Congratulation to the following BASS members,
who defended a sleep-related thesis:

Jolien Beyers
Promotors: prof. dr. O. Vanderveken and prof. dr. M.
Dieltjens
Title: Assessment of the clinical effectiveness of the treatment
of positional obstructive sleep apnea and upper airway stimulation
therapy for obstructive sleep apnea
Wednesday 13 June 2018, 18:00
University of Antwerp
Location: Campus Drie Eiken, Building Q, Promotiezaal,
Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk
Presentation in Dutch

Chloé Kastoer
Promotors: prof. dr. O. Vanderveken and prof. dr. P. Van de
Heyning
Title: Imaging in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: focus
on drug-induced sleep endoscopy for patient selection and
prediction of treatment success
Wednesday 04 July 2018, 17:30
University of Antwerp
Location: Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen, Auditorium
Kinsbergen, route 12 Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 Edegem
Presentation in Dutch
Please confirm your presence to Chloe.Kastoer@uza.be
Merijn van der Laar
Promotors: Prof. A.P. Aldenkamp, Prof. Dr. D.A. Pevernagie
Copromotor: S. Overeem
May 2017
University of Maastricht
Title: Individual differences in insomnia:
Implications of psychological factors for diagnosis and
treatment
Summary
Annelies Verbruggen
Promotors: Prof. dr. P. Van de Heyning, Prof. dr. O.
Vanderveken
University of Antwerp
January 2017
Title: New insights in oral appliance therapy for
obstructive sleep apnea.

Marie Bruyneel
Promotors: Prof. dr. J. Levy, Prof. dr. V.
Ninane
ULB
September 2015
Title: Ambulatory diagnostic and monitoring techniques for
sleep disordered breathing
Abstract

Tim Willemen
Promotors: Prof. dr. ir. Sabine Van Huffel, Prof. dr. ir. Jos
Vander Sloten, Prof. dr. ir. Bart Haex
Leuven University
February 2015
Title: Biomechanics based analysis of sleep
Abstract

Marijke Dieltjens
Promotor: Prof. M. Braem, Prof. O. Vanderveken
Copromotor: prof. Van de Heyning
Antwerp University
December 2014
Novel
Approaches on Compliance, Titration and Sleep Position to Optimize
the Therapeutic Outcome of Oral Appliance Therapy in Patients with
Sleep-Disordered Breathing

Gisèle Maury
Promotors: Prof. Eric Marchand, Prof. Robert Poirrier
UCL
November 2014
Added value of mandible
movement assessment in the management of adult sleep disordered
breathing

Dr. B. Mwenge,
Promotor: Prof. D. Rodenstein
Copromotor: Prof. G. Liistro
UCL
September 2014
Early phase assessment of therapeutic devices and of a new
treatment for patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea.
Bass members who'd like to send in their picture and an abstract
of the thesis are welcome to do so: info@belsleep.org