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 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)

Saturday,December 13th 2025

9:00 am – 10:00 am : 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 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