Romania 2025: Ioana Munteanu | Romanian Section of sleep disorders and noninvasive ventilation

Delegate: Ioana Munteanu

Affiliation: Romanian Section of sleep disorders and noninvasive ventilation

Short Bio: chest phisician , MD, PhD
sleep disorder specialist from 2013
lector in a lot of sleep and NIV courses and hand on activities
national coordinator of nurses trainer program related to sleep disorders and NIV .

Activity: This year we were inspired by the theme propose for this year and we did a lot of activities involving different groups of people .

1. first we did an activity in which the children from the primary and secondary grade school from 79 Bucharest school were involved . The goal of the meetings was to inform and to prevent the negative effects of technology on sleep , in order to assure their physical and mental normal development . I had a good discussion with the children and also launched the challenge to go to bed without a cell phone.
The information was received by the teachers and the winning students received a Diploma of Excellence for the courage to be independent.

2. secondly, we informed the general public about the effects of sleep disorders on health and the most effective methods of diagnosis and treatment by organizing a press conference. Here we had invited Prof. Fl Mihaltan, president of the Romanian Society of Pneumology and Dr. Valeria Herdea, president of the National Health Insurance.
3. thirdly, a meeting of Romanian specialists in somnology was organized. The latest topics in the field were discussed.
4. Last but not least under the coordination of As Claudina Danila, former president of the nurses’ section of the Romanian Society of Pneumology a hands on session for nurses was organized at the Marius Nasta Institute in Bucharest.

Location: Bucharest

Date of Activity: between 10- 14 of. March 2025

Submitted by: Ioana Munteanu