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Workshop to develop guidelines for Electronic
Interchange of Polysomnography Data
January 27, 2006 7:00 am - 5:30 pm
Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel, 1701 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA
Indu Ayappa, PhD
NYU School of Medicine
PURPOSE
Many different parties have an interest in electronic
interchange / storage of NPSG data.
Bring all interested parties face to face
Exchange ideas and experiences
Generate broad consensus regarding NPSG data standard.
Set in place the mechanism to carry forward the work
started at the conference
OUTLINE OF THE AGENDA
Needs of the Field
Existing Approaches
Standards
Group Discussions
Formation of working groups
STEERING COMMITTEE
M. Safwan Badr, MD, VAMC & Wayne State University
Max Hirshkowitz, PhD, VAMC & Baylor College of Medicine,
Vladimir Ivanov, PhD, Pro-Tech Inc
Thomas Penzel, PhD, Klinikum der Phillupps-Universitat Marburg
David Rapoport, MD, NYU School of Medicine
SPONSORS
Foundation for Research in Sleep Disorders
American Thoracic Society
Advanced Brain Monitoring
Cadwell Laboratories
Dymedix Corporation
Fisher and Paykel Healthcare
Grass-Telefactor/ Astro Med Foundation
Genzyme
MedCare
Pro-Tech Inc
Respironics
Tyco Healthcare
Weinmann
VIASYS HealthCare Inc