Second Basel Symposium on Sleep and Circadian Rhythm Disorders

Organizers:

Dr Med. CORRADO GARBAZZA

Dr. YU-SHIUAN LIN

Prof. Dr. CHRISTIAN CAJOCHEN,

14:00 – 14:10

Cajochen/Y.-S. Lin/C. Garbazza (local organizers)

Introduction and Greetings

1^st session

Circadian medicine. Moderation: C. Garbazza.

14:10 – 14:40

PD Dr. med. Dr. phil. U. Hemmeter (Psychiatric Hospital, St. Gallen, Switzerland)

Pharmacological treatment of depression respecting chronobiological aspects

14:40 – 15:10

Prof. A. Videnovic, MD, MSc, FAAN, FAASM  (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA)

Circadian dysregulation and light therapy in movement disorders - focus on Parkinson’s and Huntington’s diseases

15:10 – 15:30

Dr. med. C. Garbazza (Centre for Chronobiology, University of Basel, Switzerland)

Sleep, circadian rhythms and light therapy in the perinatal period

15:30 – 15:45   Coffee break

2^nd session

Sleep homeostasis: role of adenosine and caffeine. Moderation: Y.-S. Lin.

15:45 – 16:15

Prof. R. Basheer, PhD (Harvard Medical, School, Boston, USA)

Sleep homeostasis and mechanisms of sleep regulation: lessons from the animal models

16:15 – 16:45

PD Dr. med. D. Elmenhorst (Institute for Neuroscience and Medicine, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany)

Sleep restriction and use of caffeine in humans – insights from neuroimaging

16:45 – 17:05

Dr. C. Reichert, PhD (Centre for Chronobiology, University of Basel, Switzerland)

Acute vs chronic caffeine intake: Differential effects on sleep and circadian rhythms?

17:05 – 17:15

Conclusions

Accredited educational training:

- Swiss Neurological Society (SNG-SSN): 4 Credits

- Swiss Society for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (SGPP): 4 Credits

- Swiss Society for Sleep Research, Sleep Medicine and Chronobiology (SSSSC): 3 Credits

Thursday, the 18th of November 2021

14h00-17h15

Online virtual event

Accredited educational training:

- Swiss Neurological Society (SNG-SSN): 4 Credits

- Swiss Society for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (SGPP): 4 Credits

- Swiss Society for Sleep Research, Sleep Medicine and Chronobiology (SSSSC): 3 Credits

Neurex workshops are part of the cycle B5 of the University of Basel. They allow students to gain Credit Points from attending workshops/meetings.

This specific workshop will give rise to the attribution of 0.5 CP.

Important: Full rules & how to proceed available here.