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BIRMINGHAM: The First Annual Meeting of SBSM (The Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine)


Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Resort & Spa


4000 Grand Ave, Birmingham, AL, United States

Note: This is not a patient event. Read on to learn why HF is participating in this important meeting! The Hypersomnia Foundation has accepted an invitation to work with SBSM in the preparation of an educational program on idiopathic hypersomnia. Dr. Lynn Marie Trotti, chair of HF’s Medical Advisory Board, will provide two lectures, and […]


VANCOUVER, BC: WUN-HF Education Day


Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, B.C., Canada


999 Canada Pl, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Understanding Narcolepsy and Hypersomnia: Insights and Perspectives This free event is open to everyone! HF is collaborating with Wake Up Narcolepsy to hold an Education Day on Saturday, September 21st in Vancouver, B.C. at Sleep Expo 2019:  This one day conference is for people with narcolepsy and/or idiopathic hypersomnia, their families, educators, clinicians and researchers. […]


PHILADELPHIA: AAFP (American Association of Family Physicians) Family Medicine Experience (FMX) 2019


Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA


1101 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA

Note: This is not a patient event. Read on to learn why HF is participating in this important meeting! As part of HF’s new 2019 initiative, we are reaching out to the professionals who are most likely to encounter sleepy people! At this conference, HF will exhibit and network among 5,000 family medicine physicians in […]



CHICAGO: HF Educational Meeting


Sheraton Suites, Chicago O'Hare


6501 Mannheim Road, Rosemont, IL, United States

The Hypersomnia Foundation is holding a Patient Education Meeting on Saturday, October 19th in Chicago at the Sheraton Suites O'Hare Hotel, from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Tickets are $25 and includes a buffet lunch. Registered event attendees are invited to attend a free Meet & Greet socializing hour planned for Friday, October 18 at […]


$25



ATLANTA: The Southern Sleep Society 42nd Annual Meeting


Renaissance Waverly Hotel and Convention Center


2450 Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta, GA, United States

Note: This is not a patient event. Read on to learn why HF is participating in this important meeting! HF is participating in this event and providing a patient panel on Friday, March 27, 4:00 PM - 5: 30 PM, titled Patient & Physician Stories & Perspectives in an Era of Novel Treatment Modalities. HF's […]



PHILADELPHIA: HF Conference


Le Méridien Philadelphia


1421 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The Hypersomnia Foundation has CANCELLED our June 2020 Conference. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions and concern for the healthand safety of our community, the Hypersomnia Foundation is canceling our June 2020 Conference in Philadelphia. While there is no doubt this is the right decision, and many have lost much more to this pandemic, it’s still […]




BERLIN/VIRTUAL: EU-NN’s European Narcolepsy Day 2020

This event is open to both patients and sleep medicine professionals. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this meeting will be virtual. Get the program, keeping in mind that Berlin is in the Central European Time zone. However, the events will be uploaded afterward and available on demand. Register by August 31, 2020.


VIRTUAL: American School Health Association 2020 Conference

As part of our mission to raise awareness about IH and related disorders, HF will be attending the American School Health Association’s 2020 virtual conference, where our Medical Advisory Board chair, Dr. Lynn Marie Trotti, will discuss Sleepy Students and Idiopathic Hypersomnia.  Greater awareness of IH by school health professionals means a greater chance that […]



VIRTUAL: Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine 10th Annual Meeting

FREE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE! The Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine’s (SASM) 10th Annual Meeting is October 1-2, 2020. This year's theme is “Innovation & Synergism in Sleep, Perioperative Care & Chronic Pain: The Future is Here” and will feature a keynote address from Dr. Jerome Adams, MD, U.S. Surgeon General. Note: If you can't attend […]