Program
The next edition of the SOMNOFORUM congress will be held in Marrakech on 12 & 13 December 2025.
The conference will be held at the Mariott – Méridien N’Fis, Boulevard Mohamed VI, Marrakech 40000, Maroc
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 Cordoba to Marrakech
Dr Mohammed ALIATI (Bordeaux)
SESSION #1: MAXILLOFACIAL OSA
- 9:20 am: OSA: A natural marriage between ENT and maxillofacial surgery.
Dr Darius ABEDIPOUR (Lyon) - 9:40 am: Orthognathic surgery in adult OSA.
Speaker TBC - 10:00 am: Complications of Mandibular Advancement Devices and their management.Dr Gilles BESNAINOU (Paris)
- 10:20 am: Causes of septoplasty failure in dentofacial dysmorphosis.Pr François DISANT (Lyon)
- 10:40 am: Cognitive burden in OSADr 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
Speakers TBC - 12:20pm: Neurocognitive disorders in children and adults with OSADr Michel LECENDREUX (Paris)
- 12:40 pm: Medical treatment of OSA: What is the status of the MARIPOSA 2 study?Pr Michel Christian OUAYOUN (Paris)
13h00 – 14h00 : LUNCH & POSTERS SESSION
SESSION #3 : CHILD AIRLOCK
- 2:00 pm: Classification of child’s airlock endtoypes by somnopolygraphy Dr Ventaka KOKA (Paris)
- 2:30pm: “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)
- “CPAP for the OSA child?”
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm: COFFEE BREAK & PARTNER EXHIBITION & POSTERS SESSION
SESSION #4 : NASAL OSA
- 4:00 pm: Pollu-allergic rhinitis and vasomotor rhinitis in OSA.Dr Anne GAUTHIER (Créteil)
- 4:20 pm : Septoplasty in apneic children
Speaker TBC - 4:40 pm : Nasosinusal polyposis and OSA: Corticoids, Surgery, BiotherapyPr Pierre EL CHATER (Dubaï – EAU)
- 5:00 pm : Conclusion of the day
Dr Darius ABEDIPOUR, Pr Pierre EL CHATER, Pr Michel Christian OUAYOUN
8:00 : CONGRESS DINNER (upon registration)
Saturday,December 13th 2025
9:00 am – 10:00 am : SESSION 1
- WORKSHOP 1: RESMED OrthesisDr Darius ABEDIPOUR
- WORKSHOP 2: Polygraphy in city practiceDr Corinne DEPAGNE
- WORKSHOP 3: I’m perfecting my CPAP skillsDr Jean-Pierre BAROIN
10:00 am – 11:00 am: 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 polysomnographyPr Michel Christian OUAYOUN & Dr Christophe DEGUILLE
11:00 AM : COFFEE BREAK & PARTNER EXHIBITION & POSTER SESSION
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM: SESSION 3
- WORKSHOP 7: Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Pregnant WomenDr Sandrine LAUNOIS & 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
12:30 pm: Free lunch
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: General Meeting
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Conclusion of the congress