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

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 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
Speakers TBC
12:20pm: Neurocognitive disorders in children and adults with OSA
Dr 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)

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, 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

8:00 : CONGRESS DINNER (upon registration)

9:00 am – 10:00 am : SESSION 1

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 polysomnography
Pr 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 Women
Dr 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