A special clinical meeting on “Recent advances in Sleep Apnoea” was held on May 11, 2006 at the Four Seasons Ballroom, the New World Renaissance Hotel. This Clinical Meeting was organized by the Hong Kong Thoracic Society and the American College of Chest Physicians (Hong Kong and Macau Chapter). The organisers were very honoured and delighted to have a leading authority in Sleep Medicine, Prof. Neil J Douglas, to update us on Sleep Apnoea at the clinical meeting. Professor Douglas is the world renowned expert in the field of sleep apnoea with extensive publications in this area. He is currently the President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and the Professor of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at the University of Edinburgh.
The Clinical Meeting was very well attended by more than 200 participants. Prof. Douglas had presented to the audience the most updated information on central and obstructive sleep apnoea from epidemiology, mechanisms, to treatment, pregnancy and sleep apnoea, and cardiovascular complications of sleep apnoea in his talk. There were also a lot of useful and stimulating discussions during the question and answer session.
