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Distinguished Activity Awards – 2017

Congratulations to the 2017 Distinguished Activity Awardees

Dr. Elena Majano de Carías (El Salvador)
Dr. Nevin Zaki / Dr. Nesreen Elmorsy & Mansoura University Safety Society (Egypt)
Montida Veeravigrom, M.D. / Sleep Society of Thailand (Thailand)
Dr. David Lira (Peru)
Dr. Laura Palagini / Italian Association of Sleep Medicine (Italy)
María Montserrat Sánchez Ortuño / School of Nursing University of Murcia (Spain)

Honorable Mention
Portuguese Sleep Association (Portugal)
Khosro Sadeghniiat Haghighi / Baharloo Hospital (Iran)
Lenise Jihe Kim / Brazilian Sleep Society (Brazil)
Dr. Miguel Meira e Cruz (Portugal)
Patricia van Wijk / SleepNet-BreatheNet Sleep Clinic (South Africa)
Dr. Surya Prakash (India)
Dr. Ravi Gupta / ISSR (India)
Rayleigh Ping-Ying Chiang / International Sleep Science and Technology Association & AM Life International (Malaysia)
Kenya Felicíssimo / Brazilian Association of Sleep (Brazil)

 

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