellow, Respiratory Medicine, Sleep and Ventilation, Barts Health NHS Trust

Sleep disorders in the cardiology clinic

Dr Siriam Iyer, Consultant Respiratory and Sleep Physician, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Training Programme Director, Respiratory Medicine, South Yorkshire

Sleep, obesity and the impact of novel diabetic therapies on sleep

Professor Daniel Cuthbertson, Liverpool University

Panel discussion

Chair: Dr Kirstie Anderson, Consultant Neurologist, Paediatric and Adult Sleep Service, Newcastle Hospitals and Past President, Sleep Medicine Section, Royal Society of Medicine

Tea and coffee break
Diagnosing circadian (mis)alignment and disruption from patient bio-samples

Professor Robert Dallmann, Associate Professor, University of Warwick

Panel discussion
Lunch
Introduction

Dr Siriam Iyer

Novel sleep interventions for pain management 

Professor Nicole Tang, Professor of Psychology, University of Warwick

What is the impact of sleep in Parkinson’s disease? From bench to bedside

Dr Rachael Lawson, Janet Owens Parkinson’s UK Senior Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University

Panel discussion
Tea and coffee break
The future of sleep in hospitals - will better nights lead to shorter stays?

Dr Kirstie Anderson

Final questions and closing remarks
Close of meeting

Sponsors

Location

Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom

Registration will close on 28 January 2025 at 1:00am (GMT). Late registrations will not be accepted.

The agenda is subject to change at any time

If the event is recorded, we are only able to share presentations that we have received permission to share. There is no guarantee that all sessions will be available after the event, this is at the presenter’s and RSM’s discretion.

All views expressed at this event are of the speakers themselves and not of the Royal Society of Medicine, nor the speaker's organisations.

This event will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be distributed in future on various internet channels.

Domus - reception

While you’re attending this event

Why not stay in the comfort of our hotel, Domus Medica, book dinner in the restaurant, or even hire one of our private dining rooms to socialise with your peers?

RSM members enjoy access to our enviable club facilities. For more information, please contact our team at domus@rsm.ac.uk or restaurant@rsm.ac.uk.

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