Don’t miss this first-of-its-kind educational initiative in Canada, taking place at the Temerty Advanced Surgical Education and Simulation Centre ln the Michener Institute of Education at UHN in the heart of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada on May 8 & 9, 2026. This is Canada’s first Surgical Sleep Medicine training program, maximising hands-on surgical skills training in novel sleep surgery techniques and technologies, while integrating the latest innovations, research, and best practices in the subspecialty. Led by an international academic collaboration and expert faculty and co-developed by sleep surgery leaders across Canada, the United States, and Europe, this program brings together an exceptional interdisciplinary faculty.
Website: www.sleepsurgerytoronto.ca
For more information: Contact: temertycentre@michener.ca
Keynote Speakers:
o Dr. Olivier Vanderveken, Antwerp University Hospital
o Dr. Stanley Liu, University of Miami
o Dr. Marco Caminiti, University of Toronto: Head OMFS
Collaborators & Faculty Include:
o Dr. Tina Meisami, (Program Chair), University Health Network
o Dr. Badr Ibrahim – Otolaryngology & Sleep Surgeon; Director, Surgical Sleep Fellowship, Université de Montréal
o Dr. Jordan Gigliotti – Program Director, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, McGill University
o Dr. Josie Xu, Sleep Surgeon. Head and Neck, Otolaryngologist North York General Hospital
o Dr. Graham Mulholland, University of Alberta. Sleep Surgeon
o Dr. Brian Rotenberg: Sleep Surgeon, University of Western Ontario
Target Audience
Designed for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons (OMFS), Otolaryngologists (ENT), Sleep Physicians Fellows and Senior Residents in ENT, OMFS and Sleep Medicine across North America (Canada & US). Limited to 30 in-person participants to ensure immersive, high-quality training.
Comprehensive Procedural Curriculum
Features 10 hands-on stations covering advanced procedures such as: maxillomandibular advancement, genioglossus advancement, SARPE/DOME, oral appliance therapy, expansion pharyngoplasty, hyoid suspension, drug-induced sleep endoscopy, tongue base surgery, and hypoglossal nerve stimulation.
Cutting-Edge 3D Printed Surgical Models
Utilizes high-fidelity 3D printed models based on real OSA patient anatomy. These models provide lifelike soft-tissue and skeletal realism representing a major advancement in surgical simulation and education.