Case Study of the Month – May 2021
The AASM Case Study of the Month for May is about a 32-year-old man who presented to a sleep clinic with a complaint of EDS. This patient had past medical history significant for hypertension and previous hallucinogenic drug use. [...]
Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider – May 8, 2021
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider keeps members informed about current AASM initiatives and the latest developments in the field of sleep medicine. New AASM Sleep Clinical Data Registry This week the AASM announced the launch of [...]
AASM congratulates winners of 2021 ‘Sleep is Essential’ High School Video Contest
DARIEN, IL – The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates the three students selected as the winners of the 2021 AASM “Sleep is Essential” High School Video Contest, which focused on educating teens about the importance of healthy sleep. [...]
AASM advocates for policies to promote and improve sleep health during virtual Capitol Hill visits
On April 13-14, 2021, members of the AASM Advocacy Committee and Political Action Committee held virtual Capitol Hill visits with 14 congressional offices to advocate for policies that promote sleep health and address the AASM’s legislative and policy agenda. [...]
AASM launches first clinical data registry dedicated to sleep medicine
DARIEN, IL – The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has developed and launched the first clinical data registry exclusively for sleep medicine. The AASM Sleep Clinical Data Registry — Sleep CDR — will assist users in streamlining data collection [...]
Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider – May 1, 2021
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider keeps members informed about current AASM initiatives and the latest developments in the field of sleep medicine. Hypersomnolence: New AASM guideline Now available as accepted papers on the JCSM website are [...]
AASM congratulates members elected to leadership positions: 2021 election results
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates the members who were elected to positions of leadership during the 2021 AASM leadership election, including Jennifer L. Martin, PhD, who was elected as the 2021 – 2022 president-elect, and James A. [...]
AASM congratulates 2021 diversity, equity and inclusion grant recipients
The AASM is pleased to announce the recipients of the inaugural 2021 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Travel & Registration Grant. This year’s grant recipients were selected from a highly competitive application pool. The AASM’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee helped review [...]
Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider – April 24, 2021
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider keeps members informed about current AASM initiatives and the latest developments in the field of sleep medicine. AASM responds to AHRQ report on CPAP The AASM organized and coordinated a multi-society [...]
AASM organizes multi-society response to AHRQ’s draft CPAP technology assessment
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) organized and coordinated a multi-society initiative involving 20 organizations to develop and submit a comprehensive comment letter in response to the draft CPAP technology assessment and appendix posted recently by the Agency [...]
Racism, intolerance, brutality, inequity: What do we do?
The last couple of weeks brought another deluge of feelings as we remember the senseless death of George Floyd. The outcome of the trial was emotional for many of us and has once again reminded us of the state [...]
Read the spring 2021 issue of Montage
Welcome to the latest edition of the AASM member magazine, Montage. In this issue, we share how we can learn and grow from challenges like those of the past year when we embrace a growth mindset. We also preview [...]
Sense of culture and community brings sleep physician home to Alaska
Christina Darby, MD, FAASM, is medical director of the sleep medicine clinic at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage. She recently received the Alaska Federation of Natives President’s Award for Health. Montage spoke with her about her commitment [...]
Virtually connecting to share a passion for sleep
In the yearlong battle against COVID-19, we’ve had to make many sacrifices. Everyone’s personal and professional lives have been impacted by the pandemic. We’ve experienced tragic loss and witnessed incredible perseverance, and while the promise of effective vaccines brings [...]
Adopt a growth mindset to better embrace change
Jill Klein is a professor of marketing at the Melbourne Business School in Melbourne, Australia, and a professorial fellow at the Melbourne Medical School. She earned a doctorate in social psychology from the University of Michigan. A keynote speaker [...]
Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider – April 17, 2021
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider keeps members informed about current AASM initiatives and the latest developments in the field of sleep medicine. Free webinar: Stark Law and sleep medicine On April 27, join Tony Maida of [...]
Case Study of the Month – April 2021
The AASM Case Study of the Month for April is about a 24-month-old girl whose mother was contacted by the daycare center regarding an abnormal breathing pattern that had been observed. The case was submitted by Suresh Kotagal, MD, [...]
Americans continue struggling for a good night’s sleep during the pandemic
DARIEN, IL – The coronavirus pandemic continues to have a negative impact on our sleep, according to new findings from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. In a recent survey, more than half of Americans reported an increase in [...]
Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider – April 10, 2021
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider keeps members informed about current AASM initiatives and the latest developments in the field of sleep medicine. New tools to promote your sleep center Now available for AASM members is a [...]
Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider – April 3, 2021
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider keeps members informed about current AASM initiatives and the latest developments in the field of sleep medicine. CMS implements temporary claims hold Anticipating possible action by Congress to extend the 2% [...]
Telemedicine improves access to high-quality sleep care
DARIEN, IL – The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recently published an update on the use of telemedicine for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders to reflect lessons learned from the transition to telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic [...]
Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider – March 27, 2021
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider keeps members informed about current AASM initiatives and the latest developments in the field of sleep medicine. Disruption in the field of sleep medicine As I see the rapid, evolving changes [...]
Disruption in the field of sleep medicine
As I see the rapid, evolving changes in the field of sleep medicine, I am reminded about my grandfather’s advice. We were in a remote town in India, and he used to give me a ride to school on [...]
American Academy of Sleep Medicine names 2021 class of Fellows
DARIEN, IL – The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is proud to announce the 2021 class of Fellows of the AASM, comprising 34 distinguished leaders in sleep medicine who now can use the “FAASM” designation. Fellow status recognizes outstanding [...]
Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider – March 20, 2021
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Weekly Insider keeps members informed about current AASM initiatives and the latest developments in the field of sleep medicine. AASM partners with Google to improve sleep The AASM is collaborating with Google to [...]