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Scientific Program

The program committee of IPSA 2026 Florence is assembling a world-class schedule of content across pediatric sleep medicine. The program includes courses, symposia, keynotes, and abstracts.

Preliminary interactive schedule can be found here 
Schedule content is preliminary and subject to change. 


Keynote Addresses

Barbara Galland, PhD (New Zealand)
Unravelling the digital impact: Screens and sleep

Thomas Penzel, PhD (Germany)
Non obtrusive sleep recording and new analysis in paediatric sleep medicine


For the most up to date information see the interactive schedule 


Schedule at a Glance
Schedule content is preliminary and subject to change. 

Wednesday, April 8
Pre-Congress Courses are all additional cost

Time

Type Session 
 9:00am - 1:00pmCourse

C-01: Ventilation in the home (IVAPS, AVAPS)
Chairs: Sheila Javadpour (Ireland), Elaine Chan (United Kingdom)
Modulo 2.1

C-02: Pediatric behavioral sleep
Chairs: Jodi Mindell (United States), Michal Kahn (Israel)
Modulo 2.2

C-03: Sleep related movement disorders - RLS, PLMD, comorbidities
Chairs: Rosalia Silvestri (Italy), Osman Ipsiroglu (Canada)
Hall 2A

 2:00pm - 6:00pmCourse

C-04: Pharmacological management of sleep disorders + melatonin
Chairs: Oliviero Bruni (Italy), Judith Owens (United States)
Modulo 2.1

C-05: Hypersomnia - treatment / treatment of narcolepsy
Chair: Michel Lecendreux (France)
Modulo 2.2

 2:00pm - 4:00 pmCourse

C-06: Nocturnal Paroxysmal manifestations: Hands-On
Chairs: Lino Nobili (Italy), Suresh Kotagal (United States)
Hall 2A

 4:00pm - 6:00 pm Course

C-07: Management of obesity
Chairs: Palma Benedek (Hungary), Steijn Verhulst (Belgium)
Hall 2A


Thursday, April 9


 Time  Type  Session
 8:00 am - 8:40 am  

Welcome and Opening Address
Auditorium

 8:45 am - 9:30 am  Keynote Keynote: Thomas Penzel
Auditorium
 9:55 am - 11:25 am  Symposium

S-01: Novel pediatric interventions pushing the envelope of what we think we know
Chairs: Michael Gradisar (Australia), Michal Kahn (Israel)
Auditorium

 11:35 am - 12:20 pm  General Assembly

Insomnia treatment: Pharmacological and non‑pharmacological approaches
Chairs: Judith Owens (United States), Candice Alfano (United States)

 1:20 pm - 2:05 pm  Keynote Keynote: Barbara Galland
Auditorium
2:15pm - 3:45 pm  Symposium

S-02:  Pediatric Narcolepsy: Advancing Multidisciplinary Insights into Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, and Therapeutic Care
Chairs: Michel Lecendreux (France), Patricia Franco (France)
Auditorium

 4:05 pm - 4:50 pm General Assembly

Complex case discussion: Sleep disordered breathing with a multidisciplinary solution
Chairs: Palma Benedek (Hungary), An Boudewyns (Belgium)


Friday, April 10


 Time  Type  Session
 8:00 am - 9:30 am  Symposium
S-03: What’s new on sleep in neurodevelopmental disorders?
Chairs: Oliviero Bruni (Italy), Carmen Schroder (France)
Modulo 1


S-04: Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children with Myelomeningocele 

Chairs: Ronald Chervin (United States),  John Barks (United States)

Modulo 2


S-05: Leveraging Autovideosomnography Technology to Understand Family Influences on Infant Sleep
Chair: Judith Owens (United States)
Modulo 3
9:40 am am - 11:00 am  Oral Abstract

O-01: Circadian medicine across pediatric populations
Modulo 1

O-02: Pediatric sleep disordered breathing: Mechanisms, outcomes, and interventions
Modulo 2

