Program

The next edition of the SOMNOFORUM congress will be held in Marrakech on December 12 & 13, 2025.

The congress will be held at the Kenzi Rose Garden Hotel, Avenue du Président Kennedy, Marrakech 40000, Morocco

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12th 2025

8:45 am : Opening address and presentation of the plenary program.
President and founders of Somnoforum

9:00 am : AVEROES, from Cordoue to Marrakech.
Dr Mohammed ALIATI (Bordeaux)

SESSION #1 : MAXILLOFACIAL OSA

  • 9:20 am : Sleep apnea : A natural marriage between AI, ENT and maxillofacial surgery.
    Dr Darius ABEDIPOUR (Lyon)
  • 09:40 am : Orthognatic surgery in adult OSA.
    Dr Gonzague  DEFRENNES (Paris)
  • 10:00 am: Complications of Mandibular Advancement Devices and their management.
    Dr Gilles BESNAINOU (Paris)
  • 10:20 am : Contribution of CT scans and MRIs in the assessment of the airways in OSA.
    Dr Sidki KARIMI (Rabat)
  • 10:40 am : Cognitive burden in OSA.
    Dr Lily ABEDIPOUR (London) & Dr Lilia POULAIN (Bordeaux)

11:00-11:30 am : COFFEE BREAK & PARTNER EXHIBITION & POSTERS SESSION

SESSION #2 : NEWS

  • 11:30 am : SYMPOSIUM “Sleepiness under surveillance : Clinical case study“
    Dr Lilia POULAIN (Libourne – Bordeaux) & Dr Jean-Pierre BAROIN (Pontault Combault)
    With the support of Bioprojet
  • 12:20 pm: Neurococognitive disorders in children and adults with OSA.
    Dr Michel LECENDREUX (Paris)
  • 12:40: Contribution of AI to the diagnosis of OSA.
    Dr Abdelkebir SABIL (Paris)

1:00 – 2:00 pm : LUNCH & POSTER SESSION

SESSION #3 : CHILD AIRLOCK

  • 2:00: Lingual frenulum: the forgotten phenotype of adults.
    Dr Paul WULLEMAN (Brussels)
  • 2:30 pm :  « 180 seconds to convince » 

    • “CPAP for the OSA child” – Dr Mohamed AKKARI (Montpellier)
    • “Treatment of OSA by uni or bilateral hypoglossal stimulation” – Dr Pierre-Jean MONTEYROL (Bordeaux)
    • “Is OSA really a cardiovascular risk factor?”– Dr Jean-Pierre BAROIN (Paris)

3:30 – 4:00 pm : COFFEE BREAK & PARTNER EXHIBITION & POSTERS SESSION

SESSION #4 : NASAL OSA

  • 4:00 pm : Causes of septoplasty failure in dentofacial dysmorphosis.
    Pr François DISANT (Lyon)
  • 4:20 pm : Pollu-allergic rhinitis and vasomotor rhinitis in OSA.
    Dr Anne GAUTHIER (Créteil)
  • 4:40 pm : Nasosinusal polyposis and OSA : Corticoids, Surgery, Biotherapy
    Pr Pierre EL CHATER (Dubaï – EAU)
  • 5:00 pm : Conclusion of the day
    Dr Darius ABEDIPOUR, Pr Pierre EL CHATER, Pr Michel Christian OUAYOUN 

20h00 :  CONGRESS DINNER (by registration only)

 

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13th 2025

9:00 – 10:00 : SESSION 1

  • WORKSHOP 1: RESMED Orthesis
    Dr Darius ABEDIPOUR
  • WORKSHOP 2: Polygraphy in city practice
    Dr Corinne DEPAGNE
  • WORKSHOP 3: I’m perfecting my CPAP skills
    Dr Jean-Pierre BAROIN

10:00 – 11:00 : SESSION 2

  • WORKSHOP 4: Management of OSDB in children in outpatient practice.
    Dr Mohamed AKKARI
  • WORKSHOP 5: “How to make MAD a therapeutic success”
    Dr Benoît GRIFFET, Dental Surgeon, Seignosse
    With the support of Panthera Dental
  • WORKSHOP 6: The benefits of home polysomnography
    Pr Michel Christian OUAYOUN et Dr Christophe DEGUILLE

11:00 : COFFEE BREAK & PARTNER EXHIBITION & POSTER SESSION 

11:30 – 12:30 : SESSION 3

  • WORKSHOP 7:  Women’s sleep : infertility to the pregnancy
    Dr Sandrine LAUNOIS et Dr Nathalie CYNAMON AISENBERG
  • WORKSHOP 8: Nasosinusal polyposis and OSA
    Pr Emilie BEQUIGNON
  • WORKSHOP 9: What can I expect from nasal surgery in OSA ?
    Pr Armin BIDARIAN MONIRI