Beyond CPAP: A New Era in Obesity and Sleep Medicine

Hosted by the Sydney Health Partners Diabetes and Obesity Clinical Academic Group and the Sleep Health Clinical Academic Group, this workshop will explore how the latest incretin mimetic therapies, including GLP-1 and GIP receptor agonists, are transforming the management of obesity and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) across both adult and paediatric medicine.

The program will provide a comprehensive overview of contemporary obesity and OSA management, with a focus on emerging therapies, multidisciplinary care, and the evolving clinical landscape. The event will also explore the future direction of research in this rapidly advancing field, highlighting current evidence, ongoing studies, and potential developments in clinical practice.

Hear from leading clinicians and researchers, participate in hands-on learning experiences, and engage directly with experts during an interactive panel discussion and Q&A session.

Networking opportunities throughout the workshop will allow attendees to connect with colleagues and leaders working at the forefront of obesity and sleep health.

Sleep and respiratory physicians, endocrinologist and obesity physicians, general practitioners, medical researchers, allied health professionals and any other clinician interested in this topic.

• Epidemiology pathophysiology diagnosis of sleep disordered breathing + navigating sleep studies (diagnosis)
• Treatment of sleep disordered breathing and the various treatment options (splints, Positional therapy, upper airway surgery) with a focus on practical aspects
• An overview on obesity and hypoventilation syndrome overlap
• An overview on hypoxemia and pulmonary hypertension
• Paediatric Sleep Apnea and how to properly assess a sleep history in paediatric patients with obesity
• Overview of obesity across the disease spectrum
• Treatments for obesity with a focus on incretin therapy and bariatric surgery
• Incretin Mimetic medications and other treatment and support considerations for paediatric patients with obesity
• Panel discussion and Q&A
• Barriers and facilitators sleep clinicians encounter trying to implement weight loss in their services
• Hands on CPAP experience
• Dietician advice with a patient on incretin mimetic therapies
• Exercise physiologists and how they come into the picture

Dr Kathryn Williams
Endocrinologist

Head of Department Endocrinology,
Nepean Hospital; Clinical Lead Nepean
Blue Mountains Family Metabolic
Health Service; Conjoint Senior
Lecturer University of Sydney

Professor Brendon Yee
Sleep and Respiratory Physician

The Woolcock Institute of Medical
Research, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital,
Clinical Professor of Medicine and Health
at the University of Sydney

Sally Baddorek
Senior Clinical Dietitian

Nepean Family Metabolic Health
Service and PhD candidate at The
University of Sydney

A/Professor Samantha
Hocking
A/Professor Diabetes, Endocrinologist

The University of Sydney, Royal Prince
Alfred Hospital

Dr Ruby Brillante
Sleep and Respiratory Physician

Concord Hospital Medical Centre

Dr Devesh Thakkar
Sleep and Respiratory Physician

Nepean Specialist Clinic, Macarthur
Lung Sleep

Dr Shirley Alexander
Paediatrician

Head of Weight Management Services
at the Children’s Hospital Westmead,
University of Notre Dame, Paediatric
Clinical Lead for the Sydney Medical
School (Auburn) & Director of
Prevocational Ed & Training at CHW

Dr Elizabeth Machan
Exercise Physiologist/
Nutritionist

The Woolcock Institute of Medical
Research, Lecturer University of
Sydney

Professor Ron Grunstein
Sleep Clinician and Researcher

The Woolcock Institute of Medical
Research, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital,
Professor of Sleep Medicine and head of
the NHMRC Centre for Integrated
Research and Understanding of Sleep
(CIRUS) and the NHMRC Australasian Sleep Trials Network

If you have any questions, please contact the Sleep Health CAG.

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