2025 Conference Presentations

Presentations that were filmed will be available to view on our YouTube channel.

Keynote: Hypersomnolence: Frontiers in Diagnosis and Understanding the Patient Journey

Presenter: David Plante, MD, PhD

Back to Basics: Narcolepsy & IH 101

Presenter: Lois Krahn, MD

Cardiometabolic and cognitive comorbidities in narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia

Presenter: Phyllis C. Zee, MD, PhD

Orexin agonists: Looking toward the Future for a New Class of Hypersomnia Therapies

Presenter: John C. Carter, MD

Workshop: Self-Advocacy

Facilitators: Keith Harper, President & Amy Kant, Transition Director

Medical Panel: Looking Toward a Hopeful Future

Facilitator: Lois Krahn, MD
Panelists: Margaret Blattner, MD, Dr. C. Carter, MD, Dr. Plante, MD, PhD, Dr. Zee, MD, PhD

Managing Narcolepsy and a Treatment Option

Sponsored by: Avadel
Presenter: Martha Curtin, PA

Taking Narcolepsy to Heart: A CarDiologist’s Viewpoint: Cardiovascular risks in people with narcolepsy and how to potentially mitigate those risks

Sponsored by: Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Presenter: Dr. Virend Somers, M.D., Ph.D.

Learn About WAKIX® (pitolisant) With Dr. Matthew Davis

Sponsored by: Harmony Biosciences
Presenter: Matthew Davis, MD

Narcolepsy and OrexiN

Sponsored by: Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Presented by: Oliver Sum-Ping, MD

Workshop: How do you start and run a peer-led support group?

Facilitated by Keith Harper, President

Patient Panel: Living with Narcolepsy & Idiopathic Hypersomnia

Facilitator: David Plante, MD, PhD
Panelists: Lauryn Bhavani, Dayyan Lee, Den Owen, Cate Valadez

Clinical Perspectives: Diagnosis and Treatment for People Living with Hypersomnia Disorders

Presenter: Mathew Davis, MD

Interactive Workshop: Exploring your Journey

Facilitators: Margaret Blattner, MD, Lois Krahn, MD, Keith Harper, President & Amy Kant, Director