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  • September 2019



  • Sat


    21


    September 21, 2019 @ 8:30 am - 4:30 pm PDT


    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. […]



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    24


    September 24, 2019 - September 27, 2019


    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 […]


  • October 2019



  • Sat


    19


    October 19, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm PDT


    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

  • March 2020



  • Thu


    26


    March 26, 2020 - March 29, 2020


    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 […]


  • June 2020



  • Sat


    13


    June 13, 2020 - June 14, 2020


    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 […]


  • August 2020



  • Thu


    27


    August 27, 2020 - August 30, 2020


    PHILADELPHIA: APSS SLEEP2020 (a conference for sleep medicine professionals)

    Note:  If you are looking for info on HF's conference in June 2020 for people with idiopathic hypersomnia, narcolepsy & KLS and their supporters (friends, families, and significant others!), please […]


  • September 2020



  • Sat


    5


    September 5, 2020


    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 […]



  • Wed


    30


    September 30, 2020 - October 1, 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 […]


  • October 2020



  • Thu


    1


    October 1, 2020 - October 2, 2020


    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 & […]



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    24


    October 24, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EDT


    VIRTUAL: HF’s The Research Continues

    The COVID-19 pandemic has left many in the hypersomnia community wondering about the status of clinical trials and research studies—how have they been affected by the lockdowns and safety advisories? […]


    Free



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