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THU, OCT 15
FRI, OCT 16

Friday, Oct 16, 2026

Friday, Oct 16, 2026 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM PDT

Nasal breathing and OSA: Clinical strategies and practical pearls

ISSS Room 2

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM PDT Nasal Breathing in Children

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM PDT In-Office tips and tricks

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM PDT Q&A

2026101610:4511:30 000

FRI, OCT 16

60CA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Friday, Oct 16, 2026

Friday, Oct 16, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT

Lunch Product Theatre

ISSS Room 2

2026101612:0013:00 000

FRI, OCT 16

60CA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Friday, Oct 16, 2026

Friday, Oct 16, 2026 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM PDT

Contemporary soft tissue surgery in sleep apnea

ISSS Room 2

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT Peds pharyngoplasty

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT Adult epiglottis surgery

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT Addressing the BOT

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT PPP: rationale for modifications, is UPPP obsolete?

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM PDT Cases: Complications and Complex Cases

2026101613:3015:00 000

FRI, OCT 16

60CA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM PDT

MMA

Cadaver Lab

2026101517:0017:30 000

THU, OCT 15

BDFA1177-2E38-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Friday, Oct 16, 2026

Friday, Oct 16, 2026 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT

BREAK

ISSS Room 2

ISSS Room 1

2026101615:0015:30 000

FRI, OCT 16

60CA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA
5FCA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Friday, Oct 16, 2026

Friday, Oct 16, 2026 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PDT

Expanding the airway: Skeletal surgery and orthodontics in OSA

ISSS Room 2

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM PDT SARPE: When and Why?

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT Demographic Phenotyping in Skeletal Sleep Surgery

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM PDT Managing Orthodontia in OSA

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM PDT MMA: When should it be first line?

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT Maxillary Expansion in Children: Implications for OSA

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT Q&A

2026101615:3017:00 000

FRI, OCT 16

60CA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM PDT

SARPE

Cadaver Lab

2026101515:3016:00 000

THU, OCT 15

BDFA1177-2E38-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM PDT

Bus Return to Hotel

Cadaver Lab

2026101517:3018:00 000

THU, OCT 15

BDFA1177-2E38-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 1:30 PM - 1:30 PM PDT

Arrive at the Lab

Cadaver Lab

2026101513:3013:30 000

THU, OCT 15

BDFA1177-2E38-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM PDT

Welcome and introduction

ISSS Room 1

2026101508:1508:30 000

THU, OCT 15

5FCA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT

Research Session: Assessing Success in Sleep Surgery

ISSS Room 1

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT What outcome should we care about?

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT PROMs: which is best?

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT Pediatric Outcomes

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT AHI vs. Hypoxic Burden

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT Q&A & Discussion

2026101508:3010:00 001

THU, OCT 15

5FCA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM PDT

BREAK

ISSS Room 1

ISSS Room 2

2026101510:0010:30 000

THU, OCT 15

5FCA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA
60CA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM PDT

FilmFest: How I Do It

ISSS Room 1

10:30 AM - 11:10 AM PDT Soft Tissue- PPP techniques, hyoid suspension, tongue RF

11:10 AM - 11:40 AM PDT Skeletal Surgery: SARPE, Le Fort 1, BSSO, Genio Advancement

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM PDT Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation- Unilateral and Bilateral

2026101510:3012:00 000

THU, OCT 15

5FCA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM PDT

MMA

Cadaver Lab

2026101516:0016:30 000

THU, OCT 15

BDFA1177-2E38-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM PDT

Research Session: Salvage of HNS Nonresponders

ISSS Room 1

1:30 PM - 1:50 PM PDT Optimizing AHI

1:50 PM - 2:10 PM PDT Optimizing usage

2:10 PM - 2:30 PM PDT Assessing and optimizing symptoms

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM PDT Q&A

2026101513:3015:00 000

THU, OCT 15

5FCA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 1:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT

Meet to take the Bus to the Cadaver Lab

Cadaver Lab

2026101513:0013:00 000

THU, OCT 15

BDFA1177-2E38-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT

BREAK

ISSS Room 1

ISSS Room 2

2026101515:0015:30 000

THU, OCT 15

5FCA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA
60CA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM PDT

Abstracts

ISSS Room 1

2026101515:3017:30 000

THU, OCT 15

5FCA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM PDT

Cocktail Reception: Research Awards and Poster Hall

ISSS Room 1

2026101517:3019:00 000

THU, OCT 15

5FCA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM PDT

Breakfast Product Theatre

Industry

ISSS Room 2

2026101507:0008:00 000

THU, OCT 15

21353D8C-3238-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA
60CA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM PDT

BREAK

ISSS Room 2

2026101508:0008:15 000

THU, OCT 15

60CA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT

Pharyngoplasty/Soft Tissue Surgery

Cadaver Lab

2026101515:0015:30 000

THU, OCT 15

BDFA1177-2E38-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM PDT

Spanish Session

ISSS Room 2

2026101513:3015:00 000

THU, OCT 15

60CA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM PDT

MMA

Cadaver Lab

2026101516:3017:00 000

THU, OCT 15

BDFA1177-2E38-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM PDT

Research Abstracts

ISSS Room 2

2026101515:3017:30 000

THU, OCT 15

60CA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT

Lunch Product Theatre

ISSS Room 2

2026101512:0013:00 000

THU, OCT 15

60CA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM PDT

BREAK

ISSS Room 2

2026101513:0013:30 000

THU, OCT 15

60CA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PDT

Advanced Practice Providers in Sleep Apnea Care

ISSS Room 2

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM PDT PAP Management

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM PDT HGNS workflow from A to Z

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PDT Preoperative counseling and evaluation

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM PDT APP/MD Collaboration in the ENT clinic

2026101510:3011:30 000

THU, OCT 15

60CA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT

Pathways to Practice in Sleep Medicine

ISSS Room 2

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT Building an academic practice

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM PDT Buliding a non-academic practice

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT Building a multidisciplinary sleep center

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT Social media: How and Why?

