Arkansas Sleep 2026
Meeting Agenda
Friday, March 6th, 2026
7:00 a.m. Registration - Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
Plenary Sessions
7:50-8:00 a.m. Welcome and Announcements
8:00-9:00 a.m. P1 Deepa Burman, MD– Women and Sleep
9:00-10:00 a.m. P2: Deepa Burman, MD – Pediatric Update
10:00-10:15 a.m. Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
10:15 -11:15 a.m. P3: Tim Cook, MD Applying General Medicine to Sleep Medicine
11:15-12:15 p.m. P4: Caris Fitzgerald, MD – Sleep Cancer
12:15-1:15 p.m. Lunch in Exhibit Hall
Technologist Sessions
1:15-2:15 p.m. T1: Michael Garrison BS, RPSGT, CCSH - ECG
2:15-3:15 p.m. T2: Michael E Garrison, BS, RPSGT, CCSH – Hypocretin / Orexin
3:15-3:30 p.m. Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
3:30-4:30 p.m. T3: Michael E Garrison, BS, RPSGT, CCSH – Update on Scoring Rules
4:30-5:30 p.m. T4: Michael Garrison, BS. RPSGT, CCSH – Sleep Disorder Breathing & Titration
Physician, Dentist and Nursing Sessions
1:15-2:15 p.m. PDN1: Kathleen Paul, PHD Anthropology
2:15-3:15 p.m. PDN2: Joe Bussell, DDS The Evolution of Oral Appliance Therapy in OSA
3:15-3:30 p.m. Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
3:30-4:30 p.m. PDN3: Vikas Jain, MD Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Data Review
4:30-5:30 p.m. PDN4: Vikas Jain, MD Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Troubleshooting
Hospitality Room Huntersville
6:00p.m. until 6:30p.m. ENT Panel, Patrick Fraley MD, Mariah O’Sullivan MD, Anvesh Kompelli MD, Erin Creighton MD
Arkansas Sleep 2026
Meeting Agenda
Saturday, March 7th, 2026
7:00 a.m. Registration - Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
Plenary Sessions
7:50-8:00 a.m. Reminders and Announcements
8:00-9:00 a.m. P5: Sushma Dharia, MD, FAASM –OSA Associated Comorbidities & Treatment with CPAP Therapy
9:00-10:00 a.m. P6: Raghu Reddy, MD – NMD/SCI
10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:00-11:00 a.m. P7: Gina Miller, MD – Incretin / GLP1
11:00-11:15 a.m. Grab lunch box and return for Lunch N Learn
11:15-12:15 p.m. P8: Katie Rude, MD – OSA MET Liver Ds Lunch and Learn
12:15p.m. – 12:30p.m. SPA business meeting
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint provider ship of The American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Professionals of Arkansas & Washington Regional Center for Sleep Disorders. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 12.00 category 1 credits toward the AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of the participation in the activity.