O-03: Sleep and neurodevelopment in pediatric neurology
Modulo 3

 11:20 am - 12:50 pm  Symposium

S-06: Improving the diagnosis and management of childhood sleep disordered breathing
Chairs: Albert Li (Hong Kong), Rosemary Horne (Australia)

S-07: Rethinking insomnia metrics and outcomes in children: Beyond sleep duration

Chairs: Imad Ahmed (United Kingdom), Iulia Ioan (France)

S-08: Understanding Sleep in ADHD: Experimental, observational, and clinical perspectives
Chair: Stephen Becker (United States)

 1:20 pm - 2:20 pm  Industry Symposium

Neurim Pharmaceuticals: Toward an Integrated Framework for Treating Insomnia in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Chair: Paul Gringras (United Kingdom)

2:20 pm - 3:50 pm-  Symposium 

S-09: Pediatric sleep-disordered breathing re-defined: From AHI to physiological burden Chairs: Imad Ahmed (United Kingdom), Refika Ersu (Canada)

S-10: IPSA sleep-friendly hospitals task force
Chairs: Catherine Hill (United Kingdom), Megan Thomas (Canada)

 2:50 PM - 3:50 PM  Discussion Group

Discussion Group: Evaluation and management of Sleep disordered breathing in the first 2 years of life
Chair: An Boudewyns (Belgium)

 3:50 pm - 4:50 pm  Poster Session  Poster Session 1
 4:50 pm - 6:20 pm  Symposium

S-11: Managing sleep-disordered breathing in the medically complex child: Emerging insights and innovations
Chairs: Moya Vandeleur (Australia), Adelaide Withers (Australia)

S-12: Advancing our understanding of sleep disturbances across neurodevelopmental conditions: From mechanisms to interventions
Chair: Emma Baker (United States)

S-13: The Global Adolescent Sleep Project (GASP): A summary of the findings, research gaps and future directions
Chairs: Judith Owens (United States), Leticia Azevedo (Brazil)


Saturday, April 11 

 Time  Type Session
8:00 am - 9:00 am   Symposium

S-14: The future is now: Recent and upcoming technological advances in pediatric sleep medicine
Chairs: Stijn Verhulst (Belgium), Dorit Aschmann-Mühlhans (Germany)

S-15: Surgical and device trials in pediatric OSA
Chair: Erin Kirkham (United States)

S-16: Monitoring sleep in neonates/infants: Developmental aspects and impact of seizures
Chair: Magda Lahorgue Nunes (Brazil)

 9:10 am - 10:30 am Oral Abstract 

O-04: Parenting and pediatric sleep: Influence, expectations, and outcomes

O-05: Sleep and neurodevelopment in children and adolescents

O-06: Technology and innovation in pediatric sleep

10:50 am - 12:20 pm  Symposium 

S-17: Behavioral sleep interventions for children and adolescents with comorbid psychiatric conditions
Chair: Jessica Levenson (United States)

S-18: Trauma-informed approaches to pediatric sleep disturbances: Mechanisms, interventions, and professional training
Chair: Michal Kahn (Israel)

S-19: Indigenous sleep across the globe: What do we know and what can we learn?
Chairs: Sarah Blunden (Australia), Osman Ipsiroglu (Canada)

 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Meet the Professor  Meet the Professor: Raffaele Ferri (Ticketed lunch)

Meet the Professor: Narong Simakajornboon (Ticketed lunch)

1:50  pm - 3:20 pm Symposium 

S-20: Transgenerational iron deficiency? Take home messages from epidemiological and experimental animal studies: Do we need to adjust clinical practice?
Chairs: Osman Ipsiroglu (Canada), Oliviero Bruni (Italy)

S-21: Transition from pediatric to adult care in children with sleep disorders: A report from IPSA transition task force
Chair: Narong Simakajornboon (United States)

Discussion Group: Contextual influences on sleep in early development
Chairs: Jodi Mindell (United States), Rebecca Spencer (United States)


3:20 pm - 4:20 pm  Poster Session  Poster Session 2 
4:20 pm - 4:40 pm     Closing  Ceremony


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