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT Use of AI in OSA diagnostics

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT Q&A & Discussion

2026101508:3010:00 001

THU, OCT 15

60CA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM PDT

HGNS 1

Cadaver Lab

2026101514:0014:30 000

THU, OCT 15

BDFA1177-2E38-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM PDT

HGNS 2

Cadaver Lab

2026101514:3015:00 000

THU, OCT 15

BDFA1177-2E38-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Friday, Oct 16, 2026

Friday, Oct 16, 2026 6:30 AM - 7:00 AM PDT

ISSS Business Meeting

ISSS Room 1

2026101606:3007:00 000

FRI, OCT 16

5FCA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Friday, Oct 16, 2026

Friday, Oct 16, 2026 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM PDT

BREAKFAST

ISSS Room 1

ISSS Room 2

2026101607:0008:00 000

FRI, OCT 16

5FCA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA
60CA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Friday, Oct 16, 2026

Friday, Oct 16, 2026 8:00 AM - 8:20 AM PDT

Welcome Address

ISSS Room 1

2026101608:0008:20 000

FRI, OCT 16

5FCA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Friday, Oct 16, 2026

Friday, Oct 16, 2026 8:20 AM - 9:15 AM PDT

Keynote: Projected Worldwide Impact of OSA

ISSS Room 1

2026101608:2009:15 000

FRI, OCT 16

5FCA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Friday, Oct 16, 2026

Friday, Oct 16, 2026 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM PDT

BREAK

ISSS Room 1

2026101609:1509:45 000

FRI, OCT 16

5FCA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Friday, Oct 16, 2026

Friday, Oct 16, 2026 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM PDT

The Evolving Roles of DISE in Sleep Surgery

ISSS Room 1

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT Pediatric DISE: How is it different?

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM PDT DISE Maneuvers: Jaw Thrust & What is the evidence?

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM PDT Alternatives to DISE: Waveform analysis in PSG

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM PDT DISE Debate: Do we need it?

10:50 AM - 11:00 AM PDT Discussion

2026101609:4511:00 001

FRI, OCT 16

5FCA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Friday, Oct 16, 2026

Friday, Oct 16, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT

Hot topics in OSA management: Novel therapies & Evidence

ISSS Room 1

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM PDT AD109

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM PDT GLP1 and OSA

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM PDT Frenuloplasty for OSA: Myths vs. Reality

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM PDT The Emperor's New Clothes: Myofunctional therapy

2026101611:0012:00 001

FRI, OCT 16

5FCA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Friday, Oct 16, 2026

Friday, Oct 16, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PDT

OSA Across the Ages

ISSS Room 1

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM PDT Pediatrics and Adolescence-Treatment in Children and Impact on Development

1:15 PM - 1:30 PM PDT Pediatrics and Adolescence-Sports and Sleep

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM PDT Elderly and OSA - How Should We Approach OSA in Elderly?

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM PDT Elderly and OSA - Dementia and OSA

2026101613:0014:00 001

FRI, OCT 16

5FCA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Friday, Oct 16, 2026

Friday, Oct 16, 2026 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT

Women and OSA: From pathophysiology to clinical outcomes

ISSS Room 1

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM PDT OSA Presentation and Underdiagnosis

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT Anatomic and Physiologic Differences in Upper Airway Collapse

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT Menopause, Hormones, and OSA Severity

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM PDT Pregnancy and OSA

2026101614:0015:00 001

FRI, OCT 16

5FCA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Friday, Oct 16, 2026

Friday, Oct 16, 2026 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PDT

Neurostimulation in practice: What every clinician needs to know

ISSS Room 1

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM PDT Surgical Counseling for HNS: Bilateral and Unilateral

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM PDT CPT Coding HNS - What Happened and How It Impacts All of Us

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM PDT Predictors of Success: How to Select and Counsel?

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM PDT HNS Management: Balancing Tolerance v Effect

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM PDT Panel Future of HNS: What are the needs & challenges?

2026101615:3017:00 001

FRI, OCT 16

5FCA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Friday, Oct 16, 2026

Friday, Oct 16, 2026 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PDT

Social Event (outside of hotel)

ISSS Room 1

ISSS Room 2

NonSession

2026101618:0020:00 000

FRI, OCT 16

5FCA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA
60CA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA
24313623-0039-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Friday, Oct 16, 2026

Friday, Oct 16, 2026 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT

Awards and Closing

ISSS Room 1

2026101617:0017:00 000

FRI, OCT 16

5FCA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Friday, Oct 16, 2026

Friday, Oct 16, 2026 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM PDT

Snoring and Mild OSA: What do I do?

ISSS Room 2

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT Pediatric Mild OSA: Approaches to management

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM PDT Approaches to Mild OSA and Primary Snoring in Adults

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM PDT Management of Oral Appliances: Tips

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM PDT Clinic Procedures for Snoring and Mild OSA

2026101609:4510:45 000

FRI, OCT 16

60CA76C8-4F34-F111-810B-D679B2EFE6FA

Test Session

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