The 2003 Sleep and Health Benefit Dinner directed attention to the widespread problem of sleep-disordered breathing (sleep apnea), and the health consequences of this debilitating condition. The 2003 Annual Prize in Sleep Medicine was awarded in celebration of the life and work of Michel Jouvet, MD.
Dr. Joseph B. Martin, Harvard Medical School Dean, made the welcome address, and David P. White, MD gave an engaging presentation on the problem of sleep disordered breathing.
Support for the 2003 Sleep and Health Benefit Dinner was generously provided by the following individuals and organizations:
| Underwriter | Cephalon, Inc | |
| Benefactors | Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, US Pharmaceuticals Respironics, Inc Sanofi-Synthelabo, Inc |
Sepracor, Inc Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America |
| Patrons | GlaxoSmithKline Hypnion, Inc Jordan's Furniture |
MPM Capital Pfizer Healthcare Division ResMed, Inc |
| Sponsors | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, Raymond Sanchez, MD King Koil Sleep Products |
Merck Research Laboratories Sealy Mattress Company |
| Leaders | American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Jerome A. Barrett Sue & Walter Cahners John W. Cronin, MD Charles A. Czeisler, PhD, MD Sumner Feldberg Angela Foss George & Nancy Kidder Elizabeth B. Klerman, PhD, MD Christopher Landrigan, MD |
Robert W. McCarley, MD Janet Mullington, PhD Stephen J. & Roberta L. Paris James J. Quattrochi, PhD SleepCare, LLC Robert E. Strecker, PhD J. Woodrow Weiss, MD David P. White, MD John W. Winkelman, MD, PhD |
We would like to express our deepest appreciation for their